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Lyft ramps up self-driving program

Posted on Feb 29, 2020 in Cars, News

A year ago, Lyft  submitted a report to the California Department of Motor Vehicles that summed up its 2018 autonomous vehicle testing...

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The fork in the road ahead for autonomous mobility

Posted on Feb 28, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Demographics are changing; people are leaving rural areas and relocating towards the denser populated cities, including suburbs, creating...

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Rheinmetall partners with DST, CSIRO, QUT and RMIT to develop new automated military vehicle capability

Posted on Feb 28, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Rheinmetall has launched its first Australian research and technology program. Under the Autonomous Combat Warrior (ACW) program,...

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Zoox scouts for funding ahead of self-driving taxi debut

Posted on Feb 28, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News

Zoox is in “advanced discussions with several strategic partners and corporate investors” for its next round of funding, CEO...

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Waymo’s driverless milestone marks the start of AV race

Posted on Feb 28, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

A ride in Waymo’s driverless minivan is awe-inspiring, but also a reminder of how industry hype has skewed our expectations for...

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City of Fermont pilots Pony.ai autonomous on-demand service

Posted on Feb 28, 2020 in Cars, News

The City of Fremont and autonomous technology company, Pony.ai, have launched a pilot programme offering rides for a group of City...

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Autonomous Nissan Leaf: riding in Britain’s self-driving trailblazer

Posted on Feb 28, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

A modified self-driving Nissan Leaf travelled 230 miles from the Japanese car maker’s technical centre in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, to its...

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Sprayer aids sensor testing without rain

Posted on Feb 27, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Messring, a German provider of crash-test technology, introduces the SprayMaker, which simulates rainy weather during the testing of...

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Einride hires the first ‘remote autonomous truck operator’ in the industry and the company is looking to hire more

Posted on Feb 27, 2020 in News, Trucks

While advances in technology and automation are replacing jobs once performed by humans, progress also creates new opportunities, offering...

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How will autonomous vehicles impact the logistics industry?

Posted on Feb 27, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

In recent times, many technologies have evolved that can impact the working of the logistics industry. Autonomous vehicles are one such...

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Velodyne Lidar to drive autonomous cleaning vehicles in China to fight Coronavirus epidemic

Posted on Feb 27, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Velodyne Lidar announced a sales agreement with Idriverplus to provide Puck™ sensors over three years. The LiDAR sensor from Velodyne will...

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Oxbotica and Cisco join forces on driverless data challenge

Posted on Feb 27, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

UK autonomous vehicle software specialist Oxbotica has teamed up with IT giant Cisco to develop technology for tapping into the potential...

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Tesla reports fully autonomous miles for first time in years, but it’s nothing to get excited about

Posted on Feb 27, 2020 in Cars, News

Tesla has reported some fully autonomous test miles for the first time in years in the California DMV disengagement report, but it’s...

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How a Toronto company is making self-driving technology a reality on our roads

Posted on Feb 26, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

X-Matik founder and CEO Nima Ashtari sits behind the steering wheel of a cargo van while it drives itself down the Don Valley Parkway....

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Michigan Governor signs orders to advance mobility

Posted on Feb 26, 2020 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

DETROIT — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed executive orders Feb. 25 to create a council on future mobility and electrification,...

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To self-drive in the snow, look under the road

Posted on Feb 26, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Car companies have been feverishly working to improve the technologies behind self-driving cars. But so far even the most high-tech...

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Forum: Don’t forget autonomous vehicles in drive towards sustainable development

Posted on Feb 26, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

The chairman of the Sustainable Infrastructure Committee at the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore, Dr Sanjay C. Kuttan, raised...

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The rudest drivers tend to drive these car brands, which AI self-driving cars ought to ‘keep in mind’

Posted on Feb 26, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

What kind of car do you drive? I don’t mean whether it is a four-door or two-door, nor whether it is red in color or blue. Specifically,...

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California DMV releases autonomous vehicle disengagement reports for 2019

Posted on Feb 26, 2020 in Cars, News

This morning the California Department of Motor Vehicles released a batch of 2019 reports from the companies piloting self-driving...

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Apple greatly reduced autonomous vehicle testing in 2019, fleet of 23 cars drove only 7,500 miles

Posted on Feb 26, 2020 in Cars, News

According to numbers submitted by Apple to California’s Department of Motor Vehicles, 23 of the company’s 69 registered...

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