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Nissan completes U.K.’s ‘most complex’ autonomous car trip, proving the value of a local approach

Posted on Feb 5, 2020 in Cars, News

A Nissan Leaf has completed what the company claims is one of the U.K.’s longest and most challenging autonomous car journeys to date. But...

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Uber issued permit to test self-driving vehicles on California public roads

Posted on Feb 5, 2020 in Cars, News

Uber Advanced Technologies Group has been issued a permit that would allow the company to put its autonomous vehicles back on public roads...

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GM rolling out Super Cruise self-driving tech to 22 models across the board by 2023

Posted on Feb 5, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

The Super Cruise semi-autonomous driving system has been limited to the CT6, but it will spread to more models this year including the...

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ThunderSoft and Didi Chuxing build strategic partnership focusing on intelligent automotive operating system

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

BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — ThunderSoft( SZ:300496 ), a world-leading operating system technology provider, and Didi...

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Telefonica targets autonomous vehicle boost

Posted on Feb 4, 2020 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

Telefonica unveiled an R&D centre which it claimed is the most advanced for the development of connected cars in southern Europe, as...

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What cybersecurity operations can learn from self-driving trucks

Posted on Feb 4, 2020 in Perspective, Trucks

It might not be the first comparison you’d think of, but there’s a significant parallel between long-haul drivers and front-line...

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Self-driving safety truck to be operated in live work zone in Florida

Posted on Feb 3, 2020 in News, Trucks

COOPERSBURG, Pa., Feb. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Truck & Equipment Inc., in collaboration with Kratos Defense, announced...

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Testbed enables infrastructure for autonomy, smart cities

Posted on Feb 3, 2020 in Cars, Infrastructure, Technology

A testbed in an active urban center can show real-world effects on GNSS as an aid for developing autonomous systems for green mobility,...

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PRoPART project successfully demonstrates highly accurate positioning solution for automotive use

Posted on Feb 3, 2020 in Cars, News, Perspective

The European PRoPART (Precise and Robust Positioning for Automated Road Transports) project, funded by the European Global Navigation...

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Snow and ice pose a vexing obstacle for self-driving cars

Posted on Feb 3, 2020 in Cars, News

In late 2018, Krzysztof Czarnecki, a professor at Canada’s University of Waterloo, built a self-driving car and trained it to navigate...

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Level 6 autonomous driving concept, & an appeal to Elon Musk to make smart traffic lights

Posted on Feb 3, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Have you ever sat at a red traffic light with no other cars or pedestrians on the road and had to wait? Was it frustrating? If you were in...

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The power of autonomous vehicle sensors

Posted on Feb 3, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

As the auto industry heads toward putting more Level 2 and Level 3 autonomous vehicles on the road, the importance of the sensors that...

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Self-driving cars could spark an appalling mobility frenzy

Posted on Feb 3, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

A colleague the other day drove over to a local grocery store to grab some seasonal pies for the office, and then he drove about a half...

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Dubai’s RTA unveils legislation governing autonomous vehicle trials

Posted on Feb 3, 2020 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced legislation enacted to streamline the trial runs of autonomous vehicles in...

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That California story about a daughter in the backseat with a sign saying ‘Not My Mom’ stirs valuable lessons for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Feb 1, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

The phrase “Not My Mom” created quite a commotion the other day. Here’s the 411 about it. A recent news story indicated that a girl in the...

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Yesterday’s Waymo crash in Arizona does not involve self-driving, but some day it will

Posted on Jan 31, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

On Jan 30, a crash was reported between a Waymo Chrysler Pacifica minivan and another vehicle, causing minor injuries to the safety...

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What’s behind Tesla’s Neural Network for autopilot and self-driving?

Posted on Jan 31, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

According to the Tesla website’s seemingly recently updated Autopilot informational post: “A full build of Autopilot neural...

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An engineering student is helping envision a self-driving future for people with disabilities

Posted on Jan 31, 2020 in Cars, News, Perspective

The weekend she was supposed to be presenting a plan to improve transit service for people with disabilities using self-driving shuttles,...

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Study analyses potential impacts of autonomous vehicles on public health

Posted on Jan 31, 2020 in Cars, News

The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has taken part in a study that analysed the potential risks and benefits of...

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These are the 5 leaders in the self-driving-car race

Posted on Jan 31, 2020 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Reports

Tech companies and auto companies are all racing to be the first to roll out self-driving cars onto the road. The stakes are high for...

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