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AV race opens door to agile, ambitious start-ups

Posted on Sep 19, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Increasing pressure to get autonomous vehicles ready for the road has created an open invitation for innovative startups to show what they...

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Orlando, Fla., sees the launch of its first driverless bus

Posted on Sep 19, 2019 in Buses, News

With a fitting beep, doors opened and out stepped local elected officials and executives as confetti rained down over them outside the...

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Why railroad crossings are a grave danger for self-driving cars

Posted on Sep 19, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Stop, look and listen. That’s the customary sage advice for car drivers that come upon a railroad crossing. Do you abide by that simple...

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Autonomous driving: A distant dream or an imminent reality?

Posted on Sep 19, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

A few days ago, when Spain’s technology conglomerate GMV announced that it had obtained a contract from BMW for developing a precise GNSS...

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Using Ouster’s Lidar, Nvidia targets 2022 for commercial launch of self-driving vehicles

Posted on Sep 18, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

NVIDIA has been working with Volvo Trucks to develop a flexible, scalable self-driving system for commercial use. A recent announcement...

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UK team trials cyber security tech for driverless cars

Posted on Sep 17, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

With autonomous vehicles expected to become ever more widespread in the years ahead; the security of the connected systems that underpin...

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Veoneer to make thermal camera for autonomous vehicle

Posted on Sep 17, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Swedish auto technology manufacturer Veoneer has claimed that it has won a contract to supply thermal camera for autonomous vehicles from...

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Mountain highway in China to test driverless cars

Posted on Sep 17, 2019 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

A mountainous stretch of highway in eastern Shandong, China, is to be dedicated to self-driving car testing. The testing of connected...

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Outsight’s 3D camera for autonomous cars can identify clothing and ice

Posted on Sep 17, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Outsight, a new company co-founded by former Withings CEO Cedric Hutchings, has unveiled a self-driving car camera with new types of...

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The self-driving truck startup that’s been quietly moving UPS loads just pulled in $120 million in fresh funding

Posted on Sep 17, 2019 in Finance, News, Trucks

One of the hottest startups in autonomous trucking just another cash boon. TuSimple, which is based in San Diego and Beijing, announced on...

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Uber to collect mapping, other data for possible autonomous service in Dallas

Posted on Sep 17, 2019 in Cars, News

Uber will expand data collection for potential autonomous vehicles in Dallas, beginning in November, the ride-hailing service said...

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Forget about self-driving cars, just make a robot that can drive

Posted on Sep 17, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Do you know a smarmy person that thinks they always have a better idea or a canny way to solve a vexing problem? If so, you likely know...

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Shanghai allows self-driving cars to carry passengers

Posted on Sep 17, 2019 in Cars, News

Shanghai has become the first Chinese city to issue permits allowing self-driving cars to carry passengers and freight on the city’s...

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Veoneer wins thermal camera production deal for self-driving car

Posted on Sep 17, 2019 in Cars, News

Swedish auto-technology supplier Veoneer said on Tuesday it had won a production contract with an unidentified “world-leading”...

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Uber’s self-driving cars ride into Texas

Posted on Sep 17, 2019 in Cars, News

Uber’s autonomous cars are coming to Texas.  On Tuesday, Uber’s Advantaged Technologies Group announced it would test its...

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Using ouster’s lidar, nvidia targets 2022 for commercial launch of self-driving vehicles

Posted on Sep 17, 2019 in Cars, Technology

NVIDIA has been working with Volvo Trucks to develop a flexible, scalable self-driving system for commercial use. A recent announcement...

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Tailgate Parties In An Era Of Self-Driving Cars: Thriving Or Taking A Dive?

Posted on Sep 15, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Tailgate parties. According to the illustrious Homer Simpson, they constitute the pinnacle of human achievement (see the Any Given...

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Applied Intuition secures $40 mn Series B funding for autonomous vehicle simulation

Posted on Sep 15, 2019 in Cars, News

California-based Applied Intuition, which supplies software tools and infrastructure for autonomous vehicle development worldwide, has...

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II-VI Inc. and LITE-ON Partner on Lidar

Posted on Sep 13, 2019 in Cars, Technology

II-VI Inc. has signed a strategic partnership agreement with optoelectronic specialist LITE-ON Technology Corp. The partnership will...

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Tesla’s started its Full Self-Driving computer retrofits, report says

Posted on Sep 13, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Earlier this year, we learned all about the super-powerful and designed-in-house Tesla Full Self-Driving computer. We also learned that...

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