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Rhode Island DOT taps May Mobility for autonomous transit pilot

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Buses, News

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has awarded a contract to May Mobility to pilot an automated vehicle service. May...

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Ohio’s first self-driving shuttle service begins on December 10th

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Buses, News

Ohio wants to be a haven for self-driving cars, and it’s already acting on those plans… if slowly. Smart Columbus and...

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Slow & steady: A case for driverless shuttles

Posted on Dec 3, 2018 in Buses, Perspective

As I’ve engaged in conversations about autonomous vehicles – and not just with engineers and industry experts, but with everyday citizens...

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Fully autonomous vehicles must learn how to read pedestrians’ intentions

Posted on Dec 3, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Technology, Trucks

There are so many variables to take into account when it comes to pedestrians. Human drivers know this all too well. We are quite adept at...

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All wet: Rain could delay the arrival of self-driving future

Posted on Nov 30, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Technology, Trucks

Even a little crummy weather might pose big problems for self-driving systems. New research from Michigan State University suggests light...

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Cognitive automation for the self-driving supply chain

Posted on Nov 29, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Technology, Trucks

How can systems evolve to allow prescriptive suggestions for resolving near real time problems? In other words, how can we build a...

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INIT, Bestmile to integrate driverless vehicles into public transport

Posted on Nov 28, 2018 in Buses, News

Bestmile and INIT announced a partnership to incorporate driverless vehicles into public transport to provide fully-integrated mobility...

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Anticipating autonomous: The UK’s driverless future

Posted on Nov 28, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Knowledge Center, Reports

Smart Mobility Living Lab: London, November 28, 2018 Connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) and the anticipated societal benefits they will...

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Autonomous vehicles are coming and there’s no roadmap (yet)

Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

When I was growing up, my father had a tiny grocery store in Brooklyn that served our immediate community. Around 1960, something...

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Autonomous vehicle implementation predictions: Implications for transport planning

Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Knowledge Center, Reports, Trucks

Victoria Transport Policy Institute, November 26, 2018 This report explores autonomous (also called self-driving, driverless or robotic)...

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Buses and taxis to lead UK self-driving public transport push

Posted on Nov 22, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News

The first driverless public transport services on the UK’s roads will be in action by 2021, the government has announced, led by an...

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First driverless Edinburgh to Fife bus trial announced

Posted on Nov 22, 2018 in Buses, News

Scotland’s first self-driving bus trial will run between Fife and Edinburgh next year. The pilot will include five autonomous single...

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The UK’s geospatial data infrastructure: challenges and opportunities

Posted on Nov 20, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Knowledge Center, Reports, Trucks

Open Data Institute, November 20, 2018 Geospatial data is about places. It might be about a specific building, a river or other natural...

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Fisker failed. But now the EV pioneer is ready for an epic redo

Posted on Nov 17, 2018 in Buses, News

You might think Henrik Fisker’s best days are behind him, but he’ll tell you he’s just getting started. The 55-year old designer and...

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KT Corp. tests driverless bus at Incheon Int’l Airport

Posted on Nov 16, 2018 in Buses, News

KT Corp. (KRX: 030200; NYSE: KT), South Korea’s largest telecommunications company, successfully tested a self-driving bus at the...

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Columbus begins testing self-driving shuttle

Posted on Nov 16, 2018 in Buses, News

Ohio’s first self-driving shuttles hit the streets in downtown Columbus in mid-November, kicking off the first phase of a project designed...

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Perrone Robotics, Virginia’s JAUNT to launch autonomous shuttle

Posted on Nov 15, 2018 in Buses, News

Albemarle County, Perrone Robotics Inc., and JAUNT Inc. announced a Letter of Intent to enter into a partnership to develop, test, and...

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Continental and EasyMile are making self-driving vehicles for Singapore roads – here’s what it’s like inside

Posted on Nov 15, 2018 in Buses, News, Technology

The future where self-driving vehicles roam the roads is coming at us full-speed. German automotive manufacturing company Continental...

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Investigating connected and autonomous vehicles with real-life driving data

Posted on Nov 14, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Trucks

A new partnership has focused on using human-driver data to improve the performance and acceptability of connected and autonomous vehicles...

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ComfortDelGro to trial self-driving shuttle bus at NUS from March 2019

Posted on Nov 12, 2018 in Buses, News

A self-driving shuttle bus service will be on trial at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Kent Ridge campus from March...

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