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Baidu Apollo, ON Semiconductor co-develop studio for autonomous driving image sensors

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in News, Technology

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Baidu’s autonomous driving unit Apollo and the U.S.-based semiconductor supplier ON Semiconductor recently set up...

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Lidar supplier AEye inks deals with Continental, TuSimple

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in News, Technology

July 14 (Reuters) – Self-driving sensor maker AEye Inc on Wednesday said it had struck deals with German automotive supplier...

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Toyota buys U.S. mapping, road data firm to bulk up driverless tech

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in News, Technology

TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp’s research arm said on Thursday it acquired U.S.-based Carmera, a provider of maps and data for...

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Future Mobility Europe virtual summit – in case you missed it!

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Videos & Podcasts, Webinars

More than 30 expert speakers and 750+ delegates came together on July 13th and 14th for Future Mobility Europe, a two-day virtual summit...

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Experts: Fleets, public transit would benefit from AV tech

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in Perspective

Introducing autonomous vehicle (AV) technology into fleet vehicles and public transit could increase safety, efficiency and equity, say...

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Unmanned delivery firm White Rhino Auto receives nearly $10 million in Pre-A funding

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in Finance, News

On Thursday, Chinese autonomous driving company White Rhino, announced that it had secured nearly $10 million in Pre-A financing led by...

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Toyota’s tech arm plans major hiring push in self-driving race

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in News

(Bloomberg) — Toyota Motor Corp.’s software and technology arm plans to embark on an ambitious hiring and acquisition spree as...

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China’s ECARX to acquire stake in Volvo’s Zenseact

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

Geely’s Volvo Cars confirmed Chinese connected car technology company ECARX plans to acquire a stake in its autonomous driving software...

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Culture eats AI self-driving cars for lunch

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

As many headlines will ostensibly tell you, culture is apparently quite hungry and always eating someone’s breakfast, lunch, or dinner....

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From swerving into a median to narrowly missing poles, videos of Tesla’s latest Full Self-Driving update don’t inspire much confidence

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

Earlier this month, Tesla rolled out a long-awaited update to its Full Self-Driving software for beta testers. It’s impressive...

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ON Semiconductor intelligent sensing technologies enable 360° vision in AutoX Gen5 self-driving platform

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in News, Technology

PHOENIX, Ariz. – July 15, 2021 – ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), today announced that its image sensing and LiDAR technologies power key...

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Waymo endures accidents and harassment in Chandler

Posted on Jul 14, 2021 in Cars, News

Waymo’s self-driving cars continue to fall victim to incidents involving harassment and physical damage more than four years after they...

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Pininfarina Teorema concept is a Kamm tail electric shuttle for the autonomous future

Posted on Jul 14, 2021 in Cars, News

Italian design house Pininfarina, presented the Teorema, a fully electric and autonomous concept car with a focus on design and...

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Existing auto insurance system well-positioned to handle autonomous vehicle claims: Travelers Canada exec

Posted on Jul 14, 2021 in Finance, Perspective

Canada’s existing auto insurance structure is well-positioned to resolve claims and provide fair and timely compensation to accident...

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How Germany hopes to get the edge in driverless technology

Posted on Jul 14, 2021 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

FRANKFURT — In Hamburg, a fleet of electric Volkswagen vans owned by a ride-hailing service roams the streets picking up and dropping off...

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Hyundai Motor to pilot autonomous demand-responsive ‘RoboShuttle’ service

Posted on Jul 13, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Hyundai Motor Company announced that it will begin a test operation of its RoboShuttle (named after ‘Robot’ and ‘Shuttle’) service on...

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Whether those endless edge or corner cases are the long-tail doom for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 13, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Get ready to go on a seemingly endless loop of sorts. Imagine that you are driving your car and perchance come upon a dog that has...

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Newness of AV tech insists upon public, private collaboration

Posted on Jul 13, 2021 in Perspective

Advancing autonomous vehicle technologies is bringing together government and the private sector in collaborations both say are not always...

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SAIC Motor says it will put Robotaxis capable of L4 self-driving on roads in China this year

Posted on Jul 13, 2021 in Cars, News

Chinese automotive design and manufacturing company SAIC Motor says it will launch 40 to 60 Robotaxis capable of Level 4 self-driving...

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Hyundai Motor to pilot autonomous demand-responsive ‘RoboShuttle’ service

Posted on Jul 13, 2021 in Buses, News

Hyundai Motor Company announced that it will begin a test operation of its RoboShuttle (named after ‘Robot’ and ‘Shuttle’) service on...

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