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Waymo moved its self-driving cars in San Francisco to a ‘secured location’ in case of election chaos

Posted on Nov 3, 2020 in Cars, News

Waymo is pulling its autonomous vehicles out of San Francisco in anticipation of Election Day unrest, The Verge has learned. The Google...

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Cutting through the self-driving hype: A realistic view of an exciting opportunity

Posted on Nov 2, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Earlier this year, AI analyst Emerj pointed out that despite the bullish public pronouncements of the auto industry CEOs, it is “still a...

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Daimler invests in Lidar startup to bolster self-driving truck effort

Posted on Nov 2, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology, Trucks

Daimler AG’s truck unit is investing in a laser-sensor startup to strengthen and boost its development of self-driving trucks in the U.S....

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Driverless shuttle takes road test at Tunney’s Pasture

Posted on Nov 2, 2020 in Editor’s Picks

A self-driving shuttle is being put through its paces at Tunney’s Pasture this week in what its backers are calling the first test of its...

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Under the skin: How HD radar may advance self-driving vehicles

Posted on Nov 2, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

Things that most people can take for granted, such as the elevation of an object (for example, a car on the ground compared with a bridge...

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Alibaba-backed autonomous car firm AutoX to test in four more cities

Posted on Nov 2, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

SHENZHEN/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese autonomous vehicle startup AutoX, backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, said it is preparing...

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HORIBA MIRA: Self-driving boost as automotive powerhouse teams up with Vodafone to deploy 5G at Midlands headquarters

Posted on Nov 2, 2020 in News, Technology

In a welcome boost for Britain’s self-driving revolution, automotive powerhouse HORIBA MIRA is teaming up with Vodafone to bring 5G to its...

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The near-miss quandary is unavoidably messy for self-driving cars

Posted on Nov 2, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Reckless and fleckless drivers. I’m sure you experience their antics and angst-producing driving activities all the time....

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Driverless shuttle takes road test at Tunney’s Pasture

Posted on Nov 2, 2020 in Buses, News

A self-driving shuttle is being put through its paces at Tunney’s Pasture this week in what its backers are calling the first test...

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These are the countries that trust self-driving cars the most

Posted on Nov 2, 2020 in Knowledge Center, News, Reports

Chinese company Baidu is testing a driverless taxi service in two Beijing districts at the moment and it looks like China is in fact the...

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FMCSA plans information collection on automated driving systems

Posted on Nov 2, 2020 in News, Technology, Trucks

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will announce plans to submit an Information Collection Request associated with a project...

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Tesla is going to expand Full Self-Driving to Canada and Norway next

Posted on Nov 2, 2020 in News, Technology

Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is going to expand its Full Self-Driving beta software to Canada and Norway....

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Lidar startup Aeva to go public via $2.1 billion SPAC merger

Posted on Nov 2, 2020 in Editor’s Picks

Aeva, a Mountain View, California-based lidar company started by two former Apple engineers and backed by Porsche SE, is merging with...

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Lidar startup Aeva to go public via $2.1 billion SPAC merger

Posted on Nov 2, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

Aeva, a Mountain View, California-based lidar company started by two former Apple engineers and backed by Porsche SE, is merging with...

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Waymo and other self-driving car companies readying real-world driverless transportation

Posted on Oct 31, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

The driverless taxi era has finally arrived, in parts of Arizona, at least. Two weeks after Alphabet-owned Waymo started its driverless...

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Ford releases more details about Mustang Mach-E’s hands-free autonomous driving capability

Posted on Oct 30, 2020 in News, Technology

As we get closer to the start of Mustang Mach-E deliveries, Ford has released more details about the electric car’s hands-free autonomous...

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Forbes China Innovation Summit: Autonomous vehicles poised for growth

Posted on Oct 30, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

The bright future anticipated for years for autonomous vehicles increasingly appears to be becoming a reality. Related revenue is forecast...

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Roborace crash showcases how difficult autonomous driving is

Posted on Oct 30, 2020 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Videos & Podcasts

One of the major points to defend motorsports is how it supposedly helps develop new tech for cars. If you think about Roborace, that’s...

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Waymo pulls back the curtain on 6.1 million miles of self-driving car data in Phoenix

Posted on Oct 30, 2020 in Cars, News

In its first report on its autonomous vehicle operations in Phoenix, Arizona, Waymo said that it was involved in 18 crashes and 29...

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Will AEB systems testing scenarios evolve?

Posted on Oct 30, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Auto makers have had the opportunity to establish realistic, minimum safety goals for assisted driving and autonomous driving. They have...

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