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DXC steps up autonomous driving efforts with CMORE buyout

Posted on Apr 13, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

Luxoft, the digital strategy and software engineering arm of DXC Technology Company DXC, recently announced the completion of the...

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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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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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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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Nuro gets OK to test its driverless delivery vehicles on California public roads

Posted on Apr 8, 2020 in Cars, News

Autonomous delivery startup Nuro has been granted a permit to begin driverless testing on California’s public roads, paving the way for...

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Urban Computing Foundation to host the Mapzen project

Posted on Apr 7, 2020 in News, Technology

SAN FRANCISCO, April 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Urban Computing Foundation (UCF), a forum for developers to collaborate on and build...

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Einride demos a single teleoperator taking control of multiple autonomous trucks

Posted on Apr 7, 2020 in News, Trucks

Despite the fanfare around driverless cars’ potential to transform cities and make roads safer, the transition to a world in which...

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Zoox, citing COVID-19 shutdown, lays off its autonomous vehicle backup drivers

Posted on Apr 6, 2020 in Cars, News

Zoox, the ambitious self-driving startup said to be worth over $3 billion, laid off almost all of its contract workers last week,...

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General Motors applies for decentralized blockchain map patent

Posted on Apr 3, 2020 in News, Technology

The vehicle manufacturing sector is no stranger to blockchain technology and its many applications within the space. Now, General Motors —...

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Qcraft raises over $24 million to train autonomous vehicle systems in simulation

Posted on Apr 3, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

Qcraft, a robotics startup focused on autonomous vehicle (AV) development, this morning announced it has raised over $24 million in seed...

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Veoneer and Volvo Cars to split Zenuity software joint venture

Posted on Apr 2, 2020 in News, Technology

STOCKHOLM :Geely-owned Volvo Cars and auto tech supplier Veoneer will split their jointly owned software venture Zenuity to pursue...

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New gyroscope design will help autonomous cars and robots map the world

Posted on Apr 2, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

As useful as GPS is, it’s not a system that we can rely on all the time. There are many situations in which GPS might not be available,...

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This is just a test: University of Iowa puts rural autonomous driving through its paces

Posted on Apr 2, 2020 in Cars, News

At a casual glance, it looks like any Lincoln MKZ. But it’s smarter. “It can talk to a couple school buses in the Solon Community...

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Phantom AI raises $22 million to develop ADAS products

Posted on Apr 2, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News, Technology

Phantom AI, a startup developing advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) for cars and trucks, today announced that it has raised $22...

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Robot vehicles make contactless deliveries amid Coronavirus quarantine

Posted on Apr 2, 2020 in Cars, News

For the past two months, the vegetables have arrived on the back of a robot. That’s how 16 communities in Zibo, in eastern China, have...

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