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Watch Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta yield for pedestrian in intersection that would give some humans pause

Posted on Nov 27, 2020 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Reports, Technology

Tesla is currently improving on its Full Self-Driving Beta software with new updates and we are catching glimpses of what it can do in the...

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The holidays – a time to be thankful for electric and autonomous vehicles

Posted on Nov 26, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

Transportation is Mobility and Mobility is freedom. That is my thankful wish for Electric and Autonomous Vehicles and the future of...

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Introduction of autonomous vehicles on Moscow roads may decrease social risk to aviation levels

Posted on Nov 26, 2020 in Cars, News

With the introduction of autonomous vehicles in Moscow, cars can reach the level of mortality just like in aviation, where the level of...

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Renault concludes extra-urban autonomous driving trials

Posted on Nov 25, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Renault has completed the three-year Tornado research project in France exploring and understanding the technology required, and...

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Autotech Co Hong Kong Limited completes two-year autonomous research project

Posted on Nov 25, 2020 in Cars, News

Autotech Co Hong Kong Limited has completed its research, which has taken over two years, on the exploration of how autonomous cars handle...

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Creator of Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi unit has a new self-driving startup

Posted on Nov 25, 2020 in Cars, News

As Zoox, the secretive robotaxi developer recently acquired by Amazon, gets ready to unveil its futuristic fleet vehicle, its former CEO...

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Waymo sends staff ‘urgent’ Covid safety procedures, employees could be fired if violated

Posted on Nov 25, 2020 in Cars, News

Alphabet’s self-driving car company Waymo is asking drivers to agree to stricter Covid-19 safety protocols, adding that it may not be able...

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Robot grocery delivery service expands to Northampton

Posted on Nov 25, 2020 in Cars, News

Customers in a second town have begun to receive grocery deliveries from robots. Eight Co-op stores in Milton Keynes already use the...

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WeRiderobotaxis gain loyal passengers but fixed pick-up, drop-off spots irk some, survey shows

Posted on Nov 25, 2020 in Cars, News

About a year since WeRide first launched its first autonomous taxi service in Guangzhou, the Chinese self-driving start-up said its...

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Tesla is nearing $500 billion in market value. Elon Musk predicted self-driving cars would boost it to that level

Posted on Nov 23, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Elon Musk predicted last year that self-driving Teslas would boost the electric-vehicle maker’s market capitalizationto $500...

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KFC rolls out self-driving food trucks in China and it’s sort of wild

Posted on Nov 23, 2020 in Cars, News

Some experts believe the self-driving cars are in for a boom, thanks to how the coronavirus pandemic has started to reshape how we...

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Self-driving cars: A level-by-level explainer of the road to autonomy

Posted on Nov 23, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Self-driving cars have started to wear out their welcome, and they aren’t even here yet. Much of the promise and disappointment...

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Now an Amazon company, Zoox is ready to dial-up its robotaxi push

Posted on Nov 22, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Self-driving tech startup Zoox has gone through a big management shakeup and surprise sale to Amazon in the past two years. But with the...

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Mobileye taps Luminar to supply lidar for its robotaxi fleet

Posted on Nov 21, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Luminar, the buzzy sensor startup that is on the verge of becoming a publicly traded company, locked in a supplier deal to furnish Intel...

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Self-driving cars could become your neighborhood ice cream truck

Posted on Nov 21, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

As a freezing cold winter begins to descend upon us, your thoughts undoubtedly turn toward a summertime pastime that will be sorely...

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Robotaxi companies get the green light to charge for rides in California

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 in Cars, News

Companies that launch robotaxi services in California will be able to charge for and offer shared driverless rides as long as they can...

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‘Nobody knows if driverless vehicles will save lives, but they’re guaranteed to kill jobs’

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

Lost your job? Suspect the industry that once employed you is dead? ‘Too old’ to retrain, or attend college? Desperate for something –...

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Xpeng Motors announces its next-gen 5G-powered autonomous driving architecture

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Electric vehicle startup Xpeng Motors is emerging as a strong competitor to Tesla in China with its advanced battery-powered vehicles. In...

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Uber looks to partner with other self-driving companies -CEO

Posted on Nov 19, 2020 in Cars, News

(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc’s UBER.N self-driving unit is looking to partner with other companies working on autonomous...

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Self-driving cars are subject to being towed, just like the rest of us

Posted on Nov 19, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

One of the worst feelings when walking out to your parked car entails seeing a slip of paper and an ominous envelope sitting on the...

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