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Pony.ai to start driverless tests on public roads in Beijing

Posted on Oct 15, 2021 in Cars, News

Autonomous driving company Pony.ai, announced today that it has been authorized to conduct driverless tests on public roads in China’s...

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Making sense of Apple’s self-driving car that recently struck a curb in California and owned up to it

Posted on Oct 14, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Have you ever been driving and perchance struck a curb? I’m sure that you’ve experienced that gut-wrenching sorrowful moment. So did an...

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Waymo’s autonomous vehicles keep getting stuck in a dead-end street in San Francisco

Posted on Oct 14, 2021 in Cars, News

Traffic is hell, but what if the cars clogging up the roadways are all robots? That’s what some residents on one quiet street in San...

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Aurora’s autonomous trucks and taxis will be available to customers via subscription

Posted on Oct 13, 2021 in Cars, News, Trucks

Aurora, the autonomous vehicle company founded by the former lead engineer for Google’s self-driving car project, announced that its...

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Analyzing General Motors’ (GM) Cruise: A front-runner in AV space

Posted on Oct 13, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Autonomous vehicle (“AV”) technology is a breakthrough in the automotive industry. The AVs are no longer a figment of imagination in the...

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Honda showcases Level 3 and Level 4 autonomous prototypes in Germany

Posted on Oct 12, 2021 in Cars, News

Honda has provided the world a glimpse at its ongoing development of semi-autonomous driving assistance systems, previewing Level 3 and...

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Watch an Amazon-owned self-driving car seamlessly navigate six lanes of traffic in Las Vegas

Posted on Oct 12, 2021 in Cars, Knowledge Center, News, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

A video from Zoox, an Amazon-owned self-driving startup, shows how driverless technology has advanced to allow an autonomous vehicle to...

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Worries that AI self-driving cars will charge sky-high monopolistic prices

Posted on Oct 12, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

I had both Park Place and Boardwalk in my gleeful hands. Yes, in the venerated game of Monopoly, you can be darned happy when you manage...

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Waymo’s self-driving taxi struggles with left turns and puddles. But it’s still winning over some Arizona riders

Posted on Oct 12, 2021 in Cars

Washington, DC (CNN)Waymo says its self-driving vans have given tens of thousands of rides since the company launched a public robotaxi...

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The dangerous promise of the self-driving car

Posted on Oct 12, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Has the U.S. enjoyed a century-long “love affair” with the automobile, as Groucho Marx memorably put it in a 1961 television show? Or has...

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China’s robotaxis hit the road

Posted on Oct 11, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

China continues to lead in the development of robotaxis. This post will explore the status of robotaxis in China. A future column will...

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Meituan’s unmanned delivery vehicle involved in collision, company takes full responsibility

Posted on Oct 11, 2021 in Cars, News

China’s food delivery giant Meituan has taken full responsibility for a collision between its driverless delivery vehicle and a private...

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Bothering and even spying on your neighbors via an AI self-driving car

Posted on Oct 10, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

One of the most famous TV show songs of all time urges you to sit right back and hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip that takes place...

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Driver in Virginia gets out and saves peachy toddler pushing stroller with stuffed animal toward active roadway, providing sweet lessons for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Oct 8, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

A driver did the right thing the other day and saved the life of a meandering toddler. Per recent news reports, a driver in Virginia...

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ZF invests in Oxbotica to develop autonomous urban shuttles

Posted on Oct 7, 2021 in Cars, Finance, News

LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – German automotive industry supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG will invest in British autonomous vehicle...

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Facebook snafu prompts realization about rescuing AI self-driving cars from single points of failure

Posted on Oct 6, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The recent multi-hour-long outage of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger that impacted perhaps billions of users has reportedly...

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Take a peek at future Lyft rides in Motional’s self-driving EVs

Posted on Oct 5, 2021 in Cars

Some Lyft ride requests in Las Vegas are already autonomous (although there’s a safety driver), but starting in 2023, the fully...

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Tortoise expands remote operated robotic delivery to convenience stores across the US

Posted on Oct 5, 2021 in Cars, News

Tortoise is expanding its remote controlled delivery robots to convenience store chains across the U.S. through a new two-year strategic...

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Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana on how to get self-driving taxis to the mall

Posted on Oct 5, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Waymo is working on self-driving taxis, which is a huge deal. Ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft have remade cities, allowed people to...

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Those unassuming exurbs that are just beyond the suburbs are aiming to grow due to AI self-driving cars

Posted on Oct 4, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Are you ready for a fun driving trip? Pretend that you are sitting in your car, doing so in the midst of a hectic downtown city. Please go...

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