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Shanghai sees intelligent cars as a US$72 billion industry by 2025, unveils plan to spur autonomous driving tech

Posted on Sep 6, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Shanghai is doubling down on intelligent cars, and specifically autonomous driving technology, as the engine of a high-potential growth...

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Caocao Mobility and Geely cooperate to create commercial automated driving platform

Posted on Sep 5, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Caocao Mobility, a Geely-backed online ride-hailing platform, started cooperation related to robotaxis on September 5 with the Smart...

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What is reinforcement learning? How AI trains itself

Posted on Sep 5, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Machine learning (ML) might be considered the core subset of artificial intelligence (AI), and reinforcement learning may be the...

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Caocao Mobility and Geely cooperate to create commercial automated driving platform

Posted on Sep 5, 2022 in News, Technology

Caocao Mobility, a Geely-backed online ride-hailing platform, started cooperation related to robotaxis on September 5 with the Smart...

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It’s time to embrace the tech that could confront the crisis in aging

Posted on Sep 4, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

A constellation of technologies can help aging populations thrive and live independently — and for longer. These include AI and...

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In leaked memo, Aurora CEO weighs spinouts, layoffs and acquisitions against sale to big tech

Posted on Sep 3, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

The chief executive of autonomous vehicle developer Aurora Innovation presented a swath of cost-cutting and cash-generating options to its...

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Self-driving hubris

Posted on Sep 3, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Humans found horses 30,000 years ago. For the most part, the horses served as food. In South America, horses were hunted to extinction. It...

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In leaked memo, Aurora CEO weighs spinouts, layoffs and acquisitions against sale to big tech

Posted on Sep 3, 2022 in Finance, News, Trucks

The chief executive of autonomous vehicle developer Aurora Innovation presented a swath of cost-cutting and cash-generating options to its...

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World’s first self-driving road for cargo transportation planned in China

Posted on Sep 2, 2022 in Infrastructure, News

(ECNS) — A Chinese startup in autonomous driving announced on Tuesday it would engage in the planning and design of the world’s...

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GM’s Cruise recalls and updates self-driving software in cars following crash

Posted on Sep 2, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit Cruise has recalled and updated software in 80 self-driving robotaxis after a June crash in San...

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Apple’s Car is beloved before it even exists

Posted on Sep 2, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

If semiconductor shortages, recession risks and the once-a-century shift in propulsion weren’t enough to keep auto executives up at night,...

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$52M federal grant boosts mobility innovation in Michigan

Posted on Sep 2, 2022 in Finance, News, Technology

(TNS) — The Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation is to receive a $52.2 million federal grant from a Department of Commerce program to...

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Cambricon unveils three autonomous driving chips under development

Posted on Sep 2, 2022 in News, Technology

During the 2022 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) on September 1, Chen Tianshi, the chairman of Chinese AI chip firm...

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Gatik & Pitney Bowes partner on medium-duty autonomous trucks

Posted on Sep 1, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Gatik, a manufacturer of autonomous middle mile logistics, announced a multi-year commercial agreement with global shipping company Pitney...

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Coming soon to a road near you: Brighter lane markings

Posted on Sep 1, 2022 in Infrastructure, News, Policy & Regulation

US motorists do only a quarter of their driving at night, but roughly half of all deaths on the road take place after dark. The traffic...

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GM’s Cruise recalls and updates self-driving software in cars following crash

Posted on Sep 1, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit Cruise has recalled and updated software in 80 self-driving robotaxis after a June crash in San...

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Autonomous driving firm Autra Tech partners with ByteDance’s Volcano Engine

Posted on Sep 1, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

Volcano Engine, a cloud services platform owned by ByteDance, reached a formal cooperation agreement on August 31 with Autra Tech, a...

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Baidu’s Robin Li: Next commercial stage of autonomous driving is L4, not L3

Posted on Sep 1, 2022 in News, Technology

The 2022 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), under the theme “Intelligent Connectivity, Infinite Multiverse,” was held in...

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Gatik & Pitney Bowes partner on medium-duty autonomous trucks

Posted on Sep 1, 2022 in News, Trucks

Gatik, a manufacturer of autonomous middle mile logistics, announced a multi-year commercial agreement with global shipping company Pitney...

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Why we invested in Faction

Posted on Aug 31, 2022 in Finance, Perspective, Technology

TDK Ventures has identified the energy-saving and environmental advantages that electric vehicles can deliver as a major focus area for...

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