Category: AUTONOMOUS

Hyperloop Vehicle to be Unveiled to the Public at the Smithsonian FUTURES Exhibition this Fall

Hyperloop Vehicle to be Unveiled to the Public at the Smithsonian FUTURES Exhibition this Fall

| March 2, 2021

Vehicle made history in November 2020 carrying the world’s first hyperloop passengers Virgin Hyperloop joins the ranks of cutting-edge innovations debuted at Smithsonian Just months after the world’s first hyperloop passenger testing, Virgin Hyperloop announced that the passenger-carrying vehicle, dubbed “Pegasus,” will be making its public debut at the Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building in […]

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CapStone Holdings Inc. Invests $10M in Perrone Robotics

CapStone Holdings Inc. Invests $10M in Perrone Robotics

| February 23, 2021

Autonomous Vehicle Technology Leader Expanding to Mich. Research Center CapStone Holdings, a business incubator and investment group, is pleased to announce a $10 million equity investment in Perrone Robotics Inc., a leading provider of fully autonomous vehicle systems. Perrone delivers mobility excellence through the world’s first and only patented general purpose robotics operating system and autonomous vehicle retrofit kit […]

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Motional Operates Driverless Vehicles On Public Roads

Motional Operates Driverless Vehicles On Public Roads

| February 23, 2021

As the ridesharing industry’s robotaxi fleet provider of choice, Motional is uniquely positioned to commercialize driverless technology Motional  announced it is operating driverless vehicles on public roads, becoming one of the world’s first companies to do so. The inaugural testing took place in Las Vegas this month and consisted of multiple driverless vehicles safely navigating intersections, unprotected turns, […]

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Auburn Debuts Sophisticated New Autonomous Vehicle Research Facility

Auburn Debuts Sophisticated New Autonomous Vehicle Research Facility

| February 16, 2021

Growing research thrust in transportation engineering, the autonomous research facility also demonstrates Auburn’s commitment to supporting these research initiatives Auburn University has opened the doors to a sophisticated new autonomous vehicle research facility at Auburn’s National Center for Asphalt Technology test track — one of the few facilities of its kind in the nation attached to a test track. The addition […]

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Plus Autonomous Trucks Raises $200 Million in New Funding to Advance Global Commercialization

Plus Autonomous Trucks Raises $200 Million in New Funding to Advance Global Commercialization

| February 11, 2021

Automated trucks are going to make our world safer and greener, and help fleets drive more fuel efficiently and reduce operating costs Plus, provider of self-driving truck technology, announced it has completed a $200 million round of funding led by new investors Guotai Junan International, CPE, and Wanxiang International Investment. Existing investors including Full Truck […]

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Rush Enterprises to Become Installation & Maintenance Provider for Locomation’s Autonomous Technology

Rush Enterprises to Become Installation & Maintenance Provider for Locomation’s Autonomous Technology

| February 11, 2021

New strategic relationship will drive rapid adoption among fleets through a streamlined installation process Locomation, the world’s first trucking technology platform to offer human-guided autonomous convoying, today announced a newly formed strategic relationship with Rush Enterprises, Inc., the commercial vehicle industry’s leading source for complete commercial vehicle solutions. Under the terms of the arrangement, Rush […]

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