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Self-driving cars might never be able to drive themselves

Posted on May 21, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The California Department of Motor Vehicles said this week it’s reviewing whether Tesla is telling people that its cars are self-driving...

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Self-driving cars pose crucial question: Who to blame in a crash

Posted on May 20, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

A debate over who to blame — or sue — when a self-driven car hits someone is holding up legislation the industry says it needs...

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DiDi chooses NVIDIA DRIVE for new fleet of self-driving robotaxis

Posted on May 19, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

Robotaxis are one major step closer to becoming reality. DiDi Autonomous Driving, the self-driving technology arm of mobility technology...

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May Mobility launches public road testing of natively automated vehicle based on the Sienna

Posted on May 19, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — May Mobility, a leader in autonomous vehicle (AV) technology and shuttle operations,...

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Waymo eyes raising up to $4 billion as leaders’ exits sow doubts

Posted on May 19, 2021 in Cars, Finance, News

Waymo is talking to outside investors about raising as much as $4 billion in additional capital to fuel its self-driving efforts. And the...

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Pedestrians said to need ‘reprogramming’ for the benefit of self-driving cars

Posted on May 19, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

When growing up, most children are taught the rather simple but altogether life-saving idea that they should look both ways before...

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Latest data shows Apple has increased self-driving test cars but decreased number of drivers

Posted on May 18, 2021 in Cars, News

Apple Car rumors have been slow for the past couple of months. Today, a story from MacReports says the company has increased the number of...

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Pony.ai expands Robotaxi service scale in Beijing

Posted on May 17, 2021 in Cars, News

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Pony.ai, a Chinese startup that builds full-stack autonomous driving solutions, said on May 13 it has expanded the...

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NHTSA misses opportunity to say there’s no autonomous car yet

Posted on May 17, 2021 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

Lately, we’ve heard of more crashes that might involve Autopilot than we would like to report. A guy in desperate need of attention...

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GAC Aion, DiDi Autonomous Driving to co-develop driverless NEV model

Posted on May 17, 2021 in Cars, News

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- GAC Aion, the electric vehicle subsidiary of GAC Group, announced on May 17 the strategic cooperation with DiDi...

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Self-driving cars dealing with those barefaced acts of repeated brake-checking by human drivers

Posted on May 17, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

We’ve all been brake-checked at one time or another. Brake checking refers to the notion that a car ahead of you will pump on its brakes...

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Self-driving cars will help soften the blow when asking loved ones to retire their keys

Posted on May 15, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Most of us take for granted that we can drive a car. The driving act seems to be ostensibly trivial. You get behind the wheel, turn on the...

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A driverless Waymo got stuck in traffic and then tried to run away from its support crew

Posted on May 13, 2021 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Videos & Podcasts

One of Waymo’s fully autonomous minivans got stuck at an intersection in Chandler, Arizona, prompting the company to send a roadside...

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Autonomous delivery could be around the corner for millions of Americans

Posted on May 12, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

A $2.75 billion investment by Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and other institutional investors into General Motors’ (NYSE: GM) self-driving...

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Just 29% of motorists want to see self-driving cars on UK roads in 2021

Posted on May 12, 2021 in Cars, News

More than two-thirds of motorists disagree with the UK Government’s assertion that self-driving cars should be allowed on UK roads later...

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Nissan-backed self-driving startup WeRide raises new funds, puts value at $3.3 billion

Posted on May 12, 2021 in Cars, Finance, News

BEIJING (Reuters) -WeRide, a China-based autonomous driving startup backed by Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi Motors, said it raised...

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The splendor of transporting those heartfelt everyday care packages via self-driving cars and other self-driving vehicles

Posted on May 12, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Sending a care package is a kind-hearted gesture and something we all have likely done or possibly been the recipient of....

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Trillions of cicada aiming to bugout the northeastern USA and spur swarmageddon messiness for AI self-driving cars

Posted on May 10, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

They are hiding underground and have been growing and maturing, getting ready for their grand unveiling that takes place just for a few...

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Former CEO of Shouqi Limousine & Chauffeur named VP of Baidu’s Intelligent Driving Group

Posted on May 10, 2021 in Cars, News

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Chinese Internet giant Baidu announced on May 10 that Wei Dong, former CEO of the Chinese state-controlled online...

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Toyota-backed self-driving car Pony.ai partners with Luminar

Posted on May 10, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

(Reuters) – Self-driving tech company Pony.ai, backed by Toyota Motor Corp, said on Monday its next-generation technology for...

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