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The autonomous EV quarter car offers modular private zones for hire

Posted on Mar 13, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

The Quarter Car is a ride-sharing vehicle with private zones inside. The creative work of London-based industrial design studio...

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Driverless cars have arrived, and they all look like loaves of bread

Posted on Mar 13, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Do automakers investing billions in the self-driving cars of tomorrow risk repeating the same mistake they made with electric cars a...

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AI ethics principles are laid out by DoD for all to see, applies to self-driving cars too

Posted on Mar 12, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

AI ethics is a hot trending topic these days. And, so it should be. With the rise of AI systems popping up here and there, and virtually...

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Stakeholders’ input key to shaping AV 4.0, says USDOT nominee Finch Fulton

Posted on Mar 12, 2020 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

WASHINGTON — Industry stakeholders will assist U.S. Department of Transportation officials in shaping their latest version of guidelines...

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CORRECTED-Russia’s Yandex has ambitions for global ‘robotaxi’ fleet

Posted on Mar 12, 2020 in Cars, News

MOSCOW, March 12 (Reuters) – Russian technology giant Yandex wants to launch a worldwide fleet of ‘robotaxis’ using its driverless...

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Tesla slammed with lawsuit over lack of self-driving computer in Model 3 as owners don’t accept simple retrofit

Posted on Mar 12, 2020 in Cars, News

Tesla is now facing a collective lawsuit from Model 3 owners in China who received their cars without the promised Full Self-Driving...

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Rolls-Royce and ASI Mining plan to optimize MTU engines for autonomous operations

Posted on Mar 12, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

Rolls-Royce and ASI Mining have agreed to ensure compatibility of MTU engines and ASI’s Mobius command and control software for autonomous...

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Mitsubishi Electric introduces MEMS LiDAR solution for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Mar 12, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed a compact light-detection and ranging (LiDAR) solution incorporating a...

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Pope Francis offers ‘Rome Call For AI Ethics’ to step-up AI wokefulness, which is a wake-up call for AI self-driving cars too

Posted on Mar 11, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

The Pope is concerned that AI might be used in ways that undercut humanity rather than AI serving as a tool to enable and embellish...

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Toyota extends partnership with CARMERA for an autonomous driving initiative in Michigan

Posted on Mar 11, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Inc. (“TRI-AD”) and leading road intelligence company CARMERA Inc. (“CARMERA”) announced...

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Supporting autonomous vehicles with smart roads

Posted on Mar 11, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Infrastructure, Perspective, Trucks

With the race toward autonomous vehicles at full speed, the automotive industry is awaiting one of the biggest transformations it has ever...

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The opportunity for connectivity in AVs is growing as tech giants push further into the space

Posted on Mar 11, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are still far from being commonplace on roads and driveways, but recent developments in the space are pushing...

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TomTom, Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development, Inc. and DENSO collaborate on advanced mapmaking for automated driving

Posted on Mar 10, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

AMSTERDAM, March 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TomTom (TOM2), the location technology specialist, Toyota Research Institute –...

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Porsche uses autonomous tech to improve workshop efficiency

Posted on Mar 10, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Porsche has partnered with Berlin-based startup Kopernikus Automotive to use autonomous driving technologies for vehicles at the marque’s...

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Uber self-driving cars are back testing on San Francisco streets

Posted on Mar 10, 2020 in Cars, News

Uber Advanced Technologies Group has resumed testing autonomous vehicles in San Francisco, two years after the company scaled back its...

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Mercedes-Benz: EV development is more important than self-driving cars

Posted on Mar 10, 2020 in Cars, News

German automaker Mercedes-Benz has said that it’s putting the brakes on developing self-driving cars. Earlier today, News.com.au reported...

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China driverless van startup sees demand surge amid outbreak

Posted on Mar 9, 2020 in Cars, News

The coronavirus has hurt many companies in China and around the world. Neolix, a driverless delivery business based in Beijing, isn’t...

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A look at Waymo’s mega $2.25 billion funding

Posted on Mar 8, 2020 in Cars, Finance, Perspective

Since 2009, Alphabet has funded Waymo, which is focused on developing autonomous vehicles. But this week there was a big change in the...

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If AI has human rights, some are worried that self-driving cars might turn on us

Posted on Mar 7, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Should AI have human rights? It’s a seemingly simple question, though the answer has tremendous consequences. Presumably, your answer is...

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Autonomous vehicles can’t come soon enough

Posted on Mar 7, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Autonomous vehicles have many pros and cons. Those on either side of the issue have very intense beliefs as to why autonomous vehicles are...

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