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Fully autonomous vehicles still a long time away, according to ABI Research

Posted on Sep 13, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

A new report by ABI Research has muted the excitement for the arrival of fully autonomous vehicles, claiming they won’t see large...

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Uber to invest over $150 million in Toronto driverless car hub

Posted on Sep 13, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

Uber Technologies Inc. said it will spend more than $150 million in Toronto to support driverless car research....

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Volvo shows off self-driving, electric truck with no cab

Posted on Sep 13, 2018 in News, Trucks

Sweden’s Volvo, the world’s second-biggest truck maker, presented a new self-driving electric truck on Wednesday, which it...

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Mercedes-Benz unveils modular self-driving vehicles for people or cargo

Posted on Sep 12, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

As the competition surrounding autonomous vehicles intensifies, Mercedes-Benz Vans on Monday unveiled a hybrid strategy around a...

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AI, autonomous robocops from Motorola – What could go wrong?

Posted on Sep 12, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Mobile phone company Motorola has come up with an idea that it thinks is so good it’s worth patenting – a robotic cop. It’s an idea that...

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PerceptIn’s self-driving vehicles go on sale in November for $40,000

Posted on Sep 12, 2018 in Cars, News

Despite high-profile accidents, unresolved regulatory ambiguities, and looming debates about liability, the autonomous vehicle market has...

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How self-driving cars can get past the learning permit stage, without any risk

Posted on Sep 12, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Self-driving cars have made virtually every mistake imaginable inside the office of Applied Intuition. One braked hard to miss a pup that...

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Pay attention to Tesla’s potential as a service business, not Musk’s antics

Posted on Sep 12, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Tesla is seemingly always in the eye of the storm, underscored by the weeks-long drama surrounding Elon Musk’s cryptic tweet about his...

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How will self-driving trucks affect driver pay?

Posted on Sep 12, 2018 in Perspective, Trucks

A new study claims self-driving trucks could replace up to 294,000 of the best-paying driving jobs. University of Pennsylvania Professor...

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Yamaha Motor adopts Jetson AGX Xavier for autonomous machines for land, air and sea

Posted on Sep 12, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology

Yamaha Motor Co. has selected NVIDIA® Jetson™ AGX Xavier™ as the development system to power its upcoming lineup of autonomous machines,...

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Grand Rapids, Mich., considers autonomous shuttle pilot

Posted on Sep 12, 2018 in Buses, News

A driverless shuttle could be coming to downtown Grand Rapids as early as next spring as part of an effort to shape the future of the...

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Driverless cars set to appear on Australian roads by 2019

Posted on Sep 12, 2018 in Cars, News

Perth will be one of the first cities in the world to trial driverless on-demand cars, with a prototype vehicle unveiled on Wednesday....

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USDOT’s Federal Highway Administration awards SAE International contract to develop connected vehicle and automated driving system standards

Posted on Sep 12, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Policy & Regulation, Trucks

SAE International’s ground vehicle standards program has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s...

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PerceptIn’s self-driving vehicles go on sale in November for $40,000

Posted on Sep 11, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Despite high-profile accidents, unresolved regulatory ambiguities, and looming debates about liability, the autonomous vehicle market has...

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Renesas in US$6.7 bln deal for IDT to boost chips for self-driving cars

Posted on Sep 11, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

Japan’s Renesas Electronics Corp said it had agreed to buy Integrated Device Technology Inc (IDT) for US$6.7 billion, its second...

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5G video tested for connected cars on German autobahn

Posted on Sep 11, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

A new project has tested out 5G video for connected cars. Autonomous vehicles require connecting with their surroundings via a mobile...

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Autotalks offers connected car chips that combine rival standards

Posted on Sep 11, 2018 in Cars, News

Autotalks, the connected car chip maker, announced that its latest chipset would support both dedicated short-range communications (DSRC)...

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Researchers make it easier for autonomous cars to talk to each other

Posted on Sep 11, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Martti is an autonomous car designed and developed by VTT Research Center. The research vehicle was built on a VW Touareg chassis and has...

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How an AI bot could match the Pac-Man record score – and be used to help autonomous cars make the right decisions

Posted on Sep 11, 2018 in Cars, Technology

A bot using artificial intelligence could match the Pac-Man record score through machine learning....

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Auto startup HEVO wants to make EV charging wireless

Posted on Sep 11, 2018 in Cars, News

According to a report from Bloomberg NEF, the number of EV charging points in public locations worldwide is projected to increase by 30...

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