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China-based Idriverplus using Velodyne lidar in autonomous driving products

Posted on Jul 10, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Idriverplus, one of the first companies in China to launch the commercialization of driverless technology and realize mass production, is...

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European startups navigate long, winding road to self-driving future

Posted on Jul 10, 2019 in Cars, News

OXFORD, England (Reuters) – Far from the sunny, wide streets of Phoenix, where Waymo’s self-driving taxis ply their trade, a handful...

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Udelv partners with H-E-B on Texas autonomous grocery delivery pilot

Posted on Jul 10, 2019 in Cars, News

Autonomous delivery company Udelv has signed yet another partner to launch a new pilot of its self-driving goods delivery service:...

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Inside the GM factory where Cruise’s autonomous Bolt is made

Posted on Jul 10, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

TechCrunch took a field trip to GM’s Orion Assembly plant in Michigan to get an up-close view of how this factory has evolved since the...

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The future of autonomous vehicles runs off roads and on to farms, construction sites and mines

Posted on Jul 10, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Fully self-driving passenger cars are not “just around the corner.” While the well-capitalized leaders — funded by corporations,...

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Earthquakes rattle proficiency of self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 10, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

California has been rocking and rolling, doing so to the tune of several recent earthquakes and aftershocks. That shaking feeling has also...

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Lyft self-driving cars offer tactile maps, diagrams for blind riders

Posted on Jul 10, 2019 in Cars, News

Aptiv’s self-driving cars on the Lyft ride-hailing network drove down the Las Vegas strip with blind and low-vision passengers along...

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Inrix expands its digital rule book beyond self-driving cars to help cities with scooters, bikes and delivery bots

Posted on Jul 10, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Cities use paint and signs to communicate the rules of the road in a world where urban spaces must choreograph an infinite dance between...

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Uber CEO Says You’ll See Driverless Cars in Under Five Years

Posted on Jul 9, 2019 in Cars, News

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi talks about why investors should be bullish on Uber. He appears on “The David Rubenstein Show:...

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These are the 5 leaders in the self-driving-car race

Posted on Jul 9, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Tech companies and auto companies are all racing to be he first to roll out self-driving cars onto the road. The stakes are high for...

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Money and politics, not technology, stand between us and self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 9, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Some human aspirations are easy to measure. JFK’s promise to put a man on the moon was simple: transport a human to the Moon where he will...

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Teslička makes Tesla cars turn profit before autonomous tech

Posted on Jul 9, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Recently on Twitter (where else?), Elon Musk said Tesla cars currently offer a window of opportunity, so to speak. That’s because they...

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Minnesota College to house autonomous tech center

Posted on Jul 9, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News

(TNS) — Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, Minn., has been awarded a $7 million National Science Foundation...

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UK poll: Most drivers not keen on autonomous cars

Posted on Jul 9, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

The results of the survey, which was carried out by IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s biggest independent road safety charity, provides further...

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Lyft, Aptiv and the National Federation of the Blind partner on self-driving for low-vision riders

Posted on Jul 8, 2019 in Cars, News

Lyft  and Aptiv  are already running autonomous driving trials in Las Vegas, and now they’re expanding that limited pilot to include...

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Futuristic driverless vehicle offers ‘last mile’ delivery solution

Posted on Jul 8, 2019 in Cars, Technology

British-made autonomous vehicle ‘Kar-go’ is the latest robotic solution to the high cost of so-called ”last mile”...

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Waymo Wants to Help You Be Productive While Riding in a Driverless Taxi

Posted on Jul 8, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Waymo’s driverless taxis take keeping eyes on the road off the to-do lists of passengers. So what to do with all that free time? The...

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Elon Musk says self-driving tech could mean consumers will have a limited time to buy Teslas at current prices

Posted on Jul 8, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Elon Musk has made no secret of his ambitions to create a fleet of self-driving electric Tesla “robotaxis” that can one day ferry...

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Tesla will stop selling cars once full self-driving is solved, says Elon Musk

Posted on Jul 8, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been talking a lot about Tesla Network lately, part of Tesla’s “Master Plan, Part Deux” which will enable Tesla...

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GM’s self-driving unit is close to receiving a $2.25 billion boost

Posted on Jul 7, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News

It took more than a year, but GM’s self-driving company is close to receiving a giant cash infusion. Cruise Automation confirmed to...

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