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Apple reports first drop in the number of self-driving cars on the road in California

Posted on Apr 24, 2019 in Cars, News

Throughout the course of 2018, Apple’s filings with the California DMV showed a steady increase in the number of self-driving cars it had...

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Eye-catching hidden message for Uber IPO in self-driving tech investor deal

Posted on Apr 24, 2019 in Cars, Technology

It is that time of the year for high schoolers to be getting primped and primed for their prom night, trying to ensure that their hair is...

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Self-driving cars: What the engineers think

Posted on Apr 24, 2019 in Cars, News

A brand-new survey of autonomous-vehicle designers tells an interesting story about their progress, their concerns, and their outlook for...

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Google and Tesla say self-driving tech will accelerate exponentially within 24 months

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

Google’s Waymo driverless car venture said it will rent a factory in Detroit to retrofit Jaguars and Chrysler minivans with autonomous...

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Optimus Ride expands self-driving programs to communities in NY & CA

Posted on Apr 24, 2019 in Buses, News

Residents and workers in the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York and Paradise Valley Estates in California will soon be able to ride in...

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Dubai crown prince issues resolution to regulate autonomous vehicle testing

Posted on Apr 24, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has issued a new resolution to regulate autonomous vehicle testing in Dubai. The...

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Self-driving cars get the greenlight under new Utah law

Posted on Apr 24, 2019 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

A newly minted Utah law has given self-driving cars a greenlight throughout the state. House Bill 101, signed into law by Gov. Gary...

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Apple & Cornell offer alternatives to lidar for autonomous cars

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

Lidar is a technology similar to radar that uses light instead of radio waves to gather information about the surrounding environment....

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Intel lays off dozens from autonomous vehicle program, acquires LiDAR startup

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

Intel confirmed the layoffs to The Information, characterizing the strategy as a “realignment of resources” designed to...

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It’s Elon Musk vs. everyone else in the race for fully driverless cars

Posted on Apr 24, 2019 in Cars, News

At Tesla’s “Autonomy Day” event for investors on Monday, Elon Musk was full of trash talk for his competitors and their technology....

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Musk’s self-driving car roadmap isn’t possible, futurist Martin Ford says

Posted on Apr 24, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Martin Ford, author of “Rise of the Robots” and “Architects of Intelligence,” and Bloomberg Intelligence’s...

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This self-driving startup wants to do more than just deliver groceries to your doorstep

Posted on Apr 24, 2019 in Cars, News

Self-driving cars are still a relatively new concept that’s being tested, but one startup, AutoX, is thinking ahead and looking for...

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U. of Nevada, Reno, Filament partner for autonomous vehicle project

Posted on Apr 23, 2019 in Cars, News

Filament, provider of comprehensive enterprise blockchain solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), is working with the University of...

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Should a self-driving car protect a passenger or a pedestrian? Ideally, both.

Posted on Apr 23, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Much self-driving-car research focuses on pedestrian safety, but it is important to consider passenger safety and comfort, too. When...

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Autonomous driving and Elon Musk, the visionary

Posted on Apr 23, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Like most events involving Elon Musk, yesterday’s Tesla Autonomy Day provided not just a glimpse of the future, but the industry, and to...

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Could autonomous vehicles be worse for cities than regular cars?

Posted on Apr 23, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Could autonomous vehicles be worse for cities than autos have turned out to be? Few appear to think so. But we have a long track record of...

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Waymo will build its self-driving vehicle fleet in Detroit

Posted on Apr 23, 2019 in Cars, News

Waymo will build its autonomous vehicles in Detroit. CEO John Krafcik wrote Tuesday in a Medium post that the company will repurpose an...

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The three challenges keeping cars from being fully autonomous

Posted on Apr 23, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Understanding where we are in the pursuit of self-driving cars can be as confusing as understanding where we are in the pursuit of AI....

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How long will it take to phase in driverless cars?

Posted on Apr 23, 2019 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

Aurora CEO Chris Urmson stopped by The Vergecast to discuss the future of self-driving cars with Nilay Patel and Andrew Hawkins. They...

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Nunes: Benefits won’t be shared

Posted on Apr 22, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

So, my colleague Meredith gave a very eloquent introduction as to why the technology is unsafe, why it doesn’t work. But let’s...

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