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Lidar startup Luminar to go public via $3.4 billion SPAC merger

Posted on Aug 25, 2020 in Editor’s Picks

Luminar, the lidar startup that burst onto the autonomous vehicle scene in April 2017 after operating for years in secrecy, is merging...

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Waymo self-driving trucks hit the road in Texas

Posted on Aug 25, 2020 in Editor’s Picks

Texas will see more of Waymo in the months and years to come. On Tuesday, Alphabet’s self-driving car division said it’s officially ready...

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LiDAR is getting so cheap it’d be madness not to use it in self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 24, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

LiDAR, a combination of the words light and radar, is a type of sensor technology that’s popular among some self-driving car companies for...

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GAC Group eyes trial operation of Level 4 autonomous cars in 2023

Posted on Aug 24, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- GAC Group strives to achieve the pilot operation of level 4 autonomous cars in designated regions in 2023, Feng Xingya,...

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Ouster and Xilinx partner to bring cost-effective LiDAR to autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 24, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

There is a debate in the auto industry on what sensors to use for Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) up through fully autonomous...

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Lidar startupLuminar to go public via $3.4 billion SPAC merger

Posted on Aug 24, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

Luminar, the lidar startup that burst onto the autonomous vehicle scene in April 2017 after operating for years in secrecy, is merging...

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StradVision to collaborate with leading custom SoC supplier Socionext to provide efficient ADAS solutions

Posted on Aug 24, 2020 in News, Technology

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — StradVision has announced a collaboration with Socionext Inc., a leading supplier of...

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The AI ‘intelligence explosion’ might happen this way, including for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 23, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Sometimes you initiate an action and in a domino-like manner it gets going and going, seemingly feeding off itself and rapidly agitating...

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Memory design for autonomous driving systems

Posted on Aug 23, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

While most industry watchers believe we are still perhaps over a decade away from fully autonomous vehicles becoming common in European...

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Full self-driving cars are still a long way off – here’s why

Posted on Aug 22, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

A few days ago, the UK Department of Transport announced a consultation on Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS). This led to media...

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Baidu opens Apollo Go Robotaxi service to the public in Cangzhou

Posted on Aug 21, 2020 in Cars, News

CANGZHOU, China, August 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) today opened the Apollo Go Robotaxi service in Cangzhou, Hebei...

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Autonomous vehicles should benefit those with disabilities, but progress remains slow

Posted on Aug 21, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective

An MIT report estimates truly autonomous vehicles might not hit the streets for a decade. And when they do, it’s difficult to say whether...

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Aptiv: 100,000+ commercial robotaxi rides in Las Vegas

Posted on Aug 21, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Yesterday, when I wrote about 10 existing and announced robotaxi services, I skipped a notable one that a reader brought to my attention....

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AutoX ties up with Letzgo to offer Robotaxi platform solution

Posted on Aug 20, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Chinese self-driving car tech company AutoX struck a deal on August 20 with Letzgo, a Shanghai-based major taxi fleet...

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Hyundai to speed up development of Level 4 autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 20, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

COVID-19 has taken a toll on global automakers, but that has not stopped Hyundai Motor Group from taking the initiative to invest in...

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Great ocean explorers, tobacco, Locomation and a good sign for AV progress

Posted on Aug 20, 2020 in Perspective, Trucks

A previous article “Christopher Columbus And Evaluating Autonomous Vehicles As An Investor” discussed the nature of the Autonomous Vehicle...

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It’s not too early for cities to craft AV regulation

Posted on Aug 20, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

The delivery of goods, public transit and taxis are all use cases for autonomous vehicles being batted around in transportation circles....

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AI as being truthful or a liar, including while at the wheel of self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 20, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Will AI lie to you? Sure, why not. Most people assume that AI is dispassionate, unbiased, objective rather than subjective, and...

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Israel to permit autonomous driving without safety driver

Posted on Aug 20, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

JERUSALEM, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) — Israel will allow autonomous vehicle driving without the presence of a human driver as required...

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Where are we with public sentiment on autonomous vehicles?

Posted on Aug 20, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

There is a political and economic value to the sentiment of the everyday transportation user. Does the transportation that I have...

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