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Urban planning guru says driverless cars won’t fix congestion

Posted on Oct 29, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Peter Calthorpe thinks Silicon Valley has it all wrong. He rejects the ideas of tech industry visionaries who say personal autonomous...

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Volkswagen, Intel, and Mobileye will launch a self-driving taxi service in Israel in 2019

Posted on Oct 29, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Volkswagen and Mobileye, the computer vision firm owned by Intel, announced Monday a plan to launch a commercial self-driving ride-hailing...

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Finalists revealed for Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport

Posted on Oct 29, 2018 in Cars, News

Dubai’s transport authority announces shortlist for competition to spur development of autonomous solutions....

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COMMENT: While the benefits are clear, the path to the autonomous truck is uncertain

Posted on Oct 29, 2018 in Perspective, Trucks

The benefits of self-driving technology for the truck industry are clear. In a business so reliant on efficiency and given the similarity...

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Self-driving cars expected to shake up insurance industry

Posted on Oct 29, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Insurers are bracing for change as they plan for a future with self-driving cars. Although the hope is that autonomous vehicles will...

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Volkswagen, Intel, and Mobileye will launch a self-driving taxi service in Israel in 2019

Posted on Oct 29, 2018 in Cars, News

Volkswagen and Mobileye, the computer vision firm owned by Intel, announced Monday a plan to launch a commercial self-driving ride-hailing...

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Look, ma, no hands: Despite the hype there are no autonomous cars for sale, yet

Posted on Oct 29, 2018 in Cars, News

Many drivers are convinced it’s possible to buy truly “autonomous” cars, when in fact there’s no such thing available for sale, according...

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AstaZero unveils mixed reality testing for driverless cars

Posted on Oct 29, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

The Sweden-based AstaZero proving ground is one of the most advanced sites for testing autonomous vehicles and new automotive...

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Illinois initiative to test, research connected, autonomous vehicle tech

Posted on Oct 29, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) launched a new statewide, multiagency initiative to develop a testing program for...

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Tech startup developing self-driving system for parking lots

Posted on Oct 29, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

At a time where lots of tech companies are trying to one-up each other in developing software and sensors for next-gen self-driving...

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Tesla’s new Navigate on Autopilot update “shows a path towards full self driving”

Posted on Oct 29, 2018 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Tesla has started rolling out the software update that brings the latest version of Autopilot to its vehicles, including the Navigate on...

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Special report: The path to the autonomous truck

Posted on Oct 29, 2018 in Knowledge Center, Reports, Trucks

Automotive World, October 29, 2018 Most of the headlines around self-driving technology have focussed on the passenger car segment, but it...

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Driverless cars will kill cyclists, warns nature magazine

Posted on Oct 28, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Moral psychologist Azim Shariff believes that autonomous cars will be programmed to redistribute risk away from some people and towards...

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Tesla cars inch closer to their self-driving future with a big update to Autopilot

Posted on Oct 28, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

The best thing about Tesla cars isn’t just that they’re zero-emission vehicles that are better for our planet’s health;...

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Driverless cars may increase cases of motion sickness

Posted on Oct 27, 2018 in Cars, News

Driverless cars may increase cases of motion sickness or kinetosis, to give it it’s official title . There are already a few...

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Urban planning guru says driverless cars won’t fix congestion

Posted on Oct 27, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Peter Calthorpe thinks Silicon Valley has it all wrong. He rejects the ideas of tech industry visionaries who say personal autonomous...

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Elise Stolte: Edmonton needs to check its blind spot on self-driving technology

Posted on Oct 26, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Technology

Have you gone car shopping for the last time? Coun. Andrew Knack thinks he has. He owns a 2011 Kia Soul. Barring a collision, he’s is...

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Founder of Innova EV talks about his autonomous car ahead of launch of statewide initiative

Posted on Oct 26, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Roman Kuropas, founder of Innova EV, talks about his autonomous car during the launch of Autonomous Illinois, a new statewide initiative...

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FLOURISH: User-focused driverless car project releases latest research findings

Posted on Oct 26, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

The West-of-England-based FLOURISH driverless car research and development project has today released its mid-project trials report...

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Waymo may start charging for its autonomous-car rides in Phoenix

Posted on Oct 26, 2018 in Cars, News

Thus far, the roughly 400 people signed up as “early riders” in Waymo’s self-driving Chrysler Pacifica Hybrids have been...

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