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BSI releases automated vehicles safety specifications

Posted on Mar 3, 2020 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

The specification is said to be the first government and industry-backed standardisation programme that aims to help promote safe public...

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China’s Geely invests $326 million to build satellites for autonomous cars

Posted on Mar 3, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News, Technology

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group said on Tuesday it was investing 2.27 billion yuan ($326 million) in a new...

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This cheerful Waymo ad highlights all the ways we’ll use self-driving cars in our daily lives

Posted on Mar 3, 2020 in Cars, Knowledge Center, News, Videos & Podcasts

Waymo came out with a new ad today that presents a cheerful, very Google-esque look at how the self-driving company plans to eventually...

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Dataspeed Inc. holds graphic design contest for self-driving vehicles being demonstrated at the 2020 North American International Auto Show

Posted on Mar 2, 2020 in Buses, News

Dataspeed Inc., a leading autonomous vehicle engineering provider, in partnership with AM General, Comet Mobility, Easterseals, and...

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Scientists develop autonomous vehicle safety algorithm

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

Scientists from Chung-Ang University have developed what is said to be a highly accurate and efficient camera orientation estimation...

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77 autonomous vehicles drove over 500,000 miles across Beijing in 2019

Posted on Mar 2, 2020 in Cars, News

Hot on the heels of the California Department of Motor Vehicle’s annual autonomous vehicle disengagement report, Beijing’s Innovation...

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Waymo raises $2.25 billion to scale up autonomous vehicles operations

Posted on Mar 2, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News

Waymo, Google parent company Alphabet’s autonomous vehicles division, just got a massive capital infusion from a coterie of investors. It...

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Lyft ramps up self-driving program

Posted on Feb 29, 2020 in Cars, News

A year ago, Lyft  submitted a report to the California Department of Motor Vehicles that summed up its 2018 autonomous vehicle testing...

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Rheinmetall partners with DST, CSIRO, QUT and RMIT to develop new automated military vehicle capability

Posted on Feb 28, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Rheinmetall has launched its first Australian research and technology program. Under the Autonomous Combat Warrior (ACW) program,...

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Zoox scouts for funding ahead of self-driving taxi debut

Posted on Feb 28, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News

Zoox is in “advanced discussions with several strategic partners and corporate investors” for its next round of funding, CEO...

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City of Fermont pilots Pony.ai autonomous on-demand service

Posted on Feb 28, 2020 in Cars, News

The City of Fremont and autonomous technology company, Pony.ai, have launched a pilot programme offering rides for a group of City...

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Sprayer aids sensor testing without rain

Posted on Feb 27, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Messring, a German provider of crash-test technology, introduces the SprayMaker, which simulates rainy weather during the testing of...

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Einride hires the first ‘remote autonomous truck operator’ in the industry and the company is looking to hire more

Posted on Feb 27, 2020 in News, Trucks

While advances in technology and automation are replacing jobs once performed by humans, progress also creates new opportunities, offering...

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Velodyne Lidar to drive autonomous cleaning vehicles in China to fight Coronavirus epidemic

Posted on Feb 27, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Velodyne Lidar announced a sales agreement with Idriverplus to provide Puck™ sensors over three years. The LiDAR sensor from Velodyne will...

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Oxbotica and Cisco join forces on driverless data challenge

Posted on Feb 27, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

UK autonomous vehicle software specialist Oxbotica has teamed up with IT giant Cisco to develop technology for tapping into the potential...

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Tesla reports fully autonomous miles for first time in years, but it’s nothing to get excited about

Posted on Feb 27, 2020 in Cars, News

Tesla has reported some fully autonomous test miles for the first time in years in the California DMV disengagement report, but it’s...

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How a Toronto company is making self-driving technology a reality on our roads

Posted on Feb 26, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

X-Matik founder and CEO Nima Ashtari sits behind the steering wheel of a cargo van while it drives itself down the Don Valley Parkway....

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Michigan Governor signs orders to advance mobility

Posted on Feb 26, 2020 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

DETROIT — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed executive orders Feb. 25 to create a council on future mobility and electrification,...

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To self-drive in the snow, look under the road

Posted on Feb 26, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Car companies have been feverishly working to improve the technologies behind self-driving cars. But so far even the most high-tech...

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California DMV releases autonomous vehicle disengagement reports for 2019

Posted on Feb 26, 2020 in Cars, News

This morning the California Department of Motor Vehicles released a batch of 2019 reports from the companies piloting self-driving...

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