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Germany, birthplace of the automobile, just gave the green light to robotaxis

Posted on May 28, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

Germany is set to become the world’s first major economy to legalize the commercial use of fully autonomous “robotaxis,”...

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FLIP. First fully autonomous vehicle by SberAutoTech

Posted on May 27, 2021 in Cars, News

MOSCOW, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — SberAutoTech, a Sber ecosystem company, has revealed a prototype of its own autonomous vehicle...

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3 things self-driving cars need to fix before anyone will buy them

Posted on May 27, 2021 in News

The University of Kent, Toulouse Business School, ESSCA School of Management, and ESADE Business School conducted research to detect how...

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Aurora expands autonomous trucking tests in Texas

Posted on May 27, 2021 in News, Trucks

Autonomous vehicle technology developer Aurora Innovation Inc. said it plans to expand testing throughout Texas as it works toward...

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Scania Growth Capital invests in sensors for autonomous vehicles

Posted on May 27, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

Scania’s corporate venture capital-fund announces investment of € 7,5 million in Scantinel to finance further growth in its specialist...

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Coventry firm to trial driverless shuttles today – alongside other traffic

Posted on May 26, 2021 in Buses, News

A Coventry company will achieve a UK first today, May 27, with trials beginning for their autonomous shuttles. Taking place in Cambridge,...

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Kodiak targets driverless trucks in 2023, partners with SK for Asian market

Posted on May 26, 2021 in News, Trucks

U.S. self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics Inc is looking into a joint venture with the holding firm of South Korean conglomerate SK...

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Study shows many motorists feel less safe with autonomous cars on the roads

Posted on May 26, 2021 in Cars, News

A joint study from the American Automobile Association (AAA) and Harvard has revealed how uncomfortable many drivers are about sharing the...

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Beep secures $20M Series-A investment from Intel Capital and Blue Lagoon Capital

Posted on May 26, 2021 in Finance, News

ORLANDO, Fla., May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Beep, a provider of multi-passenger, electric, autonomous mobility solutions, announced...

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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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New GNSS/INS positioning family for autonomy

Posted on May 25, 2021 in News, Technology

Hexagon | NovAtel has introduced the PIM222A, part of a new family of GNSS positioning products for autonomy. The PIM222A delivers precise...

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The founder of lidar maker Velodyne is going to war with his own SPAC

Posted on May 25, 2021 in News, Technology

David Hall, the founder of leading lidar manufacturer Velodyne, is going to war with the SPAC that acquired his company. In a letter, Hall...

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Hitachi Astemo develops rider comfort tech for autonomous driving

Posted on May 25, 2021 in News, Technology

Hitachi Astemo has developed Dynamics Planning, a highly precise vehicle trajectory planning technology for autonomous vehicles. The...

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JD.com, Meituan and Neolix to test autonomous deliveries on Beijing public roads

Posted on May 25, 2021 in Cars, News

People in a Beijing suburb will begin to see autonomous delivery mini-vans across their neighborhood, moving cautiously alongside human...

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Light detector adds awareness to autonomous vehicles

Posted on May 25, 2021 in News, Technology

Developed by engineers at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Virginia, the first-of-its-kind device promises to give...

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Katech builds digital replica of Daegu city for AV certification and policy development

Posted on May 25, 2021 in News, Technology

A high-fidelity virtual test platform has been developed by Korean research institute Katech to validate ADAS and autonomous driving...

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Elon Musk called lidar a ‘crutch,’ but now Tesla is reportedly testing Luminar’s laser sensors

Posted on May 24, 2021 in News, Technology

A Tesla Model Y was photographed in Florida sporting rooftop lidar sensors made by buzzy sensor manufacturer Luminar. The sighting caused...

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Germany takes step toward autonomous driving on public roads

Posted on May 23, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

German lawmakers agreed to allow some driver-less vehicles on public roads, a first step toward enabling autonomous driving in...

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Ford CEO says US needs to regulate automated driving systems

Posted on May 22, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

Detroit: The CEO of America’s second-largest auto company is calling for the federal government to set standards for fully or...

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Chinese startup Pony.ai can now test driverless vehicles in three California cities

Posted on May 22, 2021 in Cars, News

Chinese robotaxi startup Pony.ai has been given permission by California regulators to pilot its autonomous vehicles without a human...

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