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Amazon’s Zoox robotaxis to drive faster, farther, at night in Las Vegas – ET Auto

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The Zoox vehicles will also drive in light rain and at night, the company said, critical for gathering additional data. Zoox also operates retrofitted self-driving Toyota Highlanders in Seattle, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Foster City, California.

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US regulator opens safety probe into Waymo robotaxis – ET Auto

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The top US auto safety regulator on Tuesday said it had opened an investigation into Google-owned Waymo after reports of 22 incidents with its self-driving technology. The preliminary probe into the robotaxi company will cover the firm’s 444 vehicles, according to documents posted on the agency’s website.

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Motional puts robotaxi deployment on back burner, to focus on technology development – ET Auto

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Self-driving technology company Motional said on Tuesday it would focus on developing its core technology and delay commercial robotaxi deployments, while it lays off staff as part of its restructuring process. The startup said it has completed more than 100,000 autonomous rides in Las Vegas and food deliveries in Los Angeles.

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Aptiv to sell stake in self-driving venture to Hyundai, cuts FY sales view – ET Auto

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Auto parts supplier Aptiv on Thursday cut its annual sales forecast and said it would reduce equity interest in its self-driving joint venture, Motional, with Hyundai Motor. Motional uses Hyundai’s IONIQ5 electric car for its robotaxi service, which it offers in Las Vegas through Uber and Lyft. in morning trading.

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Nvidia expands its reach in China’s EV sector – ET Auto

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In related CES announcements, Nvidia said it is working with advertising giant WPP, Lotus and six other companies to develop more advanced online shopping tools. Nvidia said four Chinese electric vehicle brands will use its technology as the brains for automated driving systems, underscoring the U.S.

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Uber, Kia sign electric vehicle partnership – ET Auto

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US ride-hailing platform Uber and South Korean automaker Kia announced Wednesday the signing of an agreement on producing electric vehicles, during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The companies said they intend to work together to “moderate total cost of vehicle ownership.”

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Mercedes launches ‘dialogue partner’ voice assistant – ET Auto

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The assistant can speak in different tones of various emotions and ask intelligent questions to clarify what exactly is being asked, the company said. You can ask questions, have a conversation, be productive,” Mercedes’ chief technology officer, Markus Schaefer , said at a press roundtable in Las Vegas.