California Autonomous Delivery Service Rolling out from Nuro, 7-Eleven December 2, 2021 By Jane Lanhee Lee, Hyunjoo Jin and Paresh Dave Self-driving tech startup Nuro said on Wednesday it was rolling out California’s first commercial autonomous delivery service in partnership with...
GM, Alphabet Win California’s First Autonomous Permits for Passenger Rides September 30, 2021 By Hyunjoo Jin, Jane Lanhee Lee and Paresh Dave General Motors Co.’s Cruise and Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo self-driving car subsidiaries on Thursday became the first companies to receive autonomous...
Researchers Use Drones to Help Forecast Fires as Wildfires Hit Western U.S. July 1, 2021 By Jane Lanhee Lee In a grassy meadow outside Missoula, Montana, Jennifer Fowler eyes two drones high in the sky with weather instruments —...
Insurtech Startup bolttech Raises $180 Million, Valuing Firm at More Than $1B July 1, 2021 By Jane Lanhee Lee Insurance tech startup bolttech on Thursday said it raised $180 million in a funding round, led by private investment firm...
California Permits GM’s Driverless Car to Cruise Streets of San Francisco November 2, 2020 By Jane Lanhee Lee The race for driverless autonomous vehicles is heating up and in October, Cruise became the first to receive a permit...
Waymo Issues Self-Driving Car Incident Score Card for Phoenix Area October 30, 2020 By Jane Lanhee Lee Self-driving tech company Waymo, which this month opened its driverless taxi service in the Phoenix suburbs to the public, on...
Self-Driving’s Latest Turn: GM’s Cruise Seeks OK for Cars Without Steering Wheel, Pedals October 22, 2020 By Jane Lanhee Lee and David Shepardson Self-driving car maker Cruise said on Wednesday it and majority shareholder General Motors Co. would seek U.S. regulatory approval in...
California Permits GM’s Driverless Car to Cruise Streets of San Francisco October 16, 2020 By Jane Lanhee Lee The race for driverless autonomous vehicles is heating up and on Thursday Cruise became the first to receive a permit...
As Wildfires Spread, Public Safety Tech Startups Lack Venture Capitalists’ Backing September 24, 2020 By Jane Lanhee Lee and Nathan Frandino Silicon Valley’s innovation engine has been slow to produce useful new tools to help firefighters like Dave Winnacker extinguish the...
Self-Driving Vehicles, Robots Showing What They Can Do in Contactless Deliveries May 4, 2020 By Jane Lanhee Lee and Nathan Frandino Self-driving cars, trucks, sidewalk robots and shuttles are rolling out of the labs and parking garages and onto American streets...