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San Francisco wants to slow robotaxi rollout over blocked traffic and false 911 calls

Posted on Jan 31, 2023 in Editor’s Picks

San Francisco transportation officials want Waymo and Cruise to slow the expansion of their robotaxi services in the city due to safety...

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California Gov. Newsom reconsiders self-driving semi prohibition

Posted on Jan 27, 2023 in Editor’s Picks

(TNS) — Following years of pleadings from the autonomous vehicle industry, California officials are revisiting a statewide policy that...

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Waymo lays off staff as Alphabet announces 12,000 job cuts

Posted on Jan 25, 2023 in Editor’s Picks

Waymo, the self-driving technology unit under Alphabet, quietly laid off workers Monday, according to The Information and several posts on...

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Driverless bus takes passengers across Forth Road Bridge in UK first

Posted on Jan 21, 2023 in Editor’s Picks

A group of passengers have become the first in the UK to travel on a full-size, self-driving bus on public roads. Volunteers were taken on...

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Baidu kicks off paid Robotaxi service in Shenzhen

Posted on Jan 20, 2023 in Editor’s Picks

Beijing (Gasgoo)- Baidu announced on January 19 its autonomous driving ride-hailing service, Apollo Go, was recently permitted to charge...

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WeRide granted Beijing’s first road test permit for L4 self-driving Robobus

Posted on Jan 19, 2023 in Editor’s Picks

Beijing (Gasgoo)- On January 18, Chinese autonomous driving startup WeRide was granted with Beijing’s first road test license for L4...

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Self-driving truck startup Waabi brings on Volvo VC as strategic investor

Posted on Jan 17, 2023 in Editor’s Picks

Autonomous trucking startup Waabi has bagged Volvo Group Venture Capital AB, the automaker’s VC arm, as a strategic investor. The...

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Tesla engineer testifies that 2016 video promoting self-driving was faked

Posted on Jan 17, 2023 in Editor’s Picks

Tesla faked a 2016 video promoting its self-driving technology, according to testimony by a senior engineer reviewed by Reuters....

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Computers that power self-driving cars could be a huge driver of global carbon emissions

Posted on Jan 13, 2023 in Editor’s Picks

In the future, the energy needed to run the powerful computers on board a global fleet of autonomous vehicles could generate as many...

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Wuhan to expand road test area for driverless vehicles

Posted on Jan 13, 2023 in Editor’s Picks

Beijing (Gasgoo)- On January 12, Wuhan, the provincial capital of Hubei Province, disclosed its plan to open up its fifth-batch...

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DeepRoute.ai, Tsinghua University jointly build energy-saving autonomous vehicle

Posted on Jan 12, 2023 in Editor’s Picks

Beijing (Gasgoo)- Tsinghua University’s School of Vehicle and Mobility recently conducted a research on the energy consumption and...

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Researcher group investigates standardized tests for lidar performance

Posted on Jan 11, 2023 in Editor’s Picks

For autonomous vehicles and ADAS, lidar is crucial in providing a 3D map of all objects that surround the vehicle regardless of external...

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Oxbotica raises $140M more as its B2B autonomous vehicle platform gains ground

Posted on Jan 11, 2023 in Editor’s Picks

Activity in the self-driving car industry, frenetic for years, has somewhat stalled in more recent times, but a handful of the most...

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South Korea to complete preparations for Level 4 autonomous car by 2024

Posted on Jan 9, 2023 in Editor’s Picks

South Korea will set up safety standards and an insurance system for the launch of Level 4 autonomous vehicles in the country by next...

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TikTok owner ByteDance, start-up Haomo.AI launch new infrastructure to boost autonomous driving push in world’s biggest car market

Posted on Jan 6, 2023 in Editor’s Picks

Chinese tech unicorn ByteDance is broadening its artificial intelligence activities with Haomo.AI Technology Co, a start-up controlled by...

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Cognata collaborates with Microsoft to help mobility companies evaluate sensors for automated driving

Posted on Jan 5, 2023 in Editor’s Picks

REHOVOT, Israel, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Cognata announces a new product launch, running on Microsoft Azure, and AMD processors...

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ZF and Beep to launch ‘several thousand’ autonomous shuttles in the US

Posted on Jan 4, 2023 in Editor’s Picks

Automotive supplier ZF is partnering with autonomous shuttle operator Beep to deliver “several thousand shuttles” to customers over the...

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Foxconn’s EVs will be built with Nvidia’s self-driving toolkit

Posted on Jan 3, 2023 in Editor’s Picks

Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn and Nvidia announced Tuesday ahead of CES 2023 a partnership to develop automated and autonomous vehicle...

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Baidu, Pony.ai start driverless robotaxi tests in Beijing

Posted on Dec 30, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Dec 30 (Reuters) – Baidu Inc (9888.HK) and Toyota Motor Corp-backed startup Pony. ai said on Friday they been granted the first...

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UISEE introduces self-driving light truck ‘K10’

Posted on Dec 29, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Beijing (Gasgoo)- Chinese autonomous driving solution provider UISEE recently introduced its first driverless container light truck, the...

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