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Tesla escalates battle over alleged theft of robocar secrets

Posted on Apr 28, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

(Bloomberg) — More than a year after the billionaire chairman of Xpeng Motors labeled as “questionable” Tesla Inc.’s allegations...

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Chinese self-driving truck startupInceptio raises $100 mln -sources

Posted on Apr 27, 2020 in Finance, News, Trucks

BEIJING/SHANGHAI, April 27 (Reuters) – China’s Inceptio Technology, a startup developing self-driving trucks, has raised $100...

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AutoX, Alibaba’s AutoNavi roll out robotaxis in Shanghai’s ride-hailing services market

Posted on Apr 27, 2020 in Cars, News

Shanghai commuters will now be able to take robotaxis for a spin on a major Chinese ride-hailing platform, with this week’s launch of a...

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AutoX, Alibaba’s AutoNavi roll out robotaxis in Shanghai’s ride-hailing services market

Posted on Apr 27, 2020 in Editor’s Picks

Shanghai commuters will now be able to take robotaxis for a spin on a major Chinese ride-hailing platform, with this week’s launch of a...

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Xpeng P7 launches in China: Now the longest range Chinese-built EV available

Posted on Apr 27, 2020 in Cars, News

Xpeng Motors officially launched the P7 sports sedan in China today. The P7 is now open for order in China, with 3 versions and 8 possible...

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VW admits Tesla’s lead in software and self-driving in internal leak

Posted on Apr 27, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Volkswagen CEO Hebert Diess has admitted that Tesla has a significant lead when it comes to software and its use in its self-driving...

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Tesla’s latest Autopilot feature is slowing down for green lights, too

Posted on Apr 27, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Washington, DC (CNN Business)Tesla has said its latest version of Autopilot, its autonomous driving software, is able to stop at traffic...

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Geely to deploy low-orbit satellites in 2nd half

Posted on Apr 27, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group will launch two low-orbit satellites in the second half of the year to provide high-precision positioning...

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Tesla and owners go reckless again with new automated driving feature

Posted on Apr 26, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Let me be absolutely clear. Any manufacturer of any product that pushes out a safety critical feature that is not fully developed, tested...

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How Cornell disguised drivers to gauge the public’s reaction to autonomous vehicles

Posted on Apr 25, 2020 in Cars, News

You’ve probably seen videos of pranks where people camouflage themselves as a car seat and drive around scaring people, but you...

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GlobalData: COVID-19 puts brakes on driverless cars

Posted on Apr 24, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

In recent years, the automotive industry has been addressing the megatrends set to transform long-term urban mobility and the industry,...

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Tesla achieved the accuracy of Lidar with its advanced computer vision tech

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

Tesla’s progress with artificial intelligence and neural nets has propelled its Autopilot and Full Self Driving solutions to the front of...

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Velodyne Lidar signs agreement with TLD for TractEasy tractor fleet

Posted on Apr 24, 2020 in News, Technology

The US-based lidar technology company Velodyne Lidar, Inc. has announced a three-year agreement with TLD, a global leader in ground...

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With Baidu and Deepblue’sdriverless commercial landing, WIMI Hologram Cloud (NASDAQ:WIMI) is focusing on AI visual service 5G market

Posted on Apr 23, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

The development of the automatic driving industry is becoming the focus of the competition among the first tier cities in China. After...

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Will autonomous vehicles always be a pipedream?

Posted on Apr 23, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Five years ago, almost every manufacturer was making presentations about autonomous vehicles and how they would be on the road by 2020....

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Why Waymo gave up on driver-monitored Autopilot

Posted on Apr 23, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

Around 6 months after Tesla’s Autonomy Day, Waymo CEO John Krafcik gave a presentation to German auto giants that he was seeking to...

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Self-driving taxis open to public in China’s Changsha

Posted on Apr 23, 2020 in Cars, News

(ECNS)– A batch of self-driving taxis has entered public use in Changsha, Hunan Province....

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Dangers await self-driving car tryouts as post-pandemic roadway efforts get underway

Posted on Apr 23, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Many parts of the economy and commercial industry have been brought to a temporary halt as a result of the pandemic, including the...

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Cruise commits to delivering the Holy Grail: Self-driving EVs powered entirely by renewable energy

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

One of the promises of autonomous vehicles is that they will be safer for passengers, occupants of other vehicles, and bystanders, thereby...

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The autonomous car industry is about to get hammered

Posted on Apr 22, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Good morning and welcome back to Speed Lines, The Drive’s morning roundup of what’s going on in the world of transportation. I...

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