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3 Questions: John Leonard on the future of autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 4, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

As part of the MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future’s new series of research briefs, Professor John Leonard teamed with professor of...

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Staying connected: Does autonomous tech bring us together?

Posted on Aug 3, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

Michael Bless, author and historian of science at Vanderbilt University, is right to highlight the huge impact of technology. In even just...

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LiDARs for self-driving vehicles: a technological arms race

Posted on Aug 3, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

A fiery debate has been raging in the autonomous driving world about the role of LiDAR in the future of self-driving cars: an unparalleled...

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China’s Baidu announces that the world’s first autonomous driving compute unit is ready for production

Posted on Aug 3, 2020 in News, Technology

The race to develop self-driving vehicles is not just in Silicon Valley. In China, the world’s biggest auto market, companies are...

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Global electric and autonomous vehicles wiring harness market is expected to grow at a strong CAGR during 2019-2027

Posted on Aug 3, 2020 in Knowledge Center, Reports

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Some of the key players profiled in the Electric and Autonomous Vehicles Wiring...

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This autonomous, electric vehicle concept for medical transport claims to be ‘pandemic proof’ — take a look

Posted on Aug 2, 2020 in Cars, News

Design consultancy Manyone released a concept for autonomous, “pandemic-proof” electric vehicles. NemBots (non-emergency...

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Advanced tolling maybe the killer app for autonomous vehicle test tracks

Posted on Aug 2, 2020 in Infrastructure, Perspective

Since the days of the DARPA grand challenge, Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Technology has generated a great deal of excitement.  Companies such...

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The top five ugliest cars today and why ride-looks might ultimately disappear due to AI self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 1, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Is your car ugly? I don’t mean whether it possibly has a smattering of unsightly dents or dings, nor whether the paint is chipped and...

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Self-driving startup Argo AI hits $7.5 billion valuation

Posted on Jul 31, 2020 in Editor’s Picks

Autonomous vehicle technology startup Argo AI  is valued at $7.5 billion, just a little more than three years after the company burst on...

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Self-driving startup Argo AI hits $7.5 billion valuation

Posted on Jul 31, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News, Technology

Autonomous vehicle technology startup Argo AI  is valued at $7.5 billion, just a little more than three years after the company burst on...

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Prosecutors suggest a27 monthprison term for former Waymo engineer, Anthony Levandowski

Posted on Jul 30, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Prosecutors have suggested a 27 month prison term for self-driving vehicle engineer Anthony Levandowski, The Information reports....

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Latest Tesla software update: Autopilot changes, successes, & fails

Posted on Jul 30, 2020 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Perspective, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

There’s no contesting the fact that Tesla updates its Autopilot driver-assist technology on a regular basis. Moreover, the best part...

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Why self-driving cars might never become a commodity

Posted on Jul 30, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Studies from the American National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that human error (e.g., misjudgment, speeding,...

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The Herculean task required to reduce liability claims involving autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jul 30, 2020 in Finance, Perspective

Autonomous vehicles need their own space to operate, a report says, and auto executives agree that putting them on the same roads as...

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Ford’s slumping sales buoyed by autonomous vehicle investment

Posted on Jul 30, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News

Washington, DC (CNN Business)Ford reported Thursday that its revenues fell 50% in the second quarter, but it posted a profit due to...

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RTI joins the Baidu Apollo autonomous driving partner ecosystem

Posted on Jul 29, 2020 in News, Technology

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the largest software framework provider for smart...

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Going for a ride in an autonomous driving vehicle

Posted on Jul 29, 2020 in Knowledge Center, Videos & Podcasts

What’s it like to travel in a self-driving car? Let’s go for a ride with a safety tester in Didi’s autonomous driving...

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StradVision joins South Korea’s K-Unicorn Project, a tech industry investment program for fast-growing startups

Posted on Jul 29, 2020 in News, Technology

SEOUL, South Korea, July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — StradVision, whose AI-based camera perception software is a leading innovator in...

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Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development forming Woven Planet Holdings and two new operating companies

Posted on Jul 29, 2020 in News, Technology

Effective January 2021, Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development, Inc. will expand and improve its operations into a holding...

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BMW patents joystick to replace steering wheel in autonomous cars

Posted on Jul 29, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

The road to the autonomous driving future is certainly not going to be easy. Some car makers are even starting to doubt we’ll ever get...

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