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The future with level 5 autonomous cars

Posted on Jun 20, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Have you ever wondered about a future where fully autonomous cars dominate the roads, and how this will impact your life? How will the way...

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Autonomous vehicles face an uphill battle for public trust

Posted on Jun 20, 2019 in Cars, News, Perspective

Automakers and technology companies continue to push toward introduction of the first fleets of fully self-driving vehicles. But building...

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California has let two Chinese startups offer robotaxis to the public

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

China’s autonomous cars are coming for passengers in the United States. AutoX and Pony.ai just became the first Chinese companies allowed...

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Driverless cars may be coming, but let’s not get carried away

Posted on Jun 20, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

“Sometime next year,” Elon Musk says, “you’ll be able to have the car be autonomous without supervision.” “None of us have any idea when...

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Waymo takes its self-driving car ambitions global in partnership with Renault-Nissan

Posted on Jun 20, 2019 in Cars, News

Waymo has locked in an exclusive partnership with Renault  and Nissan to research how commercial autonomous vehicles might work for...

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Houston’s first driverless shuttle now rolling at TSU

Posted on Jun 20, 2019 in Buses, News

TSU’s Tiger Walk isn’t just for pedestrians anymore. The region’s first autonomous shuttle to carry passengers debuted Wednesday along the...

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Houston’s first driverless shuttle now rolling at TSU

Posted on Jun 20, 2019 in Editor’s Picks

TSU’s Tiger Walk isn’t just for pedestrians anymore. The region’s first autonomous shuttle to carry passengers debuted Wednesday along the...

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Consolidation in the lidar market may be coming

Posted on Jun 19, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Lidar sensors have long been hailed as a necessary cog in the forever growing autonomous machine world. The sensors help detect and...

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Tesla is considering giving away Full Self-Driving for free as part of the referral program

Posted on Jun 19, 2019 in Cars, News

Elon Musk says that he is considering giving away Tesla’s Full Self-Driving upgrade package for free as part of the owner’s referral...

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Facebook’s Libra blockchain could become the cryptocurrency for self-driving cars

Posted on Jun 19, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Yesterday, Facebook released its official white paper describing their newly being formulated cryptocurrency, called Libra, which is akin...

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Baidu claims its Apollo Lite vision-based vehicle framework achieves level 4 autonomy

Posted on Jun 19, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Baidu is among the dozens of companies developing full-stack hardware and software solutions for self-driving vehicles, and it’s making...

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NVIDIA stock jumps 5.4% on Volvo self-driving truck partnership

Posted on Jun 19, 2019 in Finance, News, Trucks

Shares of graphics chip specialist NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) popped 5.4% on Tuesday after the company and AB Volvo (NASDAQOTH:VOLVY) announced...

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How hackers can take over your car’s GPS

Posted on Jun 19, 2019 in Cars, Technology

An autonomous systems defense company contends it has successfully spoofed the GPS mechanism of a Tesla Model 3 using the automaker’s...

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Walmart is kickstarting a $1 trillion driverless delivery market

Posted on Jun 19, 2019 in Cars, News

Walmart Inc. came to dominate retailing through its mastery of logistics — the complicated choreography of getting goods from farm or...

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Geely is turning to Zenuity as its self-driving software supplier

Posted on Jun 19, 2019 in Cars, News

China-based Zhejiang Geely Holdings is tapping Zenuity, the joint venture between Volvo and Swedish technology company Veoneer, as its...

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Humanising Autonomy pulls in $5M to help self-driving cars keep an eye on pedestrians

Posted on Jun 19, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News

Pretty much everything about making a self-driving car is difficult, but among the most difficult parts is making sure the vehicles know...

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Walmart targets automated ‘middle-mile’ delivery to cut shipping costs

Posted on Jun 19, 2019 in Cars, News

Walmart Inc. came to dominate retailing through its mastery of logistics — the complicated choreography of getting goods from farm or...

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Nvidia and Intel’s Mobileye both continue racking up autonomous driving deals

Posted on Jun 18, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Trucks

Though Tesla  (TSLA – Get Report) and Alphabet’s (GOOGL – Get Report) Waymo have made different choices, auto industry...

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New power supply monitoring IC with built-in self-diagnostic function that supports functional safety

Posted on Jun 18, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Technology, Trucks

ROHM recently announced the availability of a power supply monitoring IC, the BD39040MUF-C, with BIST (Built-In Self Test) that supports...

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Florida eases self-driving car rules: Are states and cities on the hook for mishaps?

Posted on Jun 18, 2019 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

Florida just passed a law that widens the door for self-driving driverless cars to roam their public roadways and do so without any human...

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