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Autonomous cars will not hit the market for a long time, says Porsche executive

Posted on Feb 21, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

If you’ve been saving all your pennies waiting anxiously for fully autonomous vehicles to hit the market, you should hang tight, according...

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How driverless cars will affect young people

Posted on Feb 20, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

A street view by 2025AD author Raven Brookes and her team who take to the trendy streets of Digbeth to understand how driverless cars will...

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It seems impossible that Tesla will have full self-driving car tech ready in a year, says analyst

Posted on Feb 20, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

At least one auto industry analyst is skeptical about Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s bold claim that the electric car maker will have all the...

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Self-driving truck startup Pronto pursues gradual path to automation

Posted on Feb 19, 2019 in News, Perspective, Trucks

Pronto, the new self-driving truck startup launched by Anthony Levandowski, is pursuing a more incremental path toward autonomous driving...

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Self-driving cars might kill auto insurance as we know it

Posted on Feb 19, 2019 in Cars, News, Perspective

Dan Peate, a venture capitalist and entrepreneur in Southern California, was thinking of buying a Tesla Model X a few years ago—until he...

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Driverless vehicles will transform cities? One already has: The elevator

Posted on Feb 18, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

In 1894, some ten years before automobiles mainstreamed horizontal transportation, the Otis Elevator Company installed the world’s first...

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INTERVIEW – Oxbotica on its software solution for AVs

Posted on Feb 18, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

Oxbotica was spun out of Oxford University five years ago and now offers a suite of autonomous vehicle and fleet management software. Mike...

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A conversation with WiTricity CEO Alex Gruzen — #CleanTechnica exclusive

Posted on Feb 17, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Things are happening at WiTricity, a world leader in wireless vehicle charging. Last week, it announced a new partnership with MAHLE, a...

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A self-driving fix for a population problem

Posted on Feb 15, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

This week, SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund invested nearly $1 billion in California-based autonomous delivery vehicle company Nuro....

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The self-driving car is a marvel doomed by unpredictable humans

Posted on Feb 13, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

A few years ago, I wrote a Guardian article about jetpacks. A mode of transport that seemingly everyone wants and has been expecting (and...

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Federal framework on autonomous vehicles policy essential, UPS executive says

Posted on Feb 13, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Trucks

Nationwide policy for autonomous cars and trucks has the potential of facilitating the flow of freight while improving safety, according...

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California’s self-driving car reports are imperfect, but they’re better than nothing

Posted on Feb 13, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

On Wednesday, California’s Department of Motor Vehicles released the latest batch of reports from companies testing self-driving vehicles...

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In the race for self-driving people movers, May Mobility could beat Waymo

Posted on Feb 13, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Perspective

While automotive companies and technology giants are racing to make cars drive themselves on the open road, a Michigan-based start-up is...

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The ethical question of autonomous vehicles

Posted on Feb 12, 2019 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

Mobility and equity Kendall Science Fellow, Dr. Richard Ezike walks us through the equity implication of autonomous vehicles (AVs), and...

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Interview: Pronto’s Anthony Levandowski on new autonomous venture, rep and redemption

Posted on Feb 11, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Anthony Levandowski is aware of his reputation. One of the most controversial figures in autonomous driving, his background has been...

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Self-driving cars could actually make congestion much worse

Posted on Feb 10, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Where does your self-driving car go after it has dropped you off? That’s the question Adam Millard-Ball set out to answer in his...

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Sorry, self-driving cars won’t make your Uber ride any cheaper

Posted on Feb 8, 2019 in Cars, News, Perspective

Automakers like GM and Ford are banking on the the assumption that if they can lower the cost per mile of self-driving taxis to $1 or...

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The woman in charge of laying the groundwork for Waymo’s self-driving taxis in cities across the US reveals why humility is key to the company’s future

Posted on Feb 8, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

It’s assumed that if you want to work at Alphabet, your best path runs through a computer-science program at a major university....

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Ford Mobility President talks self-driving commercial vehicles

Posted on Feb 7, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Ford Motor Co. is moving aggressively into autonomous transportation. The automaker will bring a self-driving commercial vehicle to market...

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Why autonomous cars may take longer than anticipated

Posted on Feb 7, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Countless automotive and software companies are burning the midnight oil to bring self-driving cars to the market. While some of them have...

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