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We spoke to a Waymo One customer about how robot taxis get confused by rainstorms

Posted on Jan 20, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Last month, Waymo launched its first self-driving taxi service — Waymo One — in Phoenix, Arizona, but you would hardly know it by...

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It’s showtime for self-driving shuttles

Posted on Jan 19, 2019 in Buses, News

Three German suppliers are developing versatile people-mover shuttles that could lead to large-scale use of commercial self-driving...

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New self-driving features are about to make the road safer for terrible drivers

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

Distracted? Tired? Bad at staying in your lane? Just plain out of it? Don’t worry, your car’s got you. While fully autonomous...

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Tesla driver caught on camera seemingly asleep on Autopilot

Posted on Jan 19, 2019 in Cars, News

A Tesla Model S driver in Southern California was caught on camera seemingly asleep at the wheel while driving on Autopilot. Tesla...

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Welcome to the abnormalization of transportation

Posted on Jan 19, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Something odd is in motion in Los Angeles. On a recent day at the office, colleagues debated the merits of the Boring Company’s proposal...

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How AI is transforming the next generation of vehicles

Posted on Jan 18, 2019 in Cars, Technology

After more than a century on the road, the automobile is ready for a major redesign.The headliner of this year’s CES in Las Vegas wasn’t...

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Driverless grocery vehicles that deliver to customers’ doors are coming to the Boston area

Posted on Jan 17, 2019 in Cars, News

Stop & Shop is to roll out “driverless grocery vehicles” in the Greater Boston area this spring. The self-driving, mini grocery...

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“We now have the computing power we need to move at speed”

Posted on Jan 17, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology, Trucks

ZF CEO Scheider sees autonomous people movers as a growth market. At CES in Las Vegas, his company announced that mobility provider...

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Mr. Tomorrow: CES CEO Gary Shapiro on tech, jobs, self-driving cars, AI, robots and the future

Posted on Jan 17, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

CES is over. 180,000 people, 3 million square feet of display space, and armies of robots, gadgets, electronic gewgaws, and everything in...

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Top 5 digital transformation trends in automotive for 2019

Posted on Jan 17, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Nowadays, consumers want seamless 24/7 connectivity—anything less just won’t do. That’s why this coming year, we’ll be seeing the...

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How PAVE can make a difference in autonomous car education

Posted on Jan 17, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Some of the biggest mobility news at this year’s (boring) Consumer Electronics Show was the launch of Partners for Automated Vehicle...

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Presence of autonomous vehicles felt in US

Posted on Jan 17, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Perspective, Trucks

Technology is changing the transportation landscape as freight carriers move toward self-driving vehicles and public officials look for...

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From product to service – ZF gears up for future mobility

Posted on Jan 16, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Technology, Trucks

It’s a trend underpinned by era-defining technology that has fundamentally changed the way people interact, consume media and even travel....

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Freightliner new Cascadia with level-2 automated driving named best transportation technology at CES 2019

Posted on Jan 16, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Daimler Trucks North America’s Freightliner new Cascadia® was awarded the prestigious honor of “Best Transportation Technology” at the...

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The bold robocar roaming Las Vegas without a human backup

Posted on Jan 16, 2019 in Cars, News

I BUCKLE MY seat belt, and then double-check it after I climb into the back of a white, black, and orange Toyota Prius V wagon. I’m tense,...

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Velodyne-Veoneer deal shows Lidar is getting serious

Posted on Jan 16, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

One of the key technological breakthroughs that have allowed autonomous drive technology to advance dramatically in recent decades was the...

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From 2022, new Ford vehicles in the U.S. will ‘talk’ to road infrastructure

Posted on Jan 16, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Ford has announced a commitment to deploy cellular vehicle-to-everything technology (C-V2X) in all new vehicle models in the U.S....

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5 ways smartphones could impact driverless cars

Posted on Jan 16, 2019 in Cars, Technology

With early tech adopters such as Google, Tesla, and Uber already experimenting with driverless cars—and recording impressive results, at...

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Robomart to roll out driverless grocery store vehicles in Boston area this spring

Posted on Jan 16, 2019 in Cars, News

Robomart today announced a partnership with grocery store chain Stop & Shop to deploy driverless store vehicles in the Boston area...

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Industry must rein in spend on electric, self-driving cars: Magna CEO

Posted on Jan 16, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Global automobile and auto parts makers which want to capitalize on electric and autonomous vehicles need to cut back investments and...

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