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Addressing the challenges of autonomous driving

Posted on Nov 5, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Technology, Trucks

One of the hottest topics within the automotive world at the moment is autonomous driving, and both existing automotive manufacturers and...

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Inside VW, Mobileye’s deal to launch an autonomous ride-hailing service in Israel

Posted on Nov 5, 2018 in Cars, News

In the world of autonomous vehicles, the news comes in repetitive short bursts with formulaic precision: Company X is launching a robotaxi...

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Optimus Ride taps Nvidia for its level 4 autonomous cars

Posted on Nov 5, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Optimus Ride, an autonomous technology startup based in Boston, today revealed Nvidia’s Drive AGX Xavier as its development platform of...

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Deep dive into Tesla’s autopilot & self-driving architecture vs lidar-based systems

Posted on Nov 4, 2018 in Cars, Technology

In this article, I’m going to try to take a very technical and complicated subject — namely, the technical details of Tesla’s and others...

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Why taking tablets in a self-driving car might not mix

Posted on Nov 4, 2018 in Cars, News

Why taking tablets in a self-driving car might not mix. This isn’t about medication – although if a situation occurs where a...

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Why we need to define success in our evolution toward self-driving

Posted on Nov 4, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

The convenience of low-cost on-demand personal mobility has taken our roads by storm. Young and old alike are leveraging ride-hailing...

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Muji and Sensible 4 collaborate on ‘friendly’ autonomous shuttle bus design

Posted on Nov 4, 2018 in Buses, News

Autonomous shuttle buses are not new, but previously their design has tended towards an emphasis on function rather than form. Now...

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Hiding between two announcements — Tesla full self driving just a few streets away

Posted on Nov 3, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

There have been a couple of big Tesla autonomy announcements in the past week or so. First of all, Tesla pushed out a Navigate on...

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How autonomous vehicles will redefine land valuation

Posted on Nov 3, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Perspective

You’ve probably seen the headlines about self-driving cars and crashes. However, the truth is that they are safer than human drivers. In...

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Uber will resume testing self-driving cars

Posted on Nov 3, 2018 in Cars, News

Uber will resume testing self-driving cars on public roads near its Advanced Technology Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....

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JTA, Florida Poly U. partner to bolster AV tech in public transit

Posted on Nov 3, 2018 in Buses, News

Florida Polytechnic University and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) announced a collaboration to enhance the development of...

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Uber will resume testing self-driving cars

Posted on Nov 3, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Uber will resume testing self-driving cars on public roads near its Advanced Technology Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....

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Muji and Sensible 4 collaborate on ‘friendly’ autonomous shuttle bus design

Posted on Nov 3, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Autonomous shuttle buses are not new, but previously their design has tended towards an emphasis on function rather than form. Now...

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Driverless cars reach commercial milestone on long road to future

Posted on Nov 2, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

The tech future often arrives fitfully. Something that seemed years away suddenly looms into view — only for it to be revealed as an...

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Mary Barra says GM’s driverless cars will ride on public roads next year

Posted on Nov 2, 2018 in Cars, News

Earlier this week, California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issued the state’s first permit to test driverless cars on public...

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Next Renault Captur getting PHEV option, semi-autonomous driving tech

Posted on Nov 2, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

The second-generation Renault Captur is expected to debut at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, next fall. It will arrive with the usual ICE...

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Autonomous cars face big hurdles; They will succeed, but when?

Posted on Nov 2, 2018 in Cars, Technology

The automotive industry is spending fortunes developing autonomous vehicles with no payback in sight, while the technology required to...

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Parking garages can solve traffic problems in driverless future

Posted on Nov 2, 2018 in Cars, News

This week, Alphabet Inc. subsidiary Waymo got the green light to test its driverless vehicles in California, an expansion of the program...

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China’s Baidu sees hotpot, backseat karaoke in driverless future

Posted on Nov 1, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Baidu Inc.’s making a concerted effort to catch up in the driverless car race. The search giant showcased its “Apollo” self-driving...

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The East and West have very different ideas on who to save in a self-driving car accident

Posted on Nov 1, 2018 in Cars, News

As countries race to put self-driving cars on road, these vehicles, like human drivers, will inevitably one day be in sole charge of...

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