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Here’s how Lyft envisions self-driving cars communicating with pedestrians

Posted on Dec 11, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

The question of how self-driving cars will interact and communicate with humans is one that has come up before, but the answer is still up...

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Uber manager raised concerns about self-driving program just days before fatal collision

Posted on Dec 11, 2018 in Cars, News

An 890-word email was sent to Uber’s executives that raised safety concerns about the company’s autonomous vehicle program just days...

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Innovative steering system meets needs of disabled and autonomous driving

Posted on Dec 10, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Current adaptable systems that enable people with physical disabilities to drive compare poorly with conventional vehicle controls like...

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Road rage against the machines? Self-driving our way into 2019

Posted on Dec 10, 2018 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Self-driving cars – or Autos, as I hope we’ll call them – passed several important milestones in 2018, and they will pass several more in...

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Waymo tests AI driving system that learns from labeled data

Posted on Dec 10, 2018 in Cars, Technology

In a blog post published today on Medium, researchers Mayank Bansal and Abhijit Ogale detailed an approach to AI driver training that taps...

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All the places self-driving cars are being tested around the world

Posted on Dec 10, 2018 in Cars, News

Americans’ enthusiasm for cars is now rivaled by their eagerness to automate them. Europeans are plugging away on new pilot projects, but...

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BMW names new head of autonomous driving development

Posted on Dec 10, 2018 in Cars, News

BMW said Alejandro Vukotich will be the new head of its driver assistance and autonomous driving development department. Vukotich will...

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Senate Democrats fight push to pass driverless-car bill during lame duck Congress

Posted on Dec 10, 2018 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

Senate Democrats are pushing back against attempts to pass a compromise bill in the lame-duck session that could speed the introduction of...

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Vision Processing Unit market is determined to cross US$ 945.5 million by 2024

Posted on Dec 9, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Markets, News, Technology, Trucks

The Vision Processing Unit Market is expected to exceed more than US$ 945.5 Million by 2024 at a CAGR of 41% in the given forecast period....

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Tesla Autopilot is ‘soon’ going to support traffic lights, roundabouts, and full self-driving, says Elon Musk

Posted on Dec 9, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is teasing important new developments for its Autopilot system to ‘soon’ support traffic lights, stops and...

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120 AI predictions for 2019

Posted on Dec 9, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Me: “Alexa, tell me what will happen in 2019.” Amazon AI: “Do you want to open ‘this day in history’?” Me: “Alexa, give me a...

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Ford and VW considering an expansive alliance likely to echo across the global auto industry

Posted on Dec 9, 2018 in Cars, News

Barring a last-minute hitch, two of the world’s largest automakers plan to announce a far-reaching alliance shortly after the new...

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Tesla patents technology for more accurate GPS positioning

Posted on Dec 9, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

With the advent of self-driving vehicles, GPS accuracy is becoming increasingly important and Tesla believes that it developed a...

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Waymo’s self-driving launch, and more this week in cars

Posted on Dec 9, 2018 in Cars, News

Baby steps. This week the WIRED Transportation team highlighted, as usual, a few exciting developments in self-driving cars. The Senate is...

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32 hours in Chandler, Arizona, the self-driving capital of the world

Posted on Dec 8, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

THE PARKING LOT at the Walmart on West Chandler Boulevard is packed as the sun wanes on Chandler, a languid suburb of Phoenix....

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A fair criticism of Tesla — we need more Tesla taxis!

Posted on Dec 8, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

I have watched every single Elon Musk interview I can find. People often ask the same questions of him (which is unfortunate since there...

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Driverless cars stall in Congress as trial lawyers drop support

Posted on Dec 7, 2018 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

A group representing trial lawyers is opposing legislation on self-driving vehicles after backing one section of the bill earlier this...

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Congress needs to tighten up AV legislation (opinion)

Posted on Dec 7, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Self-driving cars are the future. An innovation that is projected to be an $800 billion business by 2035 — double the size of the...

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Almost two-thirds of industry leaders have confidence in autonomous vehicles

Posted on Dec 7, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News

New research from the Smart Mobility Living Lab: London (SMLL) has found that almost two-thirds (65 per cent) of senior industry leaders...

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Los Angeles Dui lawyer launches driverless vehicle legislation campaign to curb drinking and driving

Posted on Dec 6, 2018 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

The Los Angeles DUI Lawyer firm announced this Thursday at their L.A. headquarters the launch of a state-wide campaign that aims to bring...

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