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U.S. NHTSA’s autonomous vehicle test tracking tool is light on data

Posted on Sep 2, 2020 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

In June, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) detailed the Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for...

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Who becomes liable when a self-driving car causes an accident?

Posted on Sep 2, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

While they may seem years away from reality, self-driving cars are indeed going to be the future. Not only are they the next step in...

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Looking under the hood: Anticipating the knock-on effects of AVs

Posted on Sep 1, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

As the concept of autonomous vehicles (AVs) has advanced into the mainstream, we’ve all seen more and more articles telling us how AVs...

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Elon Musk’s Neuralinkshowcase spurs mind-copying discussion about AI and self-driving cars

Posted on Sep 1, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Elon Musk recently presented the latest efforts of Neuralink, a company that he founded in 2016 and which has grand aspirations of...

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Uber expands self-driving safety report after NTSB slams culture

Posted on Aug 28, 2020 in Cars, News

Uber Technologies Inc. vowed to make public more safety information regarding its self-driving cars after the National Transportation...

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Baidu expected to offer Robotaxi, Robobus services in Guangzhou

Posted on Aug 28, 2020 in Buses, Cars, News

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Apollo Intelligent Transportation (Guangzhou) Co.,Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese Internet giant Baidu, on...

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It is nearly unthinkable that ‘I think, therefore I am’ applies to AI, possibly even self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 28, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

You have undoubtedly heard the famous phrase “I think, therefore I am.” Written oftentimes in its Latin form, the saying is known as ergo...

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GM reassigns Corvette engineers to electric and autonomous cars, some ‘not happy’ with move: Report

Posted on Aug 27, 2020 in Cars, News

General Motors has been quite clear about its vision for the future: it will be built on a foundation of electric cars capable of highly...

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Robotaxi startup Voyage loads self-driving vans with Coronavirus-killing tech

Posted on Aug 26, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Voyage, a self-driving startup that provides ride services for senior citizens, is outfitting its autonomous minivans with an ultraviolet...

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Pony.ai inks robo-taxi fleet maintenance partnership with Bosch

Posted on Aug 26, 2020 in Cars, News

Self-driving startup Pony.ai today announced an agreement with Bosch to “explore the future of automotive maintenance and repair for...

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Volkswagen to test autonomous vehicles in Chinese city Hefei

Posted on Aug 26, 2020 in Cars, News

BEIJING (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) said on Wednesday it will start testing autonomous vehicles in China’s eastern city of...

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Russell Crowe’s ‘Unhinged’ portrayal would be markedly different once self-driving cars arrive

Posted on Aug 25, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

This past weekend the highly anticipated movie “Unhinged” starring actor extraordinaire Russell Crowe opened in U.S. movie theatres. Given...

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GAC Group eyes trial operation of Level 4 autonomous cars in 2023

Posted on Aug 24, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- GAC Group strives to achieve the pilot operation of level 4 autonomous cars in designated regions in 2023, Feng Xingya,...

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The AI ‘intelligence explosion’ might happen this way, including for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 23, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Sometimes you initiate an action and in a domino-like manner it gets going and going, seemingly feeding off itself and rapidly agitating...

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Full self-driving cars are still a long way off – here’s why

Posted on Aug 22, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

A few days ago, the UK Department of Transport announced a consultation on Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS). This led to media...

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Baidu opens Apollo Go Robotaxi service to the public in Cangzhou

Posted on Aug 21, 2020 in Cars, News

CANGZHOU, China, August 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) today opened the Apollo Go Robotaxi service in Cangzhou, Hebei...

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Autonomous vehicles should benefit those with disabilities, but progress remains slow

Posted on Aug 21, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective

An MIT report estimates truly autonomous vehicles might not hit the streets for a decade. And when they do, it’s difficult to say whether...

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Aptiv: 100,000+ commercial robotaxi rides in Las Vegas

Posted on Aug 21, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Yesterday, when I wrote about 10 existing and announced robotaxi services, I skipped a notable one that a reader brought to my attention....

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AutoX ties up with Letzgo to offer Robotaxi platform solution

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

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Chinese self-driving car tech company AutoX struck a deal on August 20 with Letzgo, a Shanghai-based major taxi fleet...

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Hyundai to speed up development of Level 4 autonomous vehicles

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

COVID-19 has taken a toll on global automakers, but that has not stopped Hyundai Motor Group from taking the initiative to invest in...

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