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Dubai’s RTA unveils legislation governing autonomous vehicle trials

Posted on Feb 3, 2020 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced legislation enacted to streamline the trial runs of autonomous vehicles in...

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That California story about a daughter in the backseat with a sign saying ‘Not My Mom’ stirs valuable lessons for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Feb 1, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

The phrase “Not My Mom” created quite a commotion the other day. Here’s the 411 about it. A recent news story indicated that a girl in the...

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Yesterday’s Waymo crash in Arizona does not involve self-driving, but some day it will

Posted on Jan 31, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

On Jan 30, a crash was reported between a Waymo Chrysler Pacifica minivan and another vehicle, causing minor injuries to the safety...

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What’s behind Tesla’s Neural Network for autopilot and self-driving?

Posted on Jan 31, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

According to the Tesla website’s seemingly recently updated Autopilot informational post: “A full build of Autopilot neural...

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An engineering student is helping envision a self-driving future for people with disabilities

Posted on Jan 31, 2020 in Cars, News, Perspective

The weekend she was supposed to be presenting a plan to improve transit service for people with disabilities using self-driving shuttles,...

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Study analyses potential impacts of autonomous vehicles on public health

Posted on Jan 31, 2020 in Cars, News

The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has taken part in a study that analysed the potential risks and benefits of...

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These are the 5 leaders in the self-driving-car race

Posted on Jan 31, 2020 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Reports

Tech companies and auto companies are all racing to be the first to roll out self-driving cars onto the road. The stakes are high for...

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Waymo’s head of design explains the challenges of creating an autonomous robot ‘driver’

Posted on Jan 30, 2020 in Cars, Technology

One of the more difficult aspects of Waymo’s autonomous-mobility service is the concept of a “driver.” Visions of an android cabbie leap...

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Backup drivers for AI self-driving cars aren’t a guarantee of safety, so here’s what needs to be done

Posted on Jan 30, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

When you get behind the wheel of a car, it is a solemn duty and one that holds you responsible for what the car ends up doing. While...

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Apex.OS: An open source operating system for autonomous cars

Posted on Jan 30, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

The facets of autonomous car development that automakers tend to get excited about are things like interpreting sensor data, decision...

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Elon Musk contradicted a bold claim he made last year about Tesla’s self-driving capabilities

Posted on Jan 30, 2020 in Cars, News

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday walked back a prediction he made last February that Autopilot, the electric-car maker’s...

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Self-driving company Waymo teams up with UPS for package delivery

Posted on Jan 30, 2020 in Cars, News

Waymo  will start delivering parcels for UPS using its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans in Phoenix as part of a broader partnership...

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Ford plans mobility testing site behind Detroit train station project

Posted on Jan 29, 2020 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. plans a vehicle testing site behind Michigan Central Station, the abandoned train depot the automaker is...

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U.S. consumers would take personal vehicles over robotaxis, survey finds

Posted on Jan 29, 2020 in Cars, Knowledge Center, News, Reports

NEWS, CARS, KNOWLEDGE CENTER, REPORTS U.S. consumers aren’t as enthusiastic as the rest of the world about giving up vehicle...

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Nio clings to Mobileye to advance AV tech

Posted on Jan 29, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

A troubled electric-vehicle upstart trying to take on Tesla Inc. is clinging to a supplier Elon Musk clashed with dramatically in 2016....

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Apple researchers train AI drivers to merge lanes in a simulated environment

Posted on Jan 29, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Apple has yet to openly discuss its self-driving vehicle research, but it’s a poorly kept industry secret. Around 5,000 employees —...

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Aurora can now give the public rides in its self-driving cars

Posted on Jan 29, 2020 in Cars, News

Aurora has been given permission by California regulators to transport passengers in its self-driving vehicles, TechCrunch has learned....

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Unmanned mobility: An autonomous future takes shape

Posted on Jan 28, 2020 in Cars, News

Transportation not only takes people and goods from here to there, but shapes our society, influencing choices on where to live, work,...

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Tokyo Olympics to coincide with biggest self-driving demonstration in history

Posted on Jan 28, 2020 in Cars, News

Backed by full government and academia support, Japan’s car industry is preparing for what will be the biggest, most comprehensive...

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Lucid Motors announces Dr. Eugene Lee as Senior Director of ADAS and Autonomous Driving

Posted on Jan 28, 2020 in Cars, News

NEWARK, Calif., Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Lucid Motors, which seeks to set new standards for sustainable transportation with its...

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