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Faction raises $4.3M to deploy 3-wheeled EVs for driverless delivery

Posted on Jun 2, 2021 in Finance, News

Faction Technology founder and CEO Ain McKendrick didn’t have the $1 billion or the time that a typical automotive program might need to...

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Apple loses multiple top managers from self-driving car division

Posted on Jun 2, 2021 in Cars, News

Apple Inc. has lost multiple top managers of its self-driving car team in recent months, a sign of attrition at the division involved in...

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Local Motors partners with door2door for joint development of autonomous shuttle ridepooling and analytics software

Posted on Jun 2, 2021 in Buses, News, Technology

CHANDLER, Ariz., June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Local Motors, a leader in the design and manufacturing of autonomous vehicles,...

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kVA by UL and Stantec GenerationAV™ team up to advance global approach to autonomous vehicle safety

Posted on Jun 2, 2021 in News

NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — kVA by UL, a global leader in automotive safety standards, and Stantec GenerationAV™,...

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Self-driving coalition announces new board members Embark and Aurora

Posted on Jun 2, 2021 in News

WASHINGTON, June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Self-Driving Coalition – dedicated to working with lawmakers, regulators and the public...

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RTI joins the Teleoperation Consortium to collaboratively advance autonomous vehicle adoption

Posted on Jun 2, 2021 in News, Technology

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the largest software framework company for...

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Thales Alenia Space to assess feasibility of EGNSS integrity service

Posted on Jun 1, 2021 in News, Technology

Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has been selected by the European Commission for a new...

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BMW’S i4 sedan is the electric 4 Series you’ve been waiting for

Posted on Jun 1, 2021 in Cars, News

Months after revealing its first new electric vehicle in nearly a decade, the iX SUV, BMW is ready to pull back the curtain on its next...

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Cruise urges Biden to back autonomous vehicle deployment boost

Posted on Jun 1, 2021 in News

Cruise LLC, the autonomous vehicle (AV) company majority-owned by General Motors Co (GM.N), has urged President Joe Biden to back efforts...

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Volvo Group: Full speed ahead on autonomous transport solutions for ports

Posted on May 31, 2021 in News, Technology, Trucks

Volvo Autonomous Solutions, together with commercial partners, is now taking the next step towards autonomous transport solutions within...

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Beijing’s self-driving vehicle test mileage tops 3 mln km

Posted on May 29, 2021 in News

BEIJING, May 29 (Xinhua) — The safety test mileage of Beijing’s self-driving vehicles has exceeded 3 million km to date,...

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Plus sends self-driving truck down China’s Silk Road

Posted on May 28, 2021 in News, Technology, Trucks

Self-driving truck technology company Plus reported a heavy-duty truck equipped with its PlusDrive autonomous system completed a...

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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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