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Fiat Chrysler partners with Aurora to develop self-driving commercial vans

Posted on Jun 7, 2019 in Editor’s Picks

Aurora, the autonomous vehicle technology startup backed by Sequoia Capital and Amazon,  has struck a deal with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles...

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TNO and Siemens put connected and automated driving in the fast lane

Posted on Jun 7, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

At the ITS European Conference in Eindhoven, June 3 -6, 2019, TNO and Siemens announced that Streetwise, TNO’s real-world scenario...

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Driverless vehicles may lead to traffic congestion in cities

Posted on Jun 7, 2019 in Cars, News

A unique simulation for the city of Zurich shows that driverless taxis would not displace personal transport in cities as long as...

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Fiat Chrysler partners with Aurora to develop self-driving commercial vans

Posted on Jun 7, 2019 in Cars, News, Trucks

Aurora, the autonomous vehicle technology startup backed by Sequoia Capital and Amazon,  has struck a deal with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles...

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People need to be safe, secure and happy in shared autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jun 7, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

As increasing numbers of automakers and city authorities seek to explore innovative new mobility options, the scope for shared rides is...

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On the road to self-driving trucks, Starsky Robotics built a traditional trucking business

Posted on Jun 7, 2019 in News, Trucks

More than three years ago, self-driving trucks startup Starsky Robotics was founded to solve a fundamental issue with freight — a solution...

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Edmonton can lead conversation on autonomous vehicles, city councillor says

Posted on Jun 7, 2019 in Buses, News

Ready or not, autonomous vehicles may be coming soon to a road near you. That’s the message one Edmonton city councillor had after...

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$410K AV education grant raises public criticism in Pittsburgh

Posted on Jun 6, 2019 in Cars, News

Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday authorized acceptance of a grant that has drawn criticism from some residents over the use self-driving...

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Driverless cars: once they’re on the road, human drivers should be banned

Posted on Jun 6, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Self-driving cars could revolutionise people’s lives. By the end of the next decade, or perhaps even sooner, they could radically...

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Bans on facial recognition will impact self-driving cars, reciprocally so

Posted on Jun 6, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Recent headlines have made well-known the ban that San Francisco has enacted on facial recognition within its borders, becoming the first...

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Bosch demos new systems to improve autonomous vehicle safety, performance

Posted on Jun 6, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

Remember that old Saturday Night Live bit where the best way to improve almost anything is “more cowbell?” Based on a series of...

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Ex-Tesla, Uber engineers ready testing of autonomous parcel delivery vehicle

Posted on Jun 6, 2019 in Cars, News

Parcel logistics company OnTrac on Thursday announced a partnership with last-mile logistics and automation startup Boxbot to test a new...

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Zoox CEO explains what makes the company’s self-driving cars better: four-wheel steering, big batteries, AI

Posted on Jun 6, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Aicha Evans, CEO of Foster City, California-based Zoox, spoke during a keynote about the challenges facing self-driving cars and the...

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Autonomous vehicles: To park or not to park?

Posted on Jun 6, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

One of the more astonishing statistics about Apple’s new headquarters (registration required), ironically named Apple Park, is that it...

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Self-driving delivery van startup Gatik AI comes out of stealth with Walmart partnership

Posted on Jun 6, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News

Gatik AI, an autonomous vehicle startup that came out of stealth Thursday with $4.5 million in funding and Walmart  as a customer, is...

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Tesla now offers early software updates to Full Self-Driving buyers, report says

Posted on Jun 5, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Tesla has been offering an option called Full Self-Driving option on its cars for years now, despite the FSD technology not being ready...

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Apple reportedly in process of acquiring self-driving shuttle company Drive.ai

Posted on Jun 5, 2019 in Buses, News

Apple is reportedly in the process of acquiring once-promising self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai in a deal that will bolster the tech...

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Cadillac’s Super Cruise semi-autonomous driving system gaining 70,000 miles of new compatible highways

Posted on Jun 5, 2019 in Cars, News

Cadillac’s Super Cruise semi-autonomous driving system is getting a lot more useful as the company will allow it to be used on an...

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Opinion: Advisory needed for autonomous vehicle development

Posted on Jun 5, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

“Fully automated cars and trucks that drive us, instead of us driving them, will become a reality,” announced the National Highway Traffic...

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Harnessing integrated toolchains in autonomous vehicle development

Posted on Jun 5, 2019 in Cars, Technology

The starting point of any vehicle development process is occupant safety. Shifting responsibility from driver to car maker to prevent...

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