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Driverless cars have ‘big potential’ to make travel safe by ‘eliminating driver error’

Posted on Sep 20, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Viktor Molnar, President of the Chassis System at Schaeffler Group said in many cases, crashes were caused by “the wrong reaction” of the...

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Why positioning is also vital for Level 3+ AVs

Posted on Sep 20, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

In the run-up to fully self-driving vehicles, autonomous driving functionality will be restricted to clearly defined scenarios. Highly...

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China rolls out autonomous driving standards as carmakers work towards making self-driving a reality

Posted on Sep 20, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

September 20, 2021 China has published its first national standards for grading autonomous driving, which will come into force in March,...

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System redundancy in self-driving cars

Posted on Sep 20, 2021 in Technology

As the technologies enabling the rollout of autonomous self-driving vehicles mature en route to Level 5 (as defined in the SAE’s J3016...

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Is self-driving technology the best thing to hit Pittsburgh since steel? Local business groups think so

Posted on Sep 20, 2021 in News

Top business and civic leaders in Pittsburgh say decades of local research in autonomous technology could pay off in a big way for the...

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“Avatar”-inspired concept car uses brain activity as UI

Posted on Sep 20, 2021 in Cars

Mercedes-Benz demonstrated the first brain-computer interface (BCI) in its VISION AVTR concept vehicle at the IAA Mobility 2021 show that...

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Aurora unveils autonomous Toyota Sienna for ride-hailing with Uber

Posted on Sep 20, 2021 in Cars, News

Autonomous-vehicle technology company Aurora on Monday unveiled a Toyota Motor Corp.’s Sienna minivan prototype specifically designed for...

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Spirent’s new GNSS Foresight checks reliability for BVLOS

Posted on Sep 20, 2021 in News, Technology

Spirent Communications plc has launched Spirent GNSS Foresight, a cloud-based solution that lets operators know in advance where and when...

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Oshkosh invests in Carnegie Foundry to build upon autonomy and robotics capabilities

Posted on Sep 20, 2021 in News, Technology

Oshkosh Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of mission-critical vehicles and essential equipment, and Carnegie Foundry, a...

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Ordinary lowly lampposts aiming to stand tall for bolstering AI self-driving cars

Posted on Sep 20, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Are you giving due credit and appreciation to the numerous lampposts wherever you live, work, and play? Probably not. Most of us tend to...

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Safety official says Tesla should address ‘basic safety issues’ before expanding full self-driving mode

Posted on Sep 19, 2021 in News, Technology

Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, told the Wall Street Journal that Tesla should address “basic safety...

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Elon Musk says Tesla FSD beta can lull users into thinking their cars are driverless

Posted on Sep 18, 2021 in News, Technology

Electric vehicle maker Tesla is poised to expand its controversial FSD Beta program with a long-awaited download button that would allow...

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Ryder to build logistics network with autonomous trucking company Embark

Posted on Sep 17, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Supply chain and fleet management solutions company Ryder is partnering with yet another autonomous trucking company. On Thursday, Ryder...

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Ryder to build logistics network with autonomous trucking company Embark

Posted on Sep 17, 2021 in News, Trucks

Supply chain and fleet management solutions company Ryder is partnering with yet another autonomous trucking company. On Thursday, Ryder...

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China’s Baidu unveils autonomous driving ‘robot truck’ Xingtu

Posted on Sep 17, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Baidu’s open-source autonomous driving platform Apollo has spawned Xingtu, an electric “robot truck”, as mainland China’s artificial...

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Driverless cars’ need for data is sparking a new space race

Posted on Sep 17, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Automakers are looking to the heavens for the next generation of car technology. Satellites, such as those scattered across the skies by...

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Opinion: Self-driving technology needs a reset — and this is what it would look like

Posted on Sep 17, 2021 in Perspective

When I rode in an autonomous vehicle four years ago, I was struck by two things. The first was the pit-of-your-stomach gut flutter I felt...

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Tesla sees great potential for self-driving vehicles in China

Posted on Sep 17, 2021 in News

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that he sees huge potential in China for fully autonomous vehicles, as Chinese customers want cars with...

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China’s Baidu unveils autonomous driving ‘robot truck’ Xingtu

Posted on Sep 17, 2021 in News, Trucks

Baidu’s open-source autonomous driving platform Apollo has spawned Xingtu, an electric “robot truck”, as mainland China’s artificial...

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People known as Snowbirds and Zoombirds that leave cold areas for warmers ones during the winter will be emboldened via AI self-driving cars

Posted on Sep 17, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Snowbirds. They migrate seemingly en masse yet distinctly in a onesie-twosie fashion, dong so from the northern colder areas of the U.S....

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