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Three crashes, three deaths raise questions about Tesla’s autopilot

Posted on Jan 3, 2020 in Cars, News

DETROIT — Three crashes involving Teslas that killed three people have increased scrutiny of the company’s Autopilot driving system just...

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What are the weakest links in the autonomous driving chain?

Posted on Jan 2, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

The US is jockeying for a leadership position in autonomous vehicles (AVs), both for the safety and the economic benefits they could...

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Start the year by learning these essential AI self-driving car industry acronyms

Posted on Jan 2, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

When you go to see a medical doctor, they sometimes use medical jargon that is hard to understand and leaves you feeling unsure and unable...

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Tata Elxsi develops RoboTaxi, a concept demonstrator vehicle

Posted on Jan 2, 2020 in Cars, News

New Delhi: Design and technology services provider Tata Elxsi has announced the completion of RoboTaxi, the company’s in-house...

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TriEye partners with Porsche to put infrared sensors in ADAS and self-driving systems

Posted on Jan 2, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Short-wave infrared imaging sensors (SWIRs) could prove invaluable for automakers working on autonomous vehicles. Unlike lidar and radar...

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Bosch debuts long-range lidar sensor for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jan 2, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

In spite of recent assertions from industry skeptics, it’s a widely held belief that autonomous cars will require redundant sensors beyond...

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Penn State and partners researching how to safely integrate automated vehicles into work zones

Posted on Jan 2, 2020 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

Beginning in 2020, researchers at Penn State will study how to safely integrate automated driving systems into work zones, with the...

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11 autonomous driving stories you may have missed

Posted on Jan 2, 2020 in Cars, News

The news is coming fast and strong these days. Even with much greater output, it seems we have a harder time covering everything important...

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EU regulations make Tesla Smart Summon “nearly useless”

Posted on Dec 31, 2019 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

EU regulations are making Tesla’s Smart Summon nearly useless, for the time being. Stéphane Rodrigues shares a tweet with us in which he...

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US auto safety agency to probe fatal Tesla crash in Los Angeles

Posted on Dec 31, 2019 in Cars, News

The fatal Dec. 29 crash of a Tesla vehicle in Southern California will be investigated by the U.S. government’s auto safety regulator, the...

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Baidu secures licenses to test self-driving cars in Beijing

Posted on Dec 31, 2019 in Cars, News

Tech giant Baidu is slowly but surely progressing toward the launch of a commercial robot-taxi fleet in mainland China. This week, the...

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Beijing adds area for self-driving vehicle tests with passengers

Posted on Dec 31, 2019 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) — Beijing on Monday added a new 40 sq km area for testing self-driving vehicles with passengers, as the...

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StradVision to demonstrate ADAS and driver monitoring in Ambarella demonstration vehicle during CES

Posted on Dec 30, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

SANTA CLARA, Calif., and SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — As the world descends on Las Vegas from January 7-10, 2020,...

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Honda’s self-driving concept car being unveiled at CES renews feud over levels of AI autonomy

Posted on Dec 30, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Quick, how many senses do humans have? Most of us would rattle off the five senses of hearing, seeing, tasting, touch, and the sense of...

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Scotland ‘open for business’ in pioneering driverless vehicles

Posted on Dec 30, 2019 in Cars, News

Scotland is “open for business” to develop driverless vehicles, says cabinet secretary Michael Matheson. The minister wants...

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Musk sees people-moving Las Vegas tunnel opening in 2020

Posted on Dec 29, 2019 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

San Francisco: A nearly mile-long tunnel in Las Vegas meant to showcase a “traffic busting” alternative for overcrowded cities...

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Be resolved to put self-driving cars on your bucket list

Posted on Dec 28, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Have you put together your bucket list? If you don’t know what a bucket list is, you must be living inside a deep cave that lacks internet...

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Lincoln Perceiver concept is aerodynamic, autonomous and awesomely fast

Posted on Dec 28, 2019 in Cars, News

In the coming decades, vehicles are expected to become totally autonomous, removing humans from driving responsibilities. One thing we...

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Tesla patents data pipeline and deep learning system for autonomous driving

Posted on Dec 27, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

As Tesla is working toward deploying an autonomous driving system as soon as next year, the automaker is patenting a data pipeline and...

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Uber just quietly bought 600 acres of land to build a new test track for self-driving cars in Pittsburgh

Posted on Dec 27, 2019 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

An Uber affiliate has purchased nearly 600 acres of land near Pittsburgh to test self-driving car technology. The purchase marks the...

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