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Driverless truck startup Plus plans Hennessy SPAC deal

Posted on Apr 30, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

(Bloomberg) — Self-driving truck startup Plus is in talks to merge with special purpose acquisition company Hennessy Capital...

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Hyperdrive Daily: The self-driving car race hardly matters

Posted on Apr 30, 2021 in Perspective

When Guidehouse Insights sent me its annual study on the leaders in self-driving, I wondered how the report would rank a field that...

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PennDOT launches public survey on automated vehicles

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in News

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced April 28 the launch of a survey meant to offer an idea of constituents’...

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“It’s a matter of a year or two”: Innoviz outlines autonomous vehicle roadmap

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

Each year, giants like Elon Musk try to prepare the public for when we will see the widespread deployment of autonomous vehicles on city...

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Waymo’s new CEOs say self-driving unit eyes outside funding

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Finance, News, Perspective

Waymo, the prized self-driving arm of Alphabet Inc., is looking to nab further outside investment and make acquisitions of its own, the...

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Self-driving cars to conveniently haul fancy stores to your doorstep for your shopping delight

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

You look out the window of your home and see what appears to be a fancy store parked temporarily outside in front of your house. Say what?...

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Baidu launches robotaxi service in outer Beijing. How ‘fully driverless’ is it vs. AutoX?

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Baidu BIDU -1.6%, the leading search engine in China, has launched a robotaxi service in Shougang Park – an industrial park on the...

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Kids won’t learn to drive: IDTechEx explains why

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Reports

BOSTON, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Learning to drive is a coming-of-age moment many kids (and parents sick of being taxi...

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AA President raises concerns over government’s announcement for self-driving vehicles

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

Yesterday, the government announced that self-driving vehicles could be on UK streets by the end of this year. However, the AA say it’s...

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Faraday Future signs Velodyne as exclusive lidar supplier for luxury EV

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in News, Technology

(Reuters) – Faraday Future has selected Velodyne Lidar Inc as an exclusive supplier for its flagship luxury electric car FF 91,...

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Baidu Apollo to launch fully driverless ride-hailing services in Beijing, demonstrating a new commercialization model for autonomous driving

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Cars, News

BEIJING, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888) will open fully driverless robotaxi services to the...

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Klas, leader in edge intelligence, unveils the TRX D8, data-logging hardware for autonomous vehicle development

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in News, Technology

DUBLIN, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Klas, a global leader in edge intelligence solutions, today announced an all new piece of...

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Plus, Cummins partner on self-driving CNG trucks

Posted on Apr 28, 2021 in News, Trucks

Self-driving truck technology company Plus announced a new initiative with engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. to develop what Plus called...

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EasyMile raises $66M for its autonomous people-and-goods shuttles

Posted on Apr 28, 2021 in Buses, Finance, News

We may still be a long way off from Level 5, fully self-driving cars on the open road, but companies building autonomous vehicles and...

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Canadian experts warn of autonomous-vehicles hacking risks

Posted on Apr 28, 2021 in News

OTTAWA – Canadian auto dealers, whose sales of high-tech vehicles may be hampered by safety concerns linked to hacking and computer...

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UK government green lights ‘self-driving’ cars on motorways

Posted on Apr 28, 2021 in News, Technology

The UK government on Wednesday became the first country to announce it will regulate the use of self-driving vehicles at slow speeds on...

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EasyMile raises $66M for its autonomous people-and-goods shuttles

Posted on Apr 28, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

We may still be a long way off from Level 5, fully self-driving cars on the open road, but companies building autonomous vehicles and...

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Tesla’s head of UI departs, showing unseen Cybertruck and FSD images in the process

Posted on Apr 28, 2021 in News, Technology

Tesla’s longtime head of user interface design has left the company, and he has published some images of previously unreleased UI design...

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Policymakers keep autonomous vehicles bill on Senate’s radar

Posted on Apr 28, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Two of the key drivers of autonomous vehicle policy in Congress again touted its potential safety and economic benefits during a hearing...

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Tesla’s Full Self-Driving subscription is coming soon

Posted on Apr 27, 2021 in News, Technology

Tesla has been bumping the price of its misleadingly named Full Self-Driving (FSD) option for a while now. As of Monday, it’s crept...

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