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10 robotaxi services — existing & planned

Posted on Aug 19, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

I cover self-driving vehicles and robotaxis quite frequently as part of this job. In fact, I think we were using the term “robotaxi”...

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The moral & ethical considerations of self-driving vehicles

Posted on Aug 19, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

A few days ago, my esteemed colleague Maarten Vinkhuyzen posted an excellent article on self-driving systems that explores the difference...

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Beijing makes self-driving vehicles a priority

Posted on Aug 19, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

AutoX, a Chinese autonomous vehicle startup, has announced the launch of a fleet of 100 self-driving RoboTaxis in Shanghai’s Jiading...

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COMMENT: How to get consumers ready for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 19, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Autonomous vehicles are the future of the automotive industry, with car companies from Tesla to Fiat Chrysler and Volkswagen developing...

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Autonomous vehicle vision edging closer to reality with verification by Israel’s Foretellix

Posted on Aug 19, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

Twelve years after their revolutionary product changed the chip industry and resulted in a $315 million exit, the team that achieved...

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Coventry-based firm will be running a driverless service to the Wales Open

Posted on Aug 19, 2020 in Buses, News

A Coventry firm is due to score a world first when its driverless service transports some of golf’s top names at the Wales Open....

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Self-driving shuttle service launched to transport senior citizens and underserved to Detroit hospital

Posted on Aug 19, 2020 in Buses, News

DETROIT, Aug. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — In a Detroit first, a self-driving, accessible, paratransit shuttle is being deployed to...

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Cao Cao and DeepRoute form autonomous driving partnership; Level 4 robo-taxi service

Posted on Aug 19, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

DeepRoute, an international self-driving vehicle technology provider, and Cao Cao Mobility, a strategically invested business of Geely...

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Self-driving cars could be allowed on UK motorways next year

Posted on Aug 18, 2020 in Editor’s Picks

Motorists could be allowed to let their cars drive themselves on motorways, using automated technology, as early as next year, under...

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Tesla is working on HW 4.0 self-driving chip with TSMC for mass production in Q4 2021, report says

Posted on Aug 18, 2020 in News, Technology

Tesla is working on HW4.0 self-driving chip with semiconductor company TSMC with a timeline for mass production in Q4 2021, according to a...

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Self-driving cars could be allowed on UK motorways next year

Posted on Aug 18, 2020 in Cars, News

Motorists could be allowed to let their cars drive themselves on motorways, using automated technology, as early as next year, under...

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A move for driverless mass transit hits speed bumps

Posted on Aug 18, 2020 in Buses, Perspective

SHARAD AGARWAL HAS a prediction about driverless vehicles: “Autonomous public transportation is going to happen,” he says, “and it’s going...

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How self-driving systems are ushering in a new era of transportation

Posted on Aug 18, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

Fueled by the need to improve road safety, consumer demand for smarter driving technologies has soared. Every year over one million people...

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Chandler named to council for autonomous vehicle group; city official to appear in virtual panel

Posted on Aug 18, 2020 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

The city of Chandler was named to the Public Sector Advisory Council with the Partners for Automated Vehicle Education, according to a...

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Collecting crash data to help autonomous cars with rare events

Posted on Aug 18, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

Crashes are rare events. Yes, there are nearly six million (6M) crashes every year in the United States alone. But in a non-coronavirus...

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Consumers express confidence in autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 18, 2020 in News, Technology

In what is said to have been one of the world’s most advanced demonstrations of self-driving vehicles on public roads, research findings...

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Toyota and Amazon expand tie-up with eye on future car technology

Posted on Aug 18, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

NEW YORK/DETROIT/BANGALORE – Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it has agreed with an affiliate of Amazon.com to expand their collaboration as...

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Connected cars: First step toward autonomous driving

Posted on Aug 18, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Autonomous vehicle technology is expected to greatly impact connected cars, as much more data will come from an AV, and much more data and...

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AutoX launches its RoboTaxi service in Shanghai, competing with Didi’s pilot program

Posted on Aug 17, 2020 in Editor’s Picks

Autonomous vehicle startupAutoX announced the public launch of of its self-driving taxi service in Shanghai today. Called simply RoboTaxi,...

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Repurposed: the self-driving Linden LEAP shuttle

Posted on Aug 17, 2020 in Buses, Perspective

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, plans for the Linden LEAP autonomous shuttle have changed from transporting people to transporting...

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