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Many investors in the self-driving industry have grown sceptical as complicated technology and tough safety regulations have delayed large-scale commercialization.Self-driving trucking startup Gatik will double its workforce by year end, a top executive said, after it announced a deal on Wednesday with grocer Kroger Co to transport goods within its Dallas, Texas network.Gatik, which operates traditional mid-sized trucks fitted with its autonomous technology, aimed to expand to 15 new U.S. states over five years, CEO…

Chip giant Nvidia Corp unveiled its new computing platform called DRIVE Thor that would centralize autonomous and assisted driving as well as other digital functions including in-car entertainment. Nvidia, a big player in the gaming chip and artificial intelligence (AI) market, has been making a big push in the automotive business, a key growth segment for the company. Danny Shapiro, head of Nvidia's automotive business, said DRIVE Thor would be able to replace numerous chips and cables in the car and bring down the…

Apple is said to be working on a self-driving car, and several news reports have previously tipped the company to be developing technology towards that goal. While the Cupertino company is probably several years away from launching an autonomous vehicle — it is yet to officially announce plans for such a product, a recent survey shows that a sizable number of users in the US are already keen to purchase a vehicle from the manufacturer of the iPhone, iPad, Macs, Apple Watch, and other consumer electronics. According to a…

General Motors startup unit Cruise LLC said Thursday it had recalled 80 self-driving vehicles and updated their software after a June crash in San Francisco left two people injured. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said the recalled Cruise software could "in certain circumstances when making an unprotected left, cause the ADS to incorrectly predict another vehicle's path or be insufficiently reactive to the sudden path change of a road user." NHTSA said "an improper (Automated Driving Systems)…

China and U.S. are in a race to commercialize autonomous driving, from cutting-edge technologies in sensors and mapping to regulations balancing between development and safety.SHANGHAI - China should adopt autonomous vehicles in passenger transport with care, the country's Ministry of Transportation said in drafted rules to regulate the self-driving industry.The ministry will encourage the use of autonomous vehicles as taxis in easily controlled scenarios in low traffic situations, according to a draft seeking public…

In a freak incident, several self-driving cars stopped simultaneously here and blocked traffic for a couple of hours until the company staff arrived and manually moved the autonomous vehicles.More than a half dozen Cruise robotaxis stopped operating, causing a "driverless roadblock" that lasted for several hours, reports TechCrunch.A Cruise spokesperson, without revealed the cause, said that the issue was resolved and "no passengers were impacted" and "we apologise to anyone who was inconvenienced."The vehicles were…