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Lyft unveils a new self-driving car and acquires an AR startup to help it build maps

Posted on Oct 23, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

On Tuesday, Lyft offered a glimpse of its brand-new self-driving car. It’s a Ford Focus hybrid sedan with technology designed and built by...

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Ford will test self-driving cars in Washington, DC, with an emphasis on ‘equity’

Posted on Oct 22, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Autonomous cars are coming to the nation’s capital. Ford announced Monday that it would begin testing its self-driving cars on the streets...

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Self-driving school bus project shut down by the government

Posted on Oct 22, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has shut down a self-driving school bus project in Florida, calling it...

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Waymo releases guidelines for autonomous vehicle tech crash response

Posted on Oct 20, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Autonomous vehicle developer Waymo recently published a document titled “Waymo Fully Self-Driving Chrysler Pacifica Emergency Response...

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Futuristic autonomous cars don’t have to ‘lack soul,’ Peugeot designer says

Posted on Oct 16, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

French car maker Peugeot doesn’t think the future of self-driving cars has to look like sci-fi-inspired pods. Instead, a design executive...

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Arizona is creating an autonomous vehicle research institute

Posted on Oct 16, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Arizona, a state that has been quite open to self-driving technology, has now created the Institute for Automated Mobility (IAM), a...

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Pennsylvania approves its first self-driving car tests (update)

Posted on Oct 16, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Self-driving startup Aurora is the first company to receive Pennsylvania’s blessing to test autonomous vehicles on its roads....

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Waymo’s driverless cars hit a new milestone: 10 million miles on public roads

Posted on Oct 10, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

As it nears the launch of its first commercial service, Waymo is celebrating a new milestone: 10 million miles driven on public roads....

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Trump plans to drop 10 U.S. self-driving car test sites

Posted on Oct 9, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Ten sites picked by the Obama administration to be nation’s hotbeds of self-driving car testing will soon have to compete with the rest of...

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Take a spin on the city’s first electronic autonomous vehicle

Posted on Oct 9, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Edmonton’s foray into autonomous vehicles began Tuesday with the first crowd of keen commuters putting the driverless vehicle to the test...

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The UK firm hoping to take on Google’s driverless cars

Posted on Oct 9, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles a different business leader from around the world. This week we speak to Stan Boland, founder...

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Navya autonomous shuttle: Self-driving a reality at Paris Motor Show 2018

Posted on Oct 7, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

The latest version of the Navya autonomous shuttle was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show this week, highlighting the French manufacturer’s...

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Toledo, Ohio, wins $1.8M grant to deploy driverless bus downtown

Posted on Oct 6, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Toledo, Ohio, is getting in on the autonomous vehicle movement, with plans for a driverless bus loop around its downtown....

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Honda putting $2.75 billion into G.M.’s self-driving venture

Posted on Oct 4, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

In the race to develop self-driving cars, General Motors has picked up another hefty ally. Honda, the Japanese automaker, has agreed to...

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UK to have driverless cars on its roads in the coming 3-4 years, says minister

Posted on Oct 3, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Britain will see truly driverless cars on its roads in three to four years but there will still be a role for diesel cars for many years,...

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TuSimple building safest self-driving truck with 1,000 meter perception range

Posted on Oct 2, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

TuSimple, a global autonomous truck technology leader, publicly demonstrated its Level 4 fully autonomous driving solution – the first of...

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Autonomous shuttle startup May Mobility expands to a third U.S. city

Posted on Sep 30, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

May Mobility launched its first low-speed autonomous shuttle service in Detroit this summer. By March, the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based...

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Steve Wozniak says he’s ‘given up’ on idea of autonomous cars

Posted on Sep 29, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said on Tuesday that he has “lost faith” that self-driving cars are going to see widespread use in the near...

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Exclusive: BMW to introduce ‘safe’ fully autonomous driving by 2021 with iNext

Posted on Sep 28, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

BMW may be trying to reinvigorate its future lineup with more electrified vehicles, from plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to full-fledged...

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Why Alphabet just led a $185 million investment round in a trucking startup

Posted on Sep 24, 2018 in Editor’s Picks

Alphabet’s investment arm, CapitalG, just announced a $185 million investment in Convoy, a technology-enabled trucking network....

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