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Halloween trick-or-treating in an era of self-driving cars

Posted on Oct 7, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Halloween is almost here! Even if this year’s celebrations might be somewhat less extravagant and require added care and precautions,...

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Envisics nabs $50M for its in-car holographic display tech at a $250M+ valuation

Posted on Oct 7, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

The jury is still out on what might become the most viable business models for augmented reality technology, but in the meantime a startup...

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Volvo’s new patent would let drivers slide a steering wheel out of the way when their car is driving itself

Posted on Oct 7, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Although driver-assistance systems are the new craze, true autonomous vehicles — cars that will allow for driving without any human...

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Drone truck startupEinride unveils new driverless vehicles for autonomous freight hauling

Posted on Oct 7, 2020 in News, Trucks

Einride, the Swedish autonomous trucking startup, unveiled a new vehicle type that the company hopes to have on the road delivering...

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BMW uses Unity 3D to create virtual world for autonomous driving development

Posted on Oct 7, 2020 in Cars, Technology

BMW needs to amass 150 million virtual miles of testing for its autonomous driving technology before it will be ready for customers, so...

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You’ve got mail: Japan Post delivery robot debuts in Tokyo

Posted on Oct 7, 2020 in Cars, News

Japan Post Co. unveiled Wednesday a self-driving mail delivery robot as demand grows for minimizing human contact amid the coronavirus...

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You’ve got mail: Japan Post delivery robot debuts in Tokyo

Posted on Oct 7, 2020 in Editor’s Picks

Japan Post Co. unveiled Wednesday a self-driving mail delivery robot as demand grows for minimizing human contact amid the coronavirus...

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When AV software meets human driver…

Posted on Oct 6, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

A key question about autonomous vehicle (AV) technology is whether an AV software driver can match the capabilities of human drivers — and...

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ZF outlines Wabco acquisition benefits

Posted on Oct 6, 2020 in News, Technology

ZF says it is accelerating the development of its product and systems portfolio to enable intelligent commercial vehicles following the...

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Ford owns 13.06M shares in recently-publicVelodyne Lidar

Posted on Oct 6, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

Ford Motor Company F recently announced the holding of a 7.6% ownership stake in Velodyne Lidar Inc. post Monday’s trading session. This...

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This startup has a plan to build the missing link for self-driving cars

Posted on Oct 6, 2020 in News, Technology

For several years, technology companies have dangled the promise of a lidar sensor with no moving parts that is also small and cheap...

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Data-driven driving: Otonomo shares consumer attitudes and concerns about shared mobility and autonomous cars

Posted on Oct 6, 2020 in Knowledge Center, News, Reports

Hertzliya, Israel, Oct. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Otonomo, the leading automotive data services platform provider, today announced...

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Slow and steady wins the race: A case for driverless shuttles

Posted on Oct 6, 2020 in Buses, Perspective

Many driverless shuttles and delivery programs operate at no more than 25 mph on structured routes or within tightly fenced areas, and...

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VSORA introduces small footprint, low-power PetaFLOPSplatform enabling L4/L5 autonomous driving

Posted on Oct 6, 2020 in News, Technology

PARIS, Oct. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VSORA, a provider of high-performance silicon intellectual property (IP) solutions for...

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Redefining LiDAR – Will perception software become the eyes of AVs?

Posted on Oct 5, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

California-based LiDAR specialist, AEye has developed iDAR (Intelligent Detection And Ranging), a perception system that acts as the eyes...

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TerraNet unveils new podcast episode featuring industry executives from NEVS and Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi on the impact of autonomous systems

Posted on Oct 5, 2020 in Knowledge Center, Videos & Podcasts

Lund, Sweden, October 5, 2020 – TerraNet AB (Nasdaq: TERRNT-B.ST), developers of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS)...

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Semi-autonomous vehicle brings future to Japanese mountain village

Posted on Oct 5, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

AKITA, Japan (Kyodo) — Asa Ishikami has seen much change in her 85 years of life, and now she is witnessing the future of travel...

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Self-driving cars could be operating daily in 1-2 years—just not in big cities

Posted on Oct 5, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

(Bloomberg) — Oliver Cameron co-founded the self-driving car start-up Voyage in 2017 on the theory that retirement communities are...

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Waymo and Cruise safety drivers face a bleak choice: Pandemic or pollution?

Posted on Oct 5, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Leo* stepped out of his house in Oakland recently to start his day as a backup driver for Waymo, the self-driving car company owned by...

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Teslas can now roll through green lights automatically

Posted on Oct 5, 2020 in News, Technology

Tesla continues to tweak and update its Autopilot system, likely in preparation for a Full-Self Driving beta set to launch in about a...

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