Uber’s self-driving unit gets $1 billion investment from SoftBank and Japan’s auto industry Valuing Uber’s autonomous group at $7.25 billion Nick Statt  Apr 18, 2019, 9:19pm  Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced this evening a $1 billion investment from Japanese conglomerate SoftBank’s Vision Fund, car maker Toyota, and automative component supplier Denso. […]

China unveils the first autonomous amphibious military landing vehicle The Marine Lizard is the first of its kind  Andrew Liptak  Apr 19, 2019, Image: China Shipbuilding Industry Company Earlier this month, a Chinese shipbuilder unveiled an amphibious autonomous landing vehicle that could someday be part of the country’s military. Nicknamed the “Marine Lizard,” it can be used for […]

Boston Dynamics celebrates looming commercial sales by towing a truck with 10 robo-dogs Rich Harid April 16th, 2019 Ten SpotMini bots have been shown to have the strength to pull a small truck(Credit: Boston Dynamics) In classic Boston Dynamics style, the company’s latest announcement that its SpotMini is off the production line and ready to hit […]