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The long, bumpy road to the Apple Car

Posted on Feb 15, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

New York (CNN Business)For such a secretive company, Apple’s car efforts have been in plain sight for years. The headlines have been...

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Apple approached Nissan to work on autonomous car project

Posted on Feb 15, 2021 in Cars, News

Apple approached Japan’s Nissan in recent months about a tie-up for its secretive autonomous car project, but talks are no longer active,...

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The wealthiest self-driving car add-on options

Posted on Feb 13, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Cars always seem to come with available add-on options. It is relatively easy to make a list of the customary add-ons that you can get...

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Self-driving cars won’t go mainstream until we solve this problem

Posted on Feb 13, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Autonomous vehicles have come a long way since none of the entrants of the 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge managed to even finish the course....

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Who will build the Apple car? The candidates to watch

Posted on Feb 11, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Apple’s car plans could involve several potential manufacturing partners capable of building an electric self-driving vehicle for...

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Apple Car: everything we know so far

Posted on Feb 11, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The story of the Apple Car has been one of many twists and turns. Rumors of trade deals, industry partnerships and vehicle specs have...

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Nissan signals interest in ‘Apple Car’ following Hyundai exit

Posted on Feb 10, 2021 in Cars, News

Japanese automaker Nissan on Tuesday suggested it would be interested in partnering with Apple on the production of a so-called...

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California robocar disengagement reports reveal tidbits about Tesla, AutoX, Apple, others

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in Cars, News

Every year, companies testing self-driving cars in California are required to report to the state DMV details on all the cars they have...

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Aurora strikes deal with Toyota, Denso to develop, test self-driving Sienna minivans

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

Aurora has reached a deal with Toyota and auto-parts supplier Denso to develop and test vehicles equipped with the self-driving startup’s...

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Apple’s self-driving car strategy may be stuck in neutral

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

After weeks of confusion and contradictory news, it has almost become confirmed that Hyundai-Kia will start manufacturing Apple’s...

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Transportation planners now have a new challenge: mapping out the future of self-driving cars in cities

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The past decade has been challenging for urban planners. For effectively the entire 20th century, they grappled with a transportation...

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Oxbotica and bp complete autonomous vehicle trial at refinery

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

bp has successfully completed an autonomous vehicle trial at its Lingen refinery in Germany, working with Oxbotica, a global leader in...

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When self-driving cars get embroiled in massive car pileups

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

During the winter months, there is always a spate of massive car pileups that woefully take place and make rather noticeable and...

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Vietnam’s Vinfast gets permit to test self-driving vehicles in California

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in Cars, News

HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s first domestic car manufacturer, Vinfast, said on Monday it had obtained a permit to test autonomous...

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Hyundai, Kia say Apple car deal is off, puncturing investor dream

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in Cars, News

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co said on Monday it is not now in talks with Apple Inc on autonomous electric cars,...

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Baidu introduces world’s first multi-modal autonomous driving MaaS platform in Guangzhou

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology

BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) today deployed a multi-modal autonomous driving MaaS (mobility as a...

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Pony.ai raises $100 million more to advance its autonomous vehicle tech

Posted on Feb 7, 2021 in Cars, Finance, News

Self-driving car startup Pony.ai today announced it has raised $100 million in an extension of its series C round. The funds bring the...

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Argo AI’s self-driving cars are now being tested on the highway

Posted on Feb 5, 2021 in Cars, News

Argo AI says its autonomous test vehicles are now driving on highways, too, at least near Pittsburgh, with other markets coming soon....

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Baidu tops Beijing Autonomous Vehicles Road Test Report for the third consecutive year

Posted on Feb 5, 2021 in Cars, News

BEIJING, Feb. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) affirmed its comprehensive leadership position in China’s...

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Volkswagen plans to challenge Google with own autonomous car software

Posted on Feb 4, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

HAMBURG (Reuters) – Volkswagen plans to develop most of the software needed for autonomous cars in-house, the head of the German...

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