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Velodyne Buys Mapping Tech Startup
Velodyne Lidar Inc. has acquired Mapper.ai, a 3-year-old San Francisco-based startup that specializes in mapping and localization software.
Honda Adds Amazon In-Vehicle Delivery Service
Honda Motor Co. is partnering with Amazon.com to offer package deliveries directly owners’ of select 2019- and 2020-model vehicles equipped with the carmaker’s Honda/Acura Link Remote platform.
Lyft Shares Autonomous-Car Test Data
Lyft Inc. has released research data from self-driving vehicle sensors and mapping systems.
Apple Poaches Another Tesla Engineer
Apple Inc. has hired another executive from Tesla Inc., presumably to help with the company’s secretive Titan autonomous vehicle program, Bloomberg News reports.
Bosch, Daimler to Start Driverless Parking Tests
Robert Bosch GmbH and Daimler AG have been approved to begin testing their automated parking system without a safety driver in Stuttgart, Germany.
Lenses Going to Mars
You may be using lenses from the company that is developing them for the 2020 Mars Rover
Ford Prepares Chicago Site to Make Hybrid SUVs
Ford Motor Co. is spending $50 million to update a facility outside Chicago to handle final assembly of hybrid SUVs.
Volvo Invests in Medical Crash Data Startup
Volvo Car Corp. has invested in Israeli startup MDGo Ltd., which turns crash data into a quick assessment of injuries to a car’s occupants and reports its results to nearby emergency room doctors.
Study: Drivers Likely to Miss Multiple Hazards
Motorists who spot a traffic hazard are less likely to see a second simultaneous threat, says researchers at North Carolina State University.
Uber Tests Monthly Subscription Service
Uber Technologies Inc. is testing a monthly subscription plan offer discounts on ride-hailing trips, complimentary Uber Eats food delivery and free bike and scooter rentals, TechCrunch reports.