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Electric robotaxis may not be the climate solution we were led to believe

Posted on Aug 30, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

For years, we’ve been told that electric autonomous taxis can help fight climate change by reducing air pollution. But new research from...

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Aurora debuts new autonomous trucking hardware

Posted on Aug 30, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

Autonomous driving technology developer Aurora is launching a new, more powerful hardware kit it plans to use for self-driving trucks and...

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Electric robotaxis may not be the climate solution we were led to believe

Posted on Aug 30, 2021 in Cars, News

For years, we’ve been told that electric autonomous taxis can help fight climate change by reducing air pollution. But new research from...

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An evaluation of the Valley Metro–Waymo automated vehicle RideChoice mobility on demand demonstration

Posted on Aug 30, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Reports

In 2016, the Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority (Valley Metro) of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area was awarded a...

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Qualms about touting those neophyte testimonials by first-time riders in AI self-driving car tryouts

Posted on Aug 29, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

A smooth ride. Enjoyed taking a short nap while getting a lift to the grocery. Those comments might seem like everyday remarks by someone...

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[ANALYSIS] Responsibility: a top issue for the driverless vehicle market

Posted on Aug 29, 2021 in Perspective

A recent string of crashes involving Tesla vehicles in the U.S. is raising questions about the capabilities and safety of today’s...

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Dubai to make 56% of taxi fleet environmentally friendly, 5% self-driving by 2023

Posted on Aug 29, 2021 in News

Dubai is set to make 56 percent of its taxi fleet environmentally friendly by 2023 and also aims to convert 5 percent of the cars to...

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Self-driving electric cars could mean the end of short haul flights

Posted on Aug 28, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

One of the worst forms of transport for CO2 emissions is domestic and short haul flying. Research from the BBC via BEIS/Defra in 2019...

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Gatik joins the driverless self-driving car club

Posted on Aug 28, 2021 in News, Perspective, Trucks

On the “we-were-told-there-would-be-jetpacks” spectrum of protracted transportation breakthroughs, self-driving vehicles are slowly...

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Alphabet’s Waymo to stop selling lidar self-driving car sensors

Posted on Aug 27, 2021 in Cars, Technology

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) self-driving unit Waymo said on Thursday that it has ended a...

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Meet The Autonomous Driving Influencers Of TikTok

Posted on Aug 27, 2021 in Perspective

“Would you try this?” That’s what Arizona State University retail store manager and mother to three Sophia Lovasz asked...

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Cruise is buying solar energy from California farmers to power its electric, self-driving fleet

Posted on Aug 27, 2021 in Cars, News

Cruise, the self-driving car company under General Motors, has launched a new initiative called Farm to Fleet that will allow the company...

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Waymo to stop selling lidar self-driving car sensors

Posted on Aug 27, 2021 in Cars, Technology

San Francisco: Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet Inc., has decided to stop selling light detection and ranging (lidar) sensors to...

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China’s Hainan permits road test for self-driving vehicle

Posted on Aug 27, 2021 in News

China’s tropical province of Hainan has issued a permit for testing a self-driving vehicle on certain public roads. Hainan’s...

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Chances of collisions involving urgently underway police cars and AI self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 27, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Code 3. That’s the usual parlance for indicating that a police car will activate its flashing lights and engage a blaring siren as the...

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Autonomous trucking startup Locomation & ZF to jointly develop electric steering systems that support automated highway driving

Posted on Aug 27, 2021 in News, Trucks

Pittsburgh-based autonomous trucking startup Locomation announced a new partnership with German automotive component supplier ZF...

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Building a CASE for connected and autonomous vehicles with 5G connectivity

Posted on Aug 27, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

There are few topics as exciting as what the future of transportation will look like in the next five to 10 years. With 5G and connected,...

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Toyota suspends all self-driving vehicles at Paralympic Games after collision with athlete

Posted on Aug 27, 2021 in Buses, News

Toyota Motor Corporation has announced an immediate halt to all of its e-Palette self-driving transportation pods operating at the Tokyo...

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Nuro is building a test track and factory for its delivery robots in Las Vegas

Posted on Aug 26, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Nuro, a start-up which makes autonomous delivery vehicles, announced Thursday that it’s building a factory and a closed course test-track...

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Nuro is building a test track and factory for its delivery robots in Las Vegas

Posted on Aug 26, 2021 in Cars, News

Nuro, a start-up which makes autonomous delivery vehicles, announced Thursday that it’s building a factory and a closed course test-track...

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