Self-driving car startup Zoox has become the first company to receive approval from California regulators to operate an autonomous ride service.Read More
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Waymo obtains California’s first fully driverless car permit
Waymo has obtained a permit that allows it to test fully driverless cars in the state of California. It’ll be the first to do so.Read More
Didi Chuxing receives permit to test self-driving cars in California
You might not hail a ride from China’s Didi Chuxing unless you visit Mexico, but there’s still a real chance you’ll see its vehicles on the road. California’s Department of Motor Vehicles has issued an autonomous vehicle testing permit to Didi’s American research wing, clearing it to operate self-driving cars as long as there’s a […]
Nvidia halts self-driving tests; Uber drops test permit in California
Chipmaker Nvidia Corp said on Tuesday it has suspended self-driving tests across the globe, a week after an Uber Technologies Inc autonomous vehicle struck and killed a woman crossing a street in Arizona. Uber is one of Nvidia’s partners and uses some of its self-driving technology. Nvidia’s shares closed down 7.8 percent at $ 225.52, […]
Robotaxi permit gets Arizona’s OK; Waymo will start service in 2018
Enlarge / You’ll know it’s a Waymo Pacifica Hybrid by the roof bar covered in sensors. (credit: FCA) On Friday, we discovered that Waymo, the self-driving Google spinoff, has been granted a permit to operate as a Transportation Network Company in the state of Arizona. This means that it can launch an official ride-hailing service […]
Mexico revokes Monsanto’s permit to market GMO soy
Published time: 24 Nov, 2017 11:45 The US agrochemical company Monsanto said Mexico’s agriculture sanitation authority SENASICA had revoked its permit to commercialize genetically modified soy in seven states. The company criticized the decision as unjustified. According to Monsanto, the permit had been withdrawn on unwarranted legal and technical grounds. It has warned that it […]
Lyft wins permit to test self-driving cars in California
U.S. ride-hailing firm Lyft has secured a permit to test autonomous vehicles in California, taking it one step further in the race with several other companies to bring self-driving cars to the masses. Lyft’s permit, reflected on the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) website, comes two months after it announced plans to offer a […]
Samsung secures self-driving car permit in California
(Reuters) — Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it has received a permit to test self-driving vehicles in California, marking the entry of the world’s largest smart phone maker four months after iPhone maker and arch rival Apple Inc received a permit. Its parent company in May secured permission from South Korean authorities to […]
Trump orders rollback of environmental rules to speed up infrastructure permit process
President Donald Trump has unveiled new plans to speed up approval processes for highways and other infrastructure projects, by revoking an environmental regulation aimed at protecting against the effects of climate change. Addressing a news conference at Trump Tower in Manhattan Tuesday, Trump elaborated on an executive order he signed earlier in the day, which […]
Violence, arrests mark May Day protest in Portland, as police cancel permit over 'anarchists'
Published time: 2 May, 2017 00:29Edited time: 2 May, 2017 00:53 At least three May Day protesters have been arrested near City Hall in Portland, Oregon, where police canceled a permitted protest over “unsafe conditions,” including fires being set and projectiles being thrown. As marchers passed by the Federal Building in Portland, windows were smashed […]
