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SAF starts autonomous vehicle trials in Kranji Camp III, Paya Lebar Air Base

Posted on May 3, 2021 in Cars, News

SINGAPORE – Trials of driverless vehicles started last month (April) at Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) sites. The aim is to reduce...

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In a year of major shifts, the self-driving car market is consolidating

Posted on May 2, 2021 in Perspective

News broke this week that Woven Planet, a Toyota subsidiary, will acquire Level 5, Lyft’s self-driving unit, for $550 million. The...

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Chinese tech giants Huawei, DJI jump on to the lidar bandwagon as they eye huge potential in self-driving cars

Posted on May 2, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Lidar sensors, a critical technology for self-driving cars, has emerged as the new battleground for Chinese tech firms. At the forefront...

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VW will design its own chips for self-driving cars

Posted on May 2, 2021 in News, Technology

Volkswagen won’t settle for off-the-shelf computing power with its self-driving cars. As Reuters (via Autoblog) reports, company...

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The race to build self-driving trucks has four horses and three jockeys

Posted on May 1, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

Over the last five years, as it’s become clear that self-driving cars will take longer than expected to arrive on most American streets,...

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Gnarly skateboarders trying dangerously to hitch a ride on self-driving cars

Posted on May 1, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The skateboarder was eyeing a self-driving car and decided that it might be quite rad to try and hitch a ride....

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Driverless truck startup Plus plans Hennessy SPAC deal

Posted on Apr 30, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

(Bloomberg) — Self-driving truck startup Plus is in talks to merge with special purpose acquisition company Hennessy Capital...

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Hyperdrive Daily: The self-driving car race hardly matters

Posted on Apr 30, 2021 in Perspective

When Guidehouse Insights sent me its annual study on the leaders in self-driving, I wondered how the report would rank a field that...

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PennDOT launches public survey on automated vehicles

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in News

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced April 28 the launch of a survey meant to offer an idea of constituents’...

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“It’s a matter of a year or two”: Innoviz outlines autonomous vehicle roadmap

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

Each year, giants like Elon Musk try to prepare the public for when we will see the widespread deployment of autonomous vehicles on city...

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Waymo’s new CEOs say self-driving unit eyes outside funding

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Finance, News, Perspective

Waymo, the prized self-driving arm of Alphabet Inc., is looking to nab further outside investment and make acquisitions of its own, the...

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Self-driving cars to conveniently haul fancy stores to your doorstep for your shopping delight

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

You look out the window of your home and see what appears to be a fancy store parked temporarily outside in front of your house. Say what?...

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Baidu launches robotaxi service in outer Beijing. How ‘fully driverless’ is it vs. AutoX?

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Baidu BIDU -1.6%, the leading search engine in China, has launched a robotaxi service in Shougang Park – an industrial park on the...

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Kids won’t learn to drive: IDTechEx explains why

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Reports

BOSTON, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Learning to drive is a coming-of-age moment many kids (and parents sick of being taxi...

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AA President raises concerns over government’s announcement for self-driving vehicles

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

Yesterday, the government announced that self-driving vehicles could be on UK streets by the end of this year. However, the AA say it’s...

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Faraday Future signs Velodyne as exclusive lidar supplier for luxury EV

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in News, Technology

(Reuters) – Faraday Future has selected Velodyne Lidar Inc as an exclusive supplier for its flagship luxury electric car FF 91,...

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Baidu Apollo to launch fully driverless ride-hailing services in Beijing, demonstrating a new commercialization model for autonomous driving

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Cars, News

BEIJING, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888) will open fully driverless robotaxi services to the...

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Klas, leader in edge intelligence, unveils the TRX D8, data-logging hardware for autonomous vehicle development

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in News, Technology

DUBLIN, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Klas, a global leader in edge intelligence solutions, today announced an all new piece of...

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Plus, Cummins partner on self-driving CNG trucks

Posted on Apr 28, 2021 in News, Trucks

Self-driving truck technology company Plus announced a new initiative with engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. to develop what Plus called...

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EasyMile raises $66M for its autonomous people-and-goods shuttles

Posted on Apr 28, 2021 in Buses, Finance, News

We may still be a long way off from Level 5, fully self-driving cars on the open road, but companies building autonomous vehicles and...

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