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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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Elektrobit unveils an industry first software-based vehicle architecture platform for next-gen vehicles

Posted on Nov 25, 2020 in News, Technology

Automotive electronics and embedded software supplier Elektrobit (EB) announced its new software platform on Wednesday called “EB...

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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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The MILLA Group selects the Leddar Pixell from LeddarTech for the MILLA POD autonomous shuttle

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

QUEBEC CITY, Nov. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LeddarTech®, a global leader in Level 1-5 ADAS and AD sensing technology, is proud to...

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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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AstaZero constructs world’s longest indoor AV test track

Posted on Nov 24, 2020 in Infrastructure, News

Autonomous driving test specialist AstaZero is building the world’s longest indoor track for testing self-driving vehicles, located in...

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Approaching commercialization for its autonomous radar nav system, Lunewave raises $7 million

Posted on Nov 24, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

Lunewave, the Arizona-based startup developing a novel technology for radars for autonomous vehicles, has raised $7 million in financing...

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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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Gatik’s self-driving box trucks to shuttle groceries for Loblaw in Canada

Posted on Nov 23, 2020 in News, Trucks

Gatik, the autonomous vehicle startup focused on the “middle mile,” is already using its self-driving box trucks to deliver customer...

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PSTA launches self-driving shuttle in St. Petersburg

Posted on Nov 23, 2020 in Buses, News

AVA, a fare-free, all-electric autonomous vehicle, will start cruising Bayshore Drive in downtown St. Petersburg this week....

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RTA’s forum discusses legal structure of transport on autonomous vehicles

Posted on Nov 23, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has held a forum to discuss “The Legal Structure of Transport on Autonomous Vehicles. Scores of...

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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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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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Drivers are too trusting of partially autonomous vehicles claims IIHS report

Posted on Nov 21, 2020 in News, Technology

Despite what some automakers and companies may have you believe, fully autonomous vehicles are not on sale yet. There is no such thing as...

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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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US safety agency seeks input on autonomous vehicle rules

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

DETROIT – The U.S. government’s road safety agency is asking for public comment on how it should regulate safe deployment of...

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Robot truck startup TuSimple said to raise $350 million in biggest funding round to date

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 in Finance, News, Trucks

TuSimple, a startup that’s developing self-driving technology for heavy-duty trucks, has raised about $350 million in a Series E round...

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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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