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Toyota’s e-Palette will transport athletes during the 2020 Olympics

Posted on Oct 10, 2019 in Buses, News

As part of its big robot push for upcoming the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, Toyota says it will have 20 of its e-Palette...

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Waymo to customers: “Completely driverless Waymo cars are on the way”

Posted on Oct 10, 2019 in Cars, News

Waymo, the autonomous vehicle business under Alphabet, sent an email to customers of its ride-hailing app that their next trip might not...

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Sources: Lilium is looking to raise up to $500M for its electric flying taxis

Posted on Oct 10, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News

“Flying cars” — airborne vehicles designed for urban and other short-distance commutes to replace conventional private automobiles — are...

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LeddarTech garners continued praise as it is bestowed multiple award wins and recognition for strategy, marketing, and technology

Posted on Oct 9, 2019 in News, Technology

LeddarTech®, an industry leader in LiDAR technology providing the most versatile and scalable auto and mobility LiDAR platform, is pleased...

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Let’s break down the common self-driving car myths

Posted on Oct 8, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

If you’ve never seen or been near (or inside) a self-driving car, the concept can seem a bit much. Cars driving themselves? What?...

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AAA test: pedestrian detection systems and emergency braking perform inconsistently

Posted on Oct 8, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Emergency braking systems with pedestrian detection fail to prevent many accidents, according to a new study by the American Automobile...

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LIDAR put into a Tesla–and the world doesn’t come to an end

Posted on Oct 8, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

There is a LIDAR sensor in a Tesla. There is a LIDAR sensor in a Tesla? There is a LIDAR sensor in a Tesla! Those were the range of...

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New Jersey Transit unveils self-driving shuttle as part of federal pilot program

Posted on Oct 8, 2019 in Buses, News

New Jersey Transit is preparing for a future with self-driving cars. Officials unveiled a glimpse of a self-driving shuttle they hope to...

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Arm unveils consortium for autonomous vehicle computing

Posted on Oct 8, 2019 in Cars, News

Autonomous vehicles are exceedingly complex to develop, so Arm announced a consortium today to tackle the various safety and computing...

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HERE and HYUNDAI MNSOFT expand collaboration to advance global HD maps and location services

Posted on Oct 7, 2019 in News, Technology

HERE Technologies, a global leader in mapping and location platform services, and HYUNDAI MNSOFT, a Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary...

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Waymo is bringing its self-driving cars to map Los Angeles

Posted on Oct 7, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Los Angeles is about to get its first self-driving cars. Waymo, the self-driving division of Google parent Alphabet, announced Monday that...

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DeepRoute raises $50 million in funding to research and develop autonomous vehicles

Posted on Oct 7, 2019 in Cars, Finance

DeepRoute, an international self-driving vehicle startup, today announced it has raised $50 million in its pre-Series A funding round to...

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Here’s why Uber wants to put self-driving cars on downtown Dallas streets

Posted on Oct 6, 2019 in Cars, News

Uber may be based in San Francisco, but lately it’s made a lot of moves in Dallas. It’s opening a major corporate hub in Deep...

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Roadshow explains the SAE’s new self-driving testing guidelines

Posted on Oct 6, 2019 in Cars, Policy & Regulation

Unless you work in the automotive industry, odds are pretty good you’re not familiar with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)....

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Solving the loneliness epidemic via self-driving cars

Posted on Oct 6, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

We are in the midst of a loneliness epidemic. And, unfortunately, it is predicted to worsen. According to stats by the U.S. Health...

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These small cars can help drive the autonomous future

Posted on Oct 5, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Over the next three years, Houssam Abbas will carefully send 80 modified Traxxas RC rally cars—the Ford Fiesta model—to research...

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Driver’s ed for robotaxis: a grueling exam looms for self-driving cars

Posted on Oct 4, 2019 in Cars, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Self-driving cars are coming. Or so we’re told. But they still face an existential question: When is a self-driving car truly ready...

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Recession worries could hamper self-driving cars

Posted on Oct 3, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

The media is doing a lot of hand-wringing about whether the U.S. economy is heading toward a recession. Some analysts point to signs such...

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DFW Airport considers driverless shuttles for parking lot

Posted on Oct 2, 2019 in Editor’s Picks

DFW International Airport officials are considering a self-driving shuttle to ferry passengers around one of its remote parking lots —...

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Automakers want green light to remove driver controls on autonomous cars

Posted on Oct 2, 2019 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

If an automaker wants to make an autonomous car, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) currently requires the...

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