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Brook Park, Ohio, eyes autonomous vehicle testing proposal

Posted on Nov 16, 2020 in Infrastructure, News

(TNS) — Brook Park City Council is considering whether to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with DriveOhio that could lead to companies...

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Jaguar Land Rover to create smart city ‘hub’ to test self-driving cars

Posted on Nov 14, 2020 in Infrastructure, News

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is driving the creation of a smart city ‘hub’ in Ireland to test how self-driving cars can share streets with...

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Shanghai ranks first in China by number of licenses issued for autonomous driving road tests

Posted on Nov 13, 2020 in Infrastructure, News

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Shanghai has so far launched a total of 119 license plates for autonomous driving road tests to 20 companies, ranking...

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Beijing’s self-driving vehicle road test mileage tops 2 mln km

Posted on Nov 8, 2020 in Infrastructure, News

The safe driving mileage of autonomous vehicle road tests in Beijing exceeded 2 million km by the end of October, according to the Beijing...

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rFpro and Smart Mobility Living Lab to develop CAV test lab digital twin

Posted on Oct 2, 2020 in Infrastructure, News, Technology

UK-based driving simulation company rFpro has announced a partnership with London’s Smart Mobility Living Lab (SMLL) with the aim of...

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First 5G satellite lab launched in the UK for testing CAVs

Posted on Oct 1, 2020 in Infrastructure, News

The first commercial laboratory for 5G and satellite communications in the UK has been launched as part of Project Darwin, a four-year...

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10 unexpected places taking on the driverless challenge

Posted on Sep 28, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Infrastructure, Perspective

The driverless dream is quickly becoming closer to reality, and not just in Silicon Valley. Here we take a look at a few of the more...

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Beijing to launch world’s first high-level cloud-controlled autonomous driving demonstration zone by 2020

Posted on Sep 22, 2020 in Infrastructure, News, Technology

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Beijing plans to complete the construction of a connected cloud-controlled high-level demonstration zone for autonomous...

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Shanghai plans to launch ICV road testing fully across Jiading District by 2022

Posted on Sep 15, 2020 in Infrastructure, News, Technology

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Chinese megacity Shanghai has so far launched the roads for autonomous vehicle tests in Jiading, Lingang and Fengxian...

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Lockdown couldn’t keep Waymo from testing self-driving cars … in a fake city

Posted on Sep 10, 2020 in Cars, Infrastructure

Self-driving car testing on public roads gets most of the headlines, but that was no longer an option for Waymo once the coronavirus...

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Virginia autonomous driving firm invests $8.5 million in second facility, expects to triple workforce

Posted on Sep 10, 2020 in Infrastructure, News, Technology

A developer of self-driving vehicle technology recently announced an expansion that is expected to triple its current workforce. Torc...

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Connected and autonomous vehicle projects in the UK

Posted on Sep 8, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Infrastructure, Policy & Regulation, Technology

The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and Innovate UK have published a series of case studies of connected and autonomous...

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China’s Anhui opens 5G-covered road for testing self-driving cars

Posted on Sep 3, 2020 in Infrastructure, News

HEFEI, September 3, 2020 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — A 5G-covered road for testing self-driving cars was formally opened in Baohe District...

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Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics celebrate one year of successful collaboration – adding testing center in New Mexico

Posted on Sep 3, 2020 in Infrastructure, News, Trucks

September 2020 marks one year of Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics partnering as a team after the U.S. based automated driving technology...

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Vehicle-in-the-Loop (VIL) simulation for Millbrook’s digital twin

Posted on Sep 1, 2020 in Infrastructure, Perspective, Technology

Millbrook has specified, built and commissioned its unique simulation suite as part of the 5G testbed. The simulation environment is an...

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Guangzhou issues 55 notices for ICV road tests so far

Posted on Aug 25, 2020 in Infrastructure, News

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Guangzhou has issued 55 notices and launched 67 routes spanning 135 kilometers in total for ICV (intelligent-vehicle...

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How are cities preparing for autonomous vehicles?

Posted on Aug 25, 2020 in Infrastructure, Knowledge Center, Policy & Regulation, Reports

Should autonomous vehicles learn to function within the current urban infrastructure, or should special provisions be made to accommodate...

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Starting with Michigan, Sidewalk Infrastructure is looking to build roads specifically for autonomous cars

Posted on Aug 13, 2020 in Infrastructure, News

Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, which spun out of Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs to fund and develop the next generation of infrastructure,...

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Hungarian test track gears up with suite of ADAS equipment

Posted on Aug 6, 2020 in Infrastructure, News, Technology

The ZalaZone test facility in Hungary has announced an exclusive supply deal with AB Dynamics for the supply of testing equipment. The...

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Advanced tolling maybe the killer app for autonomous vehicle test tracks

Posted on Aug 2, 2020 in Infrastructure, Perspective

Since the days of the DARPA grand challenge, Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Technology has generated a great deal of excitement.  Companies such...

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