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Self-driving cars might still need human drivers

Posted on Dec 19, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

For all the talk of cars without drivers, the deployment of autonomous vehicles might still require humans controlling them from a...

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Continental pioneers tire tests with self-driving test vehicles

Posted on Dec 19, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News

At  its  test  site  in  Uvalde,  Texas,  U.S.A.,  the  technology  company  Continental  has  commissioned  the  first  driverless  tire ...

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Will Santa have a driverless sleigh by next Christmas?

Posted on Dec 19, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

For those of us who will soon head over the river and through the woods to meet up with family, the holidays mean travel. Last year,...

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Daimler, BMW mull cooperation on platforms, self-driving tech, report says

Posted on Dec 19, 2018 in Cars, News

Daimler and BMW are considering joining forces on making key automotive components, a move that would tie the traditional luxury-car...

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Honda to feature safe swarm, wireless V2G, & autonomous work vehicle at CES 2019

Posted on Dec 19, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Honda is not leading the electric vehicle revolution but it is deeply involved in finding mobility solutions for the future. At the...

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New cyber-security standard for self-driving car technology is released

Posted on Dec 19, 2018 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

The UK’s position as a leader in the development of self-driving vehicles has been enhanced by a new cyber-security standard, published by...

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US agency to speed reviews of automaker self-driving petitions

Posted on Dec 19, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Policy & Regulation, Trucks

The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Tuesday it is speeding up the process for reviewing whether automakers can deploy self-driving...

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Arm Holdings unveils chip aimed at self-driving car sensors

Posted on Dec 19, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Arm Holdings, the chip technology firm owned by SoftBank Group Corp, on Tuesday pushed deeper into the automotive world with chip aimed at...

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Kroger adds driverless vehicles to its grocery delivery fleet

Posted on Dec 19, 2018 in Cars, News

Earlier this year, Kroger teamed up with the self-driving startup Nuro for a grocery delivery service, and in August the company began...

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Baidu taps Unity’s game engine to test its self-driving cars

Posted on Dec 18, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Unity, the same company whose 3D gaming engine brought you Cuphead and Hearthstone is now helping Chinese internet giant Baidu develop the...

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Jaguar’s automatic door could make cars more accessible

Posted on Dec 18, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Amputees and others with accessibility needs might soon have an easier time hopping into cars. Jaguar Land Rover has created a...

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Last-minute gift guide for (current and aspiring) self-driving car nerds

Posted on Dec 18, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

When people find out that I cover self-driving cars, they are almost always super curious to learn more about the subject but often...

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Former Google engineer, once barred from autonomous-driving industry, says he just completed first cross-country self-driving car trip

Posted on Dec 18, 2018 in Cars, News, Perspective

Anthony Levandowski, the engineer at the center of a now-settled lawsuit between Alphabet self-driving car company Waymo and Uber, claims...

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2018 was the year self-driving cars hit a roadblock

Posted on Dec 18, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

It’s been a long day. As you ride home from the office, you start to nod off. You close your eyes as the self-driving car merges...

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A toaster on wheels to deliver groceries? Self-driving tech tests practical uses

Posted on Dec 18, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Last Thursday morning in the desert town of Scottsdale, Ariz., a tiny robotic car turned onto a neighborhood street and pulled up to a...

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Luminar collaborates with Audi’s Autonomous Intelligent Driving on driverless vehicles

Posted on Dec 18, 2018 in Cars, News

Palo Alto startup Luminar today announced a collaboration with Autonomous Intelligent Driving (AID), Audi’s driverless technology spinoff...

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Audi pulls the curtain back on its self-driving car program

Posted on Dec 18, 2018 in Cars, News

Of all the luxury car brands, Audi has been the most aggressive in terms of putting semi-autonomous technology into its production cars....

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One of Tesla’s early rivals reveals the fastest way to get self-driving vehicles on the road safely

Posted on Dec 18, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

The founder of one of Tesla’s early rivals, Fisker Automotive, is back with a vehicle that could demonstrate the benefits of...

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Uber approved to restart self-driving tests in Pennsylvania

Posted on Dec 18, 2018 in Cars, News

Uber has been given the green light by Pennsylvania officials to restart its self-driving car tests on public roads. The program was shut...

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The folly of trolleys: Ethical challenges and autonomous vehicles

Posted on Dec 17, 2018 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Reports

Brookings, December 17, 2018 Scholars and pundits tend to focus on one ethical challenge for autonomous cars: the Trolley Problem....

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