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News Roundup: Congress Wants to Bar States From Preempting Federal Driverless Laws, Dutch Startup Amber Generates Big Buzz with Self-Driving Cars, and More
Jennifer van der Kleut
Plus, a year-long survey of investors names Waymo, Tesla and Bosch among ‘most investible’ companies in the driverless vehicle industry.
Tesla Takes a Big Drop Despite Model 3 News, While TomTom Shoots Up
Tesla has taken a big hit, losing 13 percent of its valuation, leading up to the release of the Model 3. Meanwhile, Baidu and TomTom enjoy strong growth.
Waymo Taps Rental-Car Giant Avis as a New Self-Driving Car Partner, Russia Enters the Driverless Game, and More
Jennifer van der Kleut
Plus, reports indicate Congress’s discussion of driverless vehicle legislation went well last week, and it’s possible we could see some bills voted on before the end of the month.
Lexus: Enjoy Driving While We Still Can?
A commercial for the new 2017 Lexus IS suggests car enthusiasts should enjoy the thrill of driving while we still can, before self-driving cars take over.
Big Rebound By Visteon Pushes D20 to a Gain
After a big drop last week, Visteon gained a whopping $3.54 per share, helping push the D20 Stock Index to a 0.6-percent gain.
News Roundup: Congress Set to Weigh 14 Driverless Vehicle Bills, Univ. of Michigan to Get Two Self-Driving Shuttles, and More
Jennifer van der Kleut
Plus, former Apple engineer of 12 years, Chris Lattner, has abruptly left his position as vice president of autopilot software at Tesla Motors.
Visteon Leads 14 Losers to Broad-Based Retreat for D20, While Up-and-Comer Careem Raises Half a Billion
After eight straight weeks of gains, 14 losers, led largely by Visteon Corporation, drove the Driverless Transportation Weekly Stock Index (D20) to fall.
News Roundup: A Look at the World’s First Autonomous-Capable Cargo Ship, Apple Creates Buzz With Self-Driving Car News, and More
Jennifer van der Kleut
Plus, Google’s Waymo announces it is retiring its famous bubble-shaped pod car that it has long used as its main self-driving test vehicle.
Renesas Helps Push D20 to Eighth Straight Gain, New All-Time High
Gains from big names like Renesas, Mobileye, NVIDIA, Tesla Motors and Volvo led the D20 Stock Index to a new all-time high.
News Roundup: China’s New Driverless Transit Doesn’t Need Tracks, Trump Administration Addresses Driverless Vehicle Guidelines, and More
Jennifer van der Kleut
Plus, Lyft announces yet another driverless car partnership, this time with Boston-based nuTonomy.