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MnDOT eyes autonomous vehicles to close transportation gaps, improve safety

Posted on Jun 30, 2023 in News, Perspective

When you hear “autonomous vehicles,” you might think of big tech and Tesla. But the state thinks opportunity. The Minnesota Department of...

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Robotaxis are here. It’s time to decide what to do about them

Posted on Jun 23, 2023 in Perspective

In some San Francisco neighborhoods, at certain hours of the night, it seems as if one in 10 cars on the road has no driver behind the...

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A day in a Waymo driverless car

Posted on Jun 21, 2023 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Before last week, I’d never taken a Waymo robotaxi, despite growing up in the East Valley suburb of Phoenix where the company began...

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This is how GM stock could make you richer in 20 years

Posted on Jun 20, 2023 in Finance, Perspective, Technology

General Motors (GM -1.69%) is well-known for making massive SUVs and trucks, and it’s made good money loading those vehicles up with...

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Is the personal self-driving car for city streets a false early dream?

Posted on Jun 19, 2023 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Self-driving efforts today focus on particular niches, such as the urban robotaxi, delivery, trucking or freeeway driving. Other than...

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Research roundup: Autonomous applications in transportation

Posted on Jun 19, 2023 in Perspective, Technology

GNSS researchers presented hundreds of papers at the 2022 Institute of Navigation (ION) GNSS+ conference, which took place Sept. 19–23,...

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AI and the future of autonomous vehicles: Shaping the cities of tomorrow

Posted on Jun 16, 2023 in Perspective, Technology

We are marching confidently toward the singularity to the sound of the drums of progress, and the beat is getting stronger and stronger as...

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IDTechEx: buying an autonomous electric car will feel more like buying a laptop than a car

Posted on Jun 16, 2023 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Computer chips have been part of cars for a long time, but no one really cares about them until they stop working or they are late to the...

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Elon Musk says Tesla’s market cap is directly tied to whether it solves autonomous driving

Posted on Jun 16, 2023 in Perspective, Technology

Tesla CEO Elon Musk thinks the automaker’s market capitalization is directly tied to whether the automaker is able to solve autonomous...

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Tesla’s valuation could soar by another $150 billion thanks to the rise of the robo-taxi, RBC says

Posted on Jun 16, 2023 in Finance, Perspective, Technology

Tesla’s market capitalization could soar by over $150 billion thanks to a looming surge in demand for robo-taxis, according to RBC...

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A look into autonomous cargo transportation

Posted on Jun 14, 2023 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Many in the industry are coming to realize that the mass introduction of uncrewed transportation is imminent—especially as the companies...

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Self-driving cars & responsibility gaps

Posted on Jun 14, 2023 in Perspective, Technology

In my last article, I have briefly touched upon some issues that can arise, when we are trying to determine who is responsible for a...

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Cathie Wood says robotaxi revenue is headed toward $4 trillion — 2 growth stocks to buy now

Posted on Jun 13, 2023 in Finance, Perspective, Technology

Cathie Wood is the CEO and founder of Ark Invest, an asset management company focused on disruptive technologies like DNA sequencing,...

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Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) Beta V11.4.2 — Is Tesla making progress?

Posted on Jun 13, 2023 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

V11.4.2 is the second version of FSD Beta after the supposedly revolutionary improvements going from V10 to V11. There have been intense...

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Huawei Richard Yu: China’s L3 autonomous driving standards to be finalized by end of June

Posted on Jun 12, 2023 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Beijing (Gasgoo)- Richard Chengdong Yu, Huawei’s Executive Director and CEO of Huawei Technologies Consumer Business Group, as well...

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Nobody is to blame for accidents involving self-driving cars, … right?

Posted on Jun 12, 2023 in Perspective, Technology

As you slowly recover, waking up from your unplanned nap, you’re welcomed by flashing lights on the dashboard and a high-pitched alarm...

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Einride: Saving the planet, one truckload at a time

Posted on Jun 12, 2023 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

While the skies in New York City remain darkened by Canadian wildfires, we are reminded of the delicate balance we humans have with our...

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Why Aurora Innovation stock is skyrocketing this week

Posted on Jun 9, 2023 in Finance, Perspective, Trucks

Shares of Aurora Innovation (AUR 11.16%) are soaring this week. The self-driving vehicle technology expert saw stock prices rise 43.1%...

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UK self-driving car dreams could break down at the starting line

Posted on Jun 8, 2023 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Britain could lose out on investments in autonomous vehicles (AVs) and see startups shift testing elsewhere if promised laws to regulate...

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GNSS at the front end and back end of Intelligent Transportation

Posted on Jun 8, 2023 in Perspective, Technology

It has been a wild decade, with so many players in the autonomous vehicle (AV) market, all striving for a leg up. Until the dominant...

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