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Don’t tell lidar foe Elon Musk but this maker of the robo-car vision tech just raised $170 million

Posted on Jun 10, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Innoviz Technologies, a maker of laser lidar sensors for self-driving and highly automated cars, just closed a $170 million funding round,...

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How Bosch maintains record pace despite multiple global challenges

Posted on Jun 10, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Some of the biggest European auto suppliers have seen their profits slump over the past year, but Robert Bosch — the largest of them...

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Innoviz extends funding round to $170 million to bring its lidar tech to self-driving cars

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

Just a few months ago, Innoviz became one of the better capitalized lidar startups when it announced it had raised $132 million in a...

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Iowa City begins planning ahead for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jun 10, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Trucks

As automated vehicles edge nearer, Iowa City officials hope a newly released plan will help the community adapt to the new technology as...

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Tesla Autopilot safety stats said imbued with statistical fallacies, interpret cautiously

Posted on Jun 9, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

As I’ve mentioned in my column posts, Tesla and Elon Musk’s vision for the realization of semi-autonomous and fully autonomous cars is...

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There’s a drivers ed course for those who test self-driving cars on public roads

Posted on Jun 9, 2019 in Cars, News

The combination of fatal accidents involving self-driving test vehicles and a lack of public trust regarding their safety is leading many...

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On the road to self-driving trucks, Starsky Robotics built a traditional trucking business

Posted on Jun 7, 2019 in Editor’s Picks

More than three years ago, self-driving trucks startup Starsky Robotics was founded to solve a fundamental issue with freight — a solution...

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Fiat Chrysler partners with Aurora to develop self-driving commercial vans

Posted on Jun 7, 2019 in Editor’s Picks

Aurora, the autonomous vehicle technology startup backed by Sequoia Capital and Amazon,  has struck a deal with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles...

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TNO and Siemens put connected and automated driving in the fast lane

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

At the ITS European Conference in Eindhoven, June 3 -6, 2019, TNO and Siemens announced that Streetwise, TNO’s real-world scenario...

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Driverless vehicles may lead to traffic congestion in cities

Posted on Jun 7, 2019 in Cars, News

A unique simulation for the city of Zurich shows that driverless taxis would not displace personal transport in cities as long as...

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Fiat Chrysler partners with Aurora to develop self-driving commercial vans

Posted on Jun 7, 2019 in Cars, News, Trucks

Aurora, the autonomous vehicle technology startup backed by Sequoia Capital and Amazon,  has struck a deal with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles...

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People need to be safe, secure and happy in shared autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jun 7, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

As increasing numbers of automakers and city authorities seek to explore innovative new mobility options, the scope for shared rides is...

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On the road to self-driving trucks, Starsky Robotics built a traditional trucking business

Posted on Jun 7, 2019 in News, Trucks

More than three years ago, self-driving trucks startup Starsky Robotics was founded to solve a fundamental issue with freight — a solution...

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Edmonton can lead conversation on autonomous vehicles, city councillor says

Posted on Jun 7, 2019 in Buses, News

Ready or not, autonomous vehicles may be coming soon to a road near you. That’s the message one Edmonton city councillor had after...

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$410K AV education grant raises public criticism in Pittsburgh

Posted on Jun 6, 2019 in Cars, News

Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday authorized acceptance of a grant that has drawn criticism from some residents over the use self-driving...

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Driverless cars: once they’re on the road, human drivers should be banned

Posted on Jun 6, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Self-driving cars could revolutionise people’s lives. By the end of the next decade, or perhaps even sooner, they could radically...

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Bans on facial recognition will impact self-driving cars, reciprocally so

Posted on Jun 6, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Recent headlines have made well-known the ban that San Francisco has enacted on facial recognition within its borders, becoming the first...

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Bosch demos new systems to improve autonomous vehicle safety, performance

Posted on Jun 6, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

Remember that old Saturday Night Live bit where the best way to improve almost anything is “more cowbell?” Based on a series of...

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Ex-Tesla, Uber engineers ready testing of autonomous parcel delivery vehicle

Posted on Jun 6, 2019 in Cars, News

Parcel logistics company OnTrac on Thursday announced a partnership with last-mile logistics and automation startup Boxbot to test a new...

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Zoox CEO explains what makes the company’s self-driving cars better: four-wheel steering, big batteries, AI

Posted on Jun 6, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Aicha Evans, CEO of Foster City, California-based Zoox, spoke during a keynote about the challenges facing self-driving cars and the...

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