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Toyota files for car wash judgement patent for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Dec 31, 2020 in News, Technology

On Christmas Eve, the United States Patent and Trademark Office released a patent application from Toyota for something called a “car wash...

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How Apple’s self-driving car plans might transform the company itself

Posted on Dec 31, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

What would an Apple self-driving car look like? We don’t know yet, but what we do know is that the company has serious plans to roll out...

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These five patents offer hints about what an Apple car could look like

Posted on Dec 31, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Apple (AAPL) hasn’t commented publicly on its plans for the project, nicknamed Titan, so it’s not clear exactly what will come...

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Elon Musk promises 3 free months of Tesla’s ‘self-driving’ software for vehicles delivered in the final 3 days of 2020

Posted on Dec 30, 2020 in News, Technology

Newly minted Tesla owners who receive their vehicles this week, before 2020 is over, will get a surprise holiday bonus: three free months...

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Great Wall Motor to realize Level 3 autonomous driving with full-car redundancy in 2021

Posted on Dec 30, 2020 in News, Technology

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- On December 30, Great Wall Motor (GWM) announced it will achieve the Level 3 autonomous driving function with...

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Largest ever cyber hack provides vital lessons for self-driving cars

Posted on Dec 29, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

They say it is the largest ever cyber hack. Unless you are living under a rock or inside an Internet-disconnected cave, you’ve undoubtedly...

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Zoox is only barely a car, and that’s its most promising feature

Posted on Dec 29, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

‘Tis the season for start-ups to make promises about how their self-driving cars will be imminently deployed — and for us to reflect upon...

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StradVision appoints new Head of Sales in Japan

Posted on Dec 28, 2020 in News, Technology

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — StradVision, a leading innovator in AI-based camera perception software for...

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COMMENT: How to get ahead of the curve with autonomous technology

Posted on Dec 28, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

The UK government recently put out a ‘call for evidence’ regarding autonomous vehicle (AV) technology, specifically Automated Lane Keeping...

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Apple car not coming before 2025-2027 at earliest, says analyst Ming-Chi Kuo

Posted on Dec 28, 2020 in Cars, News, Perspective

San Francisco: Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has claimed that the launch of Apple Car is unlikely to happen until 2025-2027....

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Robocars 2020 in review: Winter to spring

Posted on Dec 28, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

2020 began with fear of the “Robocar Winter” — a slide into the “trough of disillusionment” for the self-driving car industry that began...

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Vacation home boon expected due to self-driving cars

Posted on Dec 27, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Your vacation home awaits you. According to the latest real estate reporting, the pandemic has spurred interest in so-called second homes,...

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Nuro can now operate and charge for autonomous delivery services in California

Posted on Dec 24, 2020 in Editor’s Picks

Autonomous delivery startup Nuro  is allowed to launch commercial driverless services on public roads in California — the first company to...

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Nuro can now operate and charge for autonomous delivery services in California

Posted on Dec 24, 2020 in Cars, News

Autonomous delivery startup Nuro  is allowed to launch commercial driverless services on public roads in California — the first company to...

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Chinese robocar maker plans hunt for fresh capital in new year

Posted on Dec 23, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News, Trucks

(Bloomberg) — Beijing Idriverplus Technology Co. plans a fresh fundraising round in the new year and may eye an initial public...

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Top-ranked analyst Toni Sacconaghi on Apple getting into self-driving cars

Posted on Dec 23, 2020 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

The world’s most valuable company is getting even bigger. Apple’s stock is extending its big run this week on a report that it’s hoping to...

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Driverless tech firm extends crowdfunding campaign

Posted on Dec 23, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

A Birmingham company which is developing driverless vehicle technology has extended its crowdfunding campaign. Conigital has so far raised...

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Volkswagen CEO is ‘looking forward’ to Apple’s upcoming self-driving car

Posted on Dec 23, 2020 in Cars, News

Volkswagon’s CEO, Herbert Diess, posted on LinkedIn that he welcomes Apple’s Project Titan as a competitor in the autonomous...

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Nuro acquires self-driving truck startup Ike

Posted on Dec 23, 2020 in Cars, News, Trucks

Driverless truck company Ike today announced that it’s been acquired by Nuro, the autonomous delivery vehicle startup, for an undisclosed...

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Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide raises $200 mln from bus maker Yutong

Posted on Dec 22, 2020 in Buses, Finance, News

BEIJING: WeRide, a Chinese startup developing autonomous vehicles, said on Wednesday it had raised $200 million from Yutong Group, the...

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