Zachary Shahan, CleanTechnica Director & Chief Editor, conducted a brief interview with Ali lzadi-Najafabadiat, Head of Intelligent Mobility at BNEF, at The Mobility Conference — a conference earlier this year in Abu Dhabi, UAE, organized by Global EVRT, CleanTechnica, and Masdar. The interview brings us some highlights about and insights into our autonomous future.
One factor that led to Google’s self-driving car project bleeding so much talent over just a few years may have been its “unusual” compensation system and it’s excessively high payouts to some employees (“Fu** you money”), according to a new article published by Bloomberg.
We’ve been reporting on Google’s self-driving technology development for many years now, often stimulating the question: when will the company’s tech actually be viable?
Autonomous or self-driving vehicle technologies can now be tested in the state of California without there being direct passenger/engineer oversight … in some instances. This follows Governor Jerry Brown signing a new bill covering the topic. That makes for a rather important milestone — it was, after all, right around 4 years ago that … [continued]
One of Google’s self-driving test vehicles, a Lexus RX 450h hybrid sport utility vehicle, was recently involved in a serious crash in Mountain View, California. While no one was injured in the accident (there was an occupant in the Google car at the time), it did result in “significant damage” … [continued]
In a move that’s presumably intended to pave the way for commercialization, Google’s (Alphabet’s) self-driving car project has brought a top Airbnb executive onboard, according to recent reports. The new hire, Shaun Stewart, formerly led his earlier employer’s vacation rental team, and was formerly CEO at the travel firm Jetsetter … [continued]
One of the things that Google continues to brag about is how many miles its cars have been driven around under its software’s control. The company also announced that, since 2009, its fleet of 55 autonomous cars have driven a total of over 1.4 million miles on actual roads around the Bay … [continued]
Google’s self-driving cars have, for the first time, been in an accident that may have been their own fault, according to recent reports. The accident in question is the case of one of the company’s autonomous cars crashing into a bus in California last month. While there were no injuries, and … [continued]
In a landmark ruling, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently determined that Google’s Self-Driving Car Artificial Intelligence is now considered to be the “driver” of some of the first autonomous vehicles on the roads, The Guardian shares. The official interpretation of the definition of a “driver” came in the … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Two new patents were recently awarded to Google that are related to its autonomous car technology, according to recent reports. The two new patents are for: interior design elements, and for external screens and speakers. The first patent pertains mostly to the sorts of design changes … [continued]
