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On the beguiling question of whether AI can form intent, including the case of self-driving cars

Posted on Jun 6, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Let’s start with a bit of a game or puzzle if you will. These remarks all have something in common: The devil made me do it I didn’t mean...

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GM’s Cruise unit tries to poach Zoox engineers amid sale talk, report says

Posted on Jun 5, 2020 in Cars, News

Self-driving technology company Cruise, a unit of General Motors, is trying to poach engineers from rival Zoox Inc., according to an email...

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New self-driving vehicle test base for Beijing

Posted on Jun 4, 2020 in Infrastructure, News

BEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) — Beijing has built a new self-driving vehicle test base to advance the application of the technology,...

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Jacksonville autonomous vehicle project expanded

Posted on Jun 4, 2020 in Buses, News

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

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Uber’s self-driving AI predicts the trajectories of pedestrians, vehicles, and cyclists

Posted on Jun 4, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

In a preprint paper, Uber researchers describe MultiNet, a system that detects and predicts the motions of obstacles from autonomous...

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Pathways to adoption for autonomous driving infrastructure

Posted on Jun 4, 2020 in Infrastructure, Perspective

It is commonly believed that level 5 autonomy is at least a decade away. But ADAS (advanced driver assist systems) with geofenced...

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IIHS: Self-driving vehicles could struggle to eliminate most crashes

Posted on Jun 4, 2020 in Cars, News

Driver mistakes play a role in virtually all crashes. That’s why automation has been held up as a potential game changer for safety. But...

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Pop star Grimes auctioning her soul, provides AI insights including about Elon Musk and self-driving cars

Posted on Jun 3, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Claire Boucher, popularly known by her artist name of Grimes, opted to put together an art show entitled Selling Out that offers her...

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DiDi’s autonomous driving subsidiary sets up administration for safety business

Posted on Jun 3, 2020 in Cars, News

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- DiDi’s autonomous driving subsidiary has set up a safety work administration to systematize and normalize the...

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Accedian, New Context, and Savari partner on next-generation smart infrastructure

Posted on Jun 3, 2020 in Infrastructure, News, Technology

Accedian, a leader in performance analytics, cybersecurity threat detection, and end user experience solutions; New Context, a leader in...

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Einride launches freight mobility platform for planning and emissions insights

Posted on Jun 3, 2020 in News, Technology, Trucks

Einride, a Swedish startup building driverless electric trucks, has launched a new “intelligent” freight mobility platform for shippers...

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Underwriters Laboratories and SAE International to collaborate on autonomous vehicle standards

Posted on Jun 3, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

Underwriters Laboratories and SAE International have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to formalize a cooperative relationship...

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South Korea’s self-driving upstarts take on tech giants

Posted on Jun 3, 2020 in Cars, Technology

The competitive edge In a workshop that blends a corporate office with a tool-packed garage, around 20 South Koreans are looking to take...

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AI Weekly: Autonomous vehicle companies pivot to charitable deliveries during the pandemic

Posted on Jun 2, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Technology

Early on, the pandemic — which passed a grim milestone in the U.S. this week of over 100,000 dead — motivated the shuttering of businesses...

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Audi launches high-tech car unit Artemis to fast-track a ‘pioneering’ EV to market

Posted on Jun 2, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Audi  has created a new business unit called Artemis to bring electric vehicles equipped with highly automated driving systems and other...

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With rumors swirling of a Zoox acquisition, how would Amazon use autonomous driving?

Posted on Jun 2, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

While still unconfirmed by Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), the rumor makes enough sense. The e-commerce giant is spending a fortune making...

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VW finalizes investment in self-driving tech company Argo AI

Posted on Jun 2, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News

Eleven months after Volkswagen Group announced a $2.6 billion investment in self-driving startup Argo AI, the deal has closed....

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Self-driving ‘Apple Car’ may combine LiDAR with other sensors for better decision-making

Posted on Jun 2, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

As work on the “Apple Car” progresses, Apple is coming up with new ways to improve automated driving systems, including using...

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China’s NIO, Mobileye launch level 4 trials in Israel

Posted on Jun 2, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

The Chinese electric vehicle maker is installing Mobileye kits for driverless cars. The electric vehicles of Chinese carmaker NIO (NYSE:...

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Autonomous open-wheelerswill race at Indianapolis next year for a $1 million prize

Posted on Jun 2, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Motorsport may have once been a technological wellspring from which road car tech could sometimes be skimmed, but today, the link between...

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