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Amazon’s Zoox says its robotaxi has met the highest crash safety standards

Posted on Jul 20, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Zoox, the robotaxi startup Amazon bought two years ago, says it is now certified to meet the highest U.S. crash safety standards and is...

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Amazon-owned self driving firm Zoox seeks to test robotaxi in California

Posted on Jul 20, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

FREMONT, Calif, July 19 (Reuters) – (This July 19 story corrects name to “Jesse Levinson” instead of...

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Pony.ai permitted to charge fees for driverless Robotaxi service in Beijing

Posted on Jul 20, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

Beijing (Gasgoo)- On July 20th, Pony.ai received permission for China’s first driverless Robotaxi commercial operation from Beijing...

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New details come to light in Cruise autonomous vehicle crash that sent passenger to hospital

Posted on Jul 19, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

Just over a week ago we reported on a crash involving a Cruise autonomous vehicle in San Francisco. The NHTSA opened a special...

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Tesla’s new Full Self-Driving Beta (10.13) is about left turn, animal detection, speed limits, and more

Posted on Jul 18, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Tesla’s new Full Self-Driving Beta update (10.13) is all about left turns, animal detection, speed limits, and much more. Here are the...

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LiDAR, cameras, Tesla

Posted on Jul 17, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

“LiDAR is a fool’s errand. And anyone relying on LiDAR is doomed.” This was said by Elon Musk (cofounder and CEO of Tesla) during Tesla’s...

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Cruise robotaxi service under review following anonymous letter

Posted on Jul 15, 2022 in Cars, News

Someone claiming to be a Cruise employee sent an anonymous letter to a California regulatory agency raising concerns that the company is...

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Apple Car project reportedly still running into roadblocks — and nearly a jogger

Posted on Jul 12, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

Apple’s development of a self-driving car has proven arduous and massively challenging for the company. The Information today published an...

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Intel’s self-driving car unit Mobileye postpones its planned U.S. IPO that could value the company up to $50 billion

Posted on Jul 11, 2022 in Cars, Finance, News

Chipmaker Intel Corp made headlines in March of 2017 when it acquired Isreal-based computer vision and autonomous driving technology...

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Volkswagen could offer pay-as-you-go features such as autonomous driving says software boss

Posted on Jul 9, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

Automotive software is more important today than it’s ever been and we’re not just talking about the code that quietly lies beneath the...

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Tesla Full Self Driving Beta: 5 strikes, you’re out!

Posted on Jul 9, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

I thought I had written my last article on FSD Beta until I got access again. However, with almost 300 comments on my last article, I need...

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XPeng CEO explores current upsides & downsides of XPeng self-driving tech

Posted on Jul 8, 2022 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Perspective, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

Every automaker and their cousin is going to lead us into an autonomous driving future … according to their press departments. In...

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Cruise robotaxis keep stalling on SF streets, how upset should we be?

Posted on Jul 8, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Numerous reports have emerged of multiple robotaxis from GM’s Cruise unit stalling on San Francisco streets, sometimes blocking...

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Ford, VW-backed Argo AI lays off 150 workers, slows hiring

Posted on Jul 8, 2022 in Cars, News

Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle technology startup backed by Ford and Volkswagen, has laid off about 150 people and slowed the pace of...

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Xiaomi’s autonomous vehicle spotted on road

Posted on Jul 8, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

Beijing (Gasgoo)- An autonomous driving vehicle labeled with stickers from China’s smartphone giant Xiaomi was spotted on road recently,...

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U.S. agency probing self-driving Cruise car crash in California

Posted on Jul 7, 2022 in Cars, News

WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a special investigation into a recent...

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Volkswagen closes Europcar acquisition

Posted on Jul 6, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

A Volkswagen-led consortium has closed the Europcar buy transaction and VW says it is aiming to secure a significant share of the global...

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VW, Bosch get OK from German cartel office to start self-driving cooperation

Posted on Jul 4, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

BERLIN – Volkswagen Group and Bosch can begin jointly developing automated driving technology, the German cartel office said on Monday,...

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Baidu permitted to charge fares for Robotaxi in Wuhan

Posted on Jul 1, 2022 in Cars, News

Beijing (Gasgoo)- Baidu Apollo’s Robotaxi platform Apollo Go started pilot commercial operation in Wuhan, providing paid autonomous...

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Pony.ai’s Robotaxis authorized for taxi pilot service in Guangzhou

Posted on Jun 30, 2022 in Cars, News

Beijing (Gasgoo)- On June 30th, autonomous driving developer Pony.ai’s autonomous passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles passed the...

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