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Taiwan’s first AV testing facility

Posted on Feb 28, 2019 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

Taiwan CAR Lab (Taiwan Connected, Autonomous, Road-test Lab), the first closed off autonomous vehicle testing Facility, was officially...

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Apple details layoffs of 190 workers in its self-driving car division

Posted on Feb 28, 2019 in Cars, News

After early confirmation, Apple is officially laying off workers in its self-driving car team. The company sent a letter to the California...

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FedEx plans to deliver your goods with this autonomous sameday bot

Posted on Feb 27, 2019 in Cars, News, Trucks

FedEx announced Wednesday its plans to take a step into autonomous delivery services with its new SameDay Bot. The bot essentially looks...

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Building worse self-driving cars with better disengagement rates

Posted on Feb 27, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

California’s caveat requiring self-driving tech companies to report on disengagement rates — the occasions wherein a safety...

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The good, the bad and the ugly: How to plan for a driverless future

Posted on Feb 27, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Knowledge Center, Trucks, Videos & Podcasts

Autonomous vehicles will likely rule the roadways at some point in the future, bringing profound changes to the way we live, work and...

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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao addresses autonomous tech, infrastructure at AASHTO briefing

Posted on Feb 27, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Infrastructure, News, Trucks

Widespread adoption of autonomous vehicle technologies depends largely on public trust, according to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao....

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Olli, a 3D-printed autonomous shuttle, comes to Sacramento state

Posted on Feb 27, 2019 in Editor’s Picks

Local Motors of Chandler, Arizona is a world leader in the manufacture of 3D-printed vehicles. Some of  its offerings are just plain...

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BMW and Daimler will spend over $1 billion on the future of transportation

Posted on Feb 27, 2019 in Editor’s Picks

BMW and Daimler, two giants in the automobile sector, are pooling their resources in a joint mobility effort that spans autonomous cars,...

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Automakers join diverse coalition advocating for a bipartisan federal framework for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Feb 26, 2019 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers joined with members of the Coalition for Future Mobility, a diverse group of stakeholders...

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More new cars in the UK feature park assistance systems as standard

Posted on Feb 26, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Remote parking, automatic lane-keeping support, drowsiness detection: these are just some of the many features that buyers of new cars no...

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Rightware and HERE reimagine the digital automotive user experience

Posted on Feb 26, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Rightware and HERE Technologies announce the availability of Kanzi Maps, the new map renderer from Rightware, with fresh mapping data from...

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We’ll have to wait before autonomous vehicles are mainstream, CEO of Softbank’s Arm says

Posted on Feb 26, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

It’s going to be “a while” before self-driving cars become mainstream, the CEO of Arm Holdings told CNBC Tuesday. “It is a phenomenally...

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The future of self-driving cars

Posted on Feb 26, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Self-driving cars are one of the hottest topics in the world of tech right now, and it’s not hard to see why. For as much as people...

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Volkswagen ready to invest $1.7 billion in Ford’s self-driving unit Argo AI

Posted on Feb 26, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News

Volkswagen AG is looking to invest around $1.7 billion in a self-driving car venture with Argo AI, the self-driving arm of Ford Motor...

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NXP teams with Green Hills Software on its platform for safe autonomous driving

Posted on Feb 26, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI), a technology and market leader in next-generation automotive technologies and Green Hills...

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Which self-driving car companies are going the most miles without human intervention?

Posted on Feb 26, 2019 in Cars, News

California serves as the home for many automatous car trials, where 28 companies were reportedly conducting active tests on public roads...

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Autonomous advancements present opportunities for drivers, experts say

Posted on Feb 26, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

Autonomous mobility experts said that the technology can open up new opportunities for drivers, noting that as progress on greater levels...

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Light is expanding from smartphone cameras to self-driving cars

Posted on Feb 26, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

This year’s MWC has been very much the beginning of a new phase for Light. Until now, the Palo Alto startup has been best known for its...

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BMW wants to make interacting with a car as natural as talking to a friend

Posted on Feb 25, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

BMW predicts poking a screen to get directions will soon become as outdated as a flip phone. The German automaker traveled to MWC2019 to...

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‘Special report: Designing the autonomous vehicle’ by Automotive World

Posted on Feb 25, 2019 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Reports

A new Automotive World report considers the role of design in the development and deployment of autonomous and self-driving vehicles. In a...

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