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Starsky Robotics founder discusses future of autonomous trucking

Posted on Jun 24, 2020 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Automated technology developers are shooting for the moon when they could instead be implementing ground-level initiatives in trucking...

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Mighty dust storm drifting toward southeastern U.S., even self-driving cars to be flummoxed

Posted on Jun 24, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Meteorologists are closely following some mega-sized dust plumes that are slowly drifting from the Sahara Desert and for which those murky...

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Autonomous driving business models: Part one

Posted on Jun 24, 2020 in Finance, Perspective

Autonomous driving is one of the most disruptive developments witnessed. It will change the way we think of cities, roads, parking,...

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Life at the sensor edge: The increasing demands of autonomy

Posted on Jun 23, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

As the automotive industry rapidly evolves its autonomous-driving capabilities, some interesting trends are emerging that help propel the...

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Oh, the places we’ll go: Why education is pivotal for launching a self-driving service

Posted on Jun 23, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

Self-driving vehicles will change how we view and utilize mobility services, from the seamless experiences that take people and packages...

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DriveU.auto, a LiveU spinout, comes out of stealth with $4M

Posted on Jun 23, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

Teleoperators who remotely monitor and control autonomous vehicles rely on high-performance connectivity to transfer 4K video, multiple...

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China’s Didi aims for 1 million robotaxis on its platform by 2030

Posted on Jun 23, 2020 in Cars, News

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing aims to operate more than 1 million self-driving cars through its...

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NVIDIA and Mercedes-Benz join forces in an autonomous car power play

Posted on Jun 23, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

The race for autonomous driving is on and today NVIDIA and Mercedes-Benz are announcing an agreement to advance the entire fleet of the...

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The political economy of autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jun 23, 2020 in Finance, Perspective

In the 1960s flying cars, moving walkways, smart homes, smart watches, talking robots, video conferencing even tanning beds were things of...

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RTI joins the Autoware Foundation to expand global collaboration efforts to accelerate autonomous vehicle development

Posted on Jun 23, 2020 in News, Technology

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the largest software framework provider for smart...

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Tesla Autopilot discounted by $1000 ahead of ‘full self-driving’ price jump

Posted on Jun 22, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Part of Tesla’s business model is charging consumers for software upgrades in their cars. To be clear, the hardware to make these...

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WeRide, Alibaba’s AutoNavi expand roll-out of robotaxis in Guangzhou’s ride-hailing services market

Posted on Jun 22, 2020 in Cars, News

Chinese smart mobility start-up WeRide is making its fleet of autonomous robotaxis available to more ride-hailing users in Guangzhou,...

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AImotive raises $20 million for driver-assistance and self-driving car software

Posted on Jun 22, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

AImotive has raised a $20 million round to further develop its software for self-driving cars and advanced driver assistance. This brings...

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Autonomous vehicle pioneer Urmsontalks about safety and risks

Posted on Jun 22, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

Chris Urmson is a robot scientist really into cars, having earned a Ph.D. in Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University after writing a thesis...

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Democratic senators raise cybersecurity concerns about autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jun 22, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Two key senators are pushing to enhance cybersecurity protections for autonomous vehicles absent a comprehensive policy proposal about the...

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BAIC Group, DiDi expand cooperation to high-level autonomous car R&D

Posted on Jun 22, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- BAIC Group and Didi Chuxing (DiDi)’s autonomous driving subsidiary signed on June 19 a framework agreement to...

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Lyft is tapping its drivers to collect data for improving its self-driving vehicles and build HD maps

Posted on Jun 22, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

The robust software powering today’s self-driving vehicles is not static, its continuously evolving and being refined using AI and...

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AI ethics ‘tuning knobs’ a questionable mesh, including for self-driving cars

Posted on Jun 22, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

AI systems are being churned out at quite a rapid pace, meanwhile, there are considerable qualms about whether such AI will exhibit...

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COVID-19 to climate change: How zero-emission AVs could help respond to our next global crisis

Posted on Jun 21, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed hardship on multiple fronts, from public health to a looming economic crisis. What’s more, wildfire...

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Waymo and Uber propose AI techniques to improve self-driving systems

Posted on Jun 21, 2020 in News, Technology

During a workshop on autonomous driving at the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) 2020, Waymo and Uber presented...

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