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Tesla reluctantly gave Full Self-Driving Beta demo to DMV and critics

Posted on Nov 2, 2022 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Tesla reluctantly gave a Full Self-Driving Beta demonstration to the California DMV and some FSD critics that the automaker didn’t want...

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Pony.ai, Sinotrans, SANY Group form smart logistics strategic alliance

Posted on Nov 1, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Pony.ai, a leading global autonomous driving technology company, announced on Nov. 1 it has cemented the cooperation...

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XPeng to begin autonomous driving public road tests in Guangzhou

Posted on Nov 1, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

XPeng received a permit Monday to begin testing its G9 electric SUV as an autonomous vehicle on public roads in Guangzhou. The company...

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Will 2027 change trucking’s technology track?

Posted on Nov 1, 2022 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about a recent ACT Research study predicting a massive Class 8 truck prebuy in 2026, ahead of the next...

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Waymo launches autonomous rides to Phoenix airport

Posted on Nov 1, 2022 in Cars, News

Waymo is expanding its robotaxi service in downtown Phoenix to include pickups and drop-offs at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport....

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Self-driving cars were supposed to take over the road. What happened?

Posted on Nov 1, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Washington, DC (CNN Business) — For over a decade, companies from Google to General Motors have poured billions of dollars into the...

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Is Mobileye stock a buy now?

Posted on Nov 1, 2022 in Finance, Markets, Perspective

Mobileye (NASDAQ: MBLY) went public again on Oct. 26 after spending the past five years as a subsidiary of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). The...

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XPeng to begin autonomous driving public road tests in Guangzhou

Posted on Nov 1, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

XPeng received a permit Monday to begin testing its G9 electric SUV as an autonomous vehicle on public roads in Guangzhou. The company...

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AI ethics and AI law grappling with overlapping and conflicting ethical factors within AI

Posted on Nov 1, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Do two wrongs make a right? Whichever way that you decide to answer that longstanding and vexing question, the odds are that you are...

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JIDU robocar released

Posted on Nov 1, 2022 in Cars, Technology

Back in June, we covered Baidu and Geely’s new robotaxi design, slated to be built by their joint venture: JIDU. Now, a limited edition of...

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Embark launches backbone of coast-to-coast autonomous trucking network to automate core Sunbelt lanes for carrier partners

Posted on Nov 1, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Embark Trucks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EMBK, “Embark”), a leading developer of autonomous...

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Former head of Tesla AI explains why they’ve removed sensors; others differ

Posted on Oct 31, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

In a recent interview, Andrej Karpathy, who formerly was head of AI for Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD products, outlined their reasoning...

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Robot truck developer TuSimple ousts CEO after report of ties to Chinese startup

Posted on Oct 31, 2022 in News, Trucks

TuSimple, a leading developer of autonomous driving systems for trucks, fired CEO and cofounder Xiaodi Hou, the architect of its...

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Argo.ai shuts down – What will happen to its LiDAR unit?

Posted on Oct 31, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Argo.ai, an autonomous vehicle (AV) unicorn, announced on October 26, 2022, that it would terminate operations across its locations in...

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TuSimple probed by FBI, SEC over ties to Chinese startup, the Wall Street Journal reports

Posted on Oct 30, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Oct 30 (Reuters) – Self-driving truck startup TuSimple Holdings Inc (TSP.O) is being investigated by the FBI, U.S. Securities and...

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Autonomous vehicles have a long way to go despite billions in investments

Posted on Oct 30, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

In an automotive world always running between monthly sales goals, quarterly earnings and multiyear product cycles, it can be easy to lose...

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TuSimple probed by FBI, SEC over ties to Chinese startup, the Wall Street Journal reports

Posted on Oct 30, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology, Trucks

Oct 30 (Reuters) – Self-driving truck startup TuSimple Holdings Inc (TSP.O) is being investigated by the FBI, U.S. Securities and...

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Driverless cars aren’t going away, but we need to lower our expectations about them

Posted on Oct 29, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

The driverless car startups that haven’t run out of money, gone out of business, or been bought out want you to know that driverless cars...

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Cruise opens robotaxi waitlist in Austin and Phoenix

Posted on Oct 28, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Cruise, General Motors’ autonomous vehicle subsidiary, is now inviting potential passengers in Phoenix and Austin to join the waitlist to...

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Driverless shouldn’t equal meaningless: creatives can unlock the user experience

Posted on Oct 28, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

There’s no halting the rapid push toward driverless cars—once the technology is matured, autonomous vehicles (AVs) will likely make the...

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