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Fully driverless deliveries is a first for autonomous trucking

Posted on Nov 18, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

While self-driving cars continue to capture the headlines, autonomous trucks have quietly made just as much, if not more, progress toward...

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UPS adds Waymo as second partner to test autonomous big rigs

Posted on Nov 17, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

United Parcel Service Inc. is adding Waymo, the autonomous vehicle unit owned by Google parent Alphabet Inc., as a second partner to test...

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Trunk.tech wins new round of financing, company to accelerate mass production of self driving trucks

Posted on Nov 17, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

On Wednesday, autonomous trucking startup Trunk.tech, also known as TRUNK, disclosed a new round of financing worth several hundred...

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Hyundai’s ‘Seven’ concept EV is a self-driving lounge

Posted on Nov 17, 2021 in Cars, News

Hyundai is joining the ranks of automakers envisioning self-driving cars as living rooms. The brand has revealed its previously-teased...

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Grubhub launches robot delivery at the University of Arizona

Posted on Nov 17, 2021 in Cars, News

CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Grubhub, the leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery platform on college...

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Nexar is building a ‘digital twin’ of cities using crowdsourced dash cam data

Posted on Nov 17, 2021 in News, Technology

Nexar, a company best-known for its line of smart dash cams, has raised $53 million in a Series D financing round led by Qumra Capital....

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How self-driving cars perform in fog

Posted on Nov 17, 2021 in Cars, Technology

In San Francisco, fog is something that happens quite often. In fact, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...

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UPS adds Waymo as second partner to test autonomous big rigs

Posted on Nov 17, 2021 in News, Technology, Trucks

United Parcel Service Inc. is adding Waymo, the autonomous vehicle unit owned by Google parent Alphabet Inc., as a second partner to test...

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Qualcomm, diversifying from mobile phones, to supply chips for BMW self-driving cars

Posted on Nov 16, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Nov 16 (Reuters) – Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) on Tuesday said that German automaker BMW (BMWG.DE) will use its chips in its next...

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REE automotive unveils new EV chassis, reports third-quarter loss of $414.9 million

Posted on Nov 16, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

REE Automotive, the Israeli-based manufacturer of modular platforms to support autonomous vehicles, unveiled its Leopard automated...

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Teledriving initiative bridges gap to autonomous cars

Posted on Nov 16, 2021 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

We’re hurtling towards a future where cars operate without human intervention. One startup is hoping to bridge the gap between human...

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Revealed: The automotive companies leading the way in autonomous vehicles

Posted on Nov 16, 2021 in Markets, Perspective

GM and Ford are among the companies best positioned to take advantage of future autonomous vehicles disruption in the automotive industry,...

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What is limiting the autonomous driving rollout?

Posted on Nov 16, 2021 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Taking the technological world by storm, autonomous driving technology has proven to be immensely beneficial to society. Although a...

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Helm.ai raises $26M for ‘unsupervised’ autonomous driving software

Posted on Nov 16, 2021 in Finance, News

Helm.ai, a startup creating software for autonomous vehicles, today announced that it raised $26 million in series B financing led by...

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Qualcomm, diversifying from mobile phones, to supply chips for BMW self-driving cars

Posted on Nov 16, 2021 in News, Technology

Nov 16 (Reuters) – Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) on Tuesday said that German automaker BMW (BMWG.DE) will use its chips in its next...

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Baraja unveils Spectrum HD, a world-first LiDAR built to enable Level 4 autonomy at automotive scale and integration

Posted on Nov 16, 2021 in News, Technology

DETROIT, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Baraja, creator of the breakthrough Spectrum-ScanTM LiDAR technology for autonomous vehicles,...

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Hyundai Mobis to assist driving in a narrow street with its new automated urban driving system

Posted on Nov 15, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

SEOUL, South Korea , Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Drivers no longer have to worry about passing a narrow street or facing a car...

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Tesla has a serious phantom braking problem in Autopilot

Posted on Nov 15, 2021 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Tesla is seeing an increase in complaints over serious and dangerous phantom braking events plaguing Autopilot in the latest software...

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Plus selects Aeva 4D LiDAR for production of autonomous trucks

Posted on Nov 15, 2021 in News, Technology, Trucks

Plus, a self-driving truck technology provider, has selected Aeva to supply automotive-grade long-range 4D LiDAR for the production of...

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FAW-Jiefang-backed Zhito Technology receives hundred of millions RMB in first investment round

Posted on Nov 15, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

Beijing (Gasgoo)- Zhito Technology, the FAW Jiefang-backed commercial vehicle autonomous driving startup, has completed a...

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