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Bill Gates took a ‘test ride’ in an autonomous vehicle, and says they’ll save you money—take a look

Posted on Mar 31, 2023 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

Bill Gates says totally driverless cars, without need for even a steering wheel, are “coming sooner rather than later.” The tech...

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Autonomous driving’s future: Convenient and connected

Posted on Jan 6, 2023 in Knowledge Center, Reports, Technology

The dream of seeing fleets of driverless cars efficiently delivering people to their destinations has captured consumers’ imaginations and...

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Aeva and Plus showcase next generation design for PlusDrive highly automated trucking solution with Aeries II 4D LiDAR

Posted on Jan 4, 2023 in Knowledge Center, News, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

Aeva, a provider of next-generation sensing and perception systems, and Plus, a global provider of autonomous driving solutions, unveiled...

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How Tesla is falling behind in autonomous driving

Posted on Dec 28, 2022 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

Tesla (TSLA 3.31%) is supposed to be the industry leader in autonomous driving, but the data tells us something very different. Tesla...

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Tesla’s full self-driving struggles in snow-covered Edmonton

Posted on Nov 11, 2022 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving technology splits opinion in many ways. People argue over the hardware it leverages, its cost, and even its name...

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Watch Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta attempt to avoid various obstacles

Posted on Oct 14, 2022 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

Ever since Dan O’Dowd started a campaign against Elon Musk related to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta technology, Tesla...

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Huawei and IEEE-UAE Section jointly release L3.5 Data Center Autonomous Driving Network White Paper

Posted on Oct 13, 2022 in Knowledge Center, Reports, Technology

DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — At HUAWEI CONNECT 2022 in Dubai, Huawei released the L3.5 Data Center Autonomous Driving...

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Autonomous vehicle implementation predictions: Implications for transport planning

Posted on Oct 12, 2022 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Reports

The future is ultimately unknowable but planning requires predicting impending conditions and needs. Many decision-makers and...

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How to make sense of bus transit automation?

Posted on Oct 5, 2022 in Buses, Knowledge Center, Reports, Technology

The 2007 US Department of Defense DARPA Urban Grand Challenge demonstrated that highly automated, driverless vehicles were technically...

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How Cruise (not Tesla) is leading the way in autonomous driving

Posted on Sep 29, 2022 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

General Motors (NYSE: GM)-owned Cruise is launching its autonomous ride sharing service in Phoenix, Arizona and Austin, Texas by the end...

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Video: Watch an autonomous van navigate public streets of London

Posted on Sep 28, 2022 in Knowledge Center, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

A new video from Wayve, a London-based autonomous vehicle startup, shows how its technology can help an autonomous van navigate the...

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HKUST-developed autonomous vehicle gets Hong Kong’s first movement permit on public roads

Posted on Sep 25, 2022 in Knowledge Center, News, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

The autonomous vehicle “Hercules” independently developed by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)...

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Video: Cepton lidar gets ported to Nvida’s Drive Sim

Posted on Sep 23, 2022 in Knowledge Center, News, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

The second lidar company to be signed to Nvidia’s Drive Sim in as many days, the Cepton Inc. lidar sensor is now available for testing by...

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Reinventing the wheel: Gatik’s Apeksha Kumavat accelerates autonomous delivery for Wal-Mart and more

Posted on Sep 14, 2022 in Knowledge Center, Trucks, Videos & Podcasts

As consumers expect faster, cheaper deliveries, companies are turning to AI to rethink how they move goods....

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Accessibility in transit bus automation: Scan of current practices and ongoing research

Posted on Aug 26, 2022 in Buses, Knowledge Center, Reports, Technology

As public sector agencies investigate the use of driving automation in transit bus applications, the accessibility of vehicles and...

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Responsible innovation in self-driving vehicles

Posted on Aug 19, 2022 in Knowledge Center, Reports

Self-driving vehicles have the potential to radically transform the UK’s roads. They offer the opportunity to deliver significant...

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Is Tesla falling behind in autonomous driving?

Posted on Aug 16, 2022 in Knowledge Center, Videos & Podcasts

Tesla (TSLA -0.89%) has been a leader in autonomous driving with its Autopilot software, which costs between $6,000 and $12,000 in new...

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Rethinking humans as a resource; ready or not, here come the delivery bots

Posted on Aug 9, 2022 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

Today’s podcast about the world of ten years from now is with the CEO of Starship Technologies, Alastair Westgarth. The company was...

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The promise and peril of one self driving truck company

Posted on Aug 4, 2022 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

Autonomous trucking company TuSimple has an ambitious goal: eliminate humans from behind the wheel and teach big rigs to drive themselves....

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Our new report examines the future of autonomous trucking

Posted on Aug 4, 2022 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Reports, Trucks

Autonomous trucks present a tremendous opportunity to improve the safety of our roads as well as alleviate growing strain across supply...

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