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Self-driving cars will eventually be safer than those driven by people, says Chinese search engine giant Baidu

Posted on Nov 7, 2021 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Baidu, China’s dominant search engine and artificial intelligence company, has mounted a rigorous defence of autonomous driving, pledging...

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GM-backed Cruise seeks California permit for robotaxi fares

Posted on Nov 6, 2021 in Cars, News

Cruise LLC, the self-driving car startup that is majority owned by General Motors Co., filed an application with the State of California...

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Cruise lays out its plan for ‘how’ it will make robotaxis a reality

Posted on Nov 5, 2021 in News, Technology

The string of engineers who spoke Thursday night during a deep dive into Cruise’s autonomous vehicle technology never mentioned Tesla’s...

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The future of delivery robots

Posted on Nov 5, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Delivery robots – just a few years ago, the stuff of pure science fiction – are now very much a reality and quickly becoming a part of...

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Our autonomous future depends on educating drivers

Posted on Nov 5, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The heartbreaking headlines have become all too familiar. “Tesla driver dies in first fatal autonomous car crash in US” “Recent...

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Autonomous driving startup Momenta raises another $500M

Posted on Nov 5, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

In the wake of a $300 million investment from General Motors in September, Momenta, an autonomous driving solution provider from China,...

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Autonomous driving startup Momenta raises another $500M

Posted on Nov 5, 2021 in Cars, Finance, News

In the wake of a $300 million investment from General Motors in September, Momenta, an autonomous driving solution provider from China,...

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BMW 7 series to reach Level 3 autonomy next year

Posted on Nov 4, 2021 in News, Technology

A string of legacy carmakers, lead by BMW, will look to leapfrog Tesla’s “full self-driving” system next year by into Level 3 autonomous...

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The ardent belief that we need a line in the sand deadline for attaining AI self-driving cars else we’ll never get there

Posted on Nov 4, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Deadlines. You either love them, hate them, or experience both sentiments at the same time. A deadline can be handy as a focal point that...

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UPS, TuSimple Expand Partnership

Posted on Nov 4, 2021 in News, Technology, Trucks

UPS Inc. and autonomous vehicle company TuSimple Holdings Inc. plan to expand their 3-year-old business relationship by adding routes...

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Cruise launches driverless robotaxi service in San Francisco

Posted on Nov 4, 2021 in Cars, News

Employees of Cruise, the self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, will be the first to jump inside one of the company’s autonomous...

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TuSimple aims to test self-driving trucks on public roads without human safety operator by EOY

Posted on Nov 4, 2021 in News, Technology, Trucks

Self-driving trucks startup TuSimple signaled it is close to testing its system without a human safety operator on public roads before the...

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Terranet and holoride exploring super-human vision technology in autonomous vehicles

Posted on Nov 4, 2021 in News, Technology

Lund, Sweden, November 4, 2021 – Terranet AB (TERRNT B), developers of advanced driver-assistance software (ADAS) that specifically...

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Aurora’s stock listing is a bet on autonomous cars, and on Uber

Posted on Nov 4, 2021 in Cars, Finance, Perspective

Facing technical and financial challenges, Uber Technologies Inc. was under pressure last year to bring on new leadership and investors...

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Swedish self-driving start-up Einride expands into U.S. market

Posted on Nov 3, 2021 in News, Trucks

LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Swedish electric self-driving truck start-up Einride said on Wednesday it has launched operations in the...

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Spartan Radar raises a total of $25M to help radar compete with lidar tech

Posted on Nov 3, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

Take a dollop of machine learning, a handful of radar sensors and a market that is clamoring for autonomous cars not mowing down hordes of...

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Waymo self-driving vehicles will begin mapping NYC’s streets

Posted on Nov 3, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

Waymo’s self-driving cars will make an appearance in New York City on Thursday, but don’t expect to hail a robotaxi in the Big Apple...

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Innoviz LiDAR selected for JueFX’s vehicle-to-everything (V2X) solution to improve road safety and traffic alerts for autonomous vehicles in China

Posted on Nov 3, 2021 in News, Technology

TEL AVIV, Israel and BEIJING, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Innoviz Technologies (Nasdaq: INVZ), a leading provider of...

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U.S. autonomous delivery startup Nuro raises $600 million for $8.6 billion valuation

Posted on Nov 2, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Autonomous delivery vehicle maker Nuro raised $600 million in its latest funding round, the Silicon Valley-based startup said on Tuesday,...

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Tesla recalls 11,704 vehicles after identifying Full Self-Driving Beta software error

Posted on Nov 2, 2021 in News, Technology

Tesla voluntarily recalled nearly 11,704 vehicles after identifying a software error that could cause a false forward-collision warning or...

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