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An evolutionary approach to building driverless cars is challenging the companies targeting a ‘moonshot’ solution to full automation
Blank-cheque company owned by LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman and tech entrepreneur Mark Pincus
Move by Woven Planet is part of efforts to quadruple engineering headcount in coming years
Company estimates revenue of nearly $3bn by 2025
Longtime collaborators in ‘fight to the death’ at US maker of sensors for self-driving vehicles
Alphabet-owned company raised $3.2bn only 18 months ago as competition intensifies
Japanese carmaker also has a stake in Aurora, another autonomous vehicle business
Autonomous vehicles are less friendly than human delivery workers but they do not need to be paid
Contract is the first in the world between a city and an autonomous car manufacturer
John Krafcik kept Waymo ahead of rivals while sector failed to live up to big promises
Tie-up between Aurora and Volvo is latest in flurry of partnerships as pace of robotaxi development falters
Talks ended after disagreement over branding of iPhone maker’s secretive effort
Company’s consumer-facing app could turn autonomous vehicles into viable commercial proposition
Hyundai revives past business model as components supplier as Big Tech shifts into auto industry
After Russia arrests of thousands of protesters, EU leaders are set to meet on Monday
Software giant makes first major investment in sector in General Motors unit
An ‘iPhone business model’ would change traditional vertical integration
China’s leading search group and top carmaker to roll out new EVs brand
The unfulfilled promise of vehicle autonomy means that drivers have to learn new skills
Google sister company raised $3.2bn last year but John Krafcik says challenge remains huge
Car-booking app transfers its technology at a marked-down price to rival Aurora
How to make cities more liveable and recycle retail space; three US mayors on the pandemic’s ‘Hunger Games’; smart water infrastructure to fight Covid-19; the resurgence of parks; how to prevent disaster in Manhattan and encourage more walking and cycling everywhere
Alphabet unit expands ambitions beyond carrying passengers to hauling freight
Deal to jointly develop autonomous vehicles comes as San Diego group looks to public listing
Tech giant has quietly developed unit to supply carmakers with ‘over-the-air’ software
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