self-driving technology

Silicon Valley Has Explaining to Do on Robo Cars, Chao Says

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao called on Silicon Valley to “step up” and explain self-driving technology to help the public overcome its fears of robots taking the wheel.

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Publish Date: 06/June/2017 | 08:54

DeepMap is creating maps for autonomous vehicles, with backing from top venture capitalists.

Another Group of Google Veterans Starts a Self-Driving Technology Company

EghtesadOnline: A mile away from where Google builds the maps used by people around the world, a 25-person startup is trying to do something similar for robots.

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Publish Date: 04/May/2017 | 21:18

'F-you money' awarded to veteran team members boosted parent Alphabet’s R&D costs, prompting comment from the company's CFO

One Reason Staffers Quit Google's Car Project? The Company Paid Them So Much

EghtesadOnline: For the past year, Google's car project has been a talent sieve, thanks to leadership changes, strategy doubts, new startup dreams and rivals luring self-driving technology experts. Another force pushing people out? Money. A lot of it.

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Publish Date: 14/February/2017 | 05:12