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Here’s why a little-known autonomous trucking company is beating Tesla and Waymo in the race for driverless big rigs

Posted on Jan 8, 2019 in Perspective, Trucks

The electric Tesla Semi has been, in part, ballyhooed for its semi-autonomous driving options; it can travel in a convoy where one semi...

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Intel’s Mobileye and the British government have found an unexpected way for self-driving data to improve infrastructure

Posted on Jan 8, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

On Monday, Mobileye chose CES in Las Vegas to announce a partnership in Great Britain. Characterizing the deal as an “agreement to...

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Robot delivery dogs deployed by self-driving cars are coming

Posted on Jan 8, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Let’s hope you’re not afraid of dogs, because if Continental gets its way, autonomous robot dogs are going to be delivering your packages....

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Self-driving cars rolled out at CES 2019

Posted on Jan 8, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Julia Boorstin reports from the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas to bring “Squawk Box” the latest prototypes of...

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Intel’s Mobileye will help China’s public transport go autonomous

Posted on Jan 8, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Trucks

Mobileye is making a big push for autonomous driving in China, albeit not in the way you might expect. The Intel-owned company is...

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Data sheet—there’s no doubt self-driving cars are on the way, but not soon

Posted on Jan 8, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Mobility, as I related yesterday, is the new word for transportation. It’s a bigger, more expansive, more meaningful expression that...

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The future of autonomous cars may involve facial sensors

Posted on Jan 8, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

We’ve come a long way since Henry Ford first rolled out the Model T in 1908, and car companies have ensured that the future is autonomous...

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NXP teams with France’s Kalray for self-driving car computing platform

Posted on Jan 8, 2019 in Cars, News

NXP Semiconductors, which makes vehicle electronics components, will partner with Kalray, a French chipmaker, to provide a central...

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Walmart taps Udelv for latest driverless car tests to deliver groceries

Posted on Jan 8, 2019 in Cars, News

Walmart is expanding its tests of driverless cars as a way to get online grocery orders to shoppers’ homes more quickly. The big-box...

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Watch Nvidia’s CES press conference live right here

Posted on Jan 7, 2019 in Cars, Knowledge Center, News, Videos & Podcasts

Nvidia is holding its CES press conference today at 8 PM Pacific, 11 PM Eastern. The company will talk about self-driving cars and all...

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Connected automated travel: As complicated as 1, 2, 3

Posted on Jan 7, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Self-driving cars will change life as we know it; no question there. But they’re only a start — just as personal computers were....

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Mercedes-Benz aims to be among top two players to scale up autonomous car tech

Posted on Jan 7, 2019 in Cars, News

Mercedes-Benz’s is not aiming to be the first manufacturer to develop a self-driving car but it wants to be among the first two players...

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Infineon and TTTech Auto collaborate to enable level 4 and level 5 automated driving

Posted on Jan 7, 2019 in Cars, News

Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY), a world leader in semiconductor solutions that make life easier, safer and greener,...

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GM shares rise after BMO upgrade on self-driving technology

Posted on Jan 7, 2019 in Cars, News

Investors should buy General Motors because its automated car division and restructuring moves will lift the automaker’s stock in 2019,...

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Flir’s Automotive Development Kit taps thermal imaging to improve driverless cars

Posted on Jan 7, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Lidar — sensors that measure the distance to objects by illuminating them with light and measuring the reflected pulses — are the...

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AAA acquires largest autonomous vehicle test site in the country

Posted on Jan 7, 2019 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

The largest autonomous vehicle test site in the United States has been acquired by AAA of Northern California, Nevada and Utah, one of the...

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CES 2019: Buzz remains as autonomous cars take back seat

Posted on Jan 7, 2019 in Cars, News

The CES 2019 gadget show is revving up in Las Vegas. Here are the latest findings and observations from Associated Press reporters on the...

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Aptiv CTO calls 2021 ‘overly aggressive’ for AV debuts

Posted on Jan 7, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Targets by automakers such as Volvo Cars, Audi, Hyundai and Ford Motor to have Level 4 autonomous cars on the road by 2021 are very...

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Toyota’s Guardian system aims to help human drivers, not replace them

Posted on Jan 7, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Among companies developing self-driving cars, Toyota is unusual in that it’s taking a two-pronged approach to the technology. The Japanese...

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ZF says NVIDIA partnership signals lead on artificial intelligence

Posted on Jan 7, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology

Top executives at German auto supplier ZF say the company has jumped to the front of the pack when it comes to development of a...

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