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The big challenges in regulating self-driving cars

Posted on Jan 29, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Over the next decade, “self-driving” as a feature of transportation will become as commonplace as cruise control. Forecasts suggest that...

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Denver launches first autonomous shuttle

Posted on Jan 29, 2019 in Buses, News

Today marks the first on-road deployment of an autonomous vehicle (AV) shuttle in both Denver and the State of Colorado. The EasyMile 100...

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The U.S. auto industry in 2019: Twists, turns and bumps ahead

Posted on Jan 29, 2019 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Videos & Podcasts

The U.S. auto industry ended 2018 with sales of 17.3 million new vehicles, which beat expectations, but the outlook for 2019 is uncertain....

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Paccar CEO outlines path toward zero-emission trucks, automated driving

Posted on Jan 28, 2019 in Perspective, Trucks

Paccar Inc. CEO Ron Armstrong said the trucking industry is moving toward ever-cleaner and more energy-efficient vehicles and will adopt...

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Apex.AI does the invisible work that will make self-driving cars possible

Posted on Jan 28, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Autonomous cars are some of the most complex mobile robots ever developed. And like any other complex robot, there’s an enormous...

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Hyundai unveils its automated parking & charging valet system

Posted on Jan 28, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Call it a sign of the times, but many drivers are having a hard time keeping in their lane or parallel parking. Fear not — Hyundai and Kia...

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Autonomous delivery trucks are on their way

Posted on Jan 28, 2019 in News, Trucks

What is half the size of a Volkswagen Beetle, capable of speeds of no greater than 25 mph, and looks like a giant toaster? It’s Arizona’s...

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Florida bill considers ditching the backup driver in AVs

Posted on Jan 28, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

Is it time to revise Florida’s motor vehicle laws to prepare for a future dominated by driverless vehicles? At least two lawmakers think...

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How do you feel about riding in a self-driving car?

Posted on Jan 28, 2019 in Cars, News

New research from Thales has illustrated that 57 per cent of UK citizens would not feel safe riding in a self-driving car. The UK...

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Volvo’s self-driving car venture gets approval to test on Swedish roads

Posted on Jan 28, 2019 in Cars, News

Volvo’s Zenuity autonomous cars joint venture has won approval to begin hands-free testing of its software for self-driving cars on...

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Reimagining federal safety standards

Posted on Jan 28, 2019 in Cars, Policy & Regulation, Trucks

Self-driving vehicles may not cause accidents, but they will surely be involved in them. Experts believe vehicles that can route...

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Autonomous vehicles – will they be safer and where does this leave the “driver”?

Posted on Jan 28, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Knowledge Center, Reports, Trucks

Nearly 1.3 million people die every year in road crashes across the world and between 20 and 50 million people are injured or seriously...

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How China will help fuel the revolution in autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jan 28, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

Self-driving cars could steer China’s automotive industry into the passing lane. From driverless taxis to automated cargo trucks,...

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No driver? No problem, says Ottawa autonomous vehicle advocate

Posted on Jan 27, 2019 in Cars, News, Trucks

On a wintry week when just about everything that could go wrong on local roadways  did go wrong, news the province would be easing...

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Michigan leans on manufacturing history in bid to become a hub for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jan 27, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Infrastructure, News

This week, Waymo announced that it will turn an old factory in the Detroit, Michigan area into a retrofitting facility for level four...

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Microsoft and MIT can detect AI ‘blind spots’ in self-driving cars

Posted on Jan 27, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Self-driving cars are still prone to making mistakes, in part because the AI training can only account for so many situations. Microsoft...

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Finding the ‘blind spots’ in autonomous vehicle artificial intelligence

Posted on Jan 27, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Autonomous vehicles are becoming more and more sophisticated, but concerns still abound about the safety of such systems. Creating an...

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Apple cuts autonomous car team by 200, shifting some to machine learning projects

Posted on Jan 24, 2019 in Editor’s Picks

Apple’s autonomous car skunkworks endeavor, Project Titan, has spent years as one of the company’s most volatile divisions, going through...

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Texas DOT forms connected and autonomous vehicle task force

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

Texas Department of Transportation is going to create a Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) Task Force to become a central point for...

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As Google races ahead, German carmakers look to go faster on autonomous driving

Posted on Jan 24, 2019 in Cars, News

Germany’s top carmakers including BMW and Volkswagen are looking at ways to speed up development of the next generation of...

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