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U.S. states are allowing automated follower truck platooning while the Swedes may lead in Europe

Posted on May 2, 2020 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

During the last year, the level of activity and funding in truck automation in general has surged while the rest of the Automated Driving...

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AI might trick us by pretending to be dimwitted, including for self-driving cars

Posted on May 2, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

AI is not yet akin to human intelligence and the odds are that we are a long way distant from the promise of such vaunted capabilities....

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Self-driving cars in the U.S. are delivering supplies – and gathering data – during COVID-19

Posted on May 1, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Self-driving cars, trucks, sidewalk robots and shuttles are rolling out of the labs and parking garages and onto American streets to help...

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Tesla confirms self-driving as a subscription service but brace yourself for the price

Posted on May 1, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News, Technology

Tesla has confirmed that it will offer its Full Self-Driving package (FSD) as a subscription service, but you should brace yourself for...

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“We’re concerned for automakers,” says JD Power exec — Survey finds weak EV &autonomy consumer confidence & awareness

Posted on May 1, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Automakers are investing billions of dollars in new technologies, but consumers don’t seem to understand how these features work or why...

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Driving to nowhere: Why we purposely use our cars for purposeless driving, and the impact for self-driving cars

Posted on Apr 30, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

The drive to nowhere. The latest media reporting indicates that people are increasingly opting to go for drives to escape their...

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Why simulation is the cornerstone of autonomous vehicle development

Posted on Apr 30, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

A crucial component of ‘Vision Zero’ is thought to be the autonomous vehicle (AV). Not only are AVs likely to run on cleaner, electric...

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Joint venture to launch next phase of Ruter’s self-driving trials

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

Ruter, Holo, Toyota Motor Europe and Sensible 4 have signed a contract to collaboratively trial the integration of self-driving technology...

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TuSimplefills senior-level posts with executives from UPS, Walmart

Posted on Apr 30, 2020 in News, Trucks

Autonomous trucking technology developer TuSimple has tapped industry veterans from UPS Inc. and Walmart to fill senior positions....

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Self-driving vehicles get in on the delivery scene amid COVID-19

Posted on Apr 30, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Self-driving cars, trucks, sidewalk robots and shuttles are rolling out of the labs and parking garages...

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Yandex deploys autonomous delivery robots in Moscow’s Skolkovo district

Posted on Apr 30, 2020 in Cars, News

Yandex today announced the first commercial launch of Yandex.Rover, the autonomous delivery robot it revealed late last year, in the city...

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Velodyne LiDAR unveils three-year EasyMile agreement

Posted on Apr 30, 2020 in Buses, News, Technology

Velodyne Lidar has announced a three-year agreement with EasyMile....

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Cruise can’t test its self-driving cars. So it’s delivering food instead.

Posted on Apr 30, 2020 in Cars, News

Cruise vehicles, the self-driving electric Chevy Bolts usually spotted around San Francisco neighborhoods, are back on the road after a...

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Cars could go completely driverless ‘very soon,’ says CEO of Chinese autonomous driving tech start-up

Posted on Apr 30, 2020 in Cars, News, Perspective

The time that cars could go completely driverless is coming “very soon,” according to Jianxiong Xiao, CEO and founder of AutoX, a...

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Do autonomous vehicles need LiDAR??

Posted on Apr 30, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

In Part 1 (published 4/12/2020), I explored the parallels between the automotive LiDAR and telecom optics investment booms, and posited...

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Elon Musk said Tesla Autopilot will hit a big milestone a year later than he first predicted

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

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that he is “extremely confident” the electric-car maker’s Autopilotadvanced...

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Ford postpones autonomous vehicle service until 2022

Posted on Apr 29, 2020 in Cars, News

Ford said Tuesday it will delay until 2022 plans to launch an autonomous vehicle service, as the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the...

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Voyage gets the green light to bring robotaxi service to California’s public roads

Posted on Apr 29, 2020 in Editor’s Picks

Voyage has cleared a regulatory hurdle that will allow the company to expand its self-driving service from the private roads of a...

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Autonomous people mover repurposed as pizza mover

Posted on Apr 28, 2020 in Buses, News

A Florida mobility company pivots from using its autonomous shuttles to transport people to deliver pizza instead. Orlando-based Beep in...

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Tesla is working on pay-as-you-go subscription to its self-driving package

Posted on Apr 28, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News, Technology

Tesla is working on a pay-as-you-go subscription to its “Full Self-Driving Capability” package in order to make its features more...

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