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Samsung refutes rumors of buying a car manufacturer

Samsung has addressed recent rumors which suggested that the company might enter the automotive business as a player. It currently makes technological components for cars that are used by many manufacturers. The rumors suggested that Samsung would actually get into the business of making cars by acquiring a manufacturer. The company has denied it, saying […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

Samsung gets permit to test self-driving cars in California

Samsung has gradually been making its way into the self-driving car arena. The company modified a race track that it owns in South Korea last year to test autonomous cars. It received approval from South Korea's Land Ministry four months ago to test self-driving cars on public roads. The company has now secured a similar […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Samsung gets approval to test its self-driving car on public roads

Samsung is interested in the self-driving car industry and over the past couple of years, we've seen the company intensify its efforts to establish a footing in this industry. The company modified a race track that it owns in South Korea to test its autonomous car. It will now be able to do that on […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Samsung invests $10 million in TetraVue to improve self-driving cars

Samsung has made no secret of the fact that it wants to play a bigger role in the automotive market, particularly one where smart and autonomous cars reign supreme. If you had any doubts about its intention the company's recent acquisition of Harman International should put them to rest. Samsung has now joined a consortium […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Samsung creates a task force to develop chips for self-driving cars

Six months after creating a separate team for making automotive parts, Samsung has created a task force to develop chips for self-driving cars. The new group is said to have experts from the company's chip division that designs processors and image sensors for cameras and TVs. Samsung has made a big push towards connected appliances and connected cars […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
9 years ago

Samsung-owned race track being modified to test its autonomous cars

Last month Samsung Group announced that it's looking to discover new avenues for growth and that it's setting up a dedicated team that's going to be tasked with growing its automotive-related business and focusing particularly on autonomous or self-driving technologies which are likely going to be a big part of the future. It was also […]

By Adnan Farooqui
9 years ago

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