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Robo-taxis are headed for a street near you

Posted on Oct 27, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

In the coming years, mobility solutions—or how we get from point A to point B—will bridge the gap between ground and air...

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Self-driving company Cruise on track for early commercial operations in 2022

Posted on Oct 27, 2021 in Cars, News

General Motors CEO Mary Barra is “pretty confident” that the driver will be out of Cruise vehicles by 2022, as the company looks to enter...

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Baidu Apollo launches Apollo Moon Robotaxi based on AION BEVs

Posted on Oct 27, 2021 in Cars, News

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Chinese tech giant Baidu and GAC AION, the wholly-owned NEV subsidiary of GAC Group, on Oct. 26 announced the launch of...

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Advent of self-driving cars calls for update of laws and research

Posted on Oct 26, 2021 in Cars, Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Self-driving cars are becoming a reality because of the rapid advancement of computing power and neural networks. In Hong Kong, the...

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Robot mail: Russian Post teams up with Yandex to deliver parcels in Moscow

Posted on Oct 26, 2021 in Cars, News

MOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Self-driving robots have started delivering parcels in certain Moscow neighbourhoods after tech giant...

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Chinese self-driving startup QCraft launches the country’s first 5G-based ride-share driverless bus, blurring the line between robobuses and robotaxis

Posted on Oct 26, 2021 in Buses, Cars, News

At the 2021 World Internet of Things Expo held in the eastern city of Wuxi between October 23 and October 25, Chinese autonomous driving...

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Some say self-driving robotaxi isn’t a business; billions are being bet that it is

Posted on Oct 25, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Most of the biggest names in self-driving cars are aiming to make money selling Robotaxi service — most quickly described as a...

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When a ghost seemingly has taken your AI self-driving car

Posted on Oct 25, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Hey, dude, where’s my car? That was the question on my mind when I walked out to the parking lot to get into my car and it was not there....

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Freeway phobia seriously scares some human drivers which possibly can startle AI self-driving cars too

Posted on Oct 22, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The joys of riding in a car. When I was a youngster, my grandparents delighted in taking me for a trek in their car, especially on the...

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Robotaxi fleets on roads likely 10 years away, Lucid CEO says

Posted on Oct 21, 2021 in Cars, News

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 21 (Reuters) – It is likely to take a decade before self-driving taxis will be deployed on roads, the chief...

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Ahead of expected November 4 NASDAQ listing, Aurora executives to address self-driving advancements

Posted on Oct 21, 2021 in Cars, News, Trucks

Aurora, the self-driving company that’s planning to launch autonomous trucking and ride-hailing businesses, is sharing more about...

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Winter self-driving pilot to start in Finland in 2022

Posted on Oct 21, 2021 in Cars, News

A public transportation self-driving car pilot is set to begin in early 2022 involving two autonomous Toyota vehicles in the city of...

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Only 2 accidents involving self-driving cars caused by poor systems

Posted on Oct 20, 2021 in Cars, News

Autonomous vehicles are becoming more pervasive as the technology matures, however, consumers are still hesitant about the safety of these...

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Is a malicious mass control takeover of self-driving cars whilst on our roadways really possible?

Posted on Oct 19, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

There are a lot of movies and TV shows that depict a mass control takeover of self-driving cars. This seems to be on our minds. For quite...

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Amazon’s self-driving cars are coming to downtown Seattle. Safety advocates are not pleased

Posted on Oct 19, 2021 in Cars, News

Tech-industry experts, city planners and even Gov. Jay Inslee have touted self-driving cars as a panacea, cutting congestion and vehicle...

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WeRide details more of Robovan JV for China

Posted on Oct 18, 2021 in Cars, News

Following an earlier announcement, WeRide has detailed more of Robovan, claimed to be the first L4 self-driving cargo van in China....

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Where are all the robotaxis and autonomous cars we were promised?

Posted on Oct 18, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

We’re a couple weeks away from All Hallows Eve and there are plenty of things that go bump in the night for us to fear this year. Things...

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Amazon’s Zoox will test its autonomous vehicles on Seattle’s rainy streets

Posted on Oct 18, 2021 in Cars, News

Zoox, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Amazon, said it will test its vehicles on the hilly, rain-drenched streets of Seattle. The...

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Your deep dive into those Waymo self-driving cars in San Francisco that went headstrong up a dead-end street like floundering fish going upstream

Posted on Oct 17, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Readers have implored me to do a deep dive into the maelstrom of news reports this week about Waymo self-driving cars that seemed to have...

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Check out Volkswagen ID Buzz autonomous ambulance for 2025

Posted on Oct 15, 2021 in Cars, Knowledge Center, News, Videos & Podcasts

Of all the legacy automakers across the globe, Volkswagen has made it as clear as any that it plans to transition to electric vehicles and...

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