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How to train your self-driving car

Posted on Feb 13, 2019 in Cars, Technology

The ever-growing field of autonomous driving constantly yields fresh research to explore, innovative technology to test, and new skills to...

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China is building a 5G smart highway for autonomous cars and AI traffic monitoring

Posted on Feb 13, 2019 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

China is moving forward in the global “race to 5G,” as state-owned carrier China Mobile has announced (via Xinhua) that it’s already...

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Federal framework on autonomous vehicles policy essential, UPS executive says

Posted on Feb 13, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Trucks

Nationwide policy for autonomous cars and trucks has the potential of facilitating the flow of freight while improving safety, according...

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California’s self-driving car reports are imperfect, but they’re better than nothing

Posted on Feb 13, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

On Wednesday, California’s Department of Motor Vehicles released the latest batch of reports from companies testing self-driving vehicles...

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Japanese self-drive cars map developer to buy rival US startup: Report

Posted on Feb 13, 2019 in Cars, News

Japanese map platform developer Dynamic Map Platform plans to acquire Detroit-based Ushr for nearly 20 billion yen (US$181.1 million) in a...

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Mitsubishi Electric develops robust sensing for autonomous driving

Posted on Feb 13, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has developed sensing technology for highly accurate detection of...

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In the race for self-driving people movers, May Mobility could beat Waymo

Posted on Feb 13, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Perspective

While automotive companies and technology giants are racing to make cars drive themselves on the open road, a Michigan-based start-up is...

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Bikes put spanner in works of Dutch driverless car schemes

Posted on Feb 13, 2019 in Cars, News

The Dutch love affair with the bicycle has emerged as an obstacle to government plans to introduce driverless cars to the roads of the...

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Apple’s self-driving cars disengage from autonomous mode about once per mile, highest rate in California

Posted on Feb 13, 2019 in Cars, News

From December 2018 through November 2019, Apple’s fleet of heavily modified Lexus RX450h SUVs recorded an average of 871.65...

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Self-driving tractor-trailer start-up TuSimple achieves unicorn status in funding round that values it at $1 billion

Posted on Feb 13, 2019 in Finance, News, Trucks

Autonomous trucking company TuSimple has achieved unicorn status on Wall Street with a fresh funding round that values the start-up at $1...

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1550-nm Photonics promise eye-safe, cost-effective autonomous machines

Posted on Feb 12, 2019 in Cars, Technology

While LiDAR is needed to provide a high-resolution detailed 3D vision for autonomous vehicles and other applications, the technology is...

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The ethical question of autonomous vehicles

Posted on Feb 12, 2019 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

Mobility and equity Kendall Science Fellow, Dr. Richard Ezike walks us through the equity implication of autonomous vehicles (AVs), and...

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May Mobility raises $22 million for self-driving shuttles

Posted on Feb 12, 2019 in Buses, Finance, News

May Mobility, a self-driving shuttle provider based in Ann Arbor, Mich., has raised a new round of funding that will help the company...

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World’s largest parade of autonomous cars happened, fittingly, in China

Posted on Feb 12, 2019 in Cars, News

Autonomous cars have yet to generate passion among car enthusiasts — and if we’re honest about it, they probably never will. Nevertheless,...

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SoftBank fund invests big in self-driving deliveries

Posted on Feb 11, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News

A Silicon Valley startup working on self-driving delivery vehicles on Monday announced nearly a billion dollars in fresh funding from the...

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Sensor, processor innovations move autonomous vehicles forward

Posted on Feb 11, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Self-driving cars are changing lives by delivering unprecedented personal mobility. In fact, they represent a paradigm shift in the...

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Interview: Pronto’s Anthony Levandowski on new autonomous venture, rep and redemption

Posted on Feb 11, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Anthony Levandowski is aware of his reputation. One of the most controversial figures in autonomous driving, his background has been...

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Columbus, Ohio, prepares to launch second AV shuttle service

Posted on Feb 11, 2019 in Buses, News

Self-driving shuttles are headed into a residential neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio, as the city sets out on its second autonomous bus...

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The mystery of Tesla’s autopilot-less European model 3

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

There are recent reports that Tesla’s “Autopilot” isn’t type-approved in Europe, and therefore absent in the first batch fresh off the...

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Amazon’s self-driving bet and more car news this week

Posted on Feb 10, 2019 in Cars, News

THAT OLD SAW about watching the money turns out to work as well in the wild world of transportation as anywhere else. First up, the...

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