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VW to test self-driving tech in retro-styled electric Microbuses

Posted on Jul 6, 2023 in News, Technology

Ten self-driving electric Volkswagen buses will soon cruise the streets of Austin, Texas, testing autonomous driving technology. The...

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Breakthrough: University of Washington Develops Compact and Affordable LiDAR Technology

Posted on Jul 5, 2023 in News, Technology

In a groundbreaking development, researchers at the University of Washington have invented a smaller, cheaper form of LiDAR that...

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Quantum lidar could help driverless vehicles spot bright objects

Posted on Jul 5, 2023 in Technology

Driverless cars can use pulses of laser light to sense objects and measure how far away they are, but this can fail when it is very bright...

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Street smarts: Can autonomous car tech pave the way for future cities?

Posted on Jul 5, 2023 in Perspective

Trinity College Dublin’s Dr Mélanie Bouroche wants to create smart cities one road at a time using connected autonomous vehicles. ...

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WeRide receives UAE’s first self-driving licence

Posted on Jul 5, 2023 in News

WeRide, a Chinese autonomous driving company, has become the first self-driving vehicle company to receive a licence in the UAE. The...

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Amazon’s Zoox Tests Driverless Taxi in Las Vegas

Posted on Jul 4, 2023 in Editor’s Picks

Zoox’s self-driving taxi has started testing on public roads in Las Vegas. The deployment marks the first time a fully driverless,...

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TechScape: Self-driving cars are here and they’re watching you

Posted on Jul 4, 2023 in Technology

If you’ve spent any time in San Francisco, you might believe we’re on the cusp of the self-driving future promised by car makers and the...

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San Francisco may soon get 24/7 driverless cabs. City leaders are fuming.

Posted on Jul 4, 2023 in News

SAN FRANCISCO — On a recent sunny Saturday afternoon here, a driverless car jammed itself between a lane of traffic and a painted red curb...

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Amazon’s Zoox Tests Driverless Taxi in Las Vegas

Posted on Jul 4, 2023 in News

Zoox’s self-driving taxi has started testing on public roads in Las Vegas. The deployment marks the first time a fully driverless,...

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Tesla wants to pay you to drive its cars this summer

Posted on Jul 4, 2023 in News

Tesla is going on a hiring spree for drivers this summer with the goal of “capturing high-quality data that will contribute to the...

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China accelerating commercial use of self-driving technology, expert says

Posted on Jul 3, 2023 in Perspective

China is playing a prominent role in accelerating the commercial use of self-driving technology, and the fully autonomous vehicles will...

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The Groundbreaking Influence of Generative AI in the Automotive Industry

Posted on Jul 3, 2023 in Perspective, Technology

Generative AI has emerged as a transformative force across numerous sectors, including the automobile industry, where its influence is on...

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Chinese researchers just won a top AI award. Will their algorithm be driving your next car?

Posted on Jul 2, 2023 in News, Technology

Not long ago, the idea of vehicles that could drive themselves seemed like a dreamy, futuristic vision of transport. Then suddenly,...

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TuSimple Conducts Autonomous Trucking Trials In China

Posted on Jul 1, 2023 in News

TuSimple announced that it successfully performed China’s first fully autonomous trucking trials without a human driver. It follows...

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TuSimple explores withdrawal from U.S. autonomous truck market  

Posted on Jun 30, 2023 in News

The autonomous driving technology vendor TuSimple is “exploring strategic alternatives” for selling off its U.S. operations and expanding...

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says self-driving cars could one day make up 20% of drivers on the platform

Posted on Jun 30, 2023 in Perspective

Uber isn’t betting that autonomous vehicles are going to completely take over the rideshare industry. But the self-driving cars could make...

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MnDOT eyes autonomous vehicles to close transportation gaps, improve safety

Posted on Jun 30, 2023 in News, Perspective

When you hear “autonomous vehicles,” you might think of big tech and Tesla. But the state thinks opportunity. The Minnesota Department of...

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NHTSA rejects call to make AV test reporting mandatory

Posted on Jun 29, 2023 in News, Policy & Regulation

WASHINGTON — A federal regulator has declined a request to require automated vehicle (AV) developers and government agencies to submit...

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Robotaxis are here. It’s time to decide what to do about them

Posted on Jun 23, 2023 in Perspective

In some San Francisco neighborhoods, at certain hours of the night, it seems as if one in 10 cars on the road has no driver behind the...

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Porsche will develop “highly autonomous” features at the Nardo test center

Posted on Jun 23, 2023 in News, Technology

The Porsche-owned Nardo Technical Center (NTC) in southern Italy is perhaps most famous for its 7.8-mile (12.6 km) high-speed, circular...

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