Notable news and other tidbits Autonomous vehicles Waymo is partnering with Chinese automaker Geely to build an all-electric, self-driving ride-hailing vehicle. The companies will integrate Waymo Driver, Waymo's AV system, into Geely's Zeekr vehicles for use in U.S. markets "in the years to come." TuSimple has completed its first autonomous truck run on open public roads without a human in the vehicle or any human intervention. Its autonomous driving system fully navigated an 80-mile run along surface streets and highways between Tuscon, Arizona and Phoenix, marking a milestone for the company that aims to scale its technology into purpose-built trucks by 2024, says president and CEO Cheng Lu. Iveco joined Plus to launch a pilot in Europe and China that aims to start validating and integrating Plus’s autonomous trucking technology with Iveco’s latest gen S-Way heavy-duty truck. AutoX built a Level 4 robotaxi production facility in China to manufacture its gen 5 vehicles, which it says can operate without safety drivers in the vehicle. Electric vehicles FedEx has received its first five GM-built Brightdrop electric delivery vans out of an order of 500. The move represents an important landmark for FedEx in its stated goal to have an all-electric delivery fleet and be carbon neutral around the world by 2040. Gravity launched a fleet of all-electric NYC yellow taxis, which includes Ford Mustang Mach-E cabs. Nikola has come to a resolution with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissio, agreeing to pay $125 million to settle charges that it defrauded investors by misleading them about its products, technical advancements and commercial prospects. Arrival has begun trialing its Arrival Bus at a testing facility in the U.K., where it will perform rigorous testing so that it can gain certification to operate on public roads. Miscellaneous Israeli driver monitoring system (DMS) company Cipia will be integrating its tech into Chinese automaker SAIC’s Roewe RX5 MAX car to detect when a driver is distracted or drowsy. Reporter Rita Liao wrote a deep dive on Chinese internet giant Meituan’s dominance of the drone delivery space in Shenzhen. Over the past two years, the company has flown 19,000 meals to 8,000 customers across seven neighborhoods in the city. Now, the company is gearing up to double down on its aerial delivery ambitions. Meituan recently applied for a permit to operate a commercial drone delivery service across all of Shenzhen, which is expected to receive approval in 2022. Meituan’s competition, Alibaba-backed Ele.me and e-commerce powerhouse JD.com, have also invested in similar drone delivery services in recent years. |
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