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Tesla’s latest self-driving visualization comes to life in this impressive picture

Posted on Apr 15, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Tesla has made some impressive progress in self-driving visualization with its latest software updates. Check out this new beautiful...

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Uber claims its AI enables driverless cars to predict traffic movement with high accuracy

Posted on Apr 15, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

In a paper published on the preprint server Arxiv.org this week, researchers at Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) propose an AI...

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U.S. self-driving car startupZoox agrees to settle lawsuit with Tesla

Posted on Apr 15, 2020 in Cars, News

Zoox Inc said on Tuesday it had settled a lawsuit with Tesla Inc after admitting that some new hires from the electric carmaker were in...

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Driverless vehicles in the age of the novel coronavirus

Posted on Apr 14, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to different outcomes for different businesses. While some have stood to benefit (think Zoom, Facebook and...

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Apollo 13 has its 50th anniversary and divulges hidden warning signs applicable to today’s AI systems including self-driving cars

Posted on Apr 14, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Time to go on a mission. There will be important lessons, I promise. Go back in time to April 11, 1970. The Apollo 13 mission to the moon...

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On the probabilities of social distancing as gleaned from AI self-driving cars

Posted on Apr 14, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

When you get behind the wheel of your car and go for a leisurely drive, you become an estimator of probabilities whether you realize it or...

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Brazil exemplifies the auto industry’s CASE challenge

Posted on Apr 14, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Think of CASE—connected, autonomous, shared and electrified—mobility and you might picture a well organised street scene with dedicated...

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Elon Musk says Teslas can be “superhuman” — rhetoric of AI sparks controversy, intrigue

Posted on Apr 13, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

A driver’s responsibility is to ensure that the vehicle is appropriately positioned within a designated lane and moving at the correct...

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There must be 860 ways to build an AV LiDAR – part 1

Posted on Apr 12, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

DARPA started it all. With the Grand Challenge a decade ago – with researchers competing to drive robotic cars through unpredictable...

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Robots deliver food in Milton Keynes under coronavirus lockdown

Posted on Apr 12, 2020 in Cars, News

A robotic delivery service in Milton Keynes could prove to be the future of locked-down Britain, as miniature autonomous vehicles bring...

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How safe is safe for an AV? The answer (expectation and communication)

Posted on Apr 11, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Ken Ford is a wellrecognized expert in the field of artificial intelligence. In his talk “On Computational Wings: The Prospects &...

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Is progress in autonomous technology gated by research in animal communication?

Posted on Apr 11, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Research in animal communications conjures up images of Jane Goodall studying the great apes in Tanzania.  Indeed, a great deal of...

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Coronavirus stalls Nuro’s driverless delivery testing

Posted on Apr 10, 2020 in Cars, News

Nuro received a permit this week to test its driverless delivery vehicles in Silicon Valley — where customers could really use the service...

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Elon Musk seemingly used the superhuman ‘false narrative’ in advancing Tesla’s self-driving car ambitions

Posted on Apr 10, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Superhuman. What does that mean? What does that mean to you? Well, Elon Musk has suggested that Tesla cars outfitted with self-driving...

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Chinese self-driving start-up AutoX sets up ‘Asia’s largest robotaxi operations centre’ in Shanghai

Posted on Apr 10, 2020 in Cars, News

Chinese autonomous driving start-up AutoX has launched a “gigafactory” in Shanghai, which it says is the largest data hub for self-driving...

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Starship Technologies is sending its autonomous robots to more cities as demand for contactless delivery rises

Posted on Apr 10, 2020 in Cars, News

Starship Technologies has launched a robot food delivery service in Tempe, Ariz., as part of the autonomous delivery startup’s expansion...

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Driver focus: New safeguards recommended for partially automated vehicles

Posted on Apr 9, 2020 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

Cars may be getting smarter, but what effect are they having on the people driving them? Recent research indicates that more advanced...

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Karma debuts Level 4 autonomous all-electric (E-Flex) van

Posted on Apr 9, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Karma Automotive does not waste time during the coronavirus slowdown and today unveiled an all-new vehicle built on the Karma E-Flex...

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Electric performance brand Polestar shares new details of its ‘Precept’ sedan

Posted on Apr 8, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Now that Tesla has become a formidable force in the auto industry, the company has opened the doors for legacy automakers and new electric...

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Tesla is hiking the price of its semi-autonomous ‘Full Self-Driving’ package soon in anticipation of new over-the-air updates

Posted on Apr 8, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Tesla plans to increase the price for its “Full Self-Driving” driver-assistance feature on July 1, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in...

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