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Posted by newsiteadmin on May 28, 2020

China’s Baidu finishes building ‘world’s largest’ test ground for autonomous vehicle, smart driving systems

Chinese search engine giant and artificial intelligence (AI) champion Baidu said on Tuesday that it has completed construction of what it claims to be the world’s largest testing ground for autonomous driving and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on May 26, 2020

Amazon said to be in talks to buy self-driving startupZoox

Amazon may be preparing to make a big move into the self-driving vehicle world as the logistics giant is said to be in “advanced” talks to acquire Zoox, a stealthy developer of robotaxi technology, according to the Wall Street Journal. Along with Amazon, other interested parties are considering offers for the Silicon Valley startup, a person familiar with the matter tells Forbes....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on May 12, 2020

Gatik adds autonomous box trucks to its ‘middle mile’ game plan

Gatik, the autonomous vehicle startup focused on the ‘middle mile’ of logistics, has added box trucks to its fleet as Walmart and other customers look for ways to boost efficiency and shore up the supply chain amid surging demand from consumers ordering goods online....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on May 11, 2020

As Waymo resumes self-driving tests, backup drivers are still worried about the virus

Waymo is planning to resume testing its autonomous vehicles in Arizona on May 11th, nearly two months after pausing its robotaxi service as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. But some of the company’s backup drivers are worried that Waymo may be rushing back into service too quickly....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Apr 29, 2020

Voyage gets the green light to bring robotaxi service to California’s public roads

Voyage has cleared a regulatory hurdle that will allow the company to expand its self-driving service from the private roads of a retirement community in San Jose, Calif. to public roads throughout the rest of the state....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Apr 27, 2020

AutoX, Alibaba’s AutoNavi roll out robotaxis in Shanghai’s ride-hailing services market

Shanghai commuters will now be able to take robotaxis for a spin on a major Chinese ride-hailing platform, with this week’s launch of a service initiated by autonomous driving start-up AutoX and mobility super app operator AutoNavi....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Apr 8, 2020

Nuro gets OK to test its driverless delivery vehicles on California public roads

Autonomous delivery startup Nuro has been granted a permit to begin driverless testing on California’s public roads, paving the way for the company to roll out commercial operations throughout the state....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Apr 7, 2020

Einride demos a single teleoperator taking control of multiple autonomous trucks

Despite the fanfare around driverless cars’ potential to transform cities and make roads safer, the transition to a world in which autonomous vehicles rule the roost will likely be just that — a transition, one that could take decades longer than recent hype would suggest. There are myriad reasons for this, such as technological, regulatory, and infrastructural hurdles, meaning that even when driverless...

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