GM-backed Cruise begins testing self-driving cars in Seattle to learn from hilly, wet environment Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company backed by General Motors, will begin testing its cars in Seattle on Monday, the company… Read More
Bill Gates crosses busy London in an autonomous vehicle and sees where driving is headed Bill Gates is a self-professed car guy who finds something meditative about driving. He’s even gotten himself into trouble with… Read More
Amazon robotics leader Siddhartha Srinivasa leaves to join self-driving vehicle venture Cruise — Siddhartha Srinivasa, a leading robotics expert and professor at the University of Washington, has left his position as director of… Read More
PreAct, which sells near-field sensors for automakers, reels in $14M PreAct, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that uses near-field sensors to help sense a vehicle’s surroundings and respond, raised $14 million… Read More
Amazon consumer robotics leader Ken Washington joins GeekWire Summit lineup Ken Washington has been preparing for his job as Amazon’s vice president and GM of consumer robotics for his entire… Read More
Join us at the GeekWire Summit, our signature tech and business conference, Oct. 6-7 in Seattle Some of our best memories at GeekWire have come out of the candid conversations, insightful talks, mind-blowing innovations, and fun… Read More
Waymo to test its latest self-driving car technology on the wet, wide streets of Bellevue, Wash. Winter is coming, and Waymo is here for it. Specifically, the autonomous driving company is in Bellevue, Wash., where it… Read More
Play Episode Podcast ‘We’re in this for good’: Amazon plans more home robots despite early skepticism about Astro Play Amazon unveiled Astro, its first home robot, in September, after developing the rolling Alexa device in secret for several years.… Read More
Play Episode Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Tech pay, cloud trends, Kraken, and self-driving cars, with Qumulo CEO Bill Richter Play Everyone is closely monitoring the implications of remote work as we emerge from the pandemic, so it’s no surprise that… Read More
As Amazon’s Zoox unveils passenger robotaxi, CEO acknowledges potential for package delivery Zoox, the robotaxi company acquired by Amazon for more than $1 billion earlier this year, revealed its fully autonomous electric… Read More
First glimpse of Amazon’s new robotaxi: Zoox autonomous vehicle spotted during video shoot Isn’t it always the urban video shoot that spoils the big car reveal? Zoox, the self-driving taxi company acquired by… Read More
Amazon reportedly in advanced talks to acquire autonomous vehicle startup Zoox Amazon is in advanced talks to buy the self-driving vehicle startup Zoox Inc., according to the Wall Street Journal. The… Read More
Self-driving delivery vehicles plus self-flying drones? Now there’s an Amazon patent for that For a long time, Amazon has been looking into applications for self-driving vehicles — and testing fleets of self-flying drones… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: The beginning of the universe, autonomous cars, and AI at work — It’s one of the great questions of humanity that will likely never be answered: how did the universe begin?… Read More
Robotic race car platform from Univ. of Washington designed to speed research around A.I. The drive to better understand robotics and artificial intelligence now includes a cool little robotic race car thanks to researchers… Read More
Japanese automotive powerhouse Denso opens Seattle R&D office near Amazon HQ Denso is the latest global power to plant its flag in Seattle. The Japanese automotive company, which makes components and… Read More
Uber reportedly wants to acquire Seattle computer vision startup Mighty AI to bolster self-driving tech Uber is reportedly eyeing Seattle startup Mighty AI as an acquisition target. Three anonymous sources tell The Information that Uber… Read More
Boeing HorizonX leads funding round for Robotic Skies drone servicing venture Boeing’s venture capital arm is leading an investment round for Robotic Skies, a New Mexico-based startup that offers a global… Read More
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shows enthusiasm for auto industry at all-hands meeting, report says Jeff Bezos has set his sights on yet another industry. The Amazon CEO told employees in March that he’s “very… Read More
Drivent exits stealth mode with suite of products to encourage self-driving car adoption Eric Wengreen and Wes Schwie are engineers and entrepreneurs who were searching for an opportunity to build something meaningful after… Read More
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils his Robotaxi concept for a self-driving rideshare fleet Tesla’s billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, laid out a vision for a huge fleet of self-driving electric vehicles that owners could… Read More
Bellevue accelerates self-driving transit plans as Amazon moves major team from Seattle For more than a year, transportation wonks and city officials have been working to turn Bellevue, Wash., into a smart… Read More
How Lumotive will put metamaterials in self-driving cars, with Bill Gates’ backing BELLEVUE, Wash. — A succession of spinouts supported by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has taken an unorthodox technology known as… Read More
GM’s Cruise self-driving car venture plots a course to get Seattle team up and running The Seattle “tech talk” sponsored this week by GM’s autonomous-vehicle subsidiary, Cruise Automation, had all the hallmarks of a recruiting… Read More
Morgan Stanley says market for self-flying cars could rise to $1.5 trillion by 2040 The market for autonomous flying cars — also known as eVTOL aircraft, air taxis or personal air vehicles — could amount… Read More
GM shifts its president, Dan Ammann, to the CEO position at Cruise Automation General Motors has shuffled its executive team to put its president, Dan Ammann, into the CEO spot at its autonomous-vehicle… Read More
Forget autonomous cars. How about an electric, self-driving tricycle for a cheaper, safer alternative? If you’re entertaining futuristic visions of cruising down the highway in your own self-driving, electric car, Tyler Folsom wants to… Read More
GM’s Cruise Automation self-driving car venture plans Seattle office with up to 200 engineers Cruise Automation, General Motors’ autonomous-vehicle subsidiary, says it’s getting ready to open up an office in the Seattle area that… Read More
4 tech trends from the Seattle International Auto Show, and why self-driving cars aren’t one This year, the Seattle International Auto Show will feature more than 700 cars, including many that are not available for… Read More
I-5 stretch running through Pacific Northwest is the best route for self-driving trucks, INRIX study finds When we envision our self-driving future, cars with built-in entertainment systems buzz us to and from work, while flying Ubers… Read More
