Self Driving Cars

Two well-known companies, General Motors (NYSE: GM) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL), have been approved to introduce self-driving taxis to the bay area via Waymo, a self-driving technology firm based in Mountain View, California. The self-driving taxi service, Waymo One, got its start in suburban...

All tech majors including, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), are working on some form of self-driving technology. What Happened: A survey by Nikkei has turned in a surprise result for the tech company with the most patent filings for next-...

The market for electric vehicles has seen new players enter the space and traditional automotive companies bet heavily on a shift to clean energy, all in a move to take market share from leader Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA). Two major companies are teaming up in a move they believe will give them a...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is "very close" to achieving level 5 autonomous technology, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said Wednesday. What Happened Musk is confident that Tesla would attain the basic functionality of the technology by the end of this year, Reuters reported. The...

In the past one- and two-year periods, Ambarella Inc (NASDAQ: AMBA) underperformed most major indices, but this may change in 2018, according to one Wall Street analyst. The Analyst Oppenheimer's Andrew Uerkwitz upgraded Ambarella's stock rating from Perform to Outperform with a new $70...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has for many years made it clear it wants to play some role in the auto industry, but the company has shied away from offering any specifics — until now. After years of operating in mystery, Apple's CEO Tim Cook for the first time ever explained Apple's vision....

The race toward building a fully functioning large-scale fleet of autonomous vehicles intensified this week after Lyft struck a new partnership with Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Waymo unit. The question on many investors' minds after the announcement is what impact, if any, this...

Uber, the popular ride-sharing platform that's also heavily engaged in the race to building a self-driving car, is building a new R&D team in Toronto, Canada. According to a Bloomberg report, Uber's new unit will fall within its Advanced Technologies Group. The team will be led by...

Even though Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) can afford to fork over $15 billion to acquire Mobileye NV (NYSE: MBLY), there are two questions that need to be answered. Did Intel overpay? Did Intel have to pursue the acquisition? Gadfly's Shira Ovide noted that while Intel can finance the all-...

Recode's Kara Swisher and The Verge's Lauren Goode took a look back at what they consider to be the top 10 technology related stories of 2016. 10. Apple's Headphone Jack Coming in at No. 10 is Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s decision to say goodbye to its tangled earbuds which it...

It shouldn't be brushed off as a coincidence that shares of Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) gained more than 4 percent following a report that Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) will no longer develop its own self-driving car. The Information reported that Alphabet's Google...

Uber is far from the only company looking to produce a fleet of self driving cars. However, according to Recode, Uber has "a lot more at stake" than its competitors and it needs to win the self-driving car race. For starters, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick admitted that developing a self-...

Sebastian Thrun is nicknamed the "father of self-driving cars," as his career in the relatively new industry dates back to 2007 at Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Google unit. Thrun told Recode in an interview few people outside of Google took him seriously a decade ago and, CEOs of...