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Democratic presidential debates provide lessons for self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 8, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

The second round of Democratic Presidential Debates are now in the history books and have been roundly examined, analyzed, probed,...

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What are the regulatory barriers to full self-driving?

Posted on Aug 8, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Policy & Regulation

While the rest of the autonomous drive technology sector dials back its ambitious deployment plans, Tesla is still charging ahead. During...

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Wayve to become one of Britain’s best-funded driverless car ventures

Posted on Aug 7, 2019 in Cars, News

Launched by Cambridge PhDs Amar Shah and Alex Kendall, Wayve is developing driverless car technology that it said allows autonomous...

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The myth of substitution and the mirage of driverless cars

Posted on Aug 7, 2019 in Cars, News

The bold promise of autonomous vehicles has collided with a sobering reality: turning driverless cars loose on every road will take more...

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Tesla plans to increase its Full Self-Driving price again on August 16

Posted on Aug 7, 2019 in Cars, News

Tesla confirmed that it is planning to increase its Full Self-Driving price again on August 16 in a new marketing campaign trying to...

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We took a ride on NYC’s first self-driving shuttle

Posted on Aug 7, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Self-driving car company Optimus Ride just debuted the first public autonomous vehicles in New York City, which will shuttle visitors...

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How to solve a problem like the semi-autonomous vehicle?

Posted on Aug 7, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Many believe that driverless vehicles will be commercialised by gradually introducing higher levels of driver assistance. It is an opinion...

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Elektrobit chosen as partner by Baidu to enable safe autonomous driving for Apollo

Posted on Aug 7, 2019 in Cars, News

SHANGHAI, Aug. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) and Elektrobit (EB), a visionary global supplier of embedded and...

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11 reasons why Tesla will succeed: Tesla pickup truck, Model Y & more

Posted on Aug 6, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Despite the crazy stock market variations on Tesla stock (TSLA), there are many reasons why Tesla will succeed in helping convert the...

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Tesla self-driving car news: The latest Project Dojo rumors

Posted on Aug 6, 2019 in Cars, News, Perspective

Tesla self-driving cars news is heating up after CEO Elon Musk made mention of Project Dojo. Project Dojo is Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA )...

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Driverless cars arrive in New York City

Posted on Aug 6, 2019 in Cars, News

Driverless cars have rolled into New York City, finally. But don’t expect to see them traveling down Fifth Avenue anytime soon. The cars...

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Imager could help autonomous vehicles see around corners

Posted on Aug 6, 2019 in Cars, Technology

An around-the-corner camera system built by engineers at Stanford University uses a wave-based image formation model to allow...

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Tata Elxsi slows work on driverless car tech

Posted on Aug 6, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Engineering and design services firm Tata Elxsi has stopped focusing on its driverless car testing solution due to slowing demand from a...

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Thinking logically about the risks of self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 6, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Readers have contacted me asking about the level of risk associated with today’s self-driving cars. In prior columns, my indication was...

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Reality has set in: making autonomous vehicles work is difficult

Posted on Aug 6, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Traverse City, Mi – The future is connected and autonomous, but it’s complicated – and patience may be required. Judging by the...

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State-of-the-art autonomous vehicle test site opens in Ohio

Posted on Aug 6, 2019 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

Thanks in part to collaboration between the public and private sectors, central Ohio is now home to one of the largest contained testing...

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New York City’s first self-driving shuttle service is now open for business

Posted on Aug 6, 2019 in Buses, Cars

New Yorkers pride themselves on having seen it all, but if there’s one thing they have yet to set their grime-coated eyeballs on, it’s...

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TomTom launches a fully autonomous test car to develop HD maps

Posted on Aug 5, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

TomTom has launched its first autonomous test vehicle as it looks to improve its various mapping technologies aimed at the burgeoning...

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Didi Chuxing’s autonomous driving unit is now an independent company

Posted on Aug 5, 2019 in Cars, Markets, News

Didi Chuxing’s autonomous driving unit is now an independent company, the Chinese ride-sharing and transportation giant said today. Didi’s...

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This startup has an answer to Elon Musk’s aversion to LiDAR

Posted on Aug 5, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Tesla boss Elon Musk has no use for LiDAR, the laser radar sensing system most automakers install on their autonomous vehicles. Earlier...

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