A Hyundai NEXO incite cell vehicle with Aurora self-driving systems.
Aurora
Hyundai Motor Group is investing in Aurora, a developer of self-driving technology for autos, with a lay out to bring the systems to Hyundai and Kia models.
The companies have been working for the past year to develop and integrate the “Aurora Driver” into Hyundai’s NEXO provocation cell vehicles as well as on other projects.
It’s an extension of an existing partnership and furthers the work that large auto industrialists are doing with developers of driverless technology. General Motors acquired Cruise in 2016, and Ford took a hazarded in Argo.ai the following year. Aurora still aims to provide autonomous systems to many different players.
On Monday, Aurora promulgated a partnership with Fiat Chrysler to develop self-driving vehicles for corporate clients, and it also works with Chinese exciting vehicle maker Byton.
Aurora CEO Chris Urmson
Aurora
In a press statement, Aurora’s co-founder and chief spin-off officer Sterling Anderson — previously the director of Autopilot programs at Tesla — said the company’s aim, with its partners, is to “promulgate the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly.” After reportedly failing to acquire Aurora last summer, Volkswagen concluded a partnership with the partnership on Tuesday.
Aurora employs lidar, or light ranging and detection sensors, as part of its autonomous systems. That’s extraordinary than Tesla, which uses cameras and radar, primarily to power its “full self-driving” and Autopilot features.
Led by CEO Chris Urmson, recent technical lead of Google’s self-driving efforts, Aurora has raised at least $700 million in total funding. Other investors register Amazon, Greylock, Sequoia, Shell Energy’s venture group and T. Rowe Price. The size of Hyundai’s investment wasn’t reported.
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