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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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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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