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A Waymo employee reveals what it’s like to create the unique voice of self-driving cars

Posted on Feb 24, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Imagine that you’re sitting in a Waymo One self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan in the Phoenix area, enjoying your autonomously...

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SAE International partners with Aurora for first-ever Pittsburgh Meetup on Automated Vehicle Technology

Posted on Feb 24, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

SAE International is proud to partner with Aurora to hold its first Pittsburgh Meetup on Innovations in Mobility. The Meetup series is...

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Olli, a 3D-printed autonomous shuttle, comes to Sacramento state

Posted on Feb 24, 2019 in Buses, News

Local Motors of Chandler, Arizona is a world leader in the manufacture of 3D-printed vehicles. Some of  its offerings are just plain...

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Researchers instructing autonomous vehicles on how pedestrians move

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

Pedestrians continue to perplex autonomous vehicles and the companies that are developing them. Unlike machines, pedestrians are...

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Waymo’s self-driving prototype obeys a traffic cop’s hand signals

Posted on Feb 22, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Before they can merge into the mainstream, self-driving cars need to learn how to safely and seamlessly navigate a variety of relatively...

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How self-driving cars can help make cities better

Posted on Feb 22, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Driverless cars promise to reshape cities beyond just easing traffic congestion. These futuristic vehicles generate vast amounts of data...

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Autonomous shuttles to take off this spring in Lake Nona, Fla.

Posted on Feb 22, 2019 in Buses, News

The tinted glass doors on the cozy electric shuttle slid open quietly. “Welcome aboard,” said Aaron Foster, a solutions engineer for...

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BMW says it will ’emerge winner’ of EV and autonomous transition, announces 2,000 more jobs

Posted on Feb 22, 2019 in Cars, News

BMW says that it is hiring 2,000 more people at its Dingolfing factory for jobs in electrification in a push to ’emerge winner’ in the...

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Elon Musk’s promises about self-driving cars are ‘almost unethical,’ says AutoNation CEO

Posted on Feb 22, 2019 in Cars, News, Perspective

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s promises about autonomous vehicle technology are “almost unethical,” AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson...

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Apple and Uber are trailing in autonomous car development [Infographic]

Posted on Feb 22, 2019 in Cars, News

The technology behind self-driving cars has progressed tremendously in recent years but it still hasn’t been perfected. A long list...

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BMW and Daimler will spend over $1 billion on the future of transportation

Posted on Feb 22, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News

BMW and Daimler, two giants in the automobile sector, are pooling their resources in a joint mobility effort that spans autonomous cars,...

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Tesla will release fully self-driving cars in 2019 — with a big asterisk

Posted on Feb 21, 2019 in Cars, News

Tesla remains on-track to release a fully self-driving car before the end of 2019, company co-founder and CEO Elon Musk confirmed. The...

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Patented tech creates comprehensive LiDAR IP library

Posted on Feb 21, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Artificial perception company AEye expands its patent portfolio with eight patents covering core components of its Intelligent Detection...

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Self-driving trucks will always need people

Posted on Feb 21, 2019 in Perspective, Trucks

We all know how a self-driving vehicle is supposed to act, thanks to companies and startups like Waymo and Uber: These cars and trucks...

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How Intel (INTC) is becoming a leader in the driverless car space

Posted on Feb 21, 2019 in Cars, Technology

The driverless vehicle race is being run on computing power instead of horse power. This shift has created opportunities for companies...

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Autonomous cars will not hit the market for a long time, says Porsche executive

Posted on Feb 21, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

If you’ve been saving all your pennies waiting anxiously for fully autonomous vehicles to hit the market, you should hang tight, according...

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Autonomous vehicle timing means MEMS

Posted on Feb 21, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Engineering is always about trade-offs, but autonomous vehicles are pushing that to the limit with conflicting requirements....

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Opportunity exists for advancing autonomous vehicles bill this Congress, Sen. John Thune says

Posted on Feb 21, 2019 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation, Trucks

Legislation aimed at popularizing the use of autonomous vehicles in commercial and commuter settings is gaining supporters in the Senate,...

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Waymo self-driving cars can now respond to traffic cops’ hand signals

Posted on Feb 21, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Skeptics of self-driving cars like to ask how the vehicles’ automated software will handle unexpected, unusual situations. For...

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How self-driving cars might transform city parking

Posted on Feb 20, 2019 in Cars, News

Autonomous vehicles could transform parking as well as driving, new research suggests. Parking lots could house more driverless cars than...

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