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Cranfield study aims to minimise motion sickness in autonomous vehicles

Posted on May 20, 2019 in Cars, News

A first-of-its-kind study taking place at Cranfield University will attempt to develop a mathematical model for motion sickness that will...

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Mercedes-Benz safety-car concept monitors the road ahead and your kids

Posted on May 20, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Before humans give up the wheel for good, Mercedes-Benz believes there will be a transitional period where people and machines share the...

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Self-driving cars have long road to travel before they go public

Posted on May 20, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Private autonomous vehicles will not hit public roads soon because of safety and cost, according to a senior executive at leading supplier...

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Einride’s T-pod L4 driverless trucks hit public roads in Sweden

Posted on May 20, 2019 in News, Trucks

Einride is entering a new phase it development, as it deploys self-driving trucks in Sweden. The service is part of the startup’s...

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Wind River Systems partners with autonomous vehicle security startup Karamba

Posted on May 20, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

California-based software developer Wind River Systems Inc. has partnered with Israel-based Karamba Security Ltd., a developer of...

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Semi-autonomous and always available: A peek into the near future of car rental

Posted on May 19, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

The world is inexorably moving to an era where personal mobility is connected, shared, electric, and ultimately autonomous. But that...

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Hand gestures and horses: Waymo’s self-driving service learns to woo the public

Posted on May 19, 2019 in Cars, Technology

On a sunny spring day in suburban Phoenix, a white minivan stops at a crosswalk to let a man pass. He gives the vehicle a wave, signaling...

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‘Mini-city’ for self-driving vehicles launches in Greenbelt

Posted on May 18, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Infrastructure, News

A former research farm in Ottawa’s Greenbelt is being turned into a hub for testing the algorithms, sensors and other technology...

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Will self-driving cars make Tesla a $500 billion company?

Posted on May 18, 2019 in Cars, Finance, Perspective

In May 2019, the online investment blog Seeking Alpha (SA) published another article that dissed Tesla as a credible investment. Writing...

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China just held a car race without any drivers

Posted on May 17, 2019 in Cars, News

China’s road to mastering driverless-car technology is bumpy and full of surprises — literally. Just ask those attending the...

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No, Nissan’s position on Lidar is not the same as Elon Musk’s

Posted on May 17, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s recent disparagement of the laser scanning technology called lidar, calling it a “crutch” and any...

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Distracted driving will grow exponentially on the path to self-driving cars

Posted on May 16, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

All it takes is a brief moment of distraction and your world can change radically for the worse. When driving a car, a split-second...

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Ultrafast motion-planning chip could make autonomous cars safer

Posted on May 16, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

About two years ago, we covered a research project from Duke University that sped up motion planning for a tabletop robot arm by several...

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Highways England tests autonomous trucks for road construction

Posted on May 15, 2019 in News, Trucks

In the UK, self-driving trucks are being tested to support critical road construction projects. Highways England, a government-owned...

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Curious cop pulls over driverless car

Posted on May 15, 2019 in Cars, News

A self-driving shuttle got pulled over by police on its first day carrying passengers on a new Rhode Island route. Providence Police Chief...

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Driverless electric truck hits Swedish roads

Posted on May 15, 2019 in News, Trucks

A driverless electric truck began daily freight deliveries on a public road in Sweden on Wednesday, in what developer Einride and...

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Dataspeed and Cepton partner to bring LiDAR to autonomous vehicle

Posted on May 15, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Dataspeed Inc., an autonomous vehicle (AV) solution provider has announced a partnership with Cepton Technologies, Inc., a provider of 3D...

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A self-driving shuttle bus is on the move at Brussels Airport

Posted on May 15, 2019 in Buses, News

A self-driving shuttle bus has started making trips at Brussels Airport. In a statement earlier this week, the airport said that the...

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Car buyers will welcome self-driving cars, study finds

Posted on May 15, 2019 in Cars, News

A majority of consumers have a positive attitude toward self-driving cars, and are awaiting their introduction with...

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Foretellix launches new approach to testing autonomous vehicle safety

Posted on May 15, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

Israeli startup Foretellix has launched a revolutionary autonomous vehicle development tool, Foretify, which brings a proven...

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