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Sense Photonics sees flash LiDAR as best path to full self-driving tech

Posted on Jul 16, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Sense Photonics is on a mission to make LiDAR, the core of self-driving technology, more affordable and less obtrusive. And it is...

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Tesla places big bet on vision-only self-driving

Posted on Jul 16, 2021 in Technology

The latest update to Tesla’s self-driving technology ups the company’s stake in a bold bet that it can deliver autonomous vehicles using...

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Apple Watch lead Kevin Lynch reportedly transferred to ‘Apple Car’ team

Posted on Jul 16, 2021 in Cars, News

Apple Watch and health executive Kevin Lynch is reportedly being moved to the “Apple Car” team after years overseeing health...

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Self-driving startup Aurora in agreement with Reinvent SPAC

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

(Bloomberg) — Driverless technology startup Aurora Innovation Inc. has agreed to go public via a merger with Reinvent Technology Partners...

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

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

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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Self-driving startup Aurora in agreement with Reinvent SPAC

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in Finance, News

(Bloomberg) — Driverless technology startup Aurora Innovation Inc. has agreed to go public via a merger with Reinvent Technology...

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There’s a shortage of truckers, but TuSimple thinks it has a solution: no driver needed

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in Trucks

(CNN)Right now, there’s a shortage of truck drivers in the US and worldwide, exacerbated by the e-commerce boom brought on by the...

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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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