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GM’s Cruise robotaxi unit drives deeper into the red

Posted on Jul 26, 2022 in Cars, Finance, News

DETROIT, July 26 (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) has lost nearly $5 billion since 2018 trying to build a robotaxi business in...

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Didi’s car-sharing arm reportedly goes bankrupt

Posted on Jul 26, 2022 in Cars, News

On the evening of July 25, a screenshot related to Didi’s ongoing bankruptcy audit was leaked by an accounting firm employee. On Chinese...

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Dubai’s driverless taxis journey kickstarts with digital mapping operation

Posted on Jul 25, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

Dubai’s journey towards operating a fleet of autonomous taxis by the end of 2023 takes a definitive step this month with the two Chevrolet...

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Baidu’s Robotaxi service starts operation in Chengdu

Posted on Jul 22, 2022 in Cars, News

Beijing (Gasgoo)- Baidu’s autonomous driving mobility service, Apollo Go, started operation in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province....

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5 ways autonomous cars will reshape our world

Posted on Jul 22, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

What we consider to be autonomous car technology is a complex combination of algorithms, sensors, actuators, automotive parts and robust...

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GM, Ford seek U.S. OK to deploy self-driving vehicles without steering wheels

Posted on Jul 21, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

July 20 (Reuters) – General Motors (GM.N) and Ford Motor (F.N) have asked U.S. auto safety regulators to grant exemptions to deploy...

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Baidu unveils autonomous vehicle without steering wheel

Posted on Jul 21, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

BEIJING, July 21 (Reuters) – China’s search engine giant Baidu Inc on Thursday unveiled its new autonomous vehicle (AV) with a...

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Amazon’s Zoox says its robotaxi has met the highest crash safety standards

Posted on Jul 20, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Zoox, the robotaxi startup Amazon bought two years ago, says it is now certified to meet the highest U.S. crash safety standards and is...

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Amazon-owned self driving firm Zoox seeks to test robotaxi in California

Posted on Jul 20, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

FREMONT, Calif, July 19 (Reuters) – (This July 19 story corrects name to “Jesse Levinson” instead of...

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Pony.ai permitted to charge fees for driverless Robotaxi service in Beijing

Posted on Jul 20, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

Beijing (Gasgoo)- On July 20th, Pony.ai received permission for China’s first driverless Robotaxi commercial operation from Beijing...

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New details come to light in Cruise autonomous vehicle crash that sent passenger to hospital

Posted on Jul 19, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

Just over a week ago we reported on a crash involving a Cruise autonomous vehicle in San Francisco. The NHTSA opened a special...

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Tesla’s new Full Self-Driving Beta (10.13) is about left turn, animal detection, speed limits, and more

Posted on Jul 18, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Tesla’s new Full Self-Driving Beta update (10.13) is all about left turns, animal detection, speed limits, and much more. Here are the...

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LiDAR, cameras, Tesla

Posted on Jul 17, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

“LiDAR is a fool’s errand. And anyone relying on LiDAR is doomed.” This was said by Elon Musk (cofounder and CEO of Tesla) during Tesla’s...

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Cruise robotaxi service under review following anonymous letter

Posted on Jul 15, 2022 in Cars, News

Someone claiming to be a Cruise employee sent an anonymous letter to a California regulatory agency raising concerns that the company is...

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Apple Car project reportedly still running into roadblocks — and nearly a jogger

Posted on Jul 12, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

Apple’s development of a self-driving car has proven arduous and massively challenging for the company. The Information today published an...

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Intel’s self-driving car unit Mobileye postpones its planned U.S. IPO that could value the company up to $50 billion

Posted on Jul 11, 2022 in Cars, Finance, News

Chipmaker Intel Corp made headlines in March of 2017 when it acquired Isreal-based computer vision and autonomous driving technology...

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Volkswagen could offer pay-as-you-go features such as autonomous driving says software boss

Posted on Jul 9, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

Automotive software is more important today than it’s ever been and we’re not just talking about the code that quietly lies beneath the...

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Tesla Full Self Driving Beta: 5 strikes, you’re out!

Posted on Jul 9, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

I thought I had written my last article on FSD Beta until I got access again. However, with almost 300 comments on my last article, I need...

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XPeng CEO explores current upsides & downsides of XPeng self-driving tech

Posted on Jul 8, 2022 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Perspective, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

Every automaker and their cousin is going to lead us into an autonomous driving future … according to their press departments. In...

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Cruise robotaxis keep stalling on SF streets, how upset should we be?

Posted on Jul 8, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Numerous reports have emerged of multiple robotaxis from GM’s Cruise unit stalling on San Francisco streets, sometimes blocking...

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