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Posted by newsiteadmin on Jan 27, 2023

California Gov. Newsom reconsiders self-driving semi prohibition

(TNS) — Following years of pleadings from the autonomous vehicle industry, California officials are revisiting a statewide policy that prohibits self-driving semi-trucks and big rigs on its roads. https://www.govtech.com/fs/california-gov-newsom-reconsiders-self-driving-semi-prohibition

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Jan 25, 2023

Waymo lays off staff as Alphabet announces 12,000 job cuts

Waymo, the self-driving technology unit under Alphabet, quietly laid off workers Monday, according to The Information and several posts on LinkedIn and Blind. The cuts at the autonomous vehicle company follow a swell of layoffs at Alphabet and Google late last week....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Jan 21, 2023

Driverless bus takes passengers across Forth Road Bridge in UK first

A group of passengers have become the first in the UK to travel on a full-size, self-driving bus on public roads. Volunteers were taken on an autonomous Stagecoach single-decker over the Forth Road Bridge, near Edinburgh. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-64350096

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Jan 20, 2023

Baidu kicks off paid Robotaxi service in Shenzhen

Beijing (Gasgoo)- Baidu announced on January 19 its autonomous driving ride-hailing service, Apollo Go, was recently permitted to charge fares to users in Shenzhen’s Pingshan District. https://autonews.gasgoo.com/icv/70022130.html

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Jan 19, 2023

WeRide granted Beijing’s first road test permit for L4 self-driving Robobus

Beijing (Gasgoo)- On January 18, Chinese autonomous driving startup WeRide was granted with Beijing’s first road test license for L4 self-driving minibus (Robobus) in the Beijing High-level Automated Driving Demonstration Area (BJHAD). https://autonews.gasgoo.com/video/70022105.html

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Jan 17, 2023

Self-driving truck startup Waabi brings on Volvo VC as strategic investor

Autonomous trucking startup Waabi has bagged Volvo Group Venture Capital AB, the automaker’s VC arm, as a strategic investor. The companies aren’t disclosing the amount invested, nor many other details about the deal, but having Volvo on board will both provide Waabi access to Volvo’s extensive industry network and help the startup explore opportunities for large-scale commercialization....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Jan 17, 2023

Tesla engineer testifies that 2016 video promoting self-driving was faked

Tesla faked a 2016 video promoting its self-driving technology, according to testimony by a senior engineer reviewed by Reuters....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Jan 13, 2023

Computers that power self-driving cars could be a huge driver of global carbon emissions

In the future, the energy needed to run the powerful computers on board a global fleet of autonomous vehicles could generate as many greenhouse gas emissions as all the data centers in the world today. https://news.mit.edu/2023/autonomous-vehicles-carbon-emissions-0113

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