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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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Taking autonomous driving to the next level with HD maps

Posted on Sep 4, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Knowledge Center, Technology, Trucks, Webinars

In this 60-minute webinar, Christian Hering, Product Manager EB robinos at Elektrobit and Frans de Rooij, Regional Director, Product...

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Autonomous driving: BMW Group focuses on Level 3 and 4

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

The levels of autonomous driving are representative of an ever greater autonomy of the car and reduced reliance on the active cooperation...

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Assessing technology, liability, safety and public acceptance in the autonomous future

Posted on Sep 3, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Technology

Carol Schweiger, President of Schweiger Consulting and Chairperson of the New England Intelligent Transportation Society, discusses...

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‘Special report: Implications of the Uber Phoenix crash’ by Automotive World

Posted on Sep 3, 2018 in Cars, News

Automotive World has published a new report, ‘Special report: Implications of the Uber Phoenix crash’ which investigates the development...

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You can ride a driverless shuttle for free in Calgary starting Saturday

Posted on Sep 3, 2018 in Buses, News

Calgarians will soon be some of the first people in Western Canada to take a free ride on a public, driverless vehicle....

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COMMENT: Uber’s mess won’t derail autonomy, but industry must rein in the hype

Posted on Sep 3, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Uber has proven to be one of the most disruptive and polarising forces in the mobility industry. The company has never been far from...

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NXP acquires OmniPHY to accelerate autonomous driving and vehicle networks

Posted on Sep 3, 2018 in Cars, News

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI), the world’s largest supplier of automotive semiconductors1, has acquired OmniPHY, a provider...

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