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GM-backed Cruise sees robotaxi unit growing past $50 billion

Posted on Oct 4, 2021 in Cars, Finance, News

General Motors Co.’s Cruise LLC autonomous vehicle unit will tell investors this week that it sees a path for its ride-hailing business to...

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Nearly half of British motorists think they drive better than driverless cars

Posted on Oct 2, 2021 in Cars, News

Research from Volkswagen Financial Services UK reveals that nearly half of British drivers think they’d be better drivers than fully...

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GM’s Cruise, Alphabet’s Waymo win permits to offer self-driving rides to passengers in California

Posted on Oct 1, 2021 in Cars, News

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 30 (Reuters) – General Motors Co’s (GM.N) Cruise and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Waymo self-driving car...

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Oops, you just collided with an AI self-driving car, what happens next?

Posted on Oct 1, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

We all dread getting into a car crash. I’m hoping that you’ve never had such an occurrence. You might find of interest that there are...

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Self-driving startup Aurora maps out commercial strategy

Posted on Sep 30, 2021 in Cars, News

PALMER, Texas (Reuters) – Self-driving startup Aurora says it has discovered a path to turn costly self-driving vehicles into a...

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‘Apple Car’ windscreen could block glaring lights from view

Posted on Sep 28, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

The “Apple Car” could prevent drivers and passengers from being blinded by the sun’s glare or dazzled by headlights,...

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COVID-19 pandemic pushes Chinese tech giants to roll out more courier robots

Posted on Sep 27, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

BEIJING: More than a thousand robots are set to join the delivery personnel ranks of Chinese behemoths Alibaba, Meituan and JD.com over...

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Driver killed by his own car door while waiting in line at fast-food drive-thru, providing cautionary insights for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Sep 27, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

A recent news story is nearly unfathomable. On the other hand, the sadly dire incident is something that could happen to just about any of...

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Alibaba’s self-driving robots deliver over one million orders

Posted on Sep 27, 2021 in Cars, News

Alibaba DAMO Academy, the global research initiative set up by Alibaba Group, today announced that the last-mile logistics vehicle...

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Those infuriating drivers that take over the left lane and prevent passing will undoubtedly be stifling for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Sep 24, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Left lane hog! I’m referring to those darned drivers that sit in the left lane nearly forever, cruising leisurely along without a seeming...

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Motional expands operations in Las Vegas ahead of 2023 robotaxi launch

Posted on Sep 23, 2021 in Cars, News

Autonomous vehicle company Motional is expanding its operations and employee headcount in Las Vegas, including tripling the size of its...

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SF Express unveils unmanned delivery vehicles equipped with intelligent containers and L4 autonomous driving capability

Posted on Sep 23, 2021 in Cars, News

Chinese logistics giant SF Express unveiled its unmanned delivery vehicle in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. The vehicle is equipped with...

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RAF trialling self-driving cars – to free up personnel from mundane jobs on military bases

Posted on Sep 22, 2021 in Cars, News

The Royal Air Force has been trialling the use of self-driving cars as it explores ways to free up personnel from mundane tasks on...

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Two drivers argue on California freeway about collision and get deadly struck by passing car, providing somber lessons for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Sep 22, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Two men argued themselves to death. That phrasing is not meant to be pejorative but serves somberly as a sad indication of what can happen...

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Nordic companies to launch self-driving pilot in the Artic Circle

Posted on Sep 22, 2021 in Cars, News

Norway’s Mobility Forus, Finnish tech company Sensible 4 and Danish data provider Holo will begin what they claim will be the first...

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Wayve announces autonomous van trial in partnership with Asda

Posted on Sep 21, 2021 in Cars, News

UK-based autonomous mobility start-up Wayve has today announced it will partner with UK ‘big four’ grocer, Asda, to trial autonomous...

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Self-guided delivery robots are getting wider deployments

Posted on Sep 21, 2021 in Cars

Delivery robots are taking to streets across multiple cities — a sign autonomous vehicle technology is finding its edge in the area of...

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A2GO autonomous shuttle service launches in Ann Arbor on October 11

Posted on Sep 21, 2021 in Cars, News

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — May Mobility, Mcity and Ann Arbor SPARK today inaugurated the launch of A2GO, a new...

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Driverless cars have ‘big potential’ to make travel safe by ‘eliminating driver error’

Posted on Sep 20, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Viktor Molnar, President of the Chassis System at Schaeffler Group said in many cases, crashes were caused by “the wrong reaction” of the...

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“Avatar”-inspired concept car uses brain activity as UI

Posted on Sep 20, 2021 in Cars

Mercedes-Benz demonstrated the first brain-computer interface (BCI) in its VISION AVTR concept vehicle at the IAA Mobility 2021 show that...

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