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Self-driving cars being blocked by human drivers using road bouldering tactics

Posted on Jan 21, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Have you ever been subjected to another driver doing the so-called road bouldering maneuver? You undoubtedly have. The driving technique...

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Waymo’s self-driving future looks real now that the hype is fading

Posted on Jan 21, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Last October, Waymo announced that anybody who hailed one of its rides in the suburbs southeast of Phoenix would be picked up by a truly...

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GM and Cruise lend a hand to Honda’s self-driving mobility service

Posted on Jan 20, 2021 in Cars, News

Honda is in for a little help from General Motors and Cruise Automation. On Wednesday, the Japanese automaker said GM and Cruise...

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Trump pardons embattled self-driving engineer Anthony Levandowski

Posted on Jan 20, 2021 in Cars, News

The Trump administration granted a full pardon to Anthony Levandowski, the former head of Google’s self-driving vehicle division....

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S.Korea’s Kia says looking at electric car projects with multiple firms after Apple report

Posted on Jan 19, 2021 in Cars, News

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean automaker Kia Corp said on Wednesday it’s reviewing cooperation on self-driving electric cars with...

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Cruise, GM partner with Microsoft to ramp up self-driving vehicles

Posted on Jan 19, 2021 in Cars, Finance, News, Technology

(Reuters) – Self-driving car maker Cruise and majority shareholder General Motors Co said on Tuesday they would partner with...

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Atlanta self driving car accident attorney identifies liability for injuries after an accident

Posted on Jan 18, 2021 in Cars, News

Atlanta-based car accident lawyers at The Brown Firm have posted a page for victims of self-driving vehicle accidents, emphasizing the...

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English village to trade driveways for green space with self-driving and -parking cars

Posted on Jan 18, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

Chelmsford Garden Village, a housing development near London, is preparing itself for a future with autonomous cars by removing the...

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Those hacked source code breaches at Microsoft, Nissan, Mercedes are ominous lessons for self-driving cars

Posted on Jan 17, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

It is said that software eats the world. If that is indeed the case, presumably the source code underlying the software must be the atomic...

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Apple car: from concealed touch controls to holographic images: here are six possible features, based on recent patents

Posted on Jan 17, 2021 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

In last few years, rumors of an Apple car have often popped up, usually after the company filed a vehicle-related patent....

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Uber planning to spin out Postmates’ delivery robot arm

Posted on Jan 15, 2021 in Cars, News

Another Uber spinout is in the works. Postmates X, the robotics division of the on-demand delivery startup that Uber acquired last year...

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Self-driving cars safety and the curious thought of steering wheels with Tullock spikes

Posted on Jan 14, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

One of the most fascinating thought experiments about the safety of how we all drive our cars is the legendary “Tullock spike” idea....

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Driverless vehicle winter challenge competition held in Changchun

Posted on Jan 12, 2021 in Cars, News

A driverless vehicle runs on a road during a driverless vehicle winter challenge competition at a forest park in Changchun, northeast...

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TCS launches the Autoscape™ solution suite to help deliver next-gen autonomous and connected vehicle experiences

Posted on Jan 12, 2021 in Cars, News

DETROIT and MUMBAI, India, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading global IT...

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Indy has selected the AI-powered cars for its autonomous challenge race

Posted on Jan 12, 2021 in Cars, News

The Indy Autonomous Challenge has revealed the vehicle participating universities will have to program and race in October 2021: the...

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Desperate bid to bring driverless cars to the UK – tests underway for autonomous tech

Posted on Jan 12, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

Experts at AB Dynamics have tested a range of common overtaking manoeuvres in a bid to strengthen on-board car technology. AB Dynamics...

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IBM leads in quantum computing, Ford in driverless car patents

Posted on Jan 12, 2021 in Cars, News

Artificial intelligence, quantum computers and autonomous vehicles are among the fastest-growing areas of technology, with American...

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Will new licensing requirements be implemented in the USA as self-driving cars enter the market?

Posted on Jan 11, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Will the introduction of self-driving technologies lead to a complete overhaul of licensing requirements and education programs in the...

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Self-driving cars and the chicken that crossed the road

Posted on Jan 10, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Why did the chicken cross the road? To befuddle those newly emerging self-driving cars. And, maybe, just maybe, in hopes of reaching the...

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Cruise taps former Delta executive for COO post as it creeps toward commercialization

Posted on Jan 9, 2021 in Cars, News

Cruise, the autonomous vehicle technology subsidiary of GM, said Friday it has hired Delta Air Lines’ former chief operating officer Gil...

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