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Saudi Arabia’s RCU launches autonomous pod vehicle service in AlUla

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Residents and visitors to AlUla can now experience the future of sustainable, zero-emission mobility on their doorstep with the launch of...

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Autonomous yard truck company develops trailer backing capabilities

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

Outrider has released fully autonomous trailer backing capabilities to its fleet of yard trucks. This proprietary technology enables...

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GM’s lidar supplier Cepton Technologies completes its previously announced SPAC merger, is a Nasdaq-listed company

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 in Finance, News

Cepton Technologies, Inc. (“Cepton”), a Silicon Valley-based developer of high-performance lidar solutions, announced the...

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After ‘driver-out’ milestone, TuSimple CEO Cheng Lu outlines vision for autonomous trucking

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 in News, Trucks

LAS VEGAS — When TuSimple completed its first “driver-out” autonomous truck run in December, it marked a significant step toward a...

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Chasing Cruise and Waymo, Chinese AV company AutoX plans to begin testing in San Francisco

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

AutoX, a Chinese autonomous vehicle company that has made plays in both the U.S. and its home country, is now making a move into San...

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Saudi Arabia’s RCU launches autonomous pod vehicle service in AlUla

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 in Buses, News

Residents and visitors to AlUla can now experience the future of sustainable, zero-emission mobility on their doorstep with the launch of...

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Tesla vs. robotaxis: Who’s winning the autonomous vehicle race?

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

We’re on the edge of a major social shift in mobility. Autonomous vehicles are going to change our lives. Commutes will be unrecognizable,...

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Zoox robotaxis are already mingling with the public on semi-private test courses

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Zoox has built dozens of custom-built electric robotaxis and is testing them in one or more “semi-private courses” in California,...

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Autonomous driving firm TuSimple reports loss of $116M in Q4 2021

Posted on Feb 10, 2022 in Finance, News, Trucks

TuSimple, a Chinese autonomous driving technology company, released its unaudited financial report for the fourth quarter of 2021 on...

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China’s intelligent driving startup Voyager Technology completes A round

Posted on Feb 10, 2022 in Cars, Finance, News, Technology

Beijing (Gasgoo)- China’s intelligent driving startup, Voyager Technology, recently completed its Series A financing round, raising tens...

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Tesla is crazy to not make full use of maps to improve ‘F’ self-driving

Posted on Feb 10, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Almost every self-driving car team makes use of pre-computed maps, combined with what their sensors see, to help them understand the road...

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Autonomous taxis are safer than Tesla’s ‘self-driving’ tech

Posted on Feb 10, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Cars are evolving quickly — but it’s important that people know the difference between ADAS and autonomous driving. It’s also important...

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Zoox robotaxis are already mingling with the public on semi-private test courses

Posted on Feb 10, 2022 in Cars, News

Zoox has built dozens of custom-built electric robotaxis and is testing them in one or more “semi-private courses” in California,...

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Football taunting penalties expected at Super Bowl which brings up catchy ethical AI taunting possibilities, including for autonomous self-driving cars

Posted on Feb 10, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Some insist that taunting is entirely in the eye of the beholder. Ironically, of sorts, I suppose you might angrily claim that making that...

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Despite a drop in how many companies are testing autonomous driving on California roads, miles driven are way up

Posted on Feb 10, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Fewer companies tested autonomous vehicles on California’s public roads last year versus the one before — and yet they logged nearly twice...

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Waabi’s new simulator could scale autonomous vehicle tech faster

Posted on Feb 9, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Testing autonomous vehicles on public roads is an expensive and time-consuming endeavor, and one that Raquel Urtasun, former chief...

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AutoX’s fully driverless robotaxi fleet exceeds 1,000 units

Posted on Feb 9, 2022 in Cars, News

AutoX, an autonomous driving company, announced on Wednesday that its fully driverless RoboTaxi fleet has exceeded 1,000 units, making it...

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California robocar ‘disengagement’ reports tell us a little

Posted on Feb 9, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Each year, the state of California requires all parties testing self-driving car systems in California report all the times their system...

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Electro-photonics bridges a sensor logjam for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Feb 9, 2022 in News, Technology

BOSTON, Feb. 9, 2022 — Photonic computing company Lightmatter, with Boston University College of Engineering and the Harvard John A....

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Waabi’s new simulator could scale autonomous vehicle tech faster

Posted on Feb 9, 2022 in News, Technology

Testing autonomous vehicles on public roads is an expensive and time-consuming endeavor, and one that Raquel Urtasun, former chief...

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