Walmart teams with GM self-driving arm Cruise for zero emissions deliveries
US retailer Walmart announces collaboration with GM's autonomous driving arm, Cruise, to test out self-driving technology for pickups and deliveries.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
GM picks up EV and autonomous pace with 3,000 new jobs
General Motors set to hire 3,000 new employees across engineering, design, and IT to support boosted development of autonomous and electric vehicles.
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Amazing drone footage captures Tesla’s latest self-driving software
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Elon Musk says no Tesla FSD price rise yet, as regulators watch closely
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“You mad man”: Tesla beta testers react to Full Self Driving
Tesla's Full Self Driving software rolls out to small number of beta testers in US, and their reactions are now rolling in on Twitter and Youtube.
Bosch and Mercedes-Benz launch autonomous parking in Germany
An automated valet parking system co-developed by Bosch and Mercedes-Benz to be implemented at Stuttgart Airport, allowing owners to use smartphones to tell car where to park without being in driver’s seat.
Musk weighs in on Waymo versus Tesla autonomous driving
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