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Tesla Says Its FSD-Equipped Vehicles Will Be Able To Drive Themselves, It’s Too Confident

Posted on Sep 3, 2023 in News, Perspective

If driving feels like a chore most of the time, you might want to look at Tesla’s all-electric vehicles for your next purchase. The...

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British Columbians Dubious About Safety Of Self Driving Cars: Says UBC Study

Posted on Sep 2, 2023 in Perspective

A recent study conducted by the University of British Columbia (UBC) has revealed that British Columbians are not yet adequately prepared...

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Autonomous Shockwaves Start to Hit Home

Posted on Sep 1, 2023 in News

As the deployment of autonomous trucks looks increasingly likely, fears are starting to grow that the technology will be unsafe for the...

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WeRide: Autonomous Driving Super Unicorn Approved for U.S. IPO, Valued at USD 5.1 Billion

Posted on Sep 1, 2023 in Finance

Guangzhou-based WeRide Inc., a self-driving super unicorn company valued at USD 5.1 billion (about RMB 37.2 billion), has been granted an...

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Are self-driving cars already safer than human drivers?

Posted on Sep 1, 2023 in Perspective

August was an eventful month for driverless taxis in San Francisco. On August 10, the California Public Utilities Commission voted to...

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Is your car spying on you? Trading privacy for automation

Posted on Aug 31, 2023 in Perspective

With the press of a button, enthusiastic Tesla owner Peter Bernard can summon his vehicle out of the garage with no driver inside. His...

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Along for the Ride, With No One Behind the Wheel

Posted on Aug 31, 2023 in Perspective

On Aug. 21, Waymo, a self-driving car company owned by Alphabet, Google’s parent company, began letting people pay for rides in its...

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Elon Musk’s $300 Million AI Computing Cluster for Autonomous Vehicles

Posted on Aug 30, 2023 in Finance, Technology

Tesla is set to launch a massive $300 million AI computing cluster equipped with 10,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs, surpassing the capabilities of...

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2025 Polestar 4 To Debut Mobileye’s FSD Beta Alternative With LiDAR and Radar

Posted on Aug 29, 2023 in News, Technology

Just as Elon Musk announced that the Full Self-Driving (FSD) advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) could move out of the Beta stage of...

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Cruise Begins Initial Testing of Driverless Taxis in Raleigh

Posted on Aug 29, 2023 in News

General Motors’ autonomous vehicle company, Cruise, has announced the start of its initial testing phase for driverless taxis in Raleigh....

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Is the era of robotaxis over before it ever really started?

Posted on Aug 29, 2023 in News, Perspective

As the nascent self-driving ride service industry gears up to expand beyond San Francisco, some tech and transportation experts say...

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Robotaxis hit the accelerator in growing list of cities nationwide

Posted on Aug 29, 2023 in News

The hope is that autonomous vehicles (AVs) will boost safety and improve transportation access — but not everyone is thrilled about...

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Want to relax in your self-driving car? Think again – study

Posted on Aug 29, 2023 in Perspective

Researchers looked at what happens if a driver is suddenly required to take control of an automated vehicle as in an emergency, and how...

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The Capitol Hill Autonomous Vehicle Zone — More driverless robotaxi testing comes to Seattle

Posted on Aug 29, 2023 in News

More companies have begun testing self-driving car fleets in Seattle including on the streets of Capitol Hill. CHS readers and...

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Oxa, Beep Partner on AV in U.S.

Posted on Aug 28, 2023 in News

Beep Inc., provider of autonomous shared mobility solutions, and Oxa, the autonomous-vehicle (AV) software developer, announced a...

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Tesla’s China rival XPeng buys ride-hailing giant Didi’s smart EV assets for $744M

Posted on Aug 28, 2023 in Finance, News

Chinese electric vehicle upstart XPeng is acquiring the smart EV assets of ride-hailing giant Didi for $744 million, marking another...

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The Future of Self-Driving Cars Is Here

Posted on Aug 28, 2023 in Perspective

San Francisco has been the testing ground for self-driving car companies Cruise and Waymo. Now the companies want to expand statewide and...

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GM-backed Cruise begins testing self-driving cars in Seattle to learn from hilly, wet environment

Posted on Aug 28, 2023 in News

Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company backed by General Motors, will begin testing its cars in Seattle on Monday, the company told...

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AV developers integrate weather for safety, rerouting

Posted on Aug 28, 2023 in News, Technology

If you’ve ever seen an autonomous heavy-duty truck – or even an autonomous sedan for that matter – on the road, they look a bit different,...

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Waymo keeps 5G way in the background

Posted on Aug 28, 2023 in News, Technology

Driverless vehicle company Waymo made waves with its recent launch of a paid, autonomous ride-hailing service in San Francisco. However,...

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