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Apple car: from concealed touch controls to holographic images: here are six possible features, based on recent patents

Posted on Jan 17, 2021 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

In last few years, rumors of an Apple car have often popped up, usually after the company filed a vehicle-related patent....

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Startups look beyond lidar for autonomous vehicle perception

Posted on Jan 16, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Last CES was a time of reckoning for lidar companies, many of which were cratering due to a lack of demand from a (still) non-existent...

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Consumer AV in 2025: When it’s time to take a leap of faith

Posted on Jan 15, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Leading autonomous vehicle developers are keeping open the possibility that the mythical robotaxi could possibly become real in 2022. The...

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AEye said in talks to go public via Cantor blank-check firm

Posted on Jan 15, 2021 in News, Technology

Artificial-perception startup AEye Inc. is in talks to go public through a merger with CF Finance Acquisition Corp. III, a Cantor...

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Uber planning to spin out Postmates’ delivery robot arm

Posted on Jan 15, 2021 in Cars, News

Another Uber spinout is in the works. Postmates X, the robotics division of the on-demand delivery startup that Uber acquired last year...

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South Korea to aid self-driving R&D

Posted on Jan 15, 2021 in Finance, News

The South Korean government said it would make available grants worth KRW1.1trn (US$1bn) over the next seven years to companies developing...

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U.S. DOT test initiative gives VOICES to autonomous vehicle ecosystem

Posted on Jan 15, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

The U.S. DOT (Department of Transportation) might have stumbled upon a means and a method in which to overcome the challenge of creating...

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China’s Huawei develops smart roads that talk to driverless cars

Posted on Jan 14, 2021 in Infrastructure, News

(Bloomberg) — The abstract concept of connected vehicles becomes easier to grasp at a test site in eastern China. On a...

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Foxconn, Geely team up to build electric, autonomous and shared vehicles for automakers

Posted on Jan 14, 2021 in News, Technology

The electric, autonomous vehicles of the future might be manufactured by Apple’s main supplier Foxconn and Chinese automaker Zhejiang...

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China set to join the autonomous vehicle race with new law drafted

Posted on Jan 14, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

China has drafted new laws which would allow the testing of autonomous vehicles on highways for the first time, bringing in line with...

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Drone giant DJI builds team to work on autonomous car tech

Posted on Jan 14, 2021 in News, Technology

(Reuters) — China’s DJI, the world’s largest drone maker, is building an engineering team to work on self-driving technologies, according...

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Self-driving cars safety and the curious thought of steering wheels with Tullock spikes

Posted on Jan 14, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

One of the most fascinating thought experiments about the safety of how we all drive our cars is the legendary “Tullock spike” idea....

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Cars still rule in the U.S., says recent Continental study

Posted on Jan 14, 2021 in News

Continental AG’s latest Mobility Study confirms that personal vehicle usage is the most popular mode of transportation for United...

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Is Tesla migrating from programming logic to neural net for self-driving?

Posted on Jan 14, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Tesla firmware hacker and researcher who goes by the name of ‘green’ recently revealed that Tesla is migrating towards neural nets (NNs)...

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NHTSA announces historic rule to modernize driverless vehicle safety standards

Posted on Jan 14, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today issued a final rule to modernize numerous...

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Intel’s self-driving car unit plans to step up use of its own radar tech by 2025

Posted on Jan 13, 2021 in News, Technology

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The head of Intel Corp’s self-driving car subsidiary said on Tuesday the company wants to shift toward...

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DOT expands AV TEST program

Posted on Jan 13, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

12The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has expanded the Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (AV...

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Has Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta improved drastically since launch?

Posted on Jan 13, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta tester Dirty Tesla has provided a video update suggesting the technology is “getting...

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UK gov invests £28 million to trial innovative 5G use cases

Posted on Jan 13, 2021 in Buses, Finance, News

The UK government has announced a £28 million investment in nine nationwide projects that will trial innovative uses of 5G networks. This...

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UK on the cusp of a transport revolution, as self-driving vehicles set to be worth nearly £42 billion by 2035

Posted on Jan 13, 2021 in Finance, Knowledge Center, News, Reports

The full economic value of self-driving vehicles in the UK has been revealed, as Transport Minister Rachel Maclean sets out that the...

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