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Could a morality setting be the future of autonomous vehicles?

Posted on Jul 17, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

A driver faces a terrible ethical dilemma: hit a pedestrian in the middle of the road, or swerve out of the way and drive into a brick...

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Despite high hopes, self-driving cars are ‘way in the future’

Posted on Jul 17, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

A year ago, Detroit and Silicon Valley had visions of putting thousands of self-driving taxis on the road in 2019, ushering in an age of...

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Self-driving safety, talking to robots (podcast)

Posted on Jul 17, 2019 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

Noah Zych, ATG Chief of Staff at Uber, talks about building trust in autonomous vehicle safety. Author David Ewing Duncan discusses the...

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HD maps video- Understand more on how HD maps power self-driving car

Posted on Jul 17, 2019 in Cars, Technology

The maps that are particularly built for self-driving purposes are usually called High Definition Maps or HD Maps for short. These maps...

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Laser Diodes: IDTechEx research reviews how smartphones and self-driving cars see the world

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Tiny infrared lasers offer 3D sensing functionality for consumer electronics, like smartphones, and robots, like self-driving cars. In...

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Intel’s ultra-efficient AI chips can power prosthetics and self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Even though the whole 5G smartphone thing didn’t work out, Intel is still working on hard on its Loihi “neuromorphic”...

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Nissan bets on new driverless sports car to heal image after Ghosn scandal

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Cars, News

[TOKYO] Nissan Motor Co unveiled a new version of its Skyline sports sedan, adding the carmaker’s most advanced autonomous driving...

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Voyant Photonics raises $4.3M to fit lidar on the head of a pin

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News, Technology

Lidar is a critical method by which robots and autonomous vehicles sense the world around them, but the lasers and sensors generally take...

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Are self driving cars the future?

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

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Apollo’s 1202 program alarm, the 737MAX and driverless cars

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

On a scale of one to ten of difficulty and danger, Neil Armstrong thought walking around on the moon was about a one. Landing on the moon,...

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Autonomous cars: safety opportunity or cybersecurity threat?

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

It all started as science fiction, but the possibilities of autonomous cars gracing our roads are getting closer to reality by the day....

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Continental’s self-driving chief sees full autonomy taking time

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Perspective

The first fully autonomous vehicles able to handle all conditions on public roads — and potentially replacing private car ownership,...

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Elon Musk is raising the price of Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ feature by another $1,000

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News

The price of a Tesla  vehicle equipped with “full self-driving” is about to get more expensive, the second time in the past several months...

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This Lidar technology is affordable enough to accelerate adoption of autonomous driving

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Cars, Technology

With the automobile industry advancing towards making the self-driving a reality, Luminar’s third-generation automotive-grade lidar...

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Multiband GNSS antennas designed for drones and self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Taoglas has introduced a new range of high-performance global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antennas designed to power applications...

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Nissan gives Japan version of Infiniti Q50 self-driving upgrade, more power

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Nissan is giving the sporty Skyline sedan a high-tech, midcycle update with a new semi-autonomous system that allows for truly hands-free,...

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Toyota begins autonomous driving tests on public roads in Europe

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

After successful test runs in the U.S. and Japan, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) announced the beginning of autonomous driving (AD) on public...

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Masters of Agronomy: Greenskeeping Water Buffalo crews and autonomous Robo Mowers too

Posted on Jul 15, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

When it comes to golf course maintenance, deploying herds of grass munching goats and sheep to tidy up turf and keep rough from getting...

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Louisiana’s autonomous truck rules will take effect Aug. 1

Posted on Jul 15, 2019 in News, Policy & Regulation, Trucks

Louisiana’s recently approved regulations for autonomous commercial motor vehicles will take effect Aug. 1. The law, signed by Gov. John...

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Lidar startup luminar raises $100 million in latest funding round, is working with 12 of the world’s largest automotive companies

Posted on Jul 15, 2019 in Cars, Finance, Technology

Lidar startup Luminar Technologies announced a new $100 million investment and unveiled its new lidar platform called “Iris”...

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