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Living on the wireless edge with AI and 5G

Posted on Sep 6, 2018 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

We are at the cusp of something truly transformational, driven by two much-hyped yet groundbreaking technology mega trends: artificial...

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The driverless car revolution has begun — here’s how to profit

Posted on Sep 6, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

It’s happening right now… Self-driving cars are on American roads. Hundreds of them are driving around Arizona as you read this article....

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A new doppler Lidar solves self-driving cars’ need for speed

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

AS EVERY NEW Yorker knows, San Franciscans walk painfully slowly. It’s a common observation, and now it’s a measurable one,...

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NXP Semiconductors buttresses automotive ethernet bet

Posted on Sep 5, 2018 in Cars, Technology

No one knows what it will take to build the autonomous car of the future. But almost everyone knows that it will require many cameras,...

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Waymo, Uber driverless projects make scanning sensors cheaper

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

Google’s Waymo, Uber and carmakers GM and Mercedes-Benz are among the companies working to put driverless vehicles in showrooms. That...

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Long-haul driverless trucking would displace good-paying jobs

Posted on Sep 5, 2018 in Perspective, Trucks

Autonomous trucks will displace good-paying, long-haul driving jobs, replacing them with low-paying delivery and port jobs, according to a...

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City launches driverless shuttle pilot to test autonomous vehicle technology

Posted on Sep 5, 2018 in Buses, News

Visitors to the Calgary Zoo and science centre won’t have to rely on a driver to hitch a ride between the two attractions this month,...

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A major push to use blockchain to link autonomous vehicle development on open-source network

Posted on Sep 5, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

“There is no central administrator to approve the transactions, no middle man linking the participants of the network (e.g. a charging...

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Fiat Chrysler spending $30M on self-driving test facility at Chelsea

Posted on Sep 5, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is adding more muscle to its self-driving vehicle testing efforts. The company will spend more than $30 million...

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GlobalData: Autonomous vehicles will dominate deliveries

Posted on Sep 5, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

GlobalData shares optimism with Waymo, Ford, and other developers of autonomous vehicles that the future of deliveries will remain on the...

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Apple’s first semi-autonomous car accident caused by human

Posted on Sep 5, 2018 in Cars, News

A car housing Apple’s current semi-autonomous hardware was in its first accident in August, official documents reveal. The...

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Keolis, Navya launch Belgian autonomous shuttle pilot

Posted on Sep 5, 2018 in Buses, News

Keolis launched a 100% electric autonomous shuttle trial in Han-sur-Lesse, Belgium. The NAVYA autonomous electric shuttle will operate in...

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How self-driving supergroup Aurora plans to make Robocars real

Posted on Sep 4, 2018 in Cars, News

Just about a decade into the race to develop self-driving cars, this young industry has its own supergroup: Aurora Innovation, formed by...

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Self-driving tech risks over 300,000 trucking jobs, says report

Posted on Sep 4, 2018 in News, Trucks

The “Squawk Box” news team discusses some of the morning’s most provocative headlines....

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Uber crash a wake-up call, but autonomous drive development continues

Posted on Sep 4, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

It has been more than five months since the fatal self-driving Uber crash of March 2018, and the automotive industry has attempted in the...

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Wide adoption of driverless cars is still decades away, says Paris Motor Show CEO

Posted on Sep 4, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Jean-Claude Girot, CEO of the Paris Motor Show, or Mondial de l’Automobile, thinks that widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles...

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PlanetM focuses on auto interiors and UX

Posted on Sep 4, 2018 in Cars, News

Michigan’s PlanetM’s goal is to land new business in the emerging auto-tech industry. The plan is to foster innovation and support...

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Interview with the leading investor in self-driving tech

Posted on Sep 4, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Index Ventures General Partner, Mike Volpi, has an unusual distinction in the world of venture capital: he sits on the board of one of the...

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Mando acquires California autonomous vehicle testing permit

Posted on Sep 4, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Mando, a global auto parts manufacturer of the Halla Group (CEO Chung Mong-won), announced on August 30 that it acquired the autonomous...

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Self-driving cars will keep getting better forever

Posted on Sep 4, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Benedict Evans, a partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, recently published an essay on, “Tesla, software and...

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