Self-driving autonomous vehicles: Technology and Companies

New York Times, 2017: “Its very name was synonymous with the 20th-century economy. Now it’s trying to catch up with Silicon Valley on self-driving... (2017)

Ford invested $1 billion in self-driving startup Argo AI in 2017, and Volkswagen joined with a $2.6 billion investment 2 years later. It was an att... (2023)

There are two near futures for self driving cars... I’ll admit it. I’d gotten cynical about self driving cars. It feels like every 3 years, we’r... (2022)

2017: Self-driving cars are a lot closer to reality than most people think. Auto makers are promising cars that won't need a human driver behind th... (2017)

TechCrunch, 2017: “A driverless shuttle set free in downtown Las Vegas was involved in a minor accident less than an hour after it hit the streets... (2017)

Sophomore Ravi Krishna discusses how the project teaches students about machine- and deep-learning technologies...For the most part, I’m self-taugh... (2017)

AutoNews, 2017, Bob Lutz: "This article will be included in “Redesigning the Industry,” a five-part Automotive News series exploring the future of... (2017)

Laser-shooting sensors are a key component of self-driving cars. But we can also use them to defeat our enemies. (2018)

BMW and Mercedes-Benz rebuffed Apple’s overtures for a self-driving car partnership, according to people familiar with the talks. (2018)

Driverless vehicles will change the world, just as cars did before them. What went wrong last time round holds valuable lessons for getting it righ... (2018)

a16z talk with a look at trends in technologies: “The personal computer S-curve gave us 1.5 billion PCs and 3 billion people online, and now the s... (2017)

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Troubles at lidar company Quanergy point to difficulties in a highly-hyped industry. Quanergy Systems Inc. found itself in the center of a sudden ... (2018)

UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education Working Partnerships USA (2018)

Carmera, a startup supplying 3D map data to autonomous car companies, universities, and municipalities, announced a $20 million funding round led b... (2018)

NHTSA says rules are on their way for Level 4 autonomy (2018)

Coursera is partnering with the University of Toronto to launch a Self-Driving Cars specialization, which it claims is the first of its kind. (2019)

Ghost claims its aftermarket kit -- which will be available in 2020 -- can safely give existing cars self-driving capabilities. (2019)

Meet Bryan Salesky and the team of resourceful engineers at Argo, the little company trying to crack a big problem: safe autonomous driving. (2020)

Rivian has raised $2.65 billion as it prepares to begin production this summer of its all-electric pickup truck. The round, which was led by funds ... (2021)

Aeye, a lidar startup that developed its technology for use in autonomous vehicles as well as to support advanced driver assistance systems in pass... (2021)