Ram is working on an electric version of its popular pickup truck

Ram is working on an electrified version of its pickup. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) CEO Mike Manley confirmed during an earnings call the automaker is moving into that market alongside the likes of Ford, Tesla, GMC and Rivian.Manley didn't offer...

Samsung says its latest mobile memory is a production breakthrough

Samsung is fond of bragging about its progress on memory chips, but this is one time where it made a particularly notable breakthrough. The Korean firm has started mass production of 16-gigabit LPDDR5 mobile RAM chips that are billed as the first mem...

FCA and Waymo Expand Autonomous Driving Technology Partnership

As vehicles increasingly become showcases for technology on wheels, autonomous driving is becoming closer to a reality – especially for commercial purposes. We’ve been seeing ride-hailing services and delivery companies testing out self-driving vehicles for a while now. Such Level 4 (L4) autonomous vehicles are being developed by Waymo, who recently inked a deal with automaker FCA to expand their use of their technologies.

Since 2016, FCA and Waymo have been working together and testing autonomous Chrysler Pacifica minivans using their Waymo Driver technology. Now, Waymo will work exclusively with FCA to develop and test autonomy in light commercial vehicles like the Ram ProMaster, with the goal of enabling self-driving delivery vehicles.

Over time, FCA hopes to offer Waymo’s L4 autonomy across more vehicles in their product line. L4 autonomy means that a vehicle will be able to handle the majority of driving situations without human intervention, including navigating through crowded urban areas and construction zones. However, these vehicles still require the presence of a human in the event of an emergency, and still have regular driving controls available in case a person needs to take over. We’re still quite a way from Level 5, which is considered the holy grail of autonomy – vehicles that would require no driver at all.

Samsung says its new flagship processor is 20 percent faster

Samsung has unveiled a bunch of new chips that mean the next slate of smartphones are going to be faster, more efficient and have much improved battery lives. If you go for next year's flagship Samsung Galaxy, chances are it'll come with the newly-an...

Apple dropped the price on several expensive Mac upgrades

Apple's iMac updates weren't the only changes the company made today. With less fanfare, it also lowered the cost of SSD upgrades for the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac mini. It lowered the cost to upgrade the 2013 Mac Pro RAM, too. These changes w...