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Autonomous bus trial a success at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport

Posted on Feb 15, 2021 in Buses, News

BYD completed a 10-day trial operation of an autonomous driving bus earlier this month at Tokyo Haneda Airport. BYD partnered with All...

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Ford sells stake in Velodyne, a maker of autonomous-car sensors

Posted on Feb 15, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

Ford Motor Co. has sold off its stake in Velodyne Lidar Inc., a leading maker of sensors being used in the development of self-driving...

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Apple approached Nissan to work on autonomous car project

Posted on Feb 15, 2021 in Cars, News

Apple approached Japan’s Nissan in recent months about a tie-up for its secretive autonomous car project, but talks are no longer active,...

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Help Arlington name its new self-driving vehicle service

Posted on Feb 12, 2021 in Buses, News

Arlington is calling for the community’s help to name the city’s new fleet of self-driving vehicles. In March, five autonomous shuttles...

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JRC, ENISA report examines cybersecurity challenges in uptake of AI in autonomous driving

Posted on Feb 12, 2021 in News, Technology

A new report by the EC’s Joint Research Center (JRC) and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) examines cybersecurity risks...

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Ford-backed autonomous driving developer Argo AI conducts pilot to study how traffic can flow more efficiently using AI

Posted on Feb 12, 2021 in News, Technology

Driving in densely populated urban areas is often frustrating for motorists, as city drivers must contend with other vehicles, bicyclists...

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VW, Microsoft extend collaboration to self-driving car software

Posted on Feb 11, 2021 in News, Technology

(Bloomberg) — Volkswagen AG and Microsoft Corp. are expanding their cooperation involving the U.S. software giant’s cloud technology...

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Appen to deliver high-quality training data and quality assurance services for autonomous vehicle manufacturers

Posted on Feb 11, 2021 in News, Technology

Appen Limited, the leading provider of high-quality training data for organizations that build effective AI systems at scale, today...

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Toyota outlines e-Palette AV plans for Japan

Posted on Feb 11, 2021 in Buses, News

Toyota today outlined plans for its innovative e-Palette autonomous electric vehicles to provide practical on-demand transport services...

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Volvo aims to ease the queasiness of riding in self-driving vehicles

Posted on Feb 10, 2021 in News, Technology

Volvo is testing new audio technology that aims to prevent what experts say could be an unfortunate side effect of self-driving cars:...

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Plus raises $200 million to develop its autonomous truck platform

Posted on Feb 10, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

Plus, a startup developing autonomous truck technology, today announced it has completed a $200 million series B round led by new...

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Velodyne Lidar signs five-year sales agreement with ThorDrive

Posted on Feb 10, 2021 in News, Technology

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced a five-year sales agreement to provide Ultra Puck™ sensors to ThorDrive, an autonomous technology...

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Nissan signals interest in ‘Apple Car’ following Hyundai exit

Posted on Feb 10, 2021 in Cars, News

Japanese automaker Nissan on Tuesday suggested it would be interested in partnering with Apple on the production of a so-called...

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California robocar disengagement reports reveal tidbits about Tesla, AutoX, Apple, others

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in Cars, News

Every year, companies testing self-driving cars in California are required to report to the state DMV details on all the cars they have...

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Aurora strikes deal with Toyota, Denso to develop, test self-driving Sienna minivans

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

Aurora has reached a deal with Toyota and auto-parts supplier Denso to develop and test vehicles equipped with the self-driving startup’s...

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BlackBerry’s QNX Black Channel Communications to be used in Motional’s driverless platform

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in News, Technology

WATERLOO, ON, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced its QNX® Black Channel...

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Bestmile partners with Perrone Robotics to provide fleet orchestration for autonomous fleets

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in News, Technology

LAUSANNE, Switzerland and SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Bestmile, the leading Fleet Orchestration Platform that...

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Kratos Defense robotic self-driving unmanned truck customer portfolio expands as deployments are increasing in the United States and worldwide

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in News, Trucks

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a leading National...

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Swift Navigation raises $50 million Series C round to accelerate consumer adoption of automotive safety and precise navigation applications across the globe

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based tech firm redefining GNSS (Global Navigation...

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Oxbotica and bp complete autonomous vehicle trial at refinery

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

bp has successfully completed an autonomous vehicle trial at its Lingen refinery in Germany, working with Oxbotica, a global leader in...

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