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EEMBC to license autonomous driving benchmark suite

Posted on Jul 25, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

Industry consortium EEMBC is now making its ADASMark autonomous driving benchmark suite available for licensing. The benchmarks provide a...

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Canadian insurer backs autonomous car startup in Florida retirement community

Posted on Jul 25, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

There’s a village in Florida where self-driving cars rule the road, and a Canadian insurance firm wants to come along for the ride....

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Waymo strikes deals with Walmart, others to boost access to self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 25, 2018 in Cars, News

Waymo, the Alphabet company that spun out of Google’s former self-driving car division, is partnering with some of the...

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Driverless pizza delivery: Toyota and ford compete for a slice of the pie

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Cars, News

Partnering with Ford and Toyota respectively, the nation’s largest pizza chains are in fierce competition to make driver-less pizza...

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UNLV collab to position Nevada as autonomous mobility leader

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Trucks

A new partnership between UNLV, the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), and Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation...

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As automation expands, driver error persists

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Cars, News

At this phase in the development of vehicle automation technologies, and underscored by the persistence of driver error, automakers,...

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Renovo partners with Speak With Me to bring voice recognition to self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Autonomous cars of the future won’t just respond to your verbal commands, they will also be able to interpret your emotions. That’s the...

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Sensor specialist AMS bets on self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Austrian chipmaker AMS, mainly known as a supplier of sensors for Apple’s iPhone X, aims to expand further into the fast-growing...

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Navigation startup for self-driving cars nabs $80 million

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

Chinese smart location and mapping service startup Wayz.ai, that builds high-definition real-time maps for self-driving cars, has raised...

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BlackBerry CEO urges U.S. Senate to pass driverless car legislation

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

BlackBerry CEO John Chen has signed a letter addressed to members of the U.S. Senate, urging them to pass legislation that will be game...

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NXP develops next-generation dynamics microprocessor for electric and autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Automotive semiconductors supplier NXP Semiconductors has developed S32S, an 800Hz microprocessor for the control of vehicle dynamics in...

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Uber self-driving cars back on public roads, but in manual mode

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Cars, News

Uber is putting its autonomous vehicles back on Pittsburgh’s city streets, four months after a fatal accident involving one of its...

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City seeks information on potential pilot program for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Cars, News

Driverless cars could be sharing the road with San Antonio motorists in the not-too-distant future. The City is requesting information...

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Mike Schagrin, former US DOT connected and autonomous vehicle leader joins McCain

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Trucks

Connected and automated vehicle (CAV) expert and former U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) ITS Joint Program Office (JPO)...

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PennDOT issues voluntary guidance for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Cars, News, Trucks

For the first time, Pennsylvania is getting rules for operation of self- driving cars and trucks in the state....

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On landmark autonomous vehicle bill, dozens of safety advocates urge Congress not to rush forward

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

Seventy stakeholders have signed a letter addressed to the U.S. Senate advocating for a more careful debate before passage of the AV START...

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UK launches autonomous driving study. BMW chief claims full self-driving will not be permitted

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News

The UK has begun a three-year-long study designed to assess current laws regarding autonomous driving and recommend future legal policies...

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Ford creates separate unit for self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Cars, News

Ford Motor Co. announced Tuesday plans to break out its autonomous vehicle business into a new organization headquartered at the...

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Volvo Cars IPO draws lower valuations in initial feedback

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

Initial investor feedback has valued Volvo Cars far below owner Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co.’s top-end estimates for a potential...

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FORD creates ‘Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC’; strengthens global organization to accelerate progress, improve fitness

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Cars, News

Ford creates Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC, which will encompass all aspects of its self-driving vehicle business operations, to accelerate...

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