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Gatik’s self-driving box trucks to shuttle groceries for Loblaw in Canada

Posted on Nov 23, 2020 in News, Trucks

Gatik, the autonomous vehicle startup focused on the “middle mile,” is already using its self-driving box trucks to deliver customer...

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PSTA launches self-driving shuttle in St. Petersburg

Posted on Nov 23, 2020 in Buses, News

AVA, a fare-free, all-electric autonomous vehicle, will start cruising Bayshore Drive in downtown St. Petersburg this week....

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RTA’s forum discusses legal structure of transport on autonomous vehicles

Posted on Nov 23, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has held a forum to discuss “The Legal Structure of Transport on Autonomous Vehicles. Scores of...

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KFC rolls out self-driving food trucks in China and it’s sort of wild

Posted on Nov 23, 2020 in Cars, News

Some experts believe the self-driving cars are in for a boom, thanks to how the coronavirus pandemic has started to reshape how we...

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Mobileye taps Luminar to supply lidar for its robotaxi fleet

Posted on Nov 21, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Luminar, the buzzy sensor startup that is on the verge of becoming a publicly traded company, locked in a supplier deal to furnish Intel...

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Drivers are too trusting of partially autonomous vehicles claims IIHS report

Posted on Nov 21, 2020 in News, Technology

Despite what some automakers and companies may have you believe, fully autonomous vehicles are not on sale yet. There is no such thing as...

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Robotaxi companies get the green light to charge for rides in California

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 in Cars, News

Companies that launch robotaxi services in California will be able to charge for and offer shared driverless rides as long as they can...

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US safety agency seeks input on autonomous vehicle rules

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

DETROIT – The U.S. government’s road safety agency is asking for public comment on how it should regulate safe deployment of...

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Robot truck startup TuSimple said to raise $350 million in biggest funding round to date

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 in Finance, News, Trucks

TuSimple, a startup that’s developing self-driving technology for heavy-duty trucks, has raised about $350 million in a Series E round...

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Xpeng Motors announces its next-gen 5G-powered autonomous driving architecture

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Electric vehicle startup Xpeng Motors is emerging as a strong competitor to Tesla in China with its advanced battery-powered vehicles. In...

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Uber looks to partner with other self-driving companies -CEO

Posted on Nov 19, 2020 in Cars, News

(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc’s UBER.N self-driving unit is looking to partner with other companies working on autonomous...

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Regular use of self-driving cars at least a decade away: MIT report

Posted on Nov 19, 2020 in Knowledge Center, News, Reports

Over the last three years, a team appointed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was working on a project to create a...

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Tesla to release new Full Self-Driving Beta update w/ ‘fundamental improvements,’ wider release could be coming soon

Posted on Nov 19, 2020 in News, Technology

CEO Elon Musk announced Tesla is set to release a new Full Self-Driving Beta update with “fundamental improvements” and new functionality...

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Velodyne Lidar announces multi-year sales agreement with Local Motors

Posted on Nov 19, 2020 in Buses, News, Technology

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR) today announced a multi-year sales agreement with Local Motors, a leading digital vehicle manufacturer...

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Autonomous a2z raises US$1.9M in seed round for autonomous driving solution

Posted on Nov 19, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Autonomous a2z, a member company of Born2Global Centre and Sejong Technopark, has...

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GM ups electric and autonomous vehicle spending to $27 billion through 2025

Posted on Nov 19, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

General Motors  said it will spend $27 billion over the next five years on the development of electric vehicles and automated technology,...

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‘Follow the Vehicle’: ŠKODA AUTO and the VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava collaborate on automated car convoy project

Posted on Nov 19, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

ŠKODA AUTO and the VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava are collaborating on new technologies for assistance systems as part of their...

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U.S. regulator votes to shift some auto safety spectrum to Wi-Fi use

Posted on Nov 18, 2020 in News, Technology

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 5-0 on Wednesday to split a key spectrum block set aside for auto...

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UK electric-van startup Arrival to go public in U.S. at $5.4 billion valuation

Posted on Nov 18, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News

LONDON — British electric-van startup Arrival, which is backed by Hyundai and BlackRock, has agreed to merge with CIIG Merger to get...

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BlackBerry (BB) QNX software to boost Plus’self driving trucks

Posted on Nov 18, 2020 in News, Technology, Trucks

BlackBerry Limited BB recently announced that it has collaborated with a self-driving truck technology provider, Plus, to integrate its...

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