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Regulators know teleoperation is key for self-driving vehicles to succeed

Posted on Jun 18, 2021 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

The first article in this series highlighted one of the biggest and most revolutionary changes ever to come our way — autonomous vehicles...

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Massive record-breaking heat wave reveals how AI self-driving cars could provide some cooling relief

Posted on Jun 18, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

How hot is it? That’s the kind of question that you probably don’t want to be asked when you are broiling in the existing heatwave that...

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U.S. push for self-driving cars faces union, lawyers opposition

Posted on Jun 18, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday again rejected attempts to lift regulations to allow...

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Will Cruise’s commercial test be far behind when it realizes the full driverless vehicle carrying passengers?

Posted on Jun 18, 2021 in Cars, Technology

Recently, the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) announced on Twitter that cruise can provide driverless car passenger service...

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Trial lawyers, unions seen hobbling U.S. in race to beat China on driverless cars

Posted on Jun 18, 2021 in Policy & Regulation

The U.S. is in a battle with China over who will dominate the market when automated vehicles transport people and goods without anyone...

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Why autonomous vehicles need a large-systems approach to safety

Posted on Jun 18, 2021 in Perspective

The autonomous vehicle (AV) industry has yet to converge on a single method for measuring the maturity of AV technology with AV companies...

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Smart motorway safety could get ‘considerably worse’ when driverless cars are launched

Posted on Jun 17, 2021 in Infrastructure, News

Driverless cars on smart motorway schemes come with “substantial concerns”, which could lead to more danger for motorists. Sarah Simpson,...

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First demonstration of Mcity’s test concept for highly automated vehicles

Posted on Jun 17, 2021 in News

Highly automated vehicles need a different kind of test to prove they are safe before testing moves to public roads, leaders of Mcity at...

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Would you trust your parcels to a self-driving van? Ford and Hermes explore the future of doorstep deliveries

Posted on Jun 17, 2021 in News

Doorstep deliveries are more a part of our lives than ever before – but the way that we receive those parcels could be undergoing a...

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It’s still about trust: Ford updates safety assessment as it nears launch of self-driving business

Posted on Jun 17, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Back in 2018, Ford issued a comprehensive report to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that outlined the way we approach...

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It’s still about trust: Ford updates safety assessment as it nears launch of self-driving business

Posted on Jun 17, 2021 in Cars, News, Perspective

Back in 2018, Ford issued a comprehensive report to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that outlined the way we approach...

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Baidu and BAIC Group’s ARCFOX brand collaborate to launch Apollo Moon robotaxis, plan mass production at affordable costs

Posted on Jun 17, 2021 in Cars, News

BEIJING, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU and HKEX:9888) is partnering with BAIC Group’s EV brand ARCFOX...

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FedEx to test package deliveries with self-driving startup Nuro.

Posted on Jun 16, 2021 in Cars, News

June 15 (Reuters) – FedEx Corp (FDX.N) and robotics company Nuro on Tuesday announced a multi-year agreement to test self-driving...

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Klas enters Dell Autonomous Drive Ecosystem with ingest receptacle

Posted on Jun 16, 2021 in News, Technology

Klas, a developer of edge intelligence solutions, says it has integrated an ingest receptacle into its TRX D8 datalogger for the Dell...

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Alphabet’s self-driving car company Waymo announces $2.5 billion investment round

Posted on Jun 16, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Google sibling company Waymo announced Wednesday a $2.5 billion investment round, which will go toward advancing its autonomous driving...

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Smartphone giant Xiaomi on hiring spree at its electric vehicle unit, listing 20 ‘urgent’ jobs in autonomous driving

Posted on Jun 16, 2021 in News

Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi is on a hiring spree for engineers at its electric vehicle (EV) operation, as the Beijing-based company...

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Opinion: You will not be traveling in a self-driving car anytime soon. Here’s what the future will look like

Posted on Jun 16, 2021 in Perspective

This is how Anthony Foxx, former U.S. secretary of transportation, envisioned the future of autonomous vehicles in 2016: “By 2021, we will...

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Alphabet’s self-driving car company Waymo announces $2.5 billion investment round

Posted on Jun 16, 2021 in Cars, Finance, News

Google sibling company Waymo announced Wednesday a $2.5 billion investment round, which will go toward advancing its autonomous driving...

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Hyundai Motor chief tests self-driving during US visit

Posted on Jun 16, 2021 in News

New Delhi: Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun has visited an autonomous vehicle joint venture in the United States and tested a...

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The state of the autonomous vehicle industry in 2021

Posted on Jun 16, 2021 in Perspective

Autonomous Vehicles (AV) hit the bottom of Gartner Hype Cycle’s trough of disillusionment in 2019-2020. Since the middle of last year, we...

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