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Former mayor Rick Baker backs driverless vehicle technology

Posted on Aug 9, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News

Former St. Petersburg mayor Rick Baker has been added to the Advisory Board of California-based Coast Autonomous, a company that makes...

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Testing underway for next generation of straddle carriers

Posted on Aug 9, 2018 in News, Technology, Trucks

Port equipment manufacturers are expanding straddle carrier technology with new developments in autonomy and fuel efficiency underway....

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Ford is far from first in driverless vehicles—and investors want in

Posted on Aug 9, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

The autonomous-vehicle gap between Ford Motor Co. and its rivals from Detroit and Silicon Valley can be measured in years. Yet even a...

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Self-flying aircraft are coming before autonomous-driving cars

Posted on Aug 9, 2018 in Cars, News

Autonomous vehicles are one of the hottest investment trends of 2018. But that’s not limited to self-driving cars....

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When will NVIDIA’s self-driving car bet pay off?

Posted on Aug 9, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Self-driving cars were supposed to be NVIDIA’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) big play, but it seems to have lost the initiative in this space as the...

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Testing the unknown: The real problem with autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 9, 2018 in Cars, Infrastructure, Technology

Regulations, architectures, and neural-network algorithms are among the unknowns facing autonomous-vehicle test engineers, which beckons...

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Self-driving car startup AutoX is launching California’s first autonomous grocery deliver

Posted on Aug 9, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

AutoX wants to bring the grocery store to you. The self-driving car startup, which got permission to test self-driving cars in California...

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UWA trials driverless bus on campus

Posted on Aug 8, 2018 in Buses, News

Visitors to UWA’s Open Day this Sunday will have the opportunity to ride on a bus that will drive itself around campus. The autonomous bus...

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France pushes for ‘highly automated’ vehicles by 2022

Posted on Aug 8, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News

The French government is supporting the development of self-driving cars, with the aim of deploying “highly automated” vehicles on public...

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BMW thinks fully autonomous cars may never happen

Posted on Aug 8, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

The issue of fully autonomous cars, how they will work and how they will be regulated is still a hot topic in the automotive industry. The...

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Semi-autonomous car safety systems flawed, study finds

Posted on Aug 8, 2018 in Cars, News

Cars and trucks with electronic driver assist systems may not see stopped vehicles and could even steer you into a crash if you’re...

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Study: Automated vehicles won’t displace truck drivers

Posted on Aug 8, 2018 in News, Trucks

Despite concerns that a rise in automated vehicles will displace significant numbers of truck drivers, a new report finds that only a...

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Supply chain automation – self-driving trucks to delivery by drone

Posted on Aug 8, 2018 in News, Trucks

In Australia, as in the U.S., supply chains are already embracing a far greater automated future in order to respond to the increased...

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White House frames AVs as an opportunity for economic growth

Posted on Aug 7, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Markets, Trucks

While much of the conversation around self-driving technology has revolved around the potential safety benefits, the White House and...

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Non-profit working toward consumer rating system for autonomous vehicle features

Posted on Aug 7, 2018 in Cars, News

The non-profit, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety just released the results of a new study testing vehicle features like...

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New Wayne State lab uses autonomous vehicle tech to develop innovative computing solutions

Posted on Aug 7, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

The humble vehicle, purpose-built to carry people and goods from one place to another, is rapidly transforming into a “computer on...

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Testing finds flaws with car electronic car safety systems

Posted on Aug 7, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

Cars and trucks with electronic driver assist systems may not see stopped vehicles and could even steer you into a crash if you’re not...

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Luxoft acquires autonomous drive and connected mobility specialist Objective Software GmbH

Posted on Aug 7, 2018 in Finance, News

Luxoft Holding, Inc (NYSE:LXFT), a global IT service provider, announces the acquisition of Objective Software GmbH, a provider of...

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As Uber winds down autonomous truck business, Otto founders aren’t giving up

Posted on Aug 7, 2018 in News, Trucks

Uber doled out more than $600 million to acquire self-driving truck startup Otto two years ago. Last week, Uber announced it was ceasing...

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Scale raises $18 million to label data from autonomous car companies like Lyft and Embark

Posted on Aug 7, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

Autonomous cars need data. Lots of data. According to research conducted by the Rand Corporation, they’ll have to drive hundreds of...

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