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Mcity test concept would assess driverless vehicle safety before they take on public roads

Posted on Jan 15, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology

Mcity at the University of Michigan has outlined a test track-based concept for evaluating the safety of highly automated vehicles before...

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TuSimple proceeds with plans to build world’s largest self-driving truck fleet

Posted on Jan 15, 2019 in News, Trucks

Autonomous truck developer TuSimple said it will expand its U.S. test fleet to 40 vehicles by June, which the company claims will make it...

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Baidu announces major updates to its Apollo intelligent driving platform

Posted on Jan 15, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Chinese internet search giant and AI company Baidu announced major updates to its Apollo autonomous driving ecosystem during last...

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NVIDIA resets the self-driving bar again with AutoPilot supporting ‘Level 2+’

Posted on Jan 15, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Last week I attended CES 2019 in Las Vegas and took in all the consumer electronics news I possibly could, from all the leading companies...

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VW and Ford may work together on EVs and autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jan 15, 2019 in Cars, News

In the latest instance of major automakers teaming up, Volkswagen and Ford will work together on commercial vans and pickups, and they...

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China’s Waymo rival quietly launched an Uber-style app for driverless cars, making it one of the first to do so

Posted on Jan 15, 2019 in Cars, News

Pony.ai, one of China’s most valuable driverless car start-ups, has launched an app that allows users to hail an autonomous taxi, making...

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Cadillac will unveil electric SUV at Detroit Auto Show

Posted on Jan 14, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Following the announcement last week that Cadillac is the first choice of General Motors to lead its foray into manufacturing EVs in...

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SOS LAB, introduces its improved 3D LiDAR sensor

Posted on Jan 14, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

SOS LAB, the world’s first and most prominent developer of hybrid LiDAR for self-driving cars, has introduced its new and improved 3D...

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Self-driving car startup Zoox gets a new CEO

Posted on Jan 14, 2019 in Cars, News

Self-driving car startup Zoox  has selected its new CEO following the unexpected firing of co-founder and former CEO Tim Kentley-Klay in...

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Tech finds a middle lane for autonomous cars at CES

Posted on Jan 14, 2019 in Cars, News

Two years ago on the main stage at CES, Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Jensen Huang proudly proclaimed that his company’s technology would...

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Communication, teamwork necessary to adopt autonomous technology, experts say at TRB

Posted on Jan 14, 2019 in Cars, News, Perspective, Trucks

Cooperation from both private sector and federal partners can ease the process for states that are in the midst of adopting automated...

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LILEE Systems talks advances in autonomous transit at S.F. event

Posted on Jan 14, 2019 in Buses, News

LILEE Systems, a provider of advanced wired and wireless communication products, solutions and services for the transportation industry,...

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As more self-driving technology launches, people are growing more anxious about the supposed benefits

Posted on Jan 12, 2019 in Cars, News

More self-driving cars than ever before are hitting the roads. But while their rollout has plenty of people excited about the autonomous...

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Walmart will start delivering groceries via self-driving vans in 2019

Posted on Jan 11, 2019 in Cars, News

Udelv, a startup that uses self-driving cars as delivery vehicles, announced ta CES 2019 that it will partner with Walmart on grocery...

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Mobileye plans to deploy fully autonomous cars in 4 years

Posted on Jan 11, 2019 in Cars, News

Watch out, Waymo — Mobileye has its sights set on you. The Tel Aviv developer of autonomous car systems, which Intel paid $15.3 billion to...

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Three companies collaborate to bring autonomy to China’s public transport by 2022

Posted on Jan 11, 2019 in Buses, News

Mobileye (an Intel company), Beijing Public Transport Corporation (BPTC) and Beijing Beytai (Beytai) have announced that they are...

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Sacramento aims to become the first city to deploy autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jan 11, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology

The City of Sacramento has decided to partner with Deepen AI, Inc. and Foresight AI, Inc. on a project designed to speed up the...

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World’s most valuable AI startup SenseTime unveils self-driving center in Japan

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

The world’s highest-valued artificial intelligence startup SenseTime has set foot in Japan. The Beijing-based firm announced on Friday...

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AutoX delivered burgers to CES 2019 in self-driving cars

Posted on Jan 10, 2019 in Cars, News

Burgers and fries delivered by robo-car. Stranger things have happened in Las Vegas. At the CES tech show this year, a car from AutoX...

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Volkswagen hires Apple executive for autonomous vehicle role

Posted on Jan 10, 2019 in Cars, News

Volkswagen AG said on Wednesday it had hired an executive from Apple as a director responsible for technical development at its commercial...

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