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“Disciplined innovation:” Kodiak Robotics releases safety self-assessment

Posted on Jun 11, 2020 in News, Trucks

Automated truck developer Kodiak Robotics submitted a Voluntary Safety Self-Assessment (VSSA) report to USDOT’s National Highway Traffic...

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Ford, VW sign agreements for joint projects on commercial vehicles, electrification, autonomous driving

Posted on Jun 11, 2020 in Cars, News

Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG signed agreements that expand their global alliance (earlier post) to meet rapidly evolving needs of...

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Cruise is using food bank deliveries as cover to run tests that may violate stay-home orders, drivers say

Posted on Jun 10, 2020 in Cars, News

Cruise’s self-driving cars are back on the road in San Francisco, but the company may be skirting the city’s shelter-in-place rules in its...

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Will first autonomous vehicles deliver packages, not people?

Posted on Jun 10, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Trucks

While most autonomous-vehicle startups have focused on ride-sharing applications, analyst Colin Langan argues the self-driving delivery...

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Man receives mystery pizza deliveries for a decade, self-driving cars not to blame, as yet

Posted on Jun 10, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

A recent news report indicates that a man has been receiving pizza deliveries for nearly a decade. That might not seem like...

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Simpler is safer: Occam’s safety razor

Posted on Jun 9, 2020 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

When it comes to autonomous safety, simpler is almost always better. That might seem strange.  The consequences of an autonomous car...

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DGWorld to boost Jebel Ali Port with autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jun 9, 2020 in News, Technology, Trucks

DP World will equip the Jebel Ali Port with a fleet of Autonomous Internal Terminal Vehicles (AITVs) as part of a contract with DGWorld....

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Secure software development for connected and autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jun 9, 2020 in Knowledge Center, Technology, Webinars

Experts from Synopsys discuss the challenges and security risks of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV), with a particular focus on...

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Swift Navigation demonstrates first-ever nationwide lane-level precise positioning with ambitious continental U.S. drive test

Posted on Jun 9, 2020 in News, Technology

SAN FRANCISCO, June 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Swift ​​Navigation​, ​​a San Francisco-based tech firm redefining GNSS and precise...

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StradVisionexpands European operations with EU General Manager and Level 4 autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jun 9, 2020 in News, Technology

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — StradVision’s AI-based camera perception software is leading the way toward the...

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Tesla’s new feature gives car access to another driver — like a robotaxi

Posted on Jun 9, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

  A new Tesla feature called “Car Access” is rolling out to users, allowing Tesla car owners to grant another driver the...

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Why investors are abandoning ride-hailing and automotive startups because of COVID-19

Posted on Jun 9, 2020 in Finance, Perspective

Once the darlings of venture capital and private equity, mobility and automotive startups are falling on hard times in 2020, thanks to the...

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Autonomous bus door system market to reach $77.0 mn, globally, by 2027 at 43.8% CAGR: Allied Market Research

Posted on Jun 8, 2020 in Knowledge Center, Reports

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Allied Market Research published a report, titled, “Autonomous Bus Door System...

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The three top ways that cyber-hackers will criminally make money off of self-driving cars

Posted on Jun 8, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Put those darned cyber-hacker criminals into jail and throw away the key, some exhort daily. We are all somewhat numbed by the continual...

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What happens when cars can ‘see’?

Posted on Jun 8, 2020 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Dairy giant Land O’Lakes recently made history. It hired a Silicon Valley startup to deliver 20 tons of butter across America by truck....

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Millbrook car testing site aims to ‘stay ahead of the game’

Posted on Jun 8, 2020 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

A car testing facility is aiming to stay “ahead of the game” when it comes to developing driverless and greener cars....

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Tokyo’s Haneda Airport adopts WHILL’s autonomous mobility devices to help practice social distancing

Posted on Jun 8, 2020 in News, Technology

Among countless other unexpected effects, COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of all manner of new technologies, as people look for ways...

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Jacksonville autonomous vehicle project expanded

Posted on Jun 7, 2020 in Editor’s Picks

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) has expanded an autonomous vehicle programme as it prepares to roll out CAVs on public...

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Temple Grandin, Elon Musk and the interesting parallels between autonomous vehicles and autism

Posted on Jun 7, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Autism is defined by the Google GOOGL dictionary as “a developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by difficulty in...

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Tesla Autopilot drives Blue Ridge Parkway in rain & fog for over an hour

Posted on Jun 6, 2020 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

A Tesla Model 3 recently went on an epic journey driving on the Blue Ridge Parkway, including the Linn Cove Viaduct, on Autopilot for over...

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