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Oxbotica raises $47M to deploy its autonomous vehicle software in industrial applications

Posted on Jan 5, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

While the world continues to await the arrival of safe, reliable and cost-effective self-driving cars, one of the pioneers in the world of...

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Micro mirror gives autonomous vehicles vision upgrade

Posted on Jan 5, 2021 in News, Technology

Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Society have developed a new type of microscanner mirror that integrates with LiDAR to provide...

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Teledyne is buying FLIR to create a super-sized sensor shop with thermal and laser vision

Posted on Jan 4, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

Industrial sensor giant Teledyne will acquire FLIR, an Oregon-based company that makes thermal-imaging and night vision technology, the...

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Lidar startup Aeva raises another $200M ahead of its debut as a public company

Posted on Jan 4, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

Aeva, the lidar company started by two former Apple engineers, has raised an additional $200 million in private investment from Hong Kong...

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Tesla’s China rival Xpeng to use lidar sensors from DJI affiliate Livox

Posted on Jan 4, 2021 in News, Technology

The battle is heating up between Tesla and its Chinese challenger Xpeng as the latter makes clearer its stance on the future of autonomous...

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Toyota files for car wash judgement patent for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Dec 31, 2020 in News, Technology

On Christmas Eve, the United States Patent and Trademark Office released a patent application from Toyota for something called a “car wash...

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Elon Musk promises 3 free months of Tesla’s ‘self-driving’ software for vehicles delivered in the final 3 days of 2020

Posted on Dec 30, 2020 in News, Technology

Newly minted Tesla owners who receive their vehicles this week, before 2020 is over, will get a surprise holiday bonus: three free months...

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Great Wall Motor to realize Level 3 autonomous driving with full-car redundancy in 2021

Posted on Dec 30, 2020 in News, Technology

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- On December 30, Great Wall Motor (GWM) announced it will achieve the Level 3 autonomous driving function with...

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StradVision appoints new Head of Sales in Japan

Posted on Dec 28, 2020 in News, Technology

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — StradVision, a leading innovator in AI-based camera perception software for...

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Apple car not coming before 2025-2027 at earliest, says analyst Ming-Chi Kuo

Posted on Dec 28, 2020 in Cars, News, Perspective

San Francisco: Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has claimed that the launch of Apple Car is unlikely to happen until 2025-2027....

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Nuro can now operate and charge for autonomous delivery services in California

Posted on Dec 24, 2020 in Cars, News

Autonomous delivery startup Nuro  is allowed to launch commercial driverless services on public roads in California — the first company to...

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Chinese robocar maker plans hunt for fresh capital in new year

Posted on Dec 23, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News, Trucks

(Bloomberg) — Beijing Idriverplus Technology Co. plans a fresh fundraising round in the new year and may eye an initial public...

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Driverless tech firm extends crowdfunding campaign

Posted on Dec 23, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

A Birmingham company which is developing driverless vehicle technology has extended its crowdfunding campaign. Conigital has so far raised...

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Volkswagen CEO is ‘looking forward’ to Apple’s upcoming self-driving car

Posted on Dec 23, 2020 in Cars, News

Volkswagon’s CEO, Herbert Diess, posted on LinkedIn that he welcomes Apple’s Project Titan as a competitor in the autonomous...

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Nuro acquires self-driving truck startup Ike

Posted on Dec 23, 2020 in Cars, News, Trucks

Driverless truck company Ike today announced that it’s been acquired by Nuro, the autonomous delivery vehicle startup, for an undisclosed...

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Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide raises $200 mln from bus maker Yutong

Posted on Dec 22, 2020 in Buses, Finance, News

BEIJING: WeRide, a Chinese startup developing autonomous vehicles, said on Wednesday it had raised $200 million from Yutong Group, the...

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Baidu Apollo given green light to carry out road test of autonomous cars in Nanjing

Posted on Dec 22, 2020 in Cars, News

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Baidu Apollo received five Level 4 autonomous driving testing licenses from Nanjing municipal government on Dec. 21,...

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Chery teams up with Huawei to develop smart cars

Posted on Dec 22, 2020 in News, Technology

On December 16, Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. (Chery) and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei) concluded an all-round framework agreement...

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CES 2021: Smart 4D image radar to debut for self-driving cars

Posted on Dec 22, 2020 in News, Technology

Smart Radar System Inc. is poised to introduce an upgraded version of its sub-1° 4D image radar technology designed to work with...

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Apple inches toward record after report on autonomous car plans

Posted on Dec 22, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News

Apple Inc. rose on Tuesday, with the stock returning to near-record levels after Reuters reported that the company plans to build a...

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