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Trimble teams with ROBORACE for its autonomous racing series

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

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and ROBORACE, the world’s first autonomous racing series...

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One of Uber’s earliest investors says the billions it spent on self-driving were a ‘waste of money’

Posted on Feb 3, 2021 in Cars, Finance, Perspective

Uber’s food-delivery business has been a massive boon for the company as the pandemic sent ride-hailing revenues down the tubes and...

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Self-driving cars and parallels to Minecraft

Posted on Feb 3, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Minecraft is big business. This quite revered and now over a decade old video game has reportedly attained more than 126 million monthly...

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Premier smart city, Peachtree Corners, launches test vehicle for use by public to research and test mobility technology

Posted on Feb 3, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga., Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Peachtree Corners – the nation’s first smart city environment powered by...

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Apple and Hyundai-Kia pushing toward deal on Apple Car

Posted on Feb 3, 2021 in Cars, News

After years of speculation that it will eventually get into the auto business with its own vehicle, Apple is close to finalizing a deal...

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Kuo: ‘Apple Car’ to use Hyundai’s E-GMP platform, GM and PSA partnerships possible

Posted on Feb 2, 2021 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Noted TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo weighed in on “Apple Car” on Monday, saying Apple will work in close cooperation with...

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Moovit founder: Israel likely to see autonomous vehicles within a year

Posted on Feb 2, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

“Moovit and Mobileye plan to start operating autonomous vehicles in Israel by the beginning of 2022 — within a year from today. We are...

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Self-driving cars are faced with too many moving objects and too little time

Posted on Feb 1, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Have you ever played the game of what-do-you-spy when on a long driving trip that includes a child in the car? It is a simple and...

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Driverless cars may ‘never’ be introduced on roads with a firm date not ‘black and white’

Posted on Jan 30, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Fully autonomous cars for passenger use are ”many years away” and “maybe never” at a stage where they can be used for passenger journeys....

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Forget the city, see how this self-driving pilot in Norway tackles winter conditions and steep hills

Posted on Jan 29, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

At the all virtual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2021, Volvo Penta announced it was launching an assisted docking system that...

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Elon Musk says self-driving Tesla robotaxis can help justify the company’s $800 billion valuation

Posted on Jan 28, 2021 in Cars, News

Tesla has a massive market cap of more than $800 billion, making it the fifth-most valuable company in the S&P 500. And robotaxis can...

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Self-driving cars spurring nearby human drivers into speeding and abysmal reckless driving

Posted on Jan 28, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Let’s take a close look at some crucial driving statistics from last year entailing everyday conventional driving....

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Baidu gets California nod for testing empty self-driving cars

Posted on Jan 28, 2021 in Cars, News

OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) – Baidu Inc has received a permit from the state of California to test self-driving cars without a driver...

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Starship delivery robots complete one million deliveries to become #2 autonomous transport company

Posted on Jan 27, 2021 in Cars, News, Perspective

Starship, a U.S./Estonian company which provides urgent delivery via small self-driving robots on sidewalks, announced today it has...

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Starship raises $17 million to send autonomous delivery robots to new campuses

Posted on Jan 27, 2021 in Cars, Finance, News

Starship Technologies, a startup developing driverless delivery robots, this morning announced is has raised $17 million and added service...

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AutoX launches driverless robotaxis to the public in Shenzhen

Posted on Jan 27, 2021 in Cars, News

AutoX announced today that their fully driverless robotaxi pilot program is open to the public in Shenzhen, China. The company has been...

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Why Microsoft’s self-driving car strategy will work

Posted on Jan 22, 2021 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Self-driving car startup Cruise has just gotten a $2 billion infusion from Microsoft, General Motors, Honda, and institutional investors,...

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PriestmanGoode models autonomous taxi on London’s brutalist architecture

Posted on Jan 22, 2021 in Cars, News

PriestmanGoode has unveiled a concept for a driverless, electric ride-hailing vehicle for London, which the design firm hopes could join...

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Waymo CEO Says Tesla is not a competitor, gives estimated cost of autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jan 22, 2021 in Cars, News, Perspective

In an interview with German business publication Manager Magazin, Waymo CEO John Krafcik said Tesla is not a competitor to Waymo. He said...

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Waymo is no longer using the phrase ‘self-driving.’ Here’s why.

Posted on Jan 21, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

In a blog post shared on January 6, Waymo said it would no longer use the term “self-driving” and would begin referencing its technology...

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