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Waymo and other self-driving car companies readying real-world driverless transportation

Posted on Oct 31, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

The driverless taxi era has finally arrived, in parts of Arizona, at least. Two weeks after Alphabet-owned Waymo started its driverless...

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Ford releases more details about Mustang Mach-E’s hands-free autonomous driving capability

Posted on Oct 30, 2020 in News, Technology

As we get closer to the start of Mustang Mach-E deliveries, Ford has released more details about the electric car’s hands-free autonomous...

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Forbes China Innovation Summit: Autonomous vehicles poised for growth

Posted on Oct 30, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

The bright future anticipated for years for autonomous vehicles increasingly appears to be becoming a reality. Related revenue is forecast...

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Roborace crash showcases how difficult autonomous driving is

Posted on Oct 30, 2020 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Videos & Podcasts

One of the major points to defend motorsports is how it supposedly helps develop new tech for cars. If you think about Roborace, that’s...

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Waymo pulls back the curtain on 6.1 million miles of self-driving car data in Phoenix

Posted on Oct 30, 2020 in Cars, News

In its first report on its autonomous vehicle operations in Phoenix, Arizona, Waymo said that it was involved in 18 crashes and 29...

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Will AEB systems testing scenarios evolve?

Posted on Oct 30, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Auto makers have had the opportunity to establish realistic, minimum safety goals for assisted driving and autonomous driving. They have...

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Tesla has increased the price of its ‘Full Self-Driving’ option to $10,000

Posted on Oct 30, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News, Technology

Tesla  has made good on founder and CEO Elon Musk’s promise to boost the price of its “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) software upgrade option,...

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Daylight Savings Time could miraculously be saved by self-driving cars

Posted on Oct 29, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Spring forward, fall back. Simple enough. That’s what is supposed to happen due to our acceptance of abiding by Daylight Savings Time...

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Beep launching autonomous shuttles at Yellowstone National Park

Posted on Oct 29, 2020 in Buses, News

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Beep, a Florida-based autonomous Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) provider today announced...

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Lexus and TED reimagine the autonomous vehicle of the future

Posted on Oct 29, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

PLANO, Texas, Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As the world builds toward autonomous driving, Lexus continues to keep the focus on what...

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China’s Ministry of Transport supports legal trials for autonomous car application

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in Cars, News

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- China will encourage local authorities of cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Hebei to launch pilot projects focusing on...

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TuSimple to build driverless trucking logistics hub at AllianceTexas, begin fully driverless routes in 2021

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in News, Trucks

Global automated trucking company TuSimple is setting up shop at AllianceTexas’ newly launched Mobility Innovation Zone as part of...

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Mercedes targets evolution rather than revolution in self-driving car push

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

(Reuters) — As Tesla touts the cutting-edge nature of its new Full Self Driving software, rival Mercedes-Benz says it has developed a...

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Self-driving truck startupLocomation demonstrates its truck platooning technology for state regulators

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology, Trucks

Although self-driving cars and long-haul trucks are being developed by automakers and new tech companies, regulations are still not in...

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The long road to automated cars

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Sergey Brin knows a little about ground-breaking technology. But when the Google co-founder said in 2012 that we could ‘count on one hand’...

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A clearer roadmap

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

There are four trends now shaping the automotive market and in a report published in 2016 by McKinsey & Company (“Automotive...

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Via and Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture to offer shared robotaxi rides next year

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in Cars, News

Motional, the Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture, and on-demand shuttle startup Via plan to launch a shared robotaxi service for the public in a...

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The success of autonomous vehicles hinges on smart cities. Inrix is making it easier to build them

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in News, Technology

Signs are an effective way to communicate with a human driver, but self-driving vehicles? Not so much. A can of spray paint or black tape...

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Waymo and Daimler are teaming up to build fully driverless semi trucks

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in Editor’s Picks

Waymo and Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, announced that they are forming a “broad, global, strategic partnership” to deploy...

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Self-driving truck startupLocomation demonstrates its truck platooning technology for state regulators

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in Editor’s Picks

Although self-driving cars and long-haul trucks are being developed by automakers and new tech companies, regulations are still not in...

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