article thumbnail

Thomson Reuters report finds established auto industry companies, not Silicon Valley, leading development of autonomous driving tech

Green Car Congress

This isn’t a huge surprise, as current-day cars are more like giant computers on wheels than the transportation chariots they once replaced. Google ranks 19 th in the world in this area, followed by Ford at number 20. . … headlines over the past year have touted tech companies innovating in the automotive space.

article thumbnail

Android Auto makes its debut with support from multiple automakers and tech companies

Green Car Congress

Android Auto made its debut at the 2014 Google I/O annual technology conference in San Francisco as the first innovation resulting from the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA)—a coalition of tech companies and auto industry leaders launched in January by Google, NVIDIA, Audi, GM, Honda and Hyundai committed to bringing the Android platform to cars.

Auto 273
article thumbnail

Tesla Now Selling More Vehicles In USA Than Lexus, Volkswagen, Mercedes, BMW, & Many Others

CleanTechnica EVs

I just published a report highlighting the fact that Tesla’s US sales have been growing as the overall auto market has tanked, and I also published one looking at companies’ EV share of auto sales (Tesla being at 100%, of course). I nearly closed all my Google Sheets and left the topic of US EV […].

USA 133
article thumbnail

Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

Green Car Congress

Search engine giant Google is looking for partners within in the auto industry to help launch one of the most significant applications of artificial technology over the next several years, the self-driving car. million people/year are killed in auto accidents globally. by Bill Cooke. Approximately 1.5

Google 284
article thumbnail

Ceres: national fuel economy and emissions standards can increase viability of domestic automakers and suppliers

Green Car Congress

Even so, current auto sales and profits remain strong. New technology innovations and business models, namely from Tesla and Uber, as well as deep-pocketed competitors such as Google and Apple, are entering the automotive and emerging mobility markets. —Carol Lee Rawn, transportation program director at Ceres.

article thumbnail

The Future @ Smart Garage

Revenge of the Electric Car

.&# The list of invitees was pretty impressive with representation from, “auto manufacturers like Nissan and GM, utilities such as PG&E and Duke Energy, IBM, P&G, Wal-Mart and Google, among many others&#. Amory Lovins. When Amory Lovins gets involved, things happen fast.

Future 100
article thumbnail

EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

While this may seem conflicted, his position is responsible for ensuring the safe operation of the ships contracted for product transport. Sterling's career in marine transportation also provides him experience in transportation logistics. His Texas roots honed his arguments supporting EV industry expansion.