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China’s Ministry of Transport supports legal trials for autonomous car application

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in Cars, News

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- China will encourage local authorities of cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Hebei to launch pilot projects focusing on...

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TuSimple to build driverless trucking logistics hub at AllianceTexas, begin fully driverless routes in 2021

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in News, Trucks

Global automated trucking company TuSimple is setting up shop at AllianceTexas’ newly launched Mobility Innovation Zone as part of...

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Self-driving truck startupLocomation demonstrates its truck platooning technology for state regulators

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology, Trucks

Although self-driving cars and long-haul trucks are being developed by automakers and new tech companies, regulations are still not in...

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Via and Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture to offer shared robotaxi rides next year

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in Cars, News

Motional, the Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture, and on-demand shuttle startup Via plan to launch a shared robotaxi service for the public in a...

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The success of autonomous vehicles hinges on smart cities. Inrix is making it easier to build them

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in News, Technology

Signs are an effective way to communicate with a human driver, but self-driving vehicles? Not so much. A can of spray paint or black tape...

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J.D. Power survey finds drastic changes to commuting habits had minimal effect on sentiment in US about BEVs & self-driving

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology

Many vehicle owners in North America are driving fewer miles in the era of COVID-19, but their opinions of future mobility technology...

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rFpro and WMG enable real-world correlation for AV testing

Posted on Oct 27, 2020 in News, Technology

Correlation between simulation and real-world performance is a constant concern for test engineers, particularly in the realm of...

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Continental AG takes stake in AEyeto enhance its autonomous vehicle technology

Posted on Oct 27, 2020 in News, Technology

Continental AG is taking a minority stake in AEye Inc., a Dublin, California-based developer of LiDAR technology, in order to bring its...

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Ford doubles down on testing autonomous cars in Miami-Dade

Posted on Oct 27, 2020 in Cars, News

After landing in Miami-Dade in 2018 with a fleet of self-driving cars, Ford announced Oct. 26 that it plans to broaden its presence in the...

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Waymo and Daimler are teaming up to build fully driverless semi trucks

Posted on Oct 27, 2020 in News, Trucks

Waymo and Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, announced that they are forming a “broad, global, strategic partnership” to deploy...

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New Taoglas antennas aimed at robotics, autonomous vehicles

Posted on Oct 27, 2020 in News, Technology

Taoglas has unveiled active, multiband GNSS antennas engineered for applications that require critical high-accuracy positioning and...

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Motional and Lyft resume self-driving service in Las Vegas

Posted on Oct 26, 2020 in Cars, News

Motional (a mobility JV between Hyundai and Aptiv) and Lyft have announced the resumption of their self-driving mobility service in Las...

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XPengto release Navigation Guided Pilot (NGP) in Q1 2021

Posted on Oct 26, 2020 in Cars, News, Perspective, Technology

XPeng plans Level 5 autonomous driving technology by 2025. XPeng Motors held its Tech Day this past Saturday and laid out the...

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Texas A&M researchers develop framework to identify health impacts of self-driving vehicles

Posted on Oct 25, 2020 in Buses, Cars, News, Trucks

Texas A&M University researchers have developed a conceptual model to identify systematically the potential health impacts of...

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Tesla ‘full self-driving’ vehicles can’t drive themselves

Posted on Oct 23, 2020 in Cars, News, Perspective

Earlier this week, Tesla sent out its “full self-driving” software to a small group of owners who will test it on public...

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University of Macao launches autonomous driving bus

Posted on Oct 23, 2020 in Buses, News, Technology

MACAO, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) — The University of Macao (UM) Friday launched an Autonomous Driving Bus Testing Platform, marking...

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Coventry University boosts research capability with acquisition of new autonomous vehicles from StreetDrone

Posted on Oct 23, 2020 in Cars, News

Coventry University’s Institute for Future Transport and Cities (IFTC) has taken delivery of two new self-driving vehicles, supplied by...

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Ford outs 4th-gen self-driving platform with better sensors, cleaning tech and improved batteries

Posted on Oct 22, 2020 in Cars, News

Ford and Argo AI  today released details about its fourth-generation self-driving test vehicle. Built on the 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid, the...

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Elon Musk’s Tesla launches ‘Full Self Driving’ beta to select drivers

Posted on Oct 22, 2020 in Cars, News

San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed the company has started rolling out its next-gen Full Self Driving (FSD) set of features...

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Tesla is putting ‘self-driving’ in the hands of drivers amid criticism the tech is not ready

Posted on Oct 22, 2020 in Cars, News, Perspective

In a year when Tesla might have been forgiven for extending its timeline on a key initiative, Elon Musk is forging ahead with a vision for...

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