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Driverless sensor startup Sense Photonics raises $26 million in Series A funding

Posted on Jun 13, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News

LIDAR sensors that power self-driving vehicles are becoming more powerful, accurate and reliable. Such trends stem from the development of...

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Ford opens Israel tech lab in move toward driverless cars

Posted on Jun 13, 2019 in Cars, News

Ford has opened a research center in Israel, joining a legion of major automakers racing to develop new technologies for the world of...

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Scania NXT autonomous vehicle concept can transport people, goods, and garbage

Posted on Jun 13, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Trucks

There’s a race nowadays between companies to develop the perfect vehicle for an electric and autonomous future, and the competition is not...

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TuSimple, Arizona community college partner on autonomous driving certificate program

Posted on Jun 13, 2019 in News, Trucks

According to Washington-based think tank the Brookings Institution, as many of 25 percent of U.S. jobs are at the mercy of automation....

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UL acquires kVA for autonomous vehicle safety biz

Posted on Jun 13, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Global safety science company UL completed the acquisition of US based technical and management consulting company kVA on Thursday. kVA...

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VW, Ford near deal on electric, autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jun 13, 2019 in Cars, News, Trucks

Volkswagen AG is nearing a deal to cooperate with Ford Motor Co. on electric-car technology and self-driving vehicles, according to CEO...

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Florida law to allow autonomous cars—when they’re ready

Posted on Jun 13, 2019 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

Self-driving vehicles with no humans on board will be able to operate in Florida—once they’re finally ready for prime time—under a...

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Starsky Robotics becomes first uncrewed truck to hit 55 mph

Posted on Jun 13, 2019 in News, Trucks

The Florida unmanned trucking company Starsky Robotics may have set a record for the fastest an uncrewed vehicle has driven on a (closed)...

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An autonomous vehicle took on Chicago’s thick morning traffic. Here’s what happened

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 in Cars, News

Autonomous vehicles conjure visions of futuristic machines that lack steering wheels, but the first driverless cars probably won’t...

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The strange mating rituals of self-driving car companies

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 in Cars, News, Trucks

THE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE industry is looking a lot like a middle-school dance. Monday, Aurora and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced they...

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Uber unveils next-generation Volvo self-driving car

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Uber Technologies Inc unveiled its newest Volvo self-driving car in Washington on Wednesday as it works to eventually deploy vehicles...

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Hyundai Motor invests in Aurora, which is helping it create self-driving hydrogen SUVs

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Hyundai Motor and its Kia division are investing in self-driving tech firm Aurora, which is working with the Korean auto giant to create...

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Argo AI is taking its new generation of self-driving vehicles into downtown Detroit

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 in Cars, News

Argo AI, the Pittsburgh-based autonomous vehicle startup in which Ford invested $1 billion in 2017, has expanded its testing to downtown...

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Israel wants to expand autonomous vehicle testing

Posted on Jun 11, 2019 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

In an effort to expand autonomous vehicle testing in the country, Israel is inviting property owners to submit offers for the creation of...

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Volkswagen concludes partnership with self-driving start-up Aurora, in talks with Ford

Posted on Jun 11, 2019 in Cars, News

Volkswagen has ended its relationship with Amazon-backed self-driving start-up Aurora, CNBC has confirmed. It is now in talks with Ford...

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Self-driving urban vehicle transports people by day, collects trash by night

Posted on Jun 11, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Swedish startup Scania is developing a self-driving urban concept vehicle that is designed on a modular system that could allow it to...

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Over 1,400 self-driving vehicles are now in testing by 80+ companies across the US

Posted on Jun 11, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Trucks

In a talk at the Uber Elevate Summit in Washington, D.C., today, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao shared a total...

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SoftBank, Toyota autonomous car venture to launch in SE Asia next year

Posted on Jun 11, 2019 in Cars, News

The self-driving car joint venture of SoftBank Corp and Toyota Motor plans to begin operating in Southeast Asia next year, in its first...

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Yandex promises 100 driverless cars on the road by 2020

Posted on Jun 11, 2019 in Cars, News

Russian tech giant Yandex has been testing autonomous vehicles on public roads since December 2017, starting in Moscow and later expanding...

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Don’t tell lidar foe Elon Musk but this maker of the robo-car vision tech just raised $170 million

Posted on Jun 10, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Innoviz Technologies, a maker of laser lidar sensors for self-driving and highly automated cars, just closed a $170 million funding round,...

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