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Posted on Jul 25, 2019 in Buses, News

An autonomous bus is tested in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China’s Henan Province on Wednesday. The bus has been undergoing tests...

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How HD Maps work in self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 25, 2019 in Cars, Technology

HD maps are essential for self-driving cars. They have a high accuracy of object locations, up to 10 cm. Self-driving cars use HD maps for...

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Keys to get Tesla revving? Navigating battery and self-driving tech

Posted on Jul 25, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Tesla (TSLA) has long been a battleground stock, as evidenced by its extremely volatile share action in recent years. But a breakthrough...

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DeepMind is helping Waymo evolve better self-driving AI algorithms

Posted on Jul 25, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Waymo’s self-driving cars now have something in common with the brains that guide regular vehicles: their intelligence comes partly from...

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New “automated following” tech lets one driver control two trucks

Posted on Jul 25, 2019 in Technology, Trucks

Peloton Technology’s vision of the future of truck automation includes trucks that aren’t autonomous at all. At the recent Automated...

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What it is really like being inside a self-driving car on our public roadways

Posted on Jul 25, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

I got into a discussion recently about the mysteries of self-driving cars. It happened while I was on a cross-country flight, prompted by...

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1 big thing: Cruise robotaxis need more work

Posted on Jul 25, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

In a surprise to no one, Cruise today acknowledged it will not meet a 2019 target to deploy driverless cars in an urban robotaxi service....

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This mini chip-sized LiDAR can fit on your fingertip!

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 in Cars, Technology

LIDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, is a surveying method that measures distance to a target by illuminating the target...

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AV war heats up as Nissan launches revolutionary self-driving tech

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Since 2016, Nissan has offered its autonomous drive tech ProPilot on a variety of models including the Rogue. This Advanced Driver Assist...

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Competition in LiDAR market to enhance innovation and cost-effectiveness — Erik Frohmann, Geotech

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 in Cars, Technology

GEOTECH, the developer, and manufacturer of Lidaretto, is located in Bratislava, Slovakia. Founded in 1994, the company has deep...

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AutoNews now: GM Cruise pushes back autonomous taxi launch

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 in Cars, News

GM Cruise backing off plans to launch AVs this year | Mitsubishi’s profits tumble | BMW doubles battery capacity | Ford: F-150 EV...

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Joint effort to develop smaller, lower-cost LiDAR for autonomous driving

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 in Cars, Technology

A key goal is to shorten the LiDAR signal chain, which would ultimately help boost performance for automotive and industrial systems....

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Lyft makes self-driving research public

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 in Cars, News

Transportation network company Lyft has announced that it is making research data on self-driving technology available to the public. Lyft...

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Postmates’ self-driving delivery rover will see with Ouster’s lidar

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Postmates’ cooler-inspired autonomous delivery robot, which will roll out commercially in Los Angeles later this year, will rely on lidar...

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GM won’t deliver self-driving cars by the end of the year after all

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 in Cars, News

General Motors and its self-driving car subsidiary Cruise will miss their goal of rolling out driverless cars by the end of the year....

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China, Germany to embrace broad cooperation in autonomous driving in 5G era: executive

Posted on Jul 23, 2019 in Cars, News

German transportation solution provider Siemens Mobility looks forward to the rapid development of China’s autonomous driving...

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Storming Area 51 seeking to find secreted truly autonomous vehicles is a big no-go

Posted on Jul 23, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Unless you live in a cave or perhaps are hiding in an underground bunker that lacks internet access, you’ve likely heard about the Area 51...

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China’s Neolix to conduct autonomous vehicles trials in Saudi, UAE

Posted on Jul 23, 2019 in Cars, News

China’s Neolix has signed a preliminary agreement with Middle East e-commerce company noon to trial autonomous vehicles in Saudi...

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Lyft opens to the public autonomous driving data set from its Level 5 self-driving fleet

Posted on Jul 23, 2019 in Cars, News

Lyft  is offering to the public a set of autonomous driving data that it calls the “largest public data set of its kind,” containing over...

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SiLC takes modular, FMCW approach to lidar for self-driving cars, robots

Posted on Jul 22, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Among the most competitive component technologies for autonomous vehicles is lidar, even as the debate continues over whether such...

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