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California makes zero-emission autonomous vehicles mandatory by 2030

Posted on Sep 24, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Starting in 2030, California will require all light-duty autonomous vehicles that operate in the state to emit zero emissions. Signed into...

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Motional expands operations in Las Vegas ahead of 2023 robotaxi launch

Posted on Sep 23, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Autonomous vehicle company Motional is expanding its operations and employee headcount in Las Vegas, including tripling the size of its...

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GM invests in Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta

Posted on Sep 23, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

BEIJING, Sept 23 (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) said on Thursday it will invest $300 million in Chinese autonomous driving...

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A2GO autonomous shuttle service launches in Ann Arbor on October 11

Posted on Sep 21, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — May Mobility, Mcity and Ann Arbor SPARK today inaugurated the launch of A2GO, a new...

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China rolls out autonomous driving standards as carmakers work towards making self-driving a reality

Posted on Sep 20, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

September 20, 2021 China has published its first national standards for grading autonomous driving, which will come into force in March,...

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Ryder to build logistics network with autonomous trucking company Embark

Posted on Sep 17, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Supply chain and fleet management solutions company Ryder is partnering with yet another autonomous trucking company. On Thursday, Ryder...

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China’s Baidu unveils autonomous driving ‘robot truck’ Xingtu

Posted on Sep 17, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Baidu’s open-source autonomous driving platform Apollo has spawned Xingtu, an electric “robot truck”, as mainland China’s artificial...

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Walmart to launch autonomous delivery service with Ford and Argo AI

Posted on Sep 15, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Walmart has tapped Argo AI and Ford to launch an autonomous vehicle delivery service in Austin, Miami and Washington, D.C., the companies...

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Longest AV shuttle route in North America launches in Canada

Posted on Sep 14, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

A Canadian town is set to launch the country’s longest autonomous shuttle route, another step to edge the self-driving vehicles into...

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GM invests in Oculii, radar software maker for self-driving cars

Posted on Sep 13, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 13 (Reuters) – General Motors Co’s (GM.N) venture capital arm has invested millions of dollars in Oculii,...

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Finnish startup begins self-driving shuttle project in Switzerland

Posted on Sep 10, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Finnish startup Sensible 4 and Swiss Transit Lab have started a long-term pilot project in Switzerland using electric Level 4 autonomous...

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Apple’s Watch software chief takes over self-driving car project

Posted on Sep 10, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Apple Inc. appointed one of its top software executives, Kevin Lynch, to oversee its nascent self-driving car project after the previous...

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Honda and Cruise to start testing program in September toward launch of autonomous vehicle mobility service business in Japan

Posted on Sep 9, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Honda will start a testing program for autonomous vehicles in September 2021, taking a step toward an autonomous vehicle mobility service...

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Mobileye to launch robotaxis in Germany next year

Posted on Sep 8, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

SAN FRANCISCO/MUNICH, Sept 7 (Reuters) – The chief executive of Intel Corp’s (INTC.O) self-driving vehicle technology unit...

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Volkswagen and Argo AI reveal first ID Buzz test vehicle for autonomous driving

Posted on Sep 6, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, a standalone VW brand responsible for the development and sales of light commercial vehicles, and Argo AI,...

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Basemark launches Rocksolid Core as OS for software-defined cars

Posted on Sep 6, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Basemark, a maker of graphics and autonomous car software, has revealed its new operating system for “software-defined vehicles,” dubbed...

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Guangzhou to launch 6 self-driving operation demonstration lines with 50 self-driving buses

Posted on Sep 2, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

On Monday, Guangzhou, the third largest city in China after Beijing and Shanghai, passed an operation plan for self-driving trial lines....

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Gatik expands autonomous box truck operations to Texas with $85 million in new funds

Posted on Aug 31, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

In the two years since Gatik AI came out of stealth, the autonomous vehicle startup has launched pilots with Walmart and Canadian retail...

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Motional reveals its Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric robotaxi

Posted on Aug 31, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Motional revealed Tuesday the first images of its planned robotaxi, a Hyundai all-electric Ioniq 5 SUV that will be the centerpiece of a...

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Electric robotaxis may not be the climate solution we were led to believe

Posted on Aug 30, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

For years, we’ve been told that electric autonomous taxis can help fight climate change by reducing air pollution. But new research from...

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