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SAE’s vehicle automation classification system is bunk — it’s time for a fresh start

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in Perspective

I didn’t want to have to do this, but we need to talk. The levels of automation thought up by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)...

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Tesla admits current ‘Full Self-Driving Beta’ will always be a Level 2 system: Emails

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in News, Technology

Promises of hands-free driving and robotaxis have swirled in the dreams of drivers and investors ever since Tesla first teased the...

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Volkswagen teases sleek EV 4-door coupe flagship

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in Cars, News

The world’s fastest-growing electric vehicle (EV) brand has teased a first sketch of its Trinity Project battery-electric flagship, due in...

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Scientists: Pedestrians could wear devices to protect themselves from self-driving cars

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in News, Technology

The dream of self-driving cars arguably came toppling down in March 2018, when an experimental autonomous vehicle operated by Uber fatally...

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Sequoia-backed driverless truck startup seeks SPAC merger

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in News, Trucks

Self-driving truck startup Plus is in advanced talks with a few special purpose acquisition companies for a merger, as it seeks to...

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Last-mile delivery robotics company Refraction AI raises $4.2M

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in Finance, News

Ann Arbor-based Refraction AI announced today that it has raised a $4.2 million seed round. The startup, which debuted on the TechCrunch...

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Elon Musk says Tesla is expanding its Full Self Driving beta to more drivers

Posted on Mar 7, 2021 in News, Technology

Tesla is expanding its “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) beta, CEO Elon Musk said, doubling its size with a new software update, and eventually...

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How Honda’s level 3 self-driving technology works

Posted on Mar 6, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

TOKYO — Honda unveiled a limited batch of its flagship Legend sedan with Level 3 self-driving capabilities, becoming the...

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California bill would require all self-driving vehicles to be zero emission by 2025

Posted on Mar 6, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

California might be the first state to give self-driving cars a deadline to electrify. In mid-February, a bill was quietly introduced into...

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Those self-driving cars in San Francisco and the Victorian house that rolled down the middle of the street

Posted on Mar 6, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Sometimes, you can be quite surprised by what you might see on the sunny streets of San Francisco. For example, this proverbial City by...

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Self-driving shuttle bus coming to campus

Posted on Mar 5, 2021 in Buses, News

A self-driving shuttle bus – the first at any academic institution in Canada – could be operating on the Ring Road at the...

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Your self-driving car still isn’t ready. Smarter roads might change that

Posted on Mar 5, 2021 in Infrastructure, Perspective

Washington, DC (CNN) – Jaime Waydo spent years building self-driving cars at Waymo, and was quick to praise their abilities. The...

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Ouster and QCraft announce recent launch of robobus fleet in China using Ouster lidar sensors

Posted on Mar 5, 2021 in Buses, News, Technology

SAN FRANCISCO & SUZHOU, China — March 4, 2021 Ouster, Inc. (“Ouster”) a leading provider of high-resolution digital lidar...

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Sidewalk robots get legal rights as “pedestrians”

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

As small robots proliferate on sidewalks and city streets, so does legislation that grants them generous access rights and even classifies...

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Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta vs Waymo driverless taxi: Real-world test

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

We’ve read, watched, and shared many articles and videos about the future of self-driving cars. Most often, the coverage revolves...

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Automotive SoC brings functional safety to CNN accelerator cores, ASIL D control

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in News, Technology

In one of the sessions at the recently concluded International Solid-State Circuits Conference 2021 (ISSCC 2021), Renesas presented a...

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What full autonomy means for the Waymo Driver

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

In January, Waymo posted a tweet breaking down what “autonomy” means for the Waymo Driver, which is how the company refers to its...

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ByteDance said to invest in Chinese self-driving startup QCraft

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in Finance, News

Chinese social media titan ByteDance Ltd. is investing in local autonomous driving startup QCraft Inc., according to people familiar with...

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Cyngn partners with Formel D to deliver quality assurance and process optimization across the entire autonomous vehicle stack

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in News, Technology

MENLO PARK, Calif., March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Cyngn, the autonomous vehicle organization, announced a partnership with Formel D,...

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Multi-clouds spectacular treasure trove to arise via amalgamation of autonomous vehicle see-all data

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

What happens when you put multiple clouds together? If your first thought drifts toward wonderous clouds in the sky, perhaps your answer...

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