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San Francisco agency opposes Cruise robotaxi application, citing safety

Posted on Dec 1, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

Dec 1 (Reuters) – San Francisco’s public transit operator has challenged an application by Cruise to charge for robotaxi...

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Supposing we restricted AI self-driving cars to operating on public roads only late at night to sunrise

Posted on Dec 1, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Driving a car when it is very late at night or abundantly early in the morning can be refreshing, plus a bit eerie too. The roads are...

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Nuro and 7-Eleven to pilot autonomous delivery service in California

Posted on Dec 1, 2021 in Cars, News

Convenience store giant 7-Eleven is pairing up with Nuro to pilot a commercial delivery service using autonomous vehicles in the Silicon...

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Aurora partners with Amazon Web Services on autonomous vehicle development

Posted on Dec 1, 2021 in News, Technology, Trucks

Self-driving startup Aurora has announced it will be using data giant Amazon Web Services to power its cloud-based machine learning and...

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Waymo’s co-CEO on the next stop for driverless cars: curbside grocery delivery

Posted on Dec 1, 2021 in Cars, News

Autonomously driven cars from Waymo, a subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet, will start delivering groceries curbside in San Francisco in...

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Autonomous car arrives at Florida Poly to enhance research at new facility

Posted on Nov 30, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

LAKELAND, Fla., Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Researchers at Florida Polytechnic University’s Advanced Mobility Institute are...

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CloudTrucks raised $115M Series B to help truck entrepreneurs manage their business

Posted on Nov 30, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

CloudTrucks wants to use technology to help trucking entrepreneurs operate their business: The California-based startup sells business...

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BMW i Ventures leads Series B funding round of Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Nanocoating Technology Company actnano Inc.

Posted on Nov 30, 2021 in Finance, News

Although the official home of the auto industry in the U.S. is still considered to be Detroit, there is still plenty of automotive...

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WM Motor secures US$152 million Series D2 financing led by Agile Group

Posted on Nov 30, 2021 in Finance, News

SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — WM Motor Holdings Limited (“WM Motor,” the “Group” or...

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Locomation: autonomous platooning tech can cut fuel consumption, GHG footprint

Posted on Nov 30, 2021 in News, Technology, Trucks

Locomation said an independent evaluation found its Autonomous Relay Convoy system can dramatically reduce the greenhouse gas footprint,...

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High-speed chipsets for CASE applications

Posted on Nov 30, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Could you tell us a little about Valens Semiconductor, when it entered the automotive industry, the shape the company is in today, your...

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Snow, fog, and ice spotlight ADAS system weakness

Posted on Nov 30, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

As the seasons change, weather and road conditions become ever more unpredictable. From thick fog to treacherous snow and ice, driving...

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Steel E-Motive and Ricardo show steel autonomous concept

Posted on Nov 30, 2021 in News, Technology

Steel E-Motive and Ricardo have unveiled the ‘exterior styling vision’ for their fully autonomous ride-hailing, ride-sharing vehicle...

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Why I call bullshit on the Apple Car’s rumored 2025 release

Posted on Nov 30, 2021 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

If you’re a fan of “allegedly,” “people close to the source,” and other rumor-inducing phrases — any coverage about the Apple iCar should...

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Level-setting: why drivers still don’t understand self-driving

Posted on Nov 30, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

American car and truck owners have shaky knowledge of what constitutes a fully autonomous vehicle (AV), says the 2021 J.D. Power Mobility...

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Autonomous car arrives at Florida Poly to enhance research at new facility

Posted on Nov 30, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

LAKELAND, Fla., Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Researchers at Florida Polytechnic University’s Advanced Mobility Institute are...

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Ride and drives of Plus’s commercially available autonomous trucking product draw enthusiastic response at ATA MCE 2021 in Nashville

Posted on Nov 30, 2021 in News, Trucks

Plus’s autonomy-enabled big rigs wowed industry executives and journalists attending ATA MCE 2021 in Nashville, where Plus was the only...

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Exclusive: how one woman’s impromptu TikTok on autonomous vehicles sparked discussion on freedom, privilege, and accessibility

Posted on Nov 30, 2021 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

If there’s one Apple rumor story that seemingly persists through the ages, it’s the so-called “Apple Car” rumor. Word on the Cupertino...

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EasyMile unveils first driverless vehicle authorized to take over public roads in Europe

Posted on Nov 29, 2021 in Buses, News

technology company EasyMile has announced it has become the first driverless solutions provider in europe authorized to operate without...

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All aboard: new autonomous passenger shuttle service trialled in Oxfordshire

Posted on Nov 29, 2021 in Buses, News

A fully autonomous passenger shuttle service begins trials on UK roads today, Science Minister George Freeman has announced. The new...

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