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Richard Branson’s Virgin Group invests in Hyperloop One

“The British entrepreneur says he wants to make ‘airline speeds on the ground’ a reality, while engineering experts cast doubt on the safety of the technology Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has invested an undisclosed amount in Hyperloop One …

Deutsche Post DHL Group Selects NVIDIA DRIVE PX for Autonomous Delivery Truck Fleet

“GTC Europe - NVIDIA today announced that Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL), the world’s largest mail and logistics company, and ZF, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, have partnered together to deploy a test fleet of autonomous delivery …

Musk Wants to Build a Rocket That Will Get You Anywhere on Earth in an Hour

“Entrepreneur Elon Musk, who has long dreamed of creating a human colony on Mars, is planning to build a new rocket ship code named “BFR” capable of traveling anywhere on Earth in under an hour. If the concept becomes reality …

Dubai tests drone taxi service

“Dubai has conducted its first test of a drone taxi service that it hopes will become a viable transportation system in the city. The two-seater, 18-rotor unmanned vehicle took off for a five-minute flight above a strip of sand on …

Baidu Announces Apollo 1.5 and a 10 Billion yuan Autonomous Driving Fund

“Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU), announced on Wednesday the release of Apollo 1.5, the latest iteration of the company’s Apollo open-source autonomous driving platform that has gathered 70 strong partners so far. The company also announced a 10 billion …

NXP Launches World’s First Scalable, Single-Chip Secure Vehicle-to-X Platform

“NXP Semiconductors N.V.(NASDAQ:NXPI), the world’s largest supplier of automotive semiconductor solutions, has expanded its leadership in secure vehicle-to-everything communications (V2X) with its next generation RoadLINK™ solution. The new NXP SAF5400 is the world’s first automotive …

Construction of 3D-Printed bike bridge begins in Eindhoven

“The Technical University in Eindhoven, working with construction company BAM, started 3D printing a bicycle bridge this weekend. The bridge is the first of its kind in the world and is printed with pre-stressed and reinforced concrete, according to NOS …

Lilium secures $90 Million Series B Funding Round

“We are incredibly happy to announce that we completed a $90 million Series B funding round. The funding group consists of Tencent; LGT, the international private banking and asset management group; Atomico, our Series A backer founded by Skype co-founder …

Domino’s® and Ford begin consumer research of Pizza delivery using self-driving vehicles

“Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ), the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, and Ford Motor Co. are launching an industry-first collaboration to understand the role that self-driving vehicles can play in pizza delivery. As part of the testing, researchers from …

SpaceX’s Hyperloop Pod speed competition winner tops 200 MPH

“SpaceX held its second Hyperloop Pod design competition for student teams at the test track built near its headquarters today. The mile-long track saw three finalist teams battle it out for speed supremacy, including WARR Hyperloop from Germany, Switzerland’s …