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New cyber-security standard for self-driving car technology is released

Posted on Dec 26, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

The UK’s position as a leader in the development of self-driving vehicles has been enhanced by a new cyber-security standard, published by...

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Ford, Michigan State University expand autonomous driving research program

Posted on Dec 25, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Ford and Michigan State University (MSU) are expanding a research partnership into new areas. Going forward, the automaker and the...

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The CEO of Argo AI, a self-driving startup backed by Ford, reveals the one thing that is absolutely necessary for an autonomous driving company to survive

Posted on Dec 25, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

The past few years have been good for entrepreneurs who were early to the self-driving-car game. In the aftermath of the financial crisis...

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Mobility startup plans commercial autonomous trucking service in future-ready Dubai

Posted on Dec 25, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Swedish startup Einride is developing self-driving trucks, and it now plans to operate those trucks in Dubai. The startup and Dubai’s...

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Self-driving-car tech startup Aptiv debuts command center in Las Vegas

Posted on Dec 17, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Aptiv opened a new facility to show off its self-driving car tech in Las Vegas, where the company operates a sizable fleet of test...

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Senate Democrats fight push to pass driverless-car bill during lame duck Congress

Posted on Dec 10, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Senate Democrats are pushing back against attempts to pass a compromise bill in the lame-duck session that could speed the introduction of...

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BMW names new head of autonomous driving development

Posted on Dec 10, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

BMW said Alejandro Vukotich will be the new head of its driver assistance and autonomous driving development department. Vukotich will...

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Audi to spend nearly $16 billion on self-driving car tech, electrification through 2023

Posted on Dec 4, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Audi, the German luxury automaker under VW Group, said Tuesday it will invest €14 billion ($15.95 billion) over the next five years on...

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Ohio’s first self-driving shuttle service begins on December 10th

Posted on Dec 4, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Ohio wants to be a haven for self-driving cars, and it’s already acting on those plans… if slowly. Smart Columbus and DriveOhio have...

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Nissan looks to future that’s driverless, with fewer cars

Posted on Dec 3, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Every automaker needs to plan for the future. For more than a century, this generally has meant determining which types of vehicles to...

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Extremely precise Bosch sensor will help self-driving cars navigate roads more accurately

Posted on Dec 3, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Self-driving cars require an array of sensors to figure out things human drivers take for granted, like knowing the exact position of a...

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Uber hires former NHTSA official to help with self-driving car program

Posted on Dec 2, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Uber has hired a former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) official to work in its self-driving car program, which has...

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GM plans to cut more than 14,000 jobs, close factories as downturn looms

Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

First came the voluntary buyouts. Now, GM is ramping up its belt-tightening measures with cuts to factory and white-collar workers, plant...

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Volvo’s self-driving trucks will haul limestone from a mine

Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Sometimes, it’s the least glamorous uses of self-driving tech that can be the most important. Volvo has struck a deal that will have six...

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Driverless cars on the streets of London’s Hounslow before 2019

Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Driverless cars are to hit the streets of Hounslow in London, England, before Christmas. Following successful trials in Oxford, England,...

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Continental and EasyMile are making self-driving vehicles for Singapore roads – here’s what it’s like inside

Posted on Nov 20, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

The future where self-driving vehicles roam the roads is coming at us full-speed. German automotive manufacturing company Continental...

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Ford partners with Walmart and Postmates to test autonomous grocery delivery

Posted on Nov 14, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Ford is partnering with Walmart and Postmates to test the business of delivering goods like groceries and pet food using self-driving...

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New £1bn Smart City Mobility Centre will be Europe’s main site for autonomous and electric car R&D

Posted on Nov 13, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Research into the next generation of autonomous and electric vehicles will be conducted at a new £1bn Smart City Mobility Centre in the...

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Volkswagen and Ford explore self-driving and EV partnerships

Posted on Nov 12, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

The auto industry is transitioning into a new phase, as businesses prepare to roll out self-driving and electrified vehicles. The effort...

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ComfortDelGro to trial self-driving shuttle bus at NUS from March 2019

Posted on Nov 12, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

A self-driving shuttle bus service will be on trial at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Kent Ridge campus from March 2019,...

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