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How to build maps for self-driving cars (end-to-end)

Posted on Apr 27, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

The ability to get from one place to another, anywhere in the country, is one of the most remarkable gifts of our modern technology. Maps...

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Toyota is buying Lyft’s autonomous car division for $550 million

Posted on Apr 27, 2021 in Finance, News

Lyft is selling its autonomous vehicle division to a subsidiary of Toyota — the latest in a series of acquisitions that is seeing the...

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ESA-backed autonomous driving lab coming to Italy

Posted on Apr 27, 2021 in Infrastructure, News, Technology

Central Italy — already home to an ambitious national autonomous driving research initiative — will be the site of the P-CARS laboratory,...

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Seoul Robotics scales availability of ‘Discovery’ in European market through partnership with Level Five Supplies

Posted on Apr 27, 2021 in News, Technology

LONDON, April 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Seoul Robotics, the 3D computer vision company using AI and machine learning to power the...

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Introducing NPM: Designed to shape the future of mobility

Posted on Apr 26, 2021 in Buses, Perspective

As with any developing technology, much of the innovation which prompts advancement in driverless capability comes from different sources....

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Getting cities ready for driverless vehicles

Posted on Apr 26, 2021 in Infrastructure, Perspective

Driverless mobility will fundamentally change the way both people and goods move around cities. City governments face important challenges...

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Amid Tesla crash concerns Waymo’s new co-CEOs say no shortcuts to safe autonomy

Posted on Apr 25, 2021 in Perspective

Waymo’s new co-CEOs Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov say Alphabet’s self-driving powerhouse is sticking to a safety-conscious roadmap to...

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Video: See how a self-driving car perceives the world

Posted on Apr 25, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

Motional, the automated driving joint venture between Hyundai and Aptiv, is demonstrating how a sensor suite of advanced lidar, cameras...

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DeepRoute.ai given permit to have passenger-carrying autonomous car test in Shenzhen

Posted on Apr 25, 2021 in Cars, News

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Chinese self-driving solution provider DeepRoute.ai has become the first automaker to obtain the permit that allows...

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Waymo’s leadership shift spotlights self-driving car challenges

Posted on Apr 24, 2021 in Perspective

Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car subsidiary, has reshuffled its top executive lineup. John Krafcik, Waymo’s CEO since 2015, announced on...

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Explaining why Explainable AI (XAI) is needed for autonomous vehicles and especially self-driving cars

Posted on Apr 24, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

Our lives are filled with explanations. You go to see your primary physician due to a rather sore shoulder. The doctor tells you to rest...

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The robots are coming for Deliveroo’s riders

Posted on Apr 24, 2021 in Perspective

When Ocado, the UK technology group, unveiled its vision for the future of grocery home delivery last week, it sounded a little alarming....

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Chinese LiDAR provider RoboSense teams up with Webasto on LiDAR-enabled smart roof

Posted on Apr 23, 2021 in News, Technology

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- On April 23, Chinese LiDAR developer RoboSense forged a strategic partnership with German auto parts supplier Webasto...

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How electric, self-driving cars and ride-hailing will transform the car industry

Posted on Apr 23, 2021 in Perspective

When GM’s very first car, the Chevrolet Classic 6, appeared on Detroit’s streets in 1912, it ran on gasoline. More than a century later,...

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Autonomous driving systems slash EV driving range by 25 percent

Posted on Apr 23, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

The microprocessors, cameras, lidars, and radars needed to let cars drive themselves consume so much electric power that they can trim the...

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Achieving trust in autonomous vehicles requires trustworthy electronics

Posted on Apr 23, 2021 in Perspective

Autonomous vehicle technology is almost ready for widespread deployment—but people aren’t ready for autonomous technology. This is because...

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Hyundai invests in teleoperations startup Ottopia as part of $9M round

Posted on Apr 23, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

After spending much of his career in mission-critical environments, including the Israeli Air Force, Israeli Intelligence and leading...

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Oxbotica raises $13.8M from Ocado to build autonomous vehicle tech for the online grocer’s logistics network

Posted on Apr 23, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Ocado, the U.K. online grocer that has been making strides reselling its technology to other grocery companies to help them build and run...

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Issues in autonomous vehicle testing and deployment

Posted on Apr 23, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Reports

Autonomous vehicles have the potential to bring major improvements in highway safety. Motor vehicle crashes caused an estimated 36,096...

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Congress resurrects push to allow thousands more autonomous vehicles on the road

Posted on Apr 22, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Robot cars are back in the spotlight on Capitol Hill after previous efforts failed to pass comprehensive legislation allowing more...

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