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My failed take on an autonomous trucking future

Posted on Dec 10, 2022 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

This was originally writting on my notion. Porting this over has done heinous things to the formatting, so please excuse any readability...

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Tesla says its self-driving tech may be a ‘failure,’ but not fraud

Posted on Dec 9, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving technology may be a failure, Tesla lawyers admit — but it’s not a fraud. The electric car company is facing a...

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Tesla appears to be turning back to radar for its vehicles

Posted on Dec 8, 2022 in News, Technology

Tesla plans to add a new radar product to its vehicles in mid-January, according to documents posted with the Federal Communications...

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LiDAR alone will NOT solve the autonomous vehicle problem — 2D/3D fusion labeling introduction

Posted on Dec 8, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

LiDAR sensors are vital in the development of autonomous vehicles. These sensors allow the detection of objects in a wide radius and...

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Swiss start-up LOXO presents market-ready autonomous vehicle for last mile delivery

Posted on Dec 7, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

BERN, Switzerland, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Tech start-up LOXO today unveiled its autonomous vehicle for last mile delivery....

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Robotaxis are now available to hail on the Uber app in Las Vegas

Posted on Dec 7, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Uber now has robotaxis available for its customers to hail in Las Vegas. The vehicles are operated by Motional, a joint venture between...

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The technology that’s not going to save your city

Posted on Dec 7, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

In October 2017, I was invited to give a lecture at Uber’s San Francisco headquarters. Staff there had read my books and were curious what...

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Autonomous and electric truck company Einride raises $500M in equity and debt

Posted on Dec 7, 2022 in Finance, News, Trucks

Einride today announced a $500 million tranche of financing as it looks to expand its autonomous and electric trucks into new markets...

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Robotaxis are now available to hail on the Uber app in Las Vegas

Posted on Dec 7, 2022 in Cars, News

Uber now has robotaxis available for its customers to hail in Las Vegas. The vehicles are operated by Motional, a joint venture between...

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Swiss start-up LOXO presents market-ready autonomous vehicle for last mile delivery

Posted on Dec 7, 2022 in News, Technology

BERN, Switzerland, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Tech start-up LOXO today unveiled its autonomous vehicle for last mile delivery....

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Apple’s first car effort might not be self-driving after all

Posted on Dec 7, 2022 in News, Technology

Apple has talked a big game about its future plans to break into the automotive market. But a report from Bloomberg says that Apple has...

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Robo truckers and the AI-fueled future of transport

Posted on Dec 6, 2022 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

ECONOMISTS AND POLICYMAKERS are becoming increasingly concerned about the effects of automation and artificial intelligence on...

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Why GM’s happy to keep spending billions on self-driving while rivals like Ford abandon ship

Posted on Dec 5, 2022 in Cars, News

At a time when self-driving taxi services like Ford’s Argo are calling it quits, GM’s Cruise is in the autonomous vehicle...

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Ford may be on to something in deferring Level 5 autonomy

Posted on Nov 30, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Automotive strategists once talked about the evolution of all-electric vehicles (EVs) and completely autonomous vehicles (AVs) as tied...

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Baidu to build world’s largest fully driverless ride-hailing service area in 2023

Posted on Nov 29, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Chinese internet giant Baidu announced plans on November 29 to build the world’s largest autonomous ride-hailing service area next year....

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This $220 billion market opens up a path for driverless cars

Posted on Nov 29, 2022 in Markets, Perspective, Technology

Andrew Grant from BloombergNEF Intelligent Mobility research here. My Bloomberg News colleagues have published several reports on the...

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Baidu to build world’s largest fully driverless ride-hailing service area in 2023

Posted on Nov 29, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

Chinese internet giant Baidu announced plans on November 29 to build the world’s largest autonomous ride-hailing service area next year....

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Survey shows different attitudes to automation

Posted on Nov 29, 2022 in News, Technology

Thatcham Research has revealed further insights from its Trust in Automation study – which polled 2,000 motorists in the US and 2,000 in...

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TIER IV to unveil open-source digital twin-oriented autonomous driving simulator

Posted on Nov 29, 2022 in News, Technology

TOKYO, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — TIER IV, an open source autonomous driving startup, today announced the open-source release of a...

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3 things I learned about trucking tech in 2022

Posted on Nov 29, 2022 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

I mark 2015 as the year the North American trucking industry got the memo that massive, change was on the horizon. Each year since then,...

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