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Kratos Defense robotic self-driving unmanned truck customer portfolio expands as deployments are increasing in the United States and worldwide

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in News, Trucks

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a leading National...

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Swift Navigation raises $50 million Series C round to accelerate consumer adoption of automotive safety and precise navigation applications across the globe

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based tech firm redefining GNSS (Global Navigation...

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Oxbotica and bp complete autonomous vehicle trial at refinery

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

bp has successfully completed an autonomous vehicle trial at its Lingen refinery in Germany, working with Oxbotica, a global leader in...

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Volvo Cars & Luminar open up long-distance lidar dataset

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in News, Perspective, Technology

There are approximately a dozen autonomy-related companies I’m keeping an eye on. As noted in a recent article about Waymo’s approach...

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Great Wall pushes further into smart cars with Horizon deal

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in News, Technology

(Bloomberg) — Beijing-based Horizon Robotics Inc. and Great Wall Motor Co., China’s top maker of sport utility vehicles, are teaming...

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When self-driving cars get embroiled in massive car pileups

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

During the winter months, there is always a spate of massive car pileups that woefully take place and make rather noticeable and...

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Hyundai, Kia say Apple car deal is off, puncturing investor dream

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in Cars, News

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co said on Monday it is not now in talks with Apple Inc on autonomous electric cars,...

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Vietnam’s Vinfast gets permit to test self-driving vehicles in California

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in Cars, News

HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s first domestic car manufacturer, Vinfast, said on Monday it had obtained a permit to test autonomous...

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Hyundai, Kia say Apple car deal is off, puncturing investor dream

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co said on Monday it is not now in talks with Apple Inc on autonomous electric cars, just a...

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Tesla looks to hire data labelers to feed Autopilot neural nets with images at Gigafactory New York

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in News, Technology

Tesla is looking to hire a team of data labelers to feed images to help train its Autopilot neural nets at Gigafactory New York in...

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Baidu introduces world’s first multi-modal autonomous driving MaaS platform in Guangzhou

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology

BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) today deployed a multi-modal autonomous driving MaaS (mobility as a...

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Pony.ai raises $100 million more to advance its autonomous vehicle tech

Posted on Feb 7, 2021 in Cars, Finance, News

Self-driving car startup Pony.ai today announced it has raised $100 million in an extension of its series C round. The funds bring the...

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Argo AI’s self-driving cars are now being tested on the highway

Posted on Feb 5, 2021 in Cars, News

Argo AI says its autonomous test vehicles are now driving on highways, too, at least near Pittsburgh, with other markets coming soon....

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Why automakers are looking beyond ‘self-driving’ — and why investors should follow

Posted on Feb 5, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

Recently, on Motley Fool Live, Industry Focus host Nick Sciple sat down with John Rosevear, the senior auto specialist for Fool.com, to...

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Examining the world through signals and systems

Posted on Feb 5, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

There’s a mesmerizing video animation on YouTube of simulated, self-driving traffic streaming through a six-lane, four-way intersection....

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Baidu tops Beijing Autonomous Vehicles Road Test Report for the third consecutive year

Posted on Feb 5, 2021 in Cars, News

BEIJING, Feb. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) affirmed its comprehensive leadership position in China’s...

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Volkswagen plans to challenge Google with own autonomous car software

Posted on Feb 4, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

HAMBURG (Reuters) – Volkswagen plans to develop most of the software needed for autonomous cars in-house, the head of the German...

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Trimble teams with ROBORACE for its autonomous racing series

Posted on Feb 4, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and ROBORACE, the world’s first autonomous racing series...

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Goodyear Ventures invests in autonomous trucking company TuSimple

Posted on Feb 4, 2021 in Finance, News

Goodyear Ventures has added TuSimple, a global autonomous trucking technology company, to its growing investment portfolio....

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Ford posts strong results, promises big bet on electric and self-driving cars

Posted on Feb 4, 2021 in Finance, News

New York (CNN Business)Ford reported surprisingly good financial results at the end of a tough year, and said it was increasing its...

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