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The long, bumpy road to the Apple Car

Posted on Feb 15, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

New York (CNN Business)For such a secretive company, Apple’s car efforts have been in plain sight for years. The headlines have been...

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Level 3: The tipping point for AD

Posted on Feb 15, 2021 in Perspective

Whenever we discuss driverless technology, it is useful to keep the now well-established levels of autonomy at the front of our minds....

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Ford sells stake in Velodyne, a maker of autonomous-car sensors

Posted on Feb 15, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

Ford Motor Co. has sold off its stake in Velodyne Lidar Inc., a leading maker of sensors being used in the development of self-driving...

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Apple approached Nissan to work on autonomous car project

Posted on Feb 15, 2021 in Cars, News

Apple approached Japan’s Nissan in recent months about a tie-up for its secretive autonomous car project, but talks are no longer active,...

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Succeeding with the automated driving journey through AI

Posted on Feb 14, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

For years, automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have been working towards realizing the dream of self-driving cars that...

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‘Absolutely brilliant’: an auto-manufacturing expert praised Tesla’s latest self-driving software after a test ride

Posted on Feb 13, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

One of the foremost automotive manufacturing experts in the country has high hopes for Tesla’s long-awaited “full...

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The wealthiest self-driving car add-on options

Posted on Feb 13, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Cars always seem to come with available add-on options. It is relatively easy to make a list of the customary add-ons that you can get...

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Self-driving cars won’t go mainstream until we solve this problem

Posted on Feb 13, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Autonomous vehicles have come a long way since none of the entrants of the 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge managed to even finish the course....

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Help Arlington name its new self-driving vehicle service

Posted on Feb 12, 2021 in Buses, News

Arlington is calling for the community’s help to name the city’s new fleet of self-driving vehicles. In March, five autonomous shuttles...

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JRC, ENISA report examines cybersecurity challenges in uptake of AI in autonomous driving

Posted on Feb 12, 2021 in News, Technology

A new report by the EC’s Joint Research Center (JRC) and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) examines cybersecurity risks...

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Ford-backed autonomous driving developer Argo AI conducts pilot to study how traffic can flow more efficiently using AI

Posted on Feb 12, 2021 in News, Technology

Driving in densely populated urban areas is often frustrating for motorists, as city drivers must contend with other vehicles, bicyclists...

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Driving jobs, the future of autonomous trucking

Posted on Feb 12, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

Autonomous vehicles are coming. Trucks carrying freight will likely be the first vehicles to see widespread autonomous use. That is good...

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VW, Microsoft extend collaboration to self-driving car software

Posted on Feb 11, 2021 in News, Technology

(Bloomberg) — Volkswagen AG and Microsoft Corp. are expanding their cooperation involving the U.S. software giant’s cloud technology...

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Who will build the Apple car? The candidates to watch

Posted on Feb 11, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Apple’s car plans could involve several potential manufacturing partners capable of building an electric self-driving vehicle for...

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Apple Car: everything we know so far

Posted on Feb 11, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The story of the Apple Car has been one of many twists and turns. Rumors of trade deals, industry partnerships and vehicle specs have...

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Appen to deliver high-quality training data and quality assurance services for autonomous vehicle manufacturers

Posted on Feb 11, 2021 in News, Technology

Appen Limited, the leading provider of high-quality training data for organizations that build effective AI systems at scale, today...

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Toyota outlines e-Palette AV plans for Japan

Posted on Feb 11, 2021 in Buses, News

Toyota today outlined plans for its innovative e-Palette autonomous electric vehicles to provide practical on-demand transport services...

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Volvo aims to ease the queasiness of riding in self-driving vehicles

Posted on Feb 10, 2021 in News, Technology

Volvo is testing new audio technology that aims to prevent what experts say could be an unfortunate side effect of self-driving cars:...

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Plus raises $200 million to develop its autonomous truck platform

Posted on Feb 10, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

Plus, a startup developing autonomous truck technology, today announced it has completed a $200 million series B round led by new...

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Velodyne Lidar signs five-year sales agreement with ThorDrive

Posted on Feb 10, 2021 in News, Technology

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced a five-year sales agreement to provide Ultra Puck™ sensors to ThorDrive, an autonomous technology...

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