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Opinion: Self-driving car bill provides opportunity to save lives

Posted on Aug 26, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Self-driving cars and smart infrastructure enable dramatic improvements in safety and hold incredible promise to decrease deaths and...

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Former GM R&D boss, Larry Burns tells the tale of the automated car in new book

Posted on Aug 26, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

For most people, self-driving cars are a relatively recent concept popularized by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and videos of a blind man riding in...

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City of Vancouver prepares for driverless cars in 2040 Transportation Plan

Posted on Aug 26, 2018 in Cars, News

The City of Vancouver is working toward a transportation plan for 2040, and a big part of that is preparing for self-driving cars to hit...

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The no-tech safety solution for driverless cars: People

Posted on Aug 26, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Humans have always played an important role in the safety of the nation’s roads and they will continue to for many years, even during the...

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Ground-penetrating radar tech for self-driving cars curbs weather risks

Posted on Aug 25, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Autonomous vehicles need to stay in their lanes and if hazardous weather conditions dominate the morning, day or night drive, then the...

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VTT’s robot car, Martti, speaks 5G and takes step toward automation

Posted on Aug 24, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Nokia have joined forces to hook the VTT’s robot car, Martti, up to a 5G network, which...

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Waymo’s Shanghai subsidiary gives Alphabet another route back to China

Posted on Aug 24, 2018 in Cars, News

Waymo has set up a subsidiary in China, the latest sign of attempts by parent Alphabet Inc. to get back into the world’s second-largest...

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Pony.ai racing to top of Chinese self-driving startups for funds raised

Posted on Aug 24, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

China is a market leader in terms of electric cars, but that’s just one of the emerging trends in the automotive world. Autonomous...

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Toyota group members teaming up in self-driving joint venture

Posted on Aug 24, 2018 in Cars, News

Four Toyota Motor group members including major automotive parts suppliers Denso and Aisin Seiki are planning to combine their research...

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How driverless cars could potentially help with affordable housing, I-70 traffic in the High Country

Posted on Aug 24, 2018 in Cars, News

Earlier this month, Morgan Stanley analysis told its clients that it had grossly underestimated its previous valuation of Google’s...

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Sensors midwest 2018: LiDAR ToF measurements crucial for auto apps

Posted on Aug 23, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

A simplified description of time-of-flight (ToF) measurement would the measurement of the amount of time an object takes to travel a...

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Luxury carmaker nixes driverless tech in favor of humans

Posted on Aug 23, 2018 in Cars, News

Rolls Royce, one of the most prestigious vehicle brands in the world, said Aug. 18 it will not be investing in driveress car technology,...

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How Intel plans to save your life in autonomous driving

Posted on Aug 23, 2018 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

There were a few big takeaways from the Autonomous Driving 2018 Conference in Novi, MI. Perhaps the largest? Someone can imagine a...

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An interview with self-driving visionary Larry Burns, co-author of “Autonomy”

Posted on Aug 23, 2018 in Cars, Perspective, Trucks

Lawrence Burns is a former vice president of research, development and planning at General Motors, who has been an advisor to Waymo...

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Carmera, the mapping startup for autonomous vehicles, raises $20 million

Posted on Aug 23, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

Autonomous vehicles need more than a brain to operate safely in a world filled with obstacles. They need maps. Or more specifically,...

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Carmera’s human-driven sensors could pave the way for self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 23, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

An obvious setback for self-driving cars is the lack of eyeballs for noticing things like road construction or pedestrians.  That’s...

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Stealthy self-driving startup Ghost Locomotion raises $15 million, filings show

Posted on Aug 23, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

The SF Bay Area is home to a lot of self-driving car initiatives. Some startups, like Zoox, are trying “to make the whole widget” by...

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Driverless vehicles to provide Australia major productivity boost and jobs

Posted on Aug 23, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Trucks

When anyone mentions driverless vehicles, most of the people think that they are ‘a thing that the future holds’. However, the actual...

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Why hi-resolution radar is a game changer

Posted on Aug 23, 2018 in Cars, Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Ultra high-resolution imaging radar is quickly becoming the trailblazing technology for autonomous driving. 4D picture offers real-time...

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Wanted in China: Detailed maps for 30 million self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 23, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Chen Dan had doubts about betting millions of dollars to make high definition maps of Chinese roads. That was until she took charge of the...

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