Former Google self-driving wiz will help Volkswagen and Hyundai build fully autonomous cars

Volkswagen Group and Hyundai are making a push towards fully autonomous vehicles, thanks to respective deals struck with Aurora Innovations -- the company started by former Google self-driving car guru Chris Urmson. The three companies announced today that VW and Hyundai are the first to partner with Aurora, which got started in late 2016 and is focused on selling "full stack" solutions for fully autonomous cars. Both the VW Group (the parent company to VW, Audi, and many others) and Hyundai are...