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Paris allows driverless car on its tricky streets

Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

FT Paris correspondent David Keohane talks to Jacques Aschenbroich, CEO of Valeo, the world’s largest supplier of car parts, about...

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Drivers overestimating safety tech capabilities: AAA

Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Cars, News

Four out of 10 Americans overestimate the capabilities of semi-automated driving systems based on their names, which indicates a lack of...

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Waymo’s CEO just highlighted 2 key opportunities for its driverless-vehicle tech

Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

In just a couple of months, Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) driverless-vehicle company, Waymo, will launch its first...

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Self-driving cars, tires, and the great national stupidity

Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Do you like being alive? I do. And I try to do as many things as possible to add years to my life. In quantity and quality. When I see a...

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Here’s which self-driving test cars crash most frequently

Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Cars, News

According to a report compiled by Allianz Global Assistance, only 52 percent of Americans say they’re confident that autonomous driving...

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Legends Dario Franchitti & Allan McNish boost California technology company in race to deploy autonomous vehicles

Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Cars, News

California-based COAST Autonomous, a self-driving technology company, has recruited Allan McNish and fellow Scottish motor racing legend...

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How automotive supplier Valeo wants to accelerate autonomous vehicle development

Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Cars, Technology

A few weeks ago on the streets of Paris, auto parts giant Valeo unveiled its very own autonomous car. The Valeo Drive4U roamed the streets...

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Here’s how Ford plans to make money off self-driving cars

Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Ford plans to launch a production self-driving car in 2021, and that said car will be used for ride-hailing and delivery services. As the...

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GM’s self-driving unit Cruise is expanding to Seattle

Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Cars, News

Cruise, the self-driving company acquired by GM in 2016, is expanding to Seattle as it seeks more engineering talent to develop its...

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AEye raises $40M to build autonomous car sensor that sees better than humans

Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

AEye is a computer vision start-up that believes everyone else is doing solid-state LiDar wrong. Current LiDar systems are mechanical,...

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Volkwagen CEO says Waymo has one-two year headstart in autonomous cars

Posted on Nov 18, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Volkwagen, Europe’s largest carmaker, is up to two years of development work behind Alphabet Inc’s Waymo in the area of...

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Most GCC transport firms see driverless trucks by 2028

Posted on Nov 18, 2018 in News, Trucks

More than three quarters (82 percent) of GCC transport companies expect autonomous trucks to become a viable option on the roads within...

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What’s happening with Apple’s mysterious car project?

Posted on Nov 17, 2018 in Cars, News

Over the past several years, rumors have spread that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is working on a secret car initiative called Project Titan that...

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Volkswagen to spend €44 bln by 2023 to develop electric, self-driving vehicles

Posted on Nov 17, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

The Volkswagen Group said that it will spend almost 44 billion euros on e-mobility, autonomous driving, new mobility services and...

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Fisker failed. But now the EV pioneer is ready for an epic redo

Posted on Nov 17, 2018 in Buses, News

You might think Henrik Fisker’s best days are behind him, but he’ll tell you he’s just getting started. The 55-year old designer and...

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Fisker takes on Tesla in battle to be greenest

Posted on Nov 16, 2018 in Cars, Technology

When they peek behind the curtain, some potential buyers of green cars like the Tesla Model 3 might not like what they see. That’s...

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KT Corp. tests driverless bus at Incheon Int’l Airport

Posted on Nov 16, 2018 in Buses, News

KT Corp. (KRX: 030200; NYSE: KT), South Korea’s largest telecommunications company, successfully tested a self-driving bus at the...

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Think self-driving is the best development in auto industry? New tests show electronic systems don’t always work

Posted on Nov 16, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Testing by AAA shows that electronic driver assist systems on the road today may not keep vehicles in their lanes or spot stationary...

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Perils and ethics of new driverless cars

Posted on Nov 16, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Guardian readers respond to David Edmond’s article about the moral arguments surrounding driverless cars....

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Self-driving startups founded by former Google employees

Posted on Nov 16, 2018 in Cars, Technology

With hundreds of millions of dollars being funneled into startups in the autonomous vehicle sector, investors, engineers, and enthusiastic...

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