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May Mobility launches its autonomous vehicle at Toyota factory in Fukuoka, Japan

Posted on Dec 4, 2024 in News

May Mobility, an autonomous driving (AD) technology company, today announced the launch of a corporate autonomous vehicle (AV) service...

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Gov’t to allow trial-based autonomous highway freight transport, expand self-driving test zones

Posted on Dec 2, 2024 in News

Long-distance freight transport using autonomous vehicles will begin trial operations on highways as part of an initiative to promote...

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Flanders set to welcome ‘robotaxis’ by 2026

Posted on Dec 2, 2024 in News

Licenses to operate self-driving shuttles and taxis are to be available by July 2026, as part of the Flemish Government’s mobility...

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Lotus Chooses AWS as Its Preferred Cloud Provider to Advance Connected and Automated Vehicles

Posted on Dec 2, 2024 in News

Leading intelligent and luxury mobility provider uses AWS to power its intelligent driving platform, innovate new connected vehicle...

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Baidu’s Apollo autonomous vehicles granted licence to test in Hong Kong

Posted on Nov 30, 2024 in News

China’s Baidu has received a licence to test autonomous vehicles with its Apollo Go robotaxi service in Hong Kong as it expands its...

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Brussels Airport Trials New Electric Self-Driving Shuttle

Posted on Nov 29, 2024 in News

Brussels Airport has revealed that it will be introducing a self-driving, electric shuttle bus to its facility as it trials this new...

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Hamburg borough of Harburg drives forward with autonomous shuttles

Posted on Nov 28, 2024 in News

In the German port city of Hamburg, the public transport provider Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein (VHH), IAV and eVersum are developing...

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Czechia Is Getting Ready for Driverless Cars

Posted on Nov 27, 2024 in News

Starting in 2026, the Czech Republic will implement a ‘conditional automation’ system, allowing drivers to use autopilot in certain...

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Pony AI set for Nasdaq debut at $4.55B valuation

Posted on Nov 27, 2024 in Finance, Markets, News

Chinese autonomous driving technology company Pony AI will start trading on the Nasdaq on Wednesday at an offering price of $13 per share,...

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BMW Group eyes roll out of automated driving for new vehicles following successful pilot

Posted on Nov 26, 2024 in News

BMW Group is looking to roll out autonomous driving technology to transport new vehicles from the production line to the finishing area,...

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Self-driving cars are on their way to southeast Ohio

Posted on Nov 26, 2024 in News, Perspective

A team of researchers from Ohio University endeavored to find out. They just wrapped up a four-year-long collaborative project with...

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Bot Auto demonstrates hub-to-hub autonomous trucks

Posted on Nov 25, 2024 in News

Bot Auto, an autonomous vehicle (AV) technology company, has successfully completed hub-to-hub (H2H) driverless truck demonstrations....

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Imagry moves to make buses autonomous without mapping

Posted on Nov 25, 2024 in News, Technology

Imagry said its “HD-mapless driving” software stack enables vehicles to react to dynamic contexts and situations more like human drivers....

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Baidu to start trial operations of Apollo Go robotaxis in HK as soon as year-end, report says

Posted on Nov 25, 2024 in News

Baidu is reportedly planning to begin trial operations of its robotaxi service Apollo Go in Hong Kong soon, after offering the service in...

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Baidu’s Low-Cost Robotaxi Could Pose Threat to US Auto Manufacturers

Posted on Nov 23, 2024 in News, Perspective

Apollo Go, Baidu’s robotaxi division, has launched its latest model, the RT6, in multiple cities across China, priced under $30,000. The...

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WeRide GXR: The autonomous vehicle which comes closest to a UK style black taxi

Posted on Nov 22, 2024 in News

WeRide, a pioneering company in the autonomous driving space, has just unveiled its latest model: the GXR Robotaxi....

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Tesla brings ‘Actually Smart Summon’ to Europe and Middle East where FSD is limited

Posted on Nov 22, 2024 in News

Tesla announced that ‘Actually Smart Summon,’ its autonomous driving feature that enables moving its vehicles without anyone inside over...

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May Mobility expands autonomous driver-out vehicle operations to second U.S. city

Posted on Nov 20, 2024 in News

May Mobility announced today its second driverless operation in the U.S., the next step toward expanding autonomous driver-out vehicle...

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TIER IV launches Minibus 2.0 autonomous EV

Posted on Nov 19, 2024 in News

TIER IV, the pioneering force behind the world’s first open-source software for autonomous driving, is excited to announce the...

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Hamburg sets area for autonomous ridepooling trial

Posted on Nov 19, 2024 in News

From mid-2025, participants in the ALIKE project will gradually initiate trial operations for autonomous on-demand ridepooling in the...

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