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XPeng sets new benchmark in China’s longest autonomous driving challenge

Posted on Apr 6, 2021 in Cars, News

Chinese electric vehicle startup XPeng Motors’ strong technological edge is boosting the company’s position in the highly competitive...

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Autonomous vehicle industry faces inconsistent guidelines

Posted on Apr 6, 2021 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

(TNS) — As autonomous vehicle testing advances without cohesive federal guidelines, companies are operating under inconsistent or...

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Self-driving cars could save many lives. But mental roadblocks stand in the way

Posted on Apr 6, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

As we get ever closer to the era of driverless cars, a key question looms: How safe should autonomous vehicles be before we allow them on...

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More recalls of electric, autonomous vehicles likely

Posted on Apr 5, 2021 in Perspective

With nearly every manufacturer increasing vehicle electrification, more than 40 new EV models will hit dealer showrooms between 2021 and...

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Here’s why some are vehemently and diametrically opposed to self-driving cars

Posted on Apr 5, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The headlines proclaiming the emergence of self-driving cars are usually soaked in high praise for the advent of these technological...

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Cruise to sponsor racecar driver Dan Parker in National Federation of the Blind’s 2021 Blind Driver Challenge

Posted on Apr 5, 2021 in Cars, News

BALTIMORE, April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) announced today that San Francisco-based zero...

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Autonomous driving tech, regulations, & auto design — CleanTech talk with Cruise’s Robert Grant

Posted on Apr 5, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan sits down with Rob Grant, Senior Vice...

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Innoviz Technologies and Collective Growth Corporation announce closing of business combination

Posted on Apr 5, 2021 in News, Technology

TEL AVIV, Israel and AUSTIN, Texas, April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Innoviz Technologies, a technology leader of high-performance,...

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Relishing the joys of a demolition derby for self-driving cars

Posted on Apr 3, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

It’s Spring time! Makes one hark back to visiting local county fairs and doing all the usual things that one does at such events,...

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Head of Google’s self-driving car spin-off steps down

Posted on Apr 3, 2021 in News

John Krafcik, chief executive of the Google self-driving spin-off Waymo, has stepped down from the $30bn group after more than five years...

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Ford-backed self-driving startup Argo AI mulling IPO this year

Posted on Apr 3, 2021 in Cars, News

(Bloomberg) — Argo AI, the self-driving startup backed by Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG, is considering going public as soon as...

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Ford-backed self-driving startup Argo AI mulling IPO this year

Posted on Apr 3, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

(Bloomberg) — Argo AI, the self-driving startup backed by Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG, is considering going public as soon as this...

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The road not taken: South Korea’s self-driving professor

Posted on Apr 2, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

YONGIN, South Korea: Decades before the race to build a self-driving car became a multibillion-dollar contest between tech giants such as...

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‘Level 4’ self-driving transit cars in Japan won’t require licensed passengers: expert panel

Posted on Apr 2, 2021 in Cars, News

TOKYO — Highly automated “Level 4” self-driving vehicles should be held responsible for following traffic rules and be...

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Autonomous shuttles begin free service in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

Posted on Apr 1, 2021 in Buses, News

More driverless vehicles are set to be trialled in France, as a fleet of three autonomous shuttles to be operated by Keolis on behalf of...

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People are throwing eggs at Google’s self-driving vans

Posted on Apr 1, 2021 in Cars, News

In and around Phoenix Arizona, Waymo’s self-driving vehicles still aren’t exactly popular. The autonomous vehicle (AV) developer, owned by...

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Self-driving cars that are jinxed

Posted on Apr 1, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Do you believe it is possible for someone or something to be jinxed? When you watch sports players get upset at a potential jinx that is...

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Self-driving truck company Plus upsizes recent fundraising to $420 million

Posted on Apr 1, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a leading provider of self-driving truck technology, today announced it has added $220 million in new financing...

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Pony to expand Robotaxi operations, announces brand name of autonomous truck business

Posted on Apr 1, 2021 in Cars, News, Trucks

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Pony.ai, a Chinese startup that builds full-stack autonomous driving solutions, claimed on March 31 it will expand the...

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