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Self-driving cars are set to revolutionize urban mobility

Posted on Jul 7, 2020 in Infrastructure, Knowledge Center, Reports

MUNICH, July 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The development of autonomous vehicles (AVs) could make the urban environment greener and more...

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Michigan launches autonomous vehicle development office

Posted on Jul 2, 2020 in Infrastructure, News

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the formal launch of a new office designed to guide policy around autonomous vehicles,...

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Beijing opens more roads for testing self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 1, 2020 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) — Beijing opened 52 additional roads on Tuesday in Haidian District, the capital’s tech hub, for the...

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INRIX: Miami-Dade County to digitize streets for ride-hailing; preps for automated vehicles

Posted on Jun 30, 2020 in Infrastructure, News, Technology

In conjunction with the start of Co-Motion MIAMI, Miami-Dade County, announced its plans to use INRIX Road Rules to digitize ride-hailing...

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Auburn University building new autonomous vehicle research facility

Posted on Jun 17, 2020 in Infrastructure, News

The Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering is building a new autonomous vehicle research facility at Auburn’s National...

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Ohio gets $4.4M for autonomous trucking corridor

Posted on Jun 12, 2020 in Finance, Infrastructure, News, Trucks

Ohio has received a $4.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to build an autonomous trucking corridor along a freeway...

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Millbrook car testing site aims to ‘stay ahead of the game’

Posted on Jun 8, 2020 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

A car testing facility is aiming to stay “ahead of the game” when it comes to developing driverless and greener cars....

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New self-driving vehicle test base for Beijing

Posted on Jun 4, 2020 in Infrastructure, News

BEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) — Beijing has built a new self-driving vehicle test base to advance the application of the technology,...

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Pathways to adoption for autonomous driving infrastructure

Posted on Jun 4, 2020 in Infrastructure, Perspective

It is commonly believed that level 5 autonomy is at least a decade away. But ADAS (advanced driver assist systems) with geofenced...

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Accedian, New Context, and Savari partner on next-generation smart infrastructure

Posted on Jun 3, 2020 in Infrastructure, News, Technology

Accedian, a leader in performance analytics, cybersecurity threat detection, and end user experience solutions; New Context, a leader in...

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China’s Baidu finishes building ‘world’s largest’ test ground for autonomous vehicle, smart driving systems

Posted on May 28, 2020 in Infrastructure, News

Chinese search engine giant and artificial intelligence (AI) champion Baidu said on Tuesday that it has completed construction of what it...

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WORK STARTS ON 300KM AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TRIAL ROUTE

Posted on May 20, 2020 in Infrastructure, News

Work has begun on the 300km autonomous vehicle trial route which will span from Coventry to Birmingham....

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China Focus: New infrastructure steers driverless vehicles into fast lane

Posted on May 18, 2020 in Infrastructure, News, Policy & Regulation

  BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) — From self-driving delivery trucks to driverless vans disinfecting roads, the COVID-19 outbreak has put...

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Hyundai Mobis expands its technical center in Hyderabad, India to strengthen software development of future vehicles

Posted on Apr 13, 2020 in Infrastructure, News, Technology

SEOUL, South Korea, April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As part of its global R&D networking in Korea, North America, Europe, China...

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Autonomous driving: cities of the future

Posted on Apr 6, 2020 in Infrastructure, Perspective

If there’s one thing Japan is famous for, it’s infrastructure. From the thousands of miles of high-speed rail tracks that duck and weave...

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Baidu to build self-driving test facility in Chongqing as the Chinese city pushes ahead with smart city infrastructure

Posted on Mar 20, 2020 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

China’s Chongqing city government has tapped search giant Baidu to build a testing ground for autonomous vehicles, as Chinese cities race...

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Your weatherman says: “Your AV index for today is … “

Posted on Mar 14, 2020 in Cars, Infrastructure, Perspective, Technology

Today’s automobile needs a great deal of infrastructure to be useful. A major part of the infrastructure is the civil transportation...

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Supporting autonomous vehicles with smart roads

Posted on Mar 11, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Infrastructure, Perspective, Trucks

With the race toward autonomous vehicles at full speed, the automotive industry is awaiting one of the biggest transformations it has ever...

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HRH the Prince of Wales officially opens the National Automotive Innovation Centre

Posted on Feb 18, 2020 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

HRH The Prince of Wales today officially opened one of Europe’s largest automotive research and development facilities, the National...

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COAST Autonomous and DG Cities announce collaboration to transform cities through integration of connected and autonomous vehicles

Posted on Feb 6, 2020 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

US: COAST Autonomous (“COAST”) announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with DG Cities, an expert in smart city...

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