AutoX debuts ‘Gen5’ of its fully driverless robotaxis

Alibaba-backed autonomous driving leader AutoX has debuted “Gen5” of its fully driverless robotaxis. The latest generation system is able to safely navigate China’s complex urban driving situations using its 50 sensors and vehicle control unit packing 2200 TOPS of computing power. Dr Jianxiong Xiao, CEO and Founder of AutoX, said: “Safety is our number one Read more about AutoX debuts ‘Gen5’ of its fully driverless robotaxis[…]

Ex-Google Engineer Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Stealing Autonomous Car Secrets

Former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing autonomous car secrets. Levandowski was employed by Google’s self-driving car division Waymo when he transferred over 14,000 secret files to his laptop before leaving the company. The stolen files were taken to Uber, where Levandowski led the firm’s own robotaxi Read more about Ex-Google Engineer Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Stealing Autonomous Car Secrets[…]