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The absurdity and misleading baloney about AI self-driving cars that will be uncrashable

Posted on Jun 25, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Please cover your ears since I am about to tender some rather harsh language. Are you ready? For those vendors and pundits claiming that...

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Sources say Chinese autonomous driving firm Pony.ai to build cars based on SEA Haohan architecture, denied by company response

Posted on Jun 25, 2021 in Cars, News

According to Sina Science and Technology, Chinese self-driving unicorn Pony.ai on June 24 responded to recent market rumors that the...

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EXCLUSIVE Toyota-backed self-driving startup Pony.ai considers going public

Posted on Jun 25, 2021 in Cars, News

FREMONT, California, June 25 (Reuters) – Self-driving tech company Pony.ai, backed by Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), is considering...

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NIO cars arriving in Israel for Mobileye robotaxi trials

Posted on Jun 24, 2021 in Cars, News

In the coming few days, the first consignment of Chinese manufacturer NIO’s ES8 SUV electrical cars will reach Israel. The...

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Consumer trust in automakers to develop autonomous cars low CarGurus study shows

Posted on Jun 24, 2021 in Cars, News

The auto industry and technology companies may be charged up about the development of autonomous vehicles, but a new survey indicates not...

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How Amazon-owned Zoox designed its self-driving vehicles to prevent crashes

Posted on Jun 23, 2021 in Cars, News

The hubbub surrounding the autonomous vehicle industry often focuses on venture capital rounds, speculation about IPOs and acquisitions....

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Whether bicycle riders will still get conked by car doors being opened even in an era of AI self-driving cars

Posted on Jun 21, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

This happens in real life. A bike rider was cruising along on a nice sunny day. Riding a bicycle while in city traffic is always a dicey...

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Massive record-breaking heat wave reveals how AI self-driving cars could provide some cooling relief

Posted on Jun 18, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

How hot is it? That’s the kind of question that you probably don’t want to be asked when you are broiling in the existing heatwave that...

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Will Cruise’s commercial test be far behind when it realizes the full driverless vehicle carrying passengers?

Posted on Jun 18, 2021 in Cars, Technology

Recently, the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) announced on Twitter that cruise can provide driverless car passenger service...

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It’s still about trust: Ford updates safety assessment as it nears launch of self-driving business

Posted on Jun 17, 2021 in Cars, News, Perspective

Back in 2018, Ford issued a comprehensive report to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that outlined the way we approach...

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Baidu and BAIC Group’s ARCFOX brand collaborate to launch Apollo Moon robotaxis, plan mass production at affordable costs

Posted on Jun 17, 2021 in Cars, News

BEIJING, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU and HKEX:9888) is partnering with BAIC Group’s EV brand ARCFOX...

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FedEx to test package deliveries with self-driving startup Nuro.

Posted on Jun 16, 2021 in Cars, News

June 15 (Reuters) – FedEx Corp (FDX.N) and robotics company Nuro on Tuesday announced a multi-year agreement to test self-driving...

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Alphabet’s self-driving car company Waymo announces $2.5 billion investment round

Posted on Jun 16, 2021 in Cars, Finance, News

Google sibling company Waymo announced Wednesday a $2.5 billion investment round, which will go toward advancing its autonomous driving...

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The secret is out that confidential computing is a hot trend and seriously crucial to AI and for self-driving cars too

Posted on Jun 16, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Let’s play a spying game. A friend of yours wants to write down a secret and pass along the note to you. There is dire concern that an...

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GM-backed Cruise secures $5 billion credit line as it prepares to launch self-driving robotaxis

Posted on Jun 16, 2021 in Cars, Finance, News

Cruise, a majority-owned subsidiary of General Motors, has secured a new $5 billion line of credit as it prepares for commercialization of...

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Chinese startup Pony.ai plans to launch a driverless robotaxi service in California in 2022

Posted on Jun 16, 2021 in Cars, News

Pony.ai, the robotaxi startup that operates in China and the United States, has started testing driverless vehicles on public roads in...

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Here’s how ransomware is going to fiendishly impede AI self-driving cars

Posted on Jun 14, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Ransomware is being continually mentioned in the daily news and appears to be a seemingly unstoppable fiendish craze....

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Internal whistleblowers might just blow the lid off some quite dicey AI self-driving cars

Posted on Jun 12, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

There is the old saying that you ought to not look in the kitchen when you go to some restaurants or eateries for a bite to eat. When you...

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Why Mate Rimac is working on electric robotaxis

Posted on Jun 12, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Mate Rimac, the founder and CEO of Croatian electric hypercar and components developer Rimac Automobili, started a separate company nearly...

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Supposing the FBI secretly ran a fleet of AI self-driving cars to track and ultimately nab unsuspecting criminals

Posted on Jun 12, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Gotcha! You might have seen the recent headlines blaring that the FBI secretly duped hundreds of alleged criminals by providing in the...

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