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Cruise can now test driverless vehicles on the streets of San Francisco

Posted on Oct 15, 2020 in Cars, News

Cruise,  the self-driving car subsidiary of GM that also has backing from SoftBank Vision Fund, Honda and T. Rowe Price & Associates,...

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This start-up unveiled its new driverless Pod delivery trucks — take a look

Posted on Oct 14, 2020 in News, Trucks

Swedish trucking start-up Einride recently unveiled a new line of electric, driverless freight trucks that don’t have a cab (where a...

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Keolis and Navya take a new step in autonomous mobility with the entry into service of their first shuttle without an onboard safety operator, in Châteauroux, France

Posted on Oct 14, 2020 in Buses, News

Since June 22th, 2020, the shuttle new-generation “Autonom® Shuttle Evo” has been in service at the CNTS, where is located the...

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Toronto is getting a self-driving shuttle bus next year (PHOTOS)

Posted on Oct 14, 2020 in Buses, News

The City of Toronto has signed an agreement with Local Motors by LM Industries to bring an electric, automated shuttle to the city’s...

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We tested OpenPilot, the $1,199 device that adds entry-level autonomy to your car

Posted on Oct 14, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

When my wife and I were shopping for a new minivan last year, one of the requirements was to find something a bit more comfortable for...

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LM Industries announces $15M funding from SPARX Group to deliver Olli to customers and consumers

Posted on Oct 14, 2020 in Buses, Finance, News

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LM Industries, the parent company of Local Motors – the world’s first and only...

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Innoviz Technologies introduces next-genInnovizTwo; major cost reduction of high-end LiDAR

Posted on Oct 14, 2020 in News, Technology

Innoviz Technologies, a provider of high-performance, solid-state LiDAR sensors and perception software, is launching a next-generation...

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Riding in a self-driving car is Waymo relaxing than you might expect

Posted on Oct 14, 2020 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

Despite what Elon Musk would have you believe, most Americans are still a long way off from experiencing a ride in a truly driverless...

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On the hit-and-maybe-run self-driving car dilemma (akin to ‘The Molly Problem’)

Posted on Oct 14, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Please prepare yourself for a driving scenario that we all dread and profusely hope will never occur. Wham, while driving your car, you...

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Velodyne Lidar and Baidu sign a three-year sales agreement

Posted on Oct 13, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

 Velodyne Lidar, Inc. recently announced that it has entered into a three-year sales agreement with Baidu for its Alpha Prime Lidar...

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Imagination Technologies launches PowerVR multi-core GPUs for IoT to autonomous cars

Posted on Oct 13, 2020 in News, Technology

Imagination Technologies has announced its PowerVR IMG B-Series, a series of graphics processing unit (GPU) chip designs with multi-core...

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Electric vehicles creating a roadmap to autonomous vehicles

Posted on Oct 13, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

With one stroke of the pen Governor Newsom of California has insured a robust outlook for the future of electric vehicles in California....

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Throwing wrenches at autonomous vehicles

Posted on Oct 13, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

If you need to quickly figure out whether or not an AV is safe, you might want to throw a wrench at it.  If it doesn’t crash, it’s worthy...

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Alphabet subsidiary Waymo shares new details about its self-driving Class-8 trucks

Posted on Oct 13, 2020 in News, Trucks

Alphabet subsidiary Waymo, which spun out of Google’s self-driving car project, has been actively developing autonomous vehicles for...

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Waymo Continues Autonomous Trucking Development Push

Posted on Oct 13, 2020 in News, Perspective, Trucks

Waymo, the self-driving unit of Google owner Alphabet Inc., is talking more about its push into autonomous trucking.The company said...

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Swiss lab tests out Chinese driverless delivery van

Posted on Oct 12, 2020 in Cars, News

Swiss research lab EPFL is testing out a driverless delivery van from a Chinese supplier across its campus. The Autonomously Delivered...

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SiaSearch works with Motional for database boost

Posted on Oct 12, 2020 in News, Technology

SiaSearch, a Berlin-based automated driving data handling platform, has announced it has partnered with Motional, a mobility joint venture...

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Hidden factor steering for trouble in latest Elon Musk versus Waymo self-driving cars squabble

Posted on Oct 12, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

There is an elephant in the room, but it seems as though nobody is noticing it. In the ongoing push toward the fielding of self-driving...

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Daimler, Swiss Re launch mobility insurance venture

Posted on Oct 12, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

FRANKFURT: Swiss Re and carmaker Daimler announced a joint automotive and mobility insurance venture on Monday, seeking to tap into a...

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The real question: When do we ban human drivers?

Posted on Oct 12, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

Every year, about twenty million people die or suffer serious horrific (and permanent) injury every year, worldwide. With self-driving...

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