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China’s Ministry of Transport supports legal trials for autonomous car application

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in Cars, News

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- China will encourage local authorities of cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Hebei to launch pilot projects focusing on...

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TuSimple to build driverless trucking logistics hub at AllianceTexas, begin fully driverless routes in 2021

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in News, Trucks

Global automated trucking company TuSimple is setting up shop at AllianceTexas’ newly launched Mobility Innovation Zone as part of...

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Mercedes targets evolution rather than revolution in self-driving car push

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

(Reuters) — As Tesla touts the cutting-edge nature of its new Full Self Driving software, rival Mercedes-Benz says it has developed a...

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Self-driving truck startupLocomation demonstrates its truck platooning technology for state regulators

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology, Trucks

Although self-driving cars and long-haul trucks are being developed by automakers and new tech companies, regulations are still not in...

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The long road to automated cars

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Sergey Brin knows a little about ground-breaking technology. But when the Google co-founder said in 2012 that we could ‘count on one hand’...

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A clearer roadmap

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

There are four trends now shaping the automotive market and in a report published in 2016 by McKinsey & Company (“Automotive...

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Via and Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture to offer shared robotaxi rides next year

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in Cars, News

Motional, the Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture, and on-demand shuttle startup Via plan to launch a shared robotaxi service for the public in a...

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The success of autonomous vehicles hinges on smart cities. Inrix is making it easier to build them

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in News, Technology

Signs are an effective way to communicate with a human driver, but self-driving vehicles? Not so much. A can of spray paint or black tape...

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Waymo and Daimler are teaming up to build fully driverless semi trucks

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in Editor’s Picks

Waymo and Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, announced that they are forming a “broad, global, strategic partnership” to deploy...

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Self-driving truck startupLocomation demonstrates its truck platooning technology for state regulators

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in Editor’s Picks

Although self-driving cars and long-haul trucks are being developed by automakers and new tech companies, regulations are still not in...

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J.D. Power survey finds drastic changes to commuting habits had minimal effect on sentiment in US about BEVs & self-driving

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology

Many vehicle owners in North America are driving fewer miles in the era of COVID-19, but their opinions of future mobility technology...

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Tesla should sell its self-driving computer chips, says comma.ai’s George Hotz

Posted on Oct 27, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

George Hotz, CEO of comma.ai, argues that Tesla should sell its self-driving computer chip and create some competition to Nvidia in the...

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rFpro and WMG enable real-world correlation for AV testing

Posted on Oct 27, 2020 in News, Technology

Correlation between simulation and real-world performance is a constant concern for test engineers, particularly in the realm of...

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Continental AG takes stake in AEyeto enhance its autonomous vehicle technology

Posted on Oct 27, 2020 in News, Technology

Continental AG is taking a minority stake in AEye Inc., a Dublin, California-based developer of LiDAR technology, in order to bring its...

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Ford doubles down on testing autonomous cars in Miami-Dade

Posted on Oct 27, 2020 in Cars, News

After landing in Miami-Dade in 2018 with a fleet of self-driving cars, Ford announced Oct. 26 that it plans to broaden its presence in the...

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Waymo and Daimler are teaming up to build fully driverless semi trucks

Posted on Oct 27, 2020 in News, Trucks

Waymo and Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, announced that they are forming a “broad, global, strategic partnership” to deploy...

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New Taoglas antennas aimed at robotics, autonomous vehicles

Posted on Oct 27, 2020 in News, Technology

Taoglas has unveiled active, multiband GNSS antennas engineered for applications that require critical high-accuracy positioning and...

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Motional and Lyft resume self-driving service in Las Vegas

Posted on Oct 26, 2020 in Cars, News

Motional (a mobility JV between Hyundai and Aptiv) and Lyft have announced the resumption of their self-driving mobility service in Las...

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XPengto release Navigation Guided Pilot (NGP) in Q1 2021

Posted on Oct 26, 2020 in Cars, News, Perspective, Technology

XPeng plans Level 5 autonomous driving technology by 2025. XPeng Motors held its Tech Day this past Saturday and laid out the...

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Autonomous delivery vehicles deployed in Chinese cities amid the Covid-19 pandemic

Posted on Oct 26, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

BEIJING – For the past three months, robots have been making parcel deliveries in Changshu. The autonomous delivery vehicles...

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