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Starsky Robotics becomes first uncrewed truck to hit 55 mph

Posted on Jun 13, 2019 in News, Trucks

The Florida unmanned trucking company Starsky Robotics may have set a record for the fastest an uncrewed vehicle has driven on a (closed)...

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Shifting alliances hint at new balance of power in autonomous cars

Posted on Jun 13, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

It’s been a busy week in the world of autonomous drive technology, as a frantic burst of dealmaking reshuffled the landscape of...

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Waymo doesn’t want its self-driving cars to annoy the hell out of you

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 in Cars, Technology

It’s all about balance when it comes to riding in self-driving cars. The sensor-loaded cars pick up so much more information than a...

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An autonomous vehicle took on Chicago’s thick morning traffic. Here’s what happened

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 in Cars, News

Autonomous vehicles conjure visions of futuristic machines that lack steering wheels, but the first driverless cars probably won’t...

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As cars become increasingly driverless, people are already seeking analogue motoring experiences

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

According to those in the industry, and researchers too, driverless cars will totally revolutionise the way we think about individual...

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A green future of transportation: How self-driving cars will be make or break

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

It’s the year 2030: you wave your hand and within 30 seconds a car pulls up, the door opens, and you step in. Your favorite music is on...

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The strange mating rituals of self-driving car companies

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 in Cars, News, Trucks

THE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE industry is looking a lot like a middle-school dance. Monday, Aurora and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced they...

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Cheaper sensors could speed more self-driving cars to market by 2022

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 in Cars, Technology

The first heavily automated mass-market vehicles for consumers could go on sale as soon as 2022, if one or more vehicle manufacturers...

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Hyundai Motor invests in Aurora, which is helping it create self-driving hydrogen SUVs

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Hyundai Motor and its Kia division are investing in self-driving tech firm Aurora, which is working with the Korean auto giant to create...

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Uber unveils next-generation Volvo self-driving car

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Uber Technologies Inc unveiled its newest Volvo self-driving car in Washington on Wednesday as it works to eventually deploy vehicles...

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Argo AI is taking its new generation of self-driving vehicles into downtown Detroit

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 in Cars, News

Argo AI, the Pittsburgh-based autonomous vehicle startup in which Ford invested $1 billion in 2017, has expanded its testing to downtown...

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Israel wants to expand autonomous vehicle testing

Posted on Jun 11, 2019 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

In an effort to expand autonomous vehicle testing in the country, Israel is inviting property owners to submit offers for the creation of...

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Volkswagen concludes partnership with self-driving start-up Aurora, in talks with Ford

Posted on Jun 11, 2019 in Cars, News

Volkswagen has ended its relationship with Amazon-backed self-driving start-up Aurora, CNBC has confirmed. It is now in talks with Ford...

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Over 1,400 self-driving vehicles are now in testing by 80+ companies across the US

Posted on Jun 11, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Trucks

In a talk at the Uber Elevate Summit in Washington, D.C., today, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao shared a total...

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Self-driving urban vehicle transports people by day, collects trash by night

Posted on Jun 11, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Swedish startup Scania is developing a self-driving urban concept vehicle that is designed on a modular system that could allow it to...

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SoftBank, Toyota autonomous car venture to launch in SE Asia next year

Posted on Jun 11, 2019 in Cars, News

The self-driving car joint venture of SoftBank Corp and Toyota Motor plans to begin operating in Southeast Asia next year, in its first...

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Morgan Stanley says investors are undervaluing Tesla’s self-driving future

Posted on Jun 11, 2019 in Cars, Finance, Perspective

Tesla has lost nearly a third of its value this year but Morgan Stanley believes there are some pieces of Elon Musk’s company that...

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Making money on self-driving cars: The roving eye will be golden

Posted on Jun 11, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

At many of my speaking engagements on self-driving driverless autonomous cars, beyond the usual technology-based questions, I also...

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Yandex promises 100 driverless cars on the road by 2020

Posted on Jun 11, 2019 in Cars, News

Russian tech giant Yandex has been testing autonomous vehicles on public roads since December 2017, starting in Moscow and later expanding...

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Self-driving cars could disrupt air travel

Posted on Jun 11, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

As driverless cars become more capable and more common, they will change people’s travel habits not only around their own communities but...

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