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Future technologies for ‘last mile’ sustainable logistics

Posted on Sep 7, 2021 in Infrastructure, Reports

A report by RAJA UK has considered the impact of current technologies for delivering packages to consumers purchased online as part of an...

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Waymo is building a hub for its autonomous trucks in Texas

Posted on Aug 18, 2021 in Infrastructure, News, Trucks

Waymo announced plans to build a hub for its autonomous semi-trailer trucks on a nine-acre site near Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. The...

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Motional to begin testing autonomous vehicles in LA as part of California expansion plan

Posted on Aug 10, 2021 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

Motional, the autonomous vehicle company born out of a $4 billion joint venture with Aptiv and Hyundai, is expanding its presence in...

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This parking garage is a high-tech research lab

Posted on Aug 9, 2021 in Infrastructure, Perspective, Technology

An urban laboratory is opening inside a Detroit garage to let researchers test new parking technologies for cities coping with shifting...

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Baidu’s third Apollo Park launched in Shanghai

Posted on Jul 28, 2021 in Infrastructure, News

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- On July 28, Chinese Internet giant Baidu put into operation its third Apollo Park, an industrial complex designed to...

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Amazon plans to build delivery robot tech in Finland

Posted on Jul 1, 2021 in Infrastructure, News, Technology

Amazon announced Thursday that it plans to develop new technology for its autonomous delivery vehicles in Helsinki, Finland. The...

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Pangyo Technovalley designates the pilot driving zone for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jul 1, 2021 in Infrastructure, News

LOS ANGELES, CA, July 01, 2021 /24-7PressRelease/ — Gyeonggi Province announced on May 26 that the 7km section of the Pangyo Autonomous...

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Smart motorway safety could get ‘considerably worse’ when driverless cars are launched

Posted on Jun 17, 2021 in Infrastructure, News

Driverless cars on smart motorway schemes come with “substantial concerns”, which could lead to more danger for motorists. Sarah Simpson,...

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Phase one of autonomous corridor project begins in Md. City

Posted on May 25, 2021 in Buses, Infrastructure, News

WESTMINSTER, Md. — Drones, robots and self-driving cars were buzzing through downtown Westminster on Thursday for the ribbon-cutting of...

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Austin’s transportation department paving the way for rise in autonomous vehicle traffic

Posted on May 16, 2021 in Infrastructure, News

With more driverless cars expected to be seen cruising Austin’s roadways over the coming years, city transportation planners are...

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ESA-backed autonomous driving lab coming to Italy

Posted on Apr 27, 2021 in Infrastructure, News, Technology

Central Italy — already home to an ambitious national autonomous driving research initiative — will be the site of the P-CARS laboratory,...

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Getting cities ready for driverless vehicles

Posted on Apr 26, 2021 in Infrastructure, Perspective

Driverless mobility will fundamentally change the way both people and goods move around cities. City governments face important challenges...

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Green light secured for driverless vehicle testing facility

Posted on Apr 22, 2021 in Infrastructure, News

Leicestershire-based Andrew Granger & Co’s planning and development team has helped to secure the green light for a new testing...

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AstaZero reveals indoor test track for active safety systems and autonomous technologies

Posted on Apr 21, 2021 in Infrastructure, News

AstaZero is to open the world’s longest indoor track for use in testing active safety systems and autonomous technologies in any vehicle...

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Suzhou has longest driverless bus routes in China

Posted on Apr 20, 2021 in Infrastructure, News

NANJING, April 20 (Xinhua) — The city of Suzhou in east China’s Jiangsu Province has the country’s longest driverless...

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Premier Products announces support for US infrastructure bill

Posted on Apr 7, 2021 in Infrastructure, News, Technology

WOODLAND HILLS, CA / ACCESSWIRE / April 1, 2021 / Premier Products Group, Inc. (PMPG), (OTC PINK:PMPG) announced support for recently...

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Exploring how smart infrastructure can help Ford build a great self-driving service for Miamians

Posted on Mar 31, 2021 in Infrastructure, Perspective

As Ford brings together a self-driving commercial business in Miami-Dade, the company is thinking about all the complex pieces needed to...

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Human Horizons smart factory setting benchmark for intelligent vehicle manufacturing

Posted on Mar 18, 2021 in Infrastructure, News

SHANGHAI, March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Industry-leading new mobility and autonomous driving research company, Human Horizons, has...

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Ford expands robotics research into $75 million University of Michigan facility

Posted on Mar 16, 2021 in Infrastructure, News

Ford Motor Company will be embedding 100 of its researchers and engineers in a new $75 million robotics and mobility facility on the...

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How to create a faster path to autonomous roadways

Posted on Mar 12, 2021 in Infrastructure, Perspective

The dream of autonomous vehicles navigating through cities is no longer a far-distant future. In fact, it’s thought that as soon as 2030,...

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