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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao addresses autonomous tech, infrastructure at AASHTO briefing

Posted on Feb 27, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Infrastructure, News, Trucks

Widespread adoption of autonomous vehicle technologies depends largely on public trust, according to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao....

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Automakers join diverse coalition advocating for a bipartisan federal framework for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Feb 26, 2019 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers joined with members of the Coalition for Future Mobility, a diverse group of stakeholders...

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More new cars in the UK feature park assistance systems as standard

Posted on Feb 26, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Remote parking, automatic lane-keeping support, drowsiness detection: these are just some of the many features that buyers of new cars no...

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Volkswagen ready to invest $1.7 billion in Ford’s self-driving unit Argo AI

Posted on Feb 26, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News

Volkswagen AG is looking to invest around $1.7 billion in a self-driving car venture with Argo AI, the self-driving arm of Ford Motor...

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NXP teams with Green Hills Software on its platform for safe autonomous driving

Posted on Feb 26, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI), a technology and market leader in next-generation automotive technologies and Green Hills...

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Which self-driving car companies are going the most miles without human intervention?

Posted on Feb 26, 2019 in Cars, News

California serves as the home for many automatous car trials, where 28 companies were reportedly conducting active tests on public roads...

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Light is expanding from smartphone cameras to self-driving cars

Posted on Feb 26, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

This year’s MWC has been very much the beginning of a new phase for Light. Until now, the Palo Alto startup has been best known for its...

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BMW wants to make interacting with a car as natural as talking to a friend

Posted on Feb 25, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

BMW predicts poking a screen to get directions will soon become as outdated as a flip phone. The German automaker traveled to MWC2019 to...

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Could Google, Apple and Intel be the next big car manufacturers?

Posted on Feb 25, 2019 in Cars, News

Tech companies such as Google, Intel and Uber are having a growing influence on the traditional car manufacturing market, according to a...

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Qualcomm draws a road map to the self-driving car of the future

Posted on Feb 25, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

On Tuesday, Qualcomm unveiled its second-generation Connected Car Reference Platform and the QCA6696 chip, which brings next-gen Wi-Fi 6...

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Will Arm’s Simon Segars do for self-driving cars what he did for the mobile phone?

Posted on Feb 25, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Simon Segars is the man who helped to shrink your mobile phone so it fits in your pocket. Now the CEO of Arm Holdings, the company that...

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GM’s self-driving arm Cruise Automation signs lease for a new office in southern California

Posted on Feb 25, 2019 in Cars, News

San Francisco-based Cruise Automation, the startup working with General Motors to develop its self-driving technology, is expanding its...

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QBE provides CTP to Australia’s first open traffic automated vehicle trial

Posted on Feb 25, 2019 in Buses, News

QBE announced its partnership with Armidale Regional Council surrounding Australia’s first driverless vehicle operating in open traffic —...

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Porsche tests AV driving in the workshop

Posted on Feb 25, 2019 in Cars, News

Porsche has begun testing autonomous driving in its workshop, in a collaboration that is part of the Startup Autobahn innovation platform....

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Apple highlights safety in AV program

Posted on Feb 24, 2019 in Cars, News

For years, Apple has gone to lengths to keep its self-driving endeavors under wraps. Last week, the tech giant moved its...

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SAE International partners with Aurora for first-ever Pittsburgh Meetup on Automated Vehicle Technology

Posted on Feb 24, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

SAE International is proud to partner with Aurora to hold its first Pittsburgh Meetup on Innovations in Mobility. The Meetup series is...

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Olli, a 3D-printed autonomous shuttle, comes to Sacramento state

Posted on Feb 24, 2019 in Buses, News

Local Motors of Chandler, Arizona is a world leader in the manufacture of 3D-printed vehicles. Some of  its offerings are just plain...

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Researchers instructing autonomous vehicles on how pedestrians move

Posted on Feb 24, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Pedestrians continue to perplex autonomous vehicles and the companies that are developing them. Unlike machines, pedestrians are...

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Autonomous shuttles to take off this spring in Lake Nona, Fla.

Posted on Feb 22, 2019 in Buses, News

The tinted glass doors on the cozy electric shuttle slid open quietly. “Welcome aboard,” said Aaron Foster, a solutions engineer for...

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BMW says it will ’emerge winner’ of EV and autonomous transition, announces 2,000 more jobs

Posted on Feb 22, 2019 in Cars, News

BMW says that it is hiring 2,000 more people at its Dingolfing factory for jobs in electrification in a push to ’emerge winner’ in the...

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