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California robocar disengagement reports reveal tidbits about Tesla, AutoX, Apple, others

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in Cars, News

Every year, companies testing self-driving cars in California are required to report to the state DMV details on all the cars they have...

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Aurora strikes deal with Toyota, Denso to develop, test self-driving Sienna minivans

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

Aurora has reached a deal with Toyota and auto-parts supplier Denso to develop and test vehicles equipped with the self-driving startup’s...

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Apple’s self-driving car strategy may be stuck in neutral

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

After weeks of confusion and contradictory news, it has almost become confirmed that Hyundai-Kia will start manufacturing Apple’s...

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Transportation planners now have a new challenge: mapping out the future of self-driving cars in cities

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The past decade has been challenging for urban planners. For effectively the entire 20th century, they grappled with a transportation...

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Oxbotica and bp complete autonomous vehicle trial at refinery

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

bp has successfully completed an autonomous vehicle trial at its Lingen refinery in Germany, working with Oxbotica, a global leader in...

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When self-driving cars get embroiled in massive car pileups

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

During the winter months, there is always a spate of massive car pileups that woefully take place and make rather noticeable and...

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Vietnam’s Vinfast gets permit to test self-driving vehicles in California

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in Cars, News

HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s first domestic car manufacturer, Vinfast, said on Monday it had obtained a permit to test autonomous...

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Hyundai, Kia say Apple car deal is off, puncturing investor dream

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in Cars, News

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co said on Monday it is not now in talks with Apple Inc on autonomous electric cars,...

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Baidu introduces world’s first multi-modal autonomous driving MaaS platform in Guangzhou

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology

BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) today deployed a multi-modal autonomous driving MaaS (mobility as a...

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Pony.ai raises $100 million more to advance its autonomous vehicle tech

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

Self-driving car startup Pony.ai today announced it has raised $100 million in an extension of its series C round. The funds bring the...

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Argo AI’s self-driving cars are now being tested on the highway

Posted on Feb 5, 2021 in Cars, News

Argo AI says its autonomous test vehicles are now driving on highways, too, at least near Pittsburgh, with other markets coming soon....

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Baidu tops Beijing Autonomous Vehicles Road Test Report for the third consecutive year

Posted on Feb 5, 2021 in Cars, News

BEIJING, Feb. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) affirmed its comprehensive leadership position in China’s...

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Volkswagen plans to challenge Google with own autonomous car software

Posted on Feb 4, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

HAMBURG (Reuters) – Volkswagen plans to develop most of the software needed for autonomous cars in-house, the head of the German...

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Trimble teams with ROBORACE for its autonomous racing series

Posted on Feb 4, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and ROBORACE, the world’s first autonomous racing series...

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One of Uber’s earliest investors says the billions it spent on self-driving were a ‘waste of money’

Posted on Feb 3, 2021 in Cars, Finance, Perspective

Uber’s food-delivery business has been a massive boon for the company as the pandemic sent ride-hailing revenues down the tubes and...

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Self-driving cars and parallels to Minecraft

Posted on Feb 3, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Minecraft is big business. This quite revered and now over a decade old video game has reportedly attained more than 126 million monthly...

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Premier smart city, Peachtree Corners, launches test vehicle for use by public to research and test mobility technology

Posted on Feb 3, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga., Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Peachtree Corners – the nation’s first smart city environment powered by...

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Apple and Hyundai-Kia pushing toward deal on Apple Car

Posted on Feb 3, 2021 in Cars, News

After years of speculation that it will eventually get into the auto business with its own vehicle, Apple is close to finalizing a deal...

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Kuo: ‘Apple Car’ to use Hyundai’s E-GMP platform, GM and PSA partnerships possible

Posted on Feb 2, 2021 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Noted TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo weighed in on “Apple Car” on Monday, saying Apple will work in close cooperation with...

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Moovit founder: Israel likely to see autonomous vehicles within a year

Posted on Feb 2, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

“Moovit and Mobileye plan to start operating autonomous vehicles in Israel by the beginning of 2022 — within a year from today. We are...

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