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Chinese auto giant Geely launches electric truck, its rival to Tesla’s Semi

Posted on Nov 8, 2021 in News, Technology, Trucks

SHANGHAI — China’s Geely on Monday launched a new electric semi truck as automakers look to bring new technology to the commercial...

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Self-driving software developer Aurora goes public

Posted on Nov 8, 2021 in Finance, News

Self-driving technology company Aurora announced it completed its business combination with Reinvent Technology Partners Y, a special...

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It’s ‘Go Time’ for self-driving cars – north of the Arctic circle

Posted on Nov 8, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

In the small Norwegian city of Bodø, some 50,000 hearty residents embrace harsh, unpredictable weather in exchange for proximity to...

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Point One Navigation raises $10M to bring its precise location tech to all vehicles

Posted on Nov 8, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

Drivers who spend any time commuting in a new car or truck have likely experienced ping ponging — a phenomenon when a vehicle equipped...

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Which trends are driving the autonomous vehicles industry?

Posted on Nov 8, 2021 in Perspective

The transformational changes of mobility that have inspired academic scholars and fiction writers alike are steadily progressing to become...

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Gatik’s self-driving trucks are now making driverless deliveries for Walmart in Arkansas

Posted on Nov 8, 2021 in News, Trucks

Autonomous vehicle startup Gatik has reached a new milestone in its partnership with Walmart and within the industry. Gatik said Monday it...

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eSync™ Alliance and Autoware Foundation join forces to accelerate autonomous vehicle software deployment

Posted on Nov 8, 2021 in News, Technology

SILICON VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The eSync™ Alliance and the Autoware Foundation have formed a joint work group...

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Colorado bear busts in and finally sort of busts out of a car, providing bearish lessons for AI self-driving cars

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

Get ready for a bit of a surprise. Imagine that you’ve driven up to the mountains to enjoy some fresh air and are relishing the chance of...

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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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