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GlobalFoundries, Bosch to develop radar chips for self-driving car features

Posted on Mar 9, 2021 in News, Technology

Chipmaker GlobalFoundries said on Tuesday it has partnered with automotive supplier Bosch to develop radar chips for self-driving...

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Plus, Nvidia partner on next-gen autonomous trucking systems

Posted on Mar 9, 2021 in News, Technology, Trucks

Plus (formerly Plus.ai) announced it will equip the next generation of its autonomous truck driving system with the Nvidia Drive Orin...

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UK council greenlights driverless e-bus trials

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in Buses, News

Commuting on driverless buses will soon become not only a thing of a scifi movie but part of the everyday life of citizens in Solihull....

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Waymo simulated real-world crashes to prove its self-driving cars can prevent deaths

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in News, Technology

In a bid to prove that its robot drivers are safer than humans, Waymo simulated dozens of real-world fatal crashes that took place in...

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XPeng launches 3,000+ km navigation-assisted autonomous driving expedition

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

XPeng Inc., a leading Chinese smart electric vehicle (“Smart EV”) company, today announced the launch of a long-distance...

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While eyeing a SPAC, Swedish autonomous EV company Einride nears $75 million in new funding

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

Swedish autonomous electric vehicle startup Einride is aiming to continue the momentum sparked by partnerships with Oatly and Lidl by...

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Tesla admits current ‘Full Self-Driving Beta’ will always be a Level 2 system: Emails

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in News, Technology

Promises of hands-free driving and robotaxis have swirled in the dreams of drivers and investors ever since Tesla first teased the...

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Volkswagen teases sleek EV 4-door coupe flagship

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in Cars, News

The world’s fastest-growing electric vehicle (EV) brand has teased a first sketch of its Trinity Project battery-electric flagship, due in...

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Scientists: Pedestrians could wear devices to protect themselves from self-driving cars

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in News, Technology

The dream of self-driving cars arguably came toppling down in March 2018, when an experimental autonomous vehicle operated by Uber fatally...

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Sequoia-backed driverless truck startup seeks SPAC merger

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in News, Trucks

Self-driving truck startup Plus is in advanced talks with a few special purpose acquisition companies for a merger, as it seeks to...

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Last-mile delivery robotics company Refraction AI raises $4.2M

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in Finance, News

Ann Arbor-based Refraction AI announced today that it has raised a $4.2 million seed round. The startup, which debuted on the TechCrunch...

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Elon Musk says Tesla is expanding its Full Self Driving beta to more drivers

Posted on Mar 7, 2021 in News, Technology

Tesla is expanding its “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) beta, CEO Elon Musk said, doubling its size with a new software update, and eventually...

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California bill would require all self-driving vehicles to be zero emission by 2025

Posted on Mar 6, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

California might be the first state to give self-driving cars a deadline to electrify. In mid-February, a bill was quietly introduced into...

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Self-driving shuttle bus coming to campus

Posted on Mar 5, 2021 in Buses, News

A self-driving shuttle bus – the first at any academic institution in Canada – could be operating on the Ring Road at the...

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Ouster and QCraft announce recent launch of robobus fleet in China using Ouster lidar sensors

Posted on Mar 5, 2021 in Buses, News, Technology

SAN FRANCISCO & SUZHOU, China — March 4, 2021 Ouster, Inc. (“Ouster”) a leading provider of high-resolution digital lidar...

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Sidewalk robots get legal rights as “pedestrians”

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

As small robots proliferate on sidewalks and city streets, so does legislation that grants them generous access rights and even classifies...

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Automotive SoC brings functional safety to CNN accelerator cores, ASIL D control

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in News, Technology

In one of the sessions at the recently concluded International Solid-State Circuits Conference 2021 (ISSCC 2021), Renesas presented a...

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ByteDance said to invest in Chinese self-driving startup QCraft

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in Finance, News

Chinese social media titan ByteDance Ltd. is investing in local autonomous driving startup QCraft Inc., according to people familiar with...

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Cyngn partners with Formel D to deliver quality assurance and process optimization across the entire autonomous vehicle stack

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in News, Technology

MENLO PARK, Calif., March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Cyngn, the autonomous vehicle organization, announced a partnership with Formel D,...

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New Mexico takes steps toward embracing autonomous vehicles

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

AZTEC, N.M. — Autonomous vehicles can already be seen on some roads in New Mexico as two companies test vehicles. Now legislators have...

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