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Autofleet provides Vehicle-as-a-Service platform for Keolis autonomous electric shuttle deployment in Sweden

Posted on Mar 15, 2021 in Buses, News, Technology

TEL AVIV, Israel–(Business Wire)–Autofleet, a provider of AI-powered fleet optimization solutions, was selected by Keolis, a...

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Ford appoints mobility veteran Brett Wheatley as TransLoc CEO

Posted on Mar 15, 2021 in News

Ford Motor Company announces the appointment of Brett Wheatley as chief executive officer of TransLoc, a transportation software solutions...

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Samsung to develop autonomous driving chip for Google’s Waymo: Media

Posted on Mar 15, 2021 in News, Technology

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics recently won a project for Google parent Alphabet’s autonomous driving unit Waymo to develop chips for...

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Autonomous vehicle report looks at deployment impact on UK cities

Posted on Mar 15, 2021 in Knowledge Center, News, Reports

A report identifying the potential impact of the deployment of autonomous vehicle (AV) services on major UK cities in the future has been...

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BMW’s new curved iDrive display is a ‘major step’ toward autonomous driving

Posted on Mar 15, 2021 in News, Technology

BMW is pulling the curtain back on its next iteration of iDrive, the software and infotainment platform that has served as the centerpiece...

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Cruise acquires Voyage in another autonomous vehicle merger

Posted on Mar 15, 2021 in Cars, News

Cruise, a majority-owned subsidiary of General Motors, will acquire self-driving startup Voyage in another major autonomous vehicle...

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Tesla removed some drivers from its self-driving test for not paying attention

Posted on Mar 14, 2021 in News, Technology

New York (CNN Business)Tesla has expanded its “full self-driving” software to roughly 2,000 Tesla owners, but some drivers...

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RoboSense launches China’s first automotive-grade solid-state LiDAR production line

Posted on Mar 14, 2021 in News, Technology

RoboSense (Suteng Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.) has launched China’s first automotive-grade solid-state LiDAR production line and will...

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Self-driving cars and those brazen dogs that love to chase after passing cars

Posted on Mar 14, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Dogs relish chasing after all kinds of objects such as weathered tennis balls and worn-out frisbees. Unfortunately, dogs also delight in...

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ARPA-E awards $18M to 4 teams to optimize vehicle performance and efficiency; NEXTCAR Phase II

Posted on Mar 12, 2021 in Finance, News

The US Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) is awarding $18 million in funding to four projects...

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Lidar may be harmful to people & cameras

Posted on Mar 12, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Jim Park at Truckinginfo.com wrote an interesting story questioning the safety of lidar systems. Some types of lidar could potentially...

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Autonomy’s elephant in the room: Who’s liable when a self-driving truck causes a crash?

Posted on Mar 12, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

Advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) have been widely adopted by motor carriers for collision mitigation, automatic cruise control, lane...

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A federal agency warns Tesla tests unfinished driverless tech on its users

Posted on Mar 12, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

A federal agency is calling for tougher requirements on testing autonomous driving, and the proposed changes could eventually force Tesla...

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Self-driving cars to be especially welcomed in “Zoom Towns”

Posted on Mar 12, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

There is a lot of movement toward so-called Zoom Towns. By movement, I mean relocating to....

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How to create a faster path to autonomous roadways

Posted on Mar 12, 2021 in Infrastructure, Perspective

The dream of autonomous vehicles navigating through cities is no longer a far-distant future. In fact, it’s thought that as soon as 2030,...

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Knox County Mayor grants operation on public roads to autonomous vehicle, Olli

Posted on Mar 12, 2021 in Buses, News

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Autonomous vehicles may be operating in Knox County sooner than expected. On...

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Luminar, Volvo subsidiary partner to sell automated driving systems to automakers

Posted on Mar 12, 2021 in News, Technology

Luminar Technologies has deepened ties with Volvo Cars to develop and eventually sell an automated driving system for highways to other...

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RPT-Doora, bring me a pizza please! Stockholm pilots delivery droid

Posted on Mar 11, 2021 in Cars, News

March 11 (Reuters) – Swedish telecoms operator Tele2 and Delivery Hero’s foodora have joined forces on a pilot scheme for...

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Inceptio Technology launches self-developed autonomous trucking system ‘Xuanyuan’

Posted on Mar 11, 2021 in News, Technology, Trucks

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Inceptio Technology, a Chinese autonomous trucking startup focusing on line-haul freight shipping, announced on March...

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Velodyne board fostering ‘anti-stockholder’ culture, says founder Hall

Posted on Mar 11, 2021 in News, Technology

(Reuters) – Sensor maker Velodyne Lidar Inc’s board is fostering an “anti-stockholder” culture that is resulting in “troubling...

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