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It seems impossible that Tesla will have full self-driving car tech ready in a year, says analyst

Posted on Feb 20, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

At least one auto industry analyst is skeptical about Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s bold claim that the electric car maker will have all the...

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DTNA unveils new driver-assist technology in freightliner Cascadia

Posted on Feb 19, 2019 in News, Technology, Trucks

Truck manufacturer Daimler Trucks North America recently demonstrated automated driver-assist technology that’s set to debut in its 2020...

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UAE hailed for plans to get ready for driverless future

Posted on Feb 19, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News

The UAE has earned a place in the global top 10 for the second year in a row in KPMG’s Autonomous Vehicles Readiness Index (AVRI), which...

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Self-driving buses undergo testing in Changsha

Posted on Feb 19, 2019 in Buses, News

In Changsha, capital of Hunan province, a bus avoids pedestrians, speeds up, slows down, makes an emergency stop, overtakes other cars and...

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Volkswagen tries to play catch up on driverless tech

Posted on Feb 19, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Volkswagen AG’s next step into autonomous driving looks like it could be disappointing. But it’s also probably the best option the German...

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Self-driving truck startup Pronto pursues gradual path to automation

Posted on Feb 19, 2019 in News, Perspective, Trucks

Pronto, the new self-driving truck startup launched by Anthony Levandowski, is pursuing a more incremental path toward autonomous driving...

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Arizona City faces $10M legal claim over Uber self-driving car fatality

Posted on Feb 19, 2019 in Cars, News

The family of the woman killed by an Uber self-driving car last year has filed a $10 million legal claim against the city of Tempe,...

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Uber and GM Cruise are making their respective AV ‘visualization’ tools open source

Posted on Feb 19, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

By now you’ve probably seen those top-down graphical images of a self-driving car as it navigates through a neon-hued world made up of...

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Waymo rules and Apple trails in California self-driving car benchmarks

Posted on Feb 19, 2019 in Cars, News

Before they are let loose on public streets and highways, autonomous vehicles will need to prove their capability and safety. Absent a...

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Report finds ‘Transit Leaps’ needed to properly integrate with AVs

Posted on Feb 19, 2019 in Buses, News, Technology

Mineta Transportation Institute’s (MTI) latest perspective, “Automated Vehicles have Arrived: What’s a Transit Agency to Do?” analyzes the...

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The Netherlands tops list of countries most ready for AV technology

Posted on Feb 19, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Trucks

Once again, The Netherlands topped the rankings of countries most ready for autonomous vehicles, followed by Singapore, Norway, the U.S....

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Self-driving cars might kill auto insurance as we know it

Posted on Feb 19, 2019 in Cars, News, Perspective

Dan Peate, a venture capitalist and entrepreneur in Southern California, was thinking of buying a Tesla Model X a few years ago—until he...

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Jargon watch: What ‘roadmanship’ means to a self-driving car

Posted on Feb 18, 2019 in Cars, News

Roadmanship n.A proposed safety standard for self-driving cars, based on the road etiquette of humans. In 1909, when horseless carriages...

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5 autonomous cars trends everyone should know about in 2019

Posted on Feb 18, 2019 in Cars, News

Just a few short years ago the idea of cars driving themselves on our streets seemed like a crazy sci-fi fantasy. However, the rapid...

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Researchers teach self-driving cars to predict pedestrians’ next moves

Posted on Feb 18, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Researchers at the University of Michigan are developing a system that teaches self-driving cars to predict pedestrian movement. When...

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Driverless vehicles will transform cities? One already has: The elevator

Posted on Feb 18, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

In 1894, some ten years before automobiles mainstreamed horizontal transportation, the Otis Elevator Company installed the world’s first...

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From air taxis to driverless cars, here’s an exclusive look at how Uber is building the future

Posted on Feb 18, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Some of the world’s most advanced shipbuilding took place in San Francisco’s Potrero Point more than 100 years ago. Now the...

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INTERVIEW – Oxbotica on its software solution for AVs

Posted on Feb 18, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

Oxbotica was spun out of Oxford University five years ago and now offers a suite of autonomous vehicle and fleet management software. Mike...

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UAE’s first autonomous vehicle to be unveiled at Auto Shanghai 2019

Posted on Feb 17, 2019 in Editor’s Picks

Dubai-based high-performance luxury sports car developer W Motors will unveil the UAE’s first autonomous vehicle at Auto Shanghai 2019 in...

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A conversation with WiTricity CEO Alex Gruzen — #CleanTechnica exclusive

Posted on Feb 17, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Things are happening at WiTricity, a world leader in wireless vehicle charging. Last week, it announced a new partnership with MAHLE, a...

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