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Read MoreJust launched: Conference on Impact of Autonomous Vehicles on Public Transport
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Read MoreAudi to spend nearly $16 billion on self-driving car tech, electrification through 2023
Audi, the German luxury automaker under VW Group, said Tuesday it will invest €14 billion ($15.95 billion) over the next five years on future transportation technologies such as electric mobility, autonomous driving and digital services....
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Read MoreOhio’s first self-driving shuttle service begins on December 10th
Ohio wants to be a haven for self-driving cars, and it’s already acting on those plans… if slowly. Smart Columbus and DriveOhio have announced that the state’s first autonomous shuttle service, Smart Circuit, will launch in Columbus on December 10th....
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Read MoreUber hires former NHTSA official to help with self-driving car program
Uber has hired a former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) official to work in its self-driving car program, which has been in limbo since a fatal crash in Tempe, Arizona this March. Nat Beuse previously oversaw vehicle safety research at NHTSA, according to Reuters....
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Read MoreNissan looks to future that’s driverless, with fewer cars
Every automaker needs to plan for the future. For more than a century, this generally has meant determining which types of vehicles to produce and in what quantities. But with technology causing rapid shifts in mobility and car ownership, anticipating what their business will look like only a decade from now is much more difficult for OEMs....
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Read MoreExtremely precise Bosch sensor will help self-driving cars navigate roads more accurately
Self-driving cars require an array of sensors to figure out things human drivers take for granted, like knowing the exact position of a vehicle on the road. Bosch claims to have developed a sensor that will allow autonomous cars to keep track of exactly where they are, right down to the centimeter. The new sensor will be unveiled to the public at the 2019 Detroit Auto Show in January....
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Read MoreGM plans to cut more than 14,000 jobs, close factories as downturn looms
First came the voluntary buyouts. Now, GM is ramping up its belt-tightening measures with cuts to factory and white-collar workers, plant closures in North America and the elimination of several car models as it tries to transform into a nimble company focused on high-margin SUVs, crossovers and trucks and investments in future products like electric and autonomous vehicles....
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Read MoreVolvo’s self-driving trucks will haul limestone from a mine
Sometimes, it’s the least glamorous uses of self-driving tech that can be the most important. Volvo has struck a deal that will have six of its autonomous trucks carrying limestone from a Brønnøy Kalk mine in Norway to a port roughly 3 miles away....
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