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Xpeng P7 launches in China: Now the longest range Chinese-built EV available

Posted on Apr 27, 2020 in Cars, News

Xpeng Motors officially launched the P7 sports sedan in China today. The P7 is now open for order in China, with 3 versions and 8 possible...

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VW admits Tesla’s lead in software and self-driving in internal leak

Posted on Apr 27, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Volkswagen CEO Hebert Diess has admitted that Tesla has a significant lead when it comes to software and its use in its self-driving...

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Tesla’s latest Autopilot feature is slowing down for green lights, too

Posted on Apr 27, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Washington, DC (CNN Business)Tesla has said its latest version of Autopilot, its autonomous driving software, is able to stop at traffic...

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Geely to deploy low-orbit satellites in 2nd half

Posted on Apr 27, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group will launch two low-orbit satellites in the second half of the year to provide high-precision positioning...

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How Cornell disguised drivers to gauge the public’s reaction to autonomous vehicles

Posted on Apr 25, 2020 in Cars, News

You’ve probably seen videos of pranks where people camouflage themselves as a car seat and drive around scaring people, but you...

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Tesla achieved the accuracy of Lidar with its advanced computer vision tech

Posted on Apr 24, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Tesla’s progress with artificial intelligence and neural nets has propelled its Autopilot and Full Self Driving solutions to the front of...

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Velodyne Lidar signs agreement with TLD for TractEasy tractor fleet

Posted on Apr 24, 2020 in News, Technology

The US-based lidar technology company Velodyne Lidar, Inc. has announced a three-year agreement with TLD, a global leader in ground...

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Self-driving taxis open to public in China’s Changsha

Posted on Apr 23, 2020 in Cars, News

(ECNS)– A batch of self-driving taxis has entered public use in Changsha, Hunan Province....

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Tesla drops a bunch of new Autopilot data, 3 billion miles and more

Posted on Apr 22, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Tesla’s head of AI, Andrej Karpathy, released a bunch of new data about Autopilot and its features in a new presentation. Unlike most...

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Einride will now develop human-driven trucks as part of transition to full autonomy

Posted on Apr 22, 2020 in News, Trucks

Sweden’s Einride, which is building driverless electric trucks that can also be controlled remotely, will begin developing a more...

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Nuro is using delivery robots to help health care workers fighting COVID-19

Posted on Apr 22, 2020 in Cars, News

Nuro, the autonomous vehicle startup founded by two ex-Google engineers, is using its small fleet of road-legal delivery robots to...

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Sensible 4 begins testing self-driving vehicle fleet in Finland

Posted on Apr 22, 2020 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology

A fleet of self-driving vehicles are now operating in Helsinki, Finland, in what autonomous driving software developer Sensible 4...

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Savannah law firm explores liability in a future of driverless cars

Posted on Apr 21, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation

GA based The Brown Firm – Savannah recently updated their blog to include more information on the legal aspects of driverless cars...

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Voyage gets the green light to bring robotaxi service to California’s public roads

Posted on Apr 21, 2020 in Cars, News

Voyage has cleared a regulatory hurdle that will allow the company to expand its self-driving service from the private roads of a...

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Linking self-driving cars to traffic signals might help pedestrians give them the green light

Posted on Apr 21, 2020 in Cars, News, Perspective

THE BIG IDEA Automated vehicles don’t have human operators to communicate their driving intentions to pedestrians at intersections. My...

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China pushes forward with autonomous driving standards

Posted on Apr 20, 2020 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

Framework for low-level driverless vehicles a major task this year, says MIIT China is expected to complete the formulation of a framework...

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Autonomous-driving startupPony.ai takes on last-mile delivery

Posted on Apr 17, 2020 in Cars, News

With autonomous-vehicle companies parked by Covid-19, Pony.ai has teamed up with Los Angeles-based e-commerce site Yamibuy to deliver...

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Lidar-on-a-chip holds promise for low-cost autonomous driving systems — new Stanford research

Posted on Apr 17, 2020 in News, Technology

Lidar, shorthand for “light detection and ranging,” is conceptually the same as radar except it uses light instead of radio waves to “see”...

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The Xpeng Motors P7 sedan with NVIDIA’s AI-powered DRIVE AGX hardware goes on sale in China this month

Posted on Apr 17, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Chinese electric vehicle startupXpeng Motors, announced this week that its latest vehicle the P7 smart electric sports sedan will...

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Downsides of self-driving cars could swamp benefits if D.C. region fails to act, study says

Posted on Apr 17, 2020 in Cars, News

Widespread use of self-driving cars in coming decades will increase congestion and pollution in the Washington region if governments don’t...

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