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The costly pursuit of self-driving cars continues on. And on. And on.

Posted on May 24, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

It was seven years ago when Waymo discovered that spring blossoms made its self-driving cars get twitchy on the brakes. So did soap...

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Elon Musk called lidar a ‘crutch,’ but now Tesla is reportedly testing Luminar’s laser sensors

Posted on May 24, 2021 in News, Technology

A Tesla Model Y was photographed in Florida sporting rooftop lidar sensors made by buzzy sensor manufacturer Luminar. The sighting caused...

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From driverless cars to robotic warehouses, China looks to automation to solve population issues

Posted on May 24, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

GUANGZHOU, China — Qin Jiahao has been working at Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com’s logistics operations for around six years. Now a huge...

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Germany takes step toward autonomous driving on public roads

Posted on May 23, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

German lawmakers agreed to allow some driver-less vehicles on public roads, a first step toward enabling autonomous driving in...

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Solving big city murder cases and other crimes via AI and self-driving cars

Posted on May 22, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The nationwide murder rate is heading in the wrong direction. It is decidedly on the rise, rather than on the decline....

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Looking ahead to autonomous trucking

Posted on May 22, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

Although autonomous trucks are still in their infancy, the continued development and eventual deployment of these vehicles represents a...

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Ford CEO says US needs to regulate automated driving systems

Posted on May 22, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

Detroit: The CEO of America’s second-largest auto company is calling for the federal government to set standards for fully or...

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Chinese startup Pony.ai can now test driverless vehicles in three California cities

Posted on May 22, 2021 in Cars, News

Chinese robotaxi startup Pony.ai has been given permission by California regulators to pilot its autonomous vehicles without a human...

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Some self-driving truck developers make case for supervised autonomy

Posted on May 21, 2021 in Trucks

While most developers of Level 4 autonomous truck technology are targeting driverless operation, some see near-term business cases for...

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Self-driving cars might never be able to drive themselves

Posted on May 21, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The California Department of Motor Vehicles said this week it’s reviewing whether Tesla is telling people that its cars are self-driving...

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Computer vision developer StradVision to showcase its most advanced perception camera for autonomous driving & ADAS at Auto Tech 2021

Posted on May 21, 2021 in News, Technology

StradVision, a pioneer in AI-based vision processing technology for autonomous vehicles and automotive ADAS systems, will showcase the...

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TuSimple says its self-driving trucks shaved 10 hours off a 24-hour run

Posted on May 20, 2021 in News, Trucks

Autonomous vehicle company TuSimple on Wednesday claimed that its trucks shaved 10 hours off what’s normally a 24-hour job....

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Self-driving cars pose crucial question: Who to blame in a crash

Posted on May 20, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

A debate over who to blame — or sue — when a self-driven car hits someone is holding up legislation the industry says it needs...

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Kodiak Robotics expands autonomous truck operations in Texas

Posted on May 20, 2021 in News, Trucks

SAN ANTONIO — Autonomous truck developer Kodiak Robotics this summer is expanding its routes, adding a Dallas-to-San Antonio run. For much...

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“Automotive Disruption Radar”: New technologies in the global automotive industry take off despite the pandemic

Posted on May 20, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Reports

Even the Covid-19 pandemic cannot halt the disruptive developments in technology and customer attitude trends within the automotive...

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Lidar startup Innovusion closes $64M round led by Temasek

Posted on May 20, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

More investors are joining the wave to bet on lidar, the remote sensing method that uses laser light to measure distances and has garnered...

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DiDi chooses NVIDIA DRIVE for new fleet of self-driving robotaxis

Posted on May 19, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

Robotaxis are one major step closer to becoming reality. DiDi Autonomous Driving, the self-driving technology arm of mobility technology...

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California regulator reviews Tesla’s self-driving claims

Posted on May 19, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

BERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) – A California regulator said on Monday it is reviewing whether Tesla Inc violated regulations by falsely...

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U.S. labor leader calls for human drivers in automated vehicles

Posted on May 19, 2021 in News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A senior American labor union leader will tell U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that the government should require human...

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May Mobility launches public road testing of natively automated vehicle based on the Sienna

Posted on May 19, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — May Mobility, a leader in autonomous vehicle (AV) technology and shuttle operations,...

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