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Tesla Autopilot easily runs without a driver, Consumer Reports shows

Posted on Apr 22, 2021 in News, Technology

Hot on the heels of another deadly Tesla crash, Consumer Reports showed on Thursday that it’s simple to game the automaker’s...

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The recent Tesla car crash is proof that self-driving cars are still a long way off         

Posted on Apr 22, 2021 in Perspective

The recent crash of a Tesla car in the United States, in which two people died, has reignited debate about the capabilities and safety of...

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Green light secured for driverless vehicle testing facility

Posted on Apr 22, 2021 in Infrastructure, News

Leicestershire-based Andrew Granger & Co’s planning and development team has helped to secure the green light for a new testing...

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Not many realize that there is crossover tech that crisscrosses self-driving cars and human-driven cars

Posted on Apr 22, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

There’s an old proverb that dates back to at least the year 1670 and declares that sauce for the goose is also sauce for the gander. Say...

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

Posted on Apr 22, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

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

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Child passenger safety guidelines lag as self-driving cars move closer to market

Posted on Apr 21, 2021 in News

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Self-driving cars, or automated vehicles (AVs), are currently being tested on U.S. roads,...

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Velodyne Lidar signs multi-year sales agreement with Gatik

Posted on Apr 21, 2021 in News, Technology, Trucks

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR, VLDRW) today announced a multi-year sales agreement with Gatik, the industry leader in automating...

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Britain’s driverless car ambitions hit speed bump with insurers

Posted on Apr 21, 2021 in News

LONDON: Britain’s goal to be a leader in adopting self-driving cars could backfire unless automakers and government regulators spell...

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How this company has beaten Tesla with the world’s first autonomous electric truck

Posted on Apr 21, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

When asked which company was the first creating an autonomous electric freight truck, most people will be wrong. And when asked which...

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FABULOS project: In three years from the idea to autonomous driving in urban area

Posted on Apr 21, 2021 in Buses

The 3-year long FABULOS was a Horizon 2020 funded, Europe-wide project. The purpose of FABULOS was to seek new solutions and technologies...

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Huawei is not a carmaker — it wants to be the Bosch of China

Posted on Apr 21, 2021 in Technology

One after another, Chinese tech giants have announced their plans for the auto space over the last few months. Some internet companies,...

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Uhnder and Yunshan deliver digital radar to accelerate smart port automation

Posted on Apr 21, 2021 in News, Technology, Trucks

AUSTIN, Texas, April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Uhnder, Inc., the leader in digital imaging radar technologies for automotive and...

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AstaZero reveals indoor test track for active safety systems and autonomous technologies

Posted on Apr 21, 2021 in Infrastructure, News

AstaZero is to open the world’s longest indoor track for use in testing active safety systems and autonomous technologies in any vehicle...

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RoboSense LiDAR partners with Banma and AutoX on high-level autonomous driving platform

Posted on Apr 21, 2021 in News, Technology

SHENZHEN, China–(Business Wire)–RoboSense (https://www.robosense.ai/), the leading smart LiDAR sensor provider announced a...

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Elon Musk is a critic of laser lidar for autonomous cars, but top Tesla lawyer joins Luminar

Posted on Apr 21, 2021 in News, Technology

Luminar, a newly public maker of laser lidar sensors that help self-driving cars see their surroundings, has hired Tesla’s acting general...

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XPeng starts pre-orders for its third production smart EV P5 at Shanghai Auto Show

Posted on Apr 20, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

XPeng Motors (NYSE: XPEV) today exhibited and kicked off pre-orders for its third production model, the XPeng P5, the world’s first...

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Self-driving shuttles find new uses during pandemic

Posted on Apr 20, 2021 in Buses

The COVID-19 pandemic pumped the brakes on some autonomous shuttle projects last year, while others reimagined their projects to serve...

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Commentary: Self-driving buses and delivery robots welcomed but who do we blame if AI goes rogue in Singapore?

Posted on Apr 20, 2021 in Perspective

As AI-powered systems become increasingly prevalent in our lives, it’s time to rethink the way criminal laws are applied to them, say...

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Why self-driving cars: From horseless to driverless

Posted on Apr 20, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

When I first helped the Autopilot team at Tesla in launching our Full Self-Driving beta release last year, I had never felt so close to...

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RABus: the autonomous bus trial underway in Baden-Württemberg

Posted on Apr 20, 2021 in Buses

In times of climate change and debate about traffic emissions in cities, sustainable mobility solutions are becoming increasingly...

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