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Robot vehicles make contactless deliveries amid Coronavirus quarantine

Posted on Apr 2, 2020 in Cars, News

For the past two months, the vegetables have arrived on the back of a robot. That’s how 16 communities in Zibo, in eastern China, have...

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Mayo Clinic starts using autonomous vehicles to deliver coronavirus tests and medical supplies

Posted on Apr 2, 2020 in Buses, News

The Mayo Clinic today announced a partnership with Bestmile and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) to deploy autonomous...

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Waymo’s AI improves autonomous vehicle performance while saving costs

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

Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving vehicle research division, today detailed a system — Progressive Population Based Augmentation (PPBA) — it...

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DASA awards £2m to fast-track autonomous vehicles in harsh conditions

Posted on Apr 2, 2020 in Finance, News

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) can today announce it has awarded 21 contracts worth a total £2.1 million to boost how...

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It took a coronavirus outbreak for self-driving cars to become more appealing

Posted on Apr 2, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Suddenly, a future full of self-driving cars isn’t just a sci-fi pipe dream. What used to be considered a scary, uncertain...

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Autonomous vehicles precision navigation solution at a USD 150 price tag

Posted on Apr 1, 2020 in News, Technology

Aceinna announced it has greatly reduced the cost for developers creating mission critical guidance and navigation systems for autonomous...

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Season two of HDT Talks Trucking podcast now available

Posted on Apr 1, 2020 in Knowledge Center, Trucks, Videos & Podcasts

Season two of the HDT Talks Trucking podcast is now available, covering topics such as California’s AB5 law restricting the use of...

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Engineer says Uber owes him $180 million for run-in with Google

Posted on Apr 1, 2020 in Cars, News

A star Silicon Valley engineer who defected from Google to Uber Technologies Inc. — only to be fired, tagged as the villain in a...

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Special report: How is the commercial vehicle industry preparing for autonomous driving?

Posted on Mar 31, 2020 in Knowledge Center, Reports, Trucks

Automotive World’s special report on the automation of commercial vehicles explores the opportunities and challenges of introducing...

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DOT Opens Funding Opportunity for University Transportation Centers

Posted on Mar 31, 2020 in Finance, News

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced a competitive grant solicitation that makes nearly $5 million available as part...

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LILEE Systems releases first radio technology delivering ultra-reliable, low-latency communications

Posted on Mar 31, 2020 in Buses, News, Technology

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — LILEE Systems is pleased to announce the immediate availability of TransAir™...

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Seegrid raises $25 million for autonomous industrial vehicles

Posted on Mar 31, 2020 in Finance, News, Trucks

Seegrid, a company that builds autonomous industrial vehicles for transporting materials, has raised $25 million in a round of equity...

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Coronavirus: what differences could driverless vehicles make?

Posted on Mar 31, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

At the moment, it seems that every news story is covering the coronavirus pandemic. Considering this, it seems natural to question how our...

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Legacy truck players: Ignore autonomous trucking at your peril

Posted on Mar 30, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

The conversation about autonomous vehicles has been hard to ignore over the past few years. Indeed, it’s been almost deafening at times,...

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Coming release of Tesla Autopilot ‘red light’ auto-stopping could trigger a self-driving downward spiral

Posted on Mar 30, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Human drivers seem to effortlessly be able to detect red lights at traffic signals. Well, most of the time. Sometimes, a driver is...

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Connected vehicle project could ‘end motorway pile-ups’

Posted on Mar 30, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Around 4,500 accidents still happen on UK motorways each year, contributing to 1,700 annual deaths and over 22,000 serious injuries, and...

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Autonomous vehicles can reduce drink driving, claims study

Posted on Mar 30, 2020 in Cars, News

New Delhi: Drink driving has been a major concern for the policymakers across the world as this has been the reason behind many fatal road...

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Autonomous vehicle developer StreetDrone publishes safety report

Posted on Mar 30, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Autonomous vehicle technology developer StreetDrone has published a 30-page report entitled, Putting Safety First in Autonomous Vehicles....

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BMW wants a transforming steering wheel for autonomous cars

Posted on Mar 29, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Ever since Bertha Benz first drove the Patent Motorwagen back in 1886, steering wheels have been round things that you turn to steer the...

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Hyundai partners with Aptiv to form autonomous driving JV

Posted on Mar 29, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

New Delhi: South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Group has joined hands with auto parts manufacturer Aptiv to form a joint venture that...

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