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Posted by newsiteadmin on Oct 15, 2020

Cruise can now test driverless vehicles on the streets of San Francisco

Cruise, the self-driving car subsidiary of GM that also has backing from SoftBank Vision Fund, Honda and T. Rowe Price & Associates, has been issued a permit from California regulators that will allow it to test driverless vehicles on public roads in San Francisco....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Oct 12, 2020

Baidu fully opens Apollo Go Robotaxi service in Beijing

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Baidu announced on October 11 that it has fully opened its Apollo Go Robotaxi service to ordinary users in Beijing. Consumers are able to enjoy self-driving taxi rides for free in dozens of pick-up spots in Beijing Economic Technological Development Area, Haidian District and Shunyi District with no appointment required....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Oct 8, 2020

Waymo will allow more people to ride in its fully driverless vehicles in Phoenix

Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet, announced it will be opening up its fully driverless vehicles to all customers of its ride-hailing service in Phoenix, Arizona. Previously, the company only allowed a select few people. Now, over a thousand people will get to ride in a Waymo vehicle without a human safety driver in the front seat....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Oct 7, 2020

You’ve got mail: Japan Post delivery robot debuts in Tokyo

Japan Post Co. unveiled Wednesday a self-driving mail delivery robot as demand grows for minimizing human contact amid the coronavirus pandemic. Using built-in cameras and sensors, the robot — which is the size of a wheelchair — operated on a sidewalk in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward, dodging obstacles such as utility poles, and crossed an intersection with traffic lights....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Sep 22, 2020

Zoox becomes fourth company to land driverless testing permit in California

Zoox, the automated vehicle technology startup that was acquired by Amazon this year, has been issued a permit from California regulators that will allow it to test driverless vehicles on public roads....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Sep 22, 2020

Self-driving car bill reintroduced in House minus biggest backer

Legislation that would allow carmakers to sell as many as 100,000 self-driving vehicles per year in the U.S. is being reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, but one of its biggest cheerleaders is staying on the sidelines until next year....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Sep 16, 2020

Backup driver in fatal Arizona Uber self-driving car crash charged with negligent homicide

PHOENIX — The backup Uber driver involved in the first self-driving vehicle fatality has been charged with negligent homicide for being distracted in the moments before fatally striking a woman in suburban Phoenix....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Sep 16, 2020

Autonomous bus makes debut in China’s Chongqing

CHONGQING, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) — A medium-sized bus equipped with autonomous driving technologies made its debut Thursday in Chongqing Municipality, a vehicle-manufacturing powerhouse in southwestern China....

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