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WeRide resumes robotaxi service in China after COVID-19

Posted on Mar 16, 2020 in Cars, News, Perspective

WeRide resumes robotaxi service in China with extreme precautions to keep riders and drivers safe after COVID-19. I met the WeRide team at...

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Human behavior and group dynamics can be reshaped by AI use, including via ai self-driving cars

Posted on Mar 16, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Suppose you interact with an AI system, such as a robot, and in so doing your behavior changes based on that interaction. This makes sense...

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Navigant’s nonsense about Tesla autonomous driving

Posted on Mar 16, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

It is that time of year again. We see all the self-appointed experts extol their superior vision on the subjects that are most clickbait...

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Tesla trails Waymo, Cruise and others in self-driving strategy, study claims

Posted on Mar 16, 2020 in Cars, News

When it comes to autonomous vehicle development, the names you see in the news or on social media might not be the ones actually leading...

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Your weatherman says: “Your AV index for today is … “

Posted on Mar 14, 2020 in Cars, Infrastructure, Perspective, Technology

Today’s automobile needs a great deal of infrastructure to be useful. A major part of the infrastructure is the civil transportation...

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Newest trend: Combining healthtech with AI self-driving cars for an upcoming boon in our health and wellness

Posted on Mar 14, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Having to visit the doctor can be arduous. For those that don’t have a car, they oftentimes need to utilize multiple mass transit options...

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Waymo drivers say they’re being discouraged from cancelingrobotaxi rides during Coronavirus outbreak

Posted on Mar 13, 2020 in Cars, News

Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet, says it will keep operating its fleet of roughly 600 self-driving taxis in Arizona during the...

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Roamin’ numerals: this Pi Day, celebrate how math is powering self-driving cars

Posted on Mar 13, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

While Pi Day may seem like a made-up holiday, March 14 – 3.14 – actually provides us with an opportunity to recognize the important role...

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The autonomous EV quarter car offers modular private zones for hire

Posted on Mar 13, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

The Quarter Car is a ride-sharing vehicle with private zones inside. The creative work of London-based industrial design studio...

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Phantom Auto readies autonomous vehicles for delivery center work

Posted on Mar 13, 2020 in News, Technology, Trucks

Sometimes, an autonomous truck isn’t really autonomous. Like the yard trucks that Phantom Auto is going to put into use with its...

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Driverless cars have arrived, and they all look like loaves of bread

Posted on Mar 13, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Do automakers investing billions in the self-driving cars of tomorrow risk repeating the same mistake they made with electric cars a...

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AI ethics principles are laid out by DoD for all to see, applies to self-driving cars too

Posted on Mar 12, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

AI ethics is a hot trending topic these days. And, so it should be. With the rise of AI systems popping up here and there, and virtually...

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Lux Research predicts automated deliveries will generate up to $48.4 billion in revenue by 2030

Posted on Mar 12, 2020 in Knowledge Center, Reports

BOSTON, March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The rise in e-commerce is fueling rapid growth in parcel delivery volumes, a market expected...

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Stakeholders’ input key to shaping AV 4.0, says USDOT nominee Finch Fulton

Posted on Mar 12, 2020 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

WASHINGTON — Industry stakeholders will assist U.S. Department of Transportation officials in shaping their latest version of guidelines...

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CORRECTED-Russia’s Yandex has ambitions for global ‘robotaxi’ fleet

Posted on Mar 12, 2020 in Cars, News

MOSCOW, March 12 (Reuters) – Russian technology giant Yandex wants to launch a worldwide fleet of ‘robotaxis’ using its driverless...

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Tesla slammed with lawsuit over lack of self-driving computer in Model 3 as owners don’t accept simple retrofit

Posted on Mar 12, 2020 in Cars, News

Tesla is now facing a collective lawsuit from Model 3 owners in China who received their cars without the promised Full Self-Driving...

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Rolls-Royce and ASI Mining plan to optimize MTU engines for autonomous operations

Posted on Mar 12, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

Rolls-Royce and ASI Mining have agreed to ensure compatibility of MTU engines and ASI’s Mobius command and control software for autonomous...

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Mitsubishi Electric introduces MEMS LiDAR solution for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Mar 12, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed a compact light-detection and ranging (LiDAR) solution incorporating a...

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Pope Francis offers ‘Rome Call For AI Ethics’ to step-up AI wokefulness, which is a wake-up call for AI self-driving cars too

Posted on Mar 11, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

The Pope is concerned that AI might be used in ways that undercut humanity rather than AI serving as a tool to enable and embellish...

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Toyota extends partnership with CARMERA for an autonomous driving initiative in Michigan

Posted on Mar 11, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Inc. (“TRI-AD”) and leading road intelligence company CARMERA Inc. (“CARMERA”) announced...

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