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Transit: Getting there publicly

Posted on May 9, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

ModuTran ATN Vehicles in Guadalajara, Mexico, ride high in the sky. Spurred by consumer use and municipal priorities, autonomous public...

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AI upstart Waabi adding self-driving veterans in race to commercialize robot trucks

Posted on May 9, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

Waabi, an autonomous driving startup led by computer scientist Raquel Urtasun, is staffing up with veteran engineers from competing...

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Barriers and challenges of AV deployment

Posted on May 9, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Roughly 5-10 years ago, everyone looked forward to the introduction of fully automated and autonomous systems from 2020 through to 2025 –...

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Embark Trucks completes industry-first autonomous testing in winter conditions

Posted on May 9, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

SAN FRANCISCO, May 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Embark Trucks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EMBK, “Embark”), a leading developer of autonomous...

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QCraft pilots intelligent unmanned minibuses in Beijing

Posted on May 9, 2022 in Buses, News, Technology

QCraft, a Chinese autonomous driving company, announced Monday that it has been awarded a test license for intelligent networked passenger...

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Plus partners with Velociti to install PlusDrive on existing truck tractors

Posted on May 9, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

Self-driving truck developer Plus announced today that it has selected Velociti as the deployment and maintenance partner for its national...

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Use case: Suntrax – on track

Posted on May 9, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

SunTrax will open this year as a major R&D hub for autonomous vehicles. A virtuous-triangle collaboration by three compatible...

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AI ethics and the law are dabbling with AI disgorgement or all-out destruction of AI as a remedy for AI wrongdoing, possibly even for misbehaving self-driving cars

Posted on May 9, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

You might say that society seems nearly obsessed with indestructibility. We relish movies and sci-fi stories that showcase superhumans...

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Automated driving firm CiDi closes 300M yuan in round-C financing

Posted on May 6, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Changsha-based commercial vehicle smart driving enterprise CiDi announced on Friday that it has completed round-C financing of 300 million...

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Smelling technology could detect problems in self-driving taxis

Posted on May 6, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

An AI-powered nose could help robotaxi operators sniff out problematic odors — like the lingering scent of a passenger’s tuna...

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Torc names Penske for maintenance on autonomous test fleet

Posted on May 6, 2022 in News, Trucks

Self-driving-vehicle technology developer Torc Robotics announced Penske Truck Leasing will serve as the truck maintenance service...

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Automated driving firm CiDi closes 300M yuan in round-C financing

Posted on May 6, 2022 in Finance, News, Technology

Changsha-based commercial vehicle smart driving enterprise CiDi announced on Friday that it has completed round-C financing of 300 million...

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Mercedes opens sales of Level 3 self-driving system on S-Class, EQS

Posted on May 6, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

Mercedes-Benz will offer Drive Pilot, the first Level 3 autonomous driving system approved for European public roads, as an option on...

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Embark and U.S. Xpress partner to prepare nationwide terminal network for autonomous transfer point operations

Posted on May 6, 2022 in News, Trucks

SAN FRANCISCO and CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., May 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Embark Trucks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EMBK, “Embark”), a leading...

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Apple car may take commands from Siri like an iPhone, updated autonomous driving patent suggests

Posted on May 6, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

The race toward autonomous driving is turning out to be a marathon for the industry and a recently updated patent from Apple shows that...

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Aurora unveils fleet management platform to optimize autonomous operations

Posted on May 5, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Autonomous vehicle technology company Aurora Innovation has unveiled a fleet management system that can be used to help optimize...

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Aurora unveils fleet management platform to optimize autonomous operations

Posted on May 5, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

Autonomous vehicle technology company Aurora Innovation has unveiled a fleet management system that can be used to help optimize...

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Autonomous vehicles will add to traffic chaos, not solve it

Posted on May 5, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

In a popular video, Youtuber GCP Grey makes the claim that autonomous vehicles (AVs) will solve traffic jams. Whilst the basic logic...

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AVL and Clemson University accelerate ADAS/AD research and development

Posted on May 5, 2022 in News, Technology

PLYMOUTH, Mich., May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — AVL is pleased to announce it is collaborating with the Clemson University International...

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The middle-mile delivery challenge isn’t sexy, but autonomous trucks can fix it

Posted on May 5, 2022 in Perspective, Trucks

When you think of autonomous trucking, most of the airspace is given to the long-haul variety, especially with the driver shortage still...

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