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Dubai crown prince issues resolution to regulate autonomous vehicle testing

Posted on Apr 24, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has issued a new resolution to regulate autonomous vehicle testing in Dubai. The...

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Self-driving cars get the greenlight under new Utah law

Posted on Apr 24, 2019 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

A newly minted Utah law has given self-driving cars a greenlight throughout the state. House Bill 101, signed into law by Gov. Gary...

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Apple & Cornell offer alternatives to lidar for autonomous cars

Posted on Apr 24, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Lidar is a technology similar to radar that uses light instead of radio waves to gather information about the surrounding environment....

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Intel lays off dozens from autonomous vehicle program, acquires LiDAR startup

Posted on Apr 24, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Intel confirmed the layoffs to The Information, characterizing the strategy as a “realignment of resources” designed to...

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It’s Elon Musk vs. everyone else in the race for fully driverless cars

Posted on Apr 24, 2019 in Cars, News

At Tesla’s “Autonomy Day” event for investors on Monday, Elon Musk was full of trash talk for his competitors and their technology....

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This self-driving startup wants to do more than just deliver groceries to your doorstep

Posted on Apr 24, 2019 in Cars, News

Self-driving cars are still a relatively new concept that’s being tested, but one startup, AutoX, is thinking ahead and looking for...

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U. of Nevada, Reno, Filament partner for autonomous vehicle project

Posted on Apr 23, 2019 in Cars, News

Filament, provider of comprehensive enterprise blockchain solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), is working with the University of...

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Waymo will build its self-driving vehicle fleet in Detroit

Posted on Apr 23, 2019 in Cars, News

Waymo will build its autonomous vehicles in Detroit. CEO John Krafcik wrote Tuesday in a Medium post that the company will repurpose an...

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Tesla vaunts creation of ‘the best chip in the world’ for self-driving

Posted on Apr 22, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

At its “Autonomy Day” today, Tesla detailed the new custom chip that will be running the self-driving software in its vehicles. Elon Musk...

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China site tests autonomous cars in highway conditions

Posted on Apr 22, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

China is building its first site to test autonomous cars under highway conditions amid a global shift toward technologically advanced and...

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These two companies are making autonomous cars safer on the road

Posted on Apr 22, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

At the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2019, Nvidia announced they would bring artificial intelligence-powered (AI) Level 2+...

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Here are Elon Musk’s wildest predictions about Tesla’s self-driving cars

Posted on Apr 22, 2019 in Cars, News

Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a series of bold predictions today about the ability for his company’s cars to completely drive themselves. And...

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Kroger and Nuro launch driverless grocery deliveries in Houston

Posted on Apr 20, 2019 in Cars, News

Nuro is on a hot streak this year, as it transitions from self-driving pilot programs to integration with existing businesses. Earlier...

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Uber’s self-driving cars are still a ‘science experiment,’ report says

Posted on Apr 20, 2019 in Cars, News

Uber’s self-driving cars still aren’t very reliable, apparently. Business Insider reports that Uber’s self-driving tech...

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GM’s Cruise is preparing for a self-driving future in the cloud

Posted on Apr 20, 2019 in Cars, News

According to marketing firm ABI, as many as 8 million driverless cars will be added to the road in 2025. Meanwhile, Research and Markets...

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Mighty suspenseful: Musk reveals Tesla full self-driving tech on Monday. Brace yourself

Posted on Apr 19, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

There’s been a lot of suspense permeating the news lately. For example, in anticipation of the now released Mueller Report, the...

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Pony.ai tests robo-taxi program on its employees, promises self-driving trucks next

Posted on Apr 19, 2019 in Cars, News

Guangzhou, China-based self-driving startup Pony.ai is joining an exclusive club of companies that have launched autonomous ride-hailing...

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Uber’s self-driving car unit raises $1B from Toyota, Denso and Vision Fund ahead of spin-out

Posted on Apr 19, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News

Uber has confirmed it will spin out its self-driving car business after the unit closed $1 billion in funding from Toyota, auto-parts...

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With driverless cars running late, a startup tries remote-control trucks

Posted on Apr 18, 2019 in Cars, News, Trucks

For four days in February, Ben Shukman showed up to his office at Phantom Auto in Mountain View, California, sat down in front of a bank...

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Kia HabaNiro concept is a spicy, self-driving EV that’s confused about its own existence

Posted on Apr 17, 2019 in Cars, News

As the makers of the Soul and Stinger, Kia has never been one to shy away from bold model names. This becomes especially apparent in the...

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