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Read MoreBotRide on-demand autonomous vehicle service to be piloted in California
Hyundai, in collaboration with Pony.ai and Via, has unveiled BotRide, a shared, on-demand and autonomous vehicle service that will operate on public roads in the U.S....
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Read MoreToyota LQ self-driving concept car is at your command
It wouldn’t be the biennial Tokyo Motor Show without some seriously wild concept cars, and Toyota is here to deliver. As a followup to 2017’s Concept-i, the Japanese automaker debuted the Toyota LQ ahead of the auto show later this month. Unlike the Concept-i, the LQ appears far more grounded in its approach — and it will be ready for public trials next year....
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Read MoreWaymo to customers: “Completely driverless Waymo cars are on the way”
Waymo, the autonomous vehicle business under Alphabet, sent an email to customers of its ride-hailing app that their next trip might not have a human safety driver behind the wheel, according to a copy of the email that was posted on Reddit....
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Read MoreDFW Airport considers driverless shuttles for parking lot
DFW International Airport officials are considering a self-driving shuttle to ferry passengers around one of its remote parking lots — with hopes of more autonomous vehicles helping there in the future. The airport’s board will consider a contract Thursday with EasyMile to lease a vehicle for six months to rove the remote south parking lot, picking up passengers and bringing them to the front of the area...
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Read MoreRobotaxis as the norm are still ‘far away’
If there’s a voice of reason in the autonomous vehicle industry, Bryan Salesky is it. One might think the CEO of Argo AI would have every reason to hype AVs, such as those being developed and tested by his Pittsburgh company. This year, Argo scored a $2.6 billion investment from Volkswagen Group, on top of a $1 billion commitment from Ford....
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Read MoreHyundai to set up $4 billion driverless car venture
Hyundai Motor Group will spend $1.6 billion to develop autonomous vehicles with Aptiv Plc, marking one of the biggest investments yet by a traditional carmaker into the burgeoning robocar industry....
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Read MoreDaimler, Torc begin testing self-driving trucks in Virginia
Daimler Trucks has begun testing highly automated heavy-duty trucks on Virginia highways in partnership with its subsidiary Torc Robotics, the companies said. The Sept. 9 announcement comes less than six months after Daimler Trucks agreed to acquire a majority stake in Torc, a pioneer in autonomous vehicle technology. That deal closed in late August. Daimler said its self-driving test trucks will have a...
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Read MoreUPS joins self-driving race by investing in autonomous tech startup TuSimple
UPS is jumping into the self-driving vehicle world by investing in TuSimple, a fast-moving developer of robot truck technology that the Atlanta-based shipping giant sees as offering opportunities to boost its on-road safety and efficiency. The investment, the first by a major fleet operator into an autonomous truck company, closed this week and gives UPS a minority stake in the San Diego-based startup...
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