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Waymo’s robot minivans are ready to roll in the Bay Area for the first time since COVID-19 outbreak

Posted on May 30, 2020 in Cars, News

Waymo’s self-driving cars are returning to Bay Area roads for the first time since the company halted its public testing in early March...

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Who will own the cars that drive themselves?

Posted on May 29, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

It was a difficult question even before the coronavirus pandemic hit: When self-driving cars eventually rule the roads, will Americans own...

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Didi Chuxing’srobotaxi unit lands $500 million from Softbank-led group

Posted on May 29, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News

Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing service, said it has raised $500 million for its autonomous vehicle business from an investment...

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Volkswagen’s board approves multi-billion dollar alliance with Ford to develop electric & commercial vehicles

Posted on May 29, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News

German carmaker Volkswagen AG said on Thursday its supervisory board had approved several projects in a multibillion-dollar alliance with...

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Speaking of space launches, here’s how Apollo 12 was saved by a steely-eyed missile man, plus lessons for self-driving cars

Posted on May 28, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

This is an exciting week for space travel and kudos goes to NASA and SpaceX for being on the verge of launching astronauts into space from...

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Mobileye demos self-driving car that uses cameras to get around

Posted on May 28, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Mobileye, Intel’s driverless vehicle R&D division, today published a 40-minute video of one of its cars navigating a 160-mile stretch...

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Nuro’s self-driving vehicles to deliver prescriptions for CVS Pharmacy

Posted on May 28, 2020 in Cars, News

Nuro, the autonomous robotics startup that has raised more than $1 billion from SoftBank Vision Fund, Greylock and other investors, said...

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How Mercedes Benz is keeping drivers safe using ‘Car-to-X’ communication technology

Posted on May 28, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

A major focus of German automaker Dailmer AG throughout its history is the automaker’s commitment to the safety of passengers. For...

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Carnegie Mellon University to join Roborace autonomous racing championship

Posted on May 27, 2020 in Cars, News

LOS ANGELES, May 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A student team from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is joining the upcoming season of...

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Autonomous car company Aurora increases hiring amid industry struggles

Posted on May 27, 2020 in Cars, News

Autonomous vehicle (AV) startup Aurora today announced it has roughly doubled its workforce to 500 people (up from 250 as of May 2019) and...

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For better or for worse, ballot harvesting for election voting would be a cinch with self-driving cars

Posted on May 26, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

There is a lot of controversy about ballot harvesting. First, some prefer to call it ballot collecting, since the word “harvesting” seems...

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GM’s Cruise self-driving unit beefs up board with executive who ran advanced research for Google, Facebook, DoD

Posted on May 26, 2020 in Cars, News

Cruise, a majority-owned self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, has added prominent inventor and tech executive Regina E. Dugan to its...

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Pedestrians and cyclists make Guangzhou ‘efficient’ for testing self-driving cars

Posted on May 26, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

WeRide, a Chinese robotaxistartup, recently compared its results testing self-driving cars in both Silicon Valley and Guangzhou, China....

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Autonomous and electric cars to be key part of autos sector -Macron

Posted on May 26, 2020 in Cars, News

PARIS, May 26 (Reuters) – Autonomous vehicles and electric vehicles will form a key part of the automotive sector after the...

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Amazon said to be in talks to buy self-driving startupZoox

Posted on May 26, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News

Amazon may be preparing to make a big move into the self-driving vehicle world as the logistics giant is said to be in “advanced” talks to...

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Autonomous delivery companies stress need for clearer rules on deployment

Posted on May 25, 2020 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

During an online event this week hosted by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), three panelists — Cruise’s Eric Danko, Wing’s Nick...

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Carmakers push forward on EVs as self-driving hits pandemic speed bumps

Posted on May 25, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Detroit — The coronavirus pandemic is proving to be yet another obstacle for the self-driving and ride-sharing movement, delaying the...

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Pony.ai given green light to carry passengers in its robotaxis in China

Posted on May 22, 2020 in Cars, News

Autonomous driving startup Pony.ai, which was founded in Fremont, California with the goal of building the safest and most reliable...

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DiDi said to conduct road tests for autonomous vehicles in Beijing

Posted on May 22, 2020 in Cars, News

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing (DiDi) set up in April a Beijing-registered company dubbed Beijing Woya...

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Self-driving cars are being trained in virtual worlds while the real one is in chaos

Posted on May 22, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Brandon Moak felt as if a freight train had hit him. It was mid-March, and the cofounder and CTO of the autonomous- trucking startup...

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