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Autonomous buses could follow DART’s Uber program

Posted on Jul 4, 2019 in Buses, News

(TNS) —  Dallas Area Rapid Transit has joined a national association of transit and transportation agencies to explore how autonomous...

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Car parts group Valeo announces 500 million euros of orders for its ‘Lidar’ sensors

Posted on Jul 4, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

PARIS – French car parts company Valeo has won 500 million euros ($564 million) worth of orders for its ‘Lidar’ car...

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China tech giant Baidu partners with Geely, Toyota in self-driving push

Posted on Jul 4, 2019 in Cars, News

BEIJING, July 4 (Reuters) – China’s top search engine operator Baidu Inc has joined hands with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and...

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BMW and Daimler to team up in push toward self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 4, 2019 in Cars, News

BMW and Mercedes-manufacturer Daimler announced a new partnership on Thursday to develop autonomous driving. Some 1,200 technicians from...

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Do passengers prefer autonomous vehicles driven like machines or like humans?

Posted on Jul 4, 2019 in Cars, News

Passenger and pedestrian confidence and acceptance will be key to the future and development of autonomous vehicles so researchers at WMG...

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UPDATE 1-Car parts group Valeo announces 500 mln euros of orders for its ‘Lidar’ sensors

Posted on Jul 4, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News, Technology

PARIS, July 4 (Reuters) – French car parts company Valeo has won 500 million euros ($564 million) worth of orders for its ‘Lidar’...

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Baidu’s autonomous cars have driven more than 1 million miles across 13 cities in China

Posted on Jul 3, 2019 in Cars, News

Today at Baidu’s annual Create AI developer conference in Beijing, the China-based search giant announced a slew of updates across its...

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Intel and the auto industry pen first safety rules for self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 2, 2019 in Cars, News

Intel and a team of automotive companies have teamed up to create new guidelines for autonomous vehicles. The intention of the “Safety...

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11 companies propose guiding principles for self-driving vehicles

Posted on Jul 2, 2019 in Cars, News

This morning, a coalition of 11 companies — Aptiv, Audi, Baidu, BMW, Continental, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Here, Infineon,...

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Waymo is now allowed to transport passengers in its self-driving vehicles on California roads

Posted on Jul 2, 2019 in Cars, News

Waymo,  Google’s  former self-driving venture that is now a business under Alphabet, has been given permission by California regulators to...

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GM faces hurdles with launch of robotaxi fleet

Posted on Jun 30, 2019 in Cars, News

Halfway through 2019, General Motors is running short on time to meet its goal of launching a large-scale fleet of robotaxis by the end of...

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The 2019 Chevy Silverado hints at future autonomous trucks in one specific way

Posted on Jun 29, 2019 in News, Trucks

Someday, a truck will be more like a rolling, portable workshop than something you actually drive. In many ways, trucks are already...

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Record Layoffs Loom In Shadow Of Industry Push For Electrification And Self-Driving

Posted on Jun 29, 2019 in Cars, News

Automakers are in a bind. Global car sales are slowing faster than they are able to reinvent themselves as transportation service...

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Argo AI and Waymo release automated driving data sets

Posted on Jun 27, 2019 in Cars, News

Until recently, the data collected by companies developing automated driving systems was a closely guarded secret. Automated vehicles...

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Former Anki engineers will steer Waymo’s self-driving trucks effort

Posted on Jun 27, 2019 in News, Trucks

More than a dozen engineers, who lost their jobs after consumer robotics startup Anki shut down in April, have found a new home. The 13...

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Waymo makes autonomous vehicles available to Lyft riders

Posted on Jun 27, 2019 in Cars, News

Waymo, a subsidiary of Google-parent Alphabet which is developing autonomous vehicles and related services, has officially expanded its...

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Aurora: The self-driving startup making big moves

Posted on Jun 27, 2019 in Cars, News

Currently, there are a number of of self-driving companies racing to make autonomous vehicles a reality. One to keep your eye on is...

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Here’s how Cruise’s autonomous cars navigate double-parked cars

Posted on Jun 27, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Cruise, the driverless car startup acquired by GM for $581 million in 2016, today detailed in a blog post how its fleet of over 180...

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SoftBank, Toyota’s self-driving car venture to add five more automakers: sources

Posted on Jun 27, 2019 in Cars, News

The self-driving car joint venture of SoftBank Corp and Toyota Motor will receive investment from a further five Japanese automakers, two...

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Power-Monitoring IC has built-in self-diagnostic function

Posted on Jun 26, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

ROHM recently announced the availability of a power supply monitoring integrated circuit (IC), the BD39040MUF-C, with built-in self-test...

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