Phantom Auto, a remote driving startup that launched seven years ago amid the buzz of autonomous vehicle technology, is shutting down after failing to secure new funding, TechCrunch has learned. Phantom Auto, which had raised a total of $ 95 million, developed a teleoperation platform that allowed a remote driver, sometimes located thousands of miles […]
Why is Carlos Sainz not driving today? Oliver Bearman in for Ferrari driver for F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Carlos Sainz is missing from the starting grid for the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, which takes place in Jeddah over the weekend of March 8-10. The Spanish driver took part in practice on March 7 but struggled during the two sessions after feeling unwell in the build-up to the race weekend at the Jeddah […]
Male Singer Sentenced To Prison For Drunk Driving And Misleading Authorities
Renowned male singer Eru is set to face a prison sentence of one year for a drunk driving incident and an attempt to mislead the authorities by swapping drivers. The Seoul Western District Court’s 2nd-2 Criminal Division, presided by Judge Lee Hyun Woo, upheld the prosecution’s request for the same punishment as the initial verdict: a […]
Backed by Chinese carmaker Great Wall, Haomo raises $14M for autonomous driving tech
After a few years of funding frenzy, autonomous driving companies in China are experiencing a slowdown in investment. Some companies are still hauling in capital, though the era of bankrolling several hundred million dollars in a single round has mostly passed. Haomo.ai, an autonomous driving startup backed by Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor, has raised […]
GM is expanding its hands-free driving system to rural highways
GM is expanding access to Super Cruise with plans to let drivers use the hands-free advanced driver assistance system on about 750,000 miles of roads in the United States and Canada. The expansion, which will nearly double the automaker’s Super Cruise network by 2025, will include rural and minor highways that often connect smaller cities […]