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Cambridge startup teaches driverless cars to behave around cyclists, can deploy on any road now

Posted on Apr 12, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

“Cambridge is a great place to test [autonomous vehicles] because the roads are complex and difficult,” says the cofounder of driverless...

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Uber spent $457 million on self-driving and flying car R&D last year

Posted on Apr 12, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News

Uber spent $457 million last year on research and development of autonomous vehicles, flying cars (known as eVTOLs) and other “technology...

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ZF launches coPILOT system for next-gem ADAS

Posted on Apr 12, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

German auto parts supplier ZF on Friday announced the debut of ZF coPILOT, an intelligent advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) leading...

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Backer of Musical.ly, Grindr and Opera to invest $50M in self-driving startup Pony.ai

Posted on Apr 12, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News

A games publisher in China is following the path of its larger peer Tencent to back a wide spectrum of startups for financial gains....

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California to allow testing of light-duty self-driving trucks

Posted on Apr 12, 2019 in News, Policy & Regulation, Trucks

California would allow for the testing of light-duty autonomous trucks on public roads under a proposed rule announced Friday. The state’s...

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Affectiva raises $26 million to bring emotional intelligence AI to car safety systems

Posted on Apr 11, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News, Technology

Affectiva today announced the close of a $26 million funding round to advance its emotion and object detection AI for monitoring vehicle...

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Tesla launches Model 3 leases, will keep cars for autonomous Uber-like service after term

Posted on Apr 11, 2019 in Cars, News

Tesla announced today that it is launching a lease program for Model 3 and interestingly, it won’t let people buy the cars after the...

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Uber’s 250 autonomous cars have driven ‘millions’ of miles and transported ‘tens of thousands’ of passengers

Posted on Apr 11, 2019 in Cars, News

Hot on the heels of Lyft’s public market debut, Uber filed its S-1 today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, setting the...

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Iowa lawmakers advance basic AV legislation in Senate

Posted on Apr 11, 2019 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation, Trucks

Fully autonomous vehicles still may be years — if not decades — away, but some Iowa lawmakers are hoping to take a proactive approach to...

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Baidu dominates Chinese autonomous driving tests

Posted on Apr 10, 2019 in Cars, News

Eight tech companies in China’s capital city of Beijing have logged a total of 95,442.6 miles (153,600 kilometers) in their autonomous...

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This futuristic autonomous bus aims to conquer snowy, icy roads — Future Blink

Posted on Apr 10, 2019 in Buses, Knowledge Center, News, Videos & Podcasts

MUJI and Finnish autonomous driving company Sensible 4 have combined efforts to create a self-driving robot bus that can conquer all road...

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Frequency of Tesla Autopilot crashes up, human error down in Q1 2019

Posted on Apr 10, 2019 in Cars, News

Tesla has updated its quarterly safety report to include fleet-wide accident data from the first quarter of 2019. The report, which is...

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“Autonomy” documentary provides evidence that self-driving vehicles will make our lives better

Posted on Apr 10, 2019 in Cars, News

When you think of driving, do you conjure up a psychologically satisfying experience? Do you feel nostalgia for the cars of your youth,...

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Manufacturers push robot trucks while claiming drivers have a future

Posted on Apr 10, 2019 in News, Trucks

Autonomous trucks present a giant conundrum for the trucking industry. The big truck companies have to show they are speeding development...

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Looking for hands on wheel of autonomous vehicle regulation

Posted on Apr 10, 2019 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

The auto industry is running headlong into a future where the driving experience will morph into a riding experience as autonomous...

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Reuters hosts Newsmaker with Raquel Urtasun, Uber’s Chief Scientist & Head of Advanced Technology Group, Toronto

Posted on Apr 10, 2019 in Cars, News, Perspective

On Monday, Reuters hosted a Newsmaker event in New York with Raquel Urtasun, Uber’s Chief Scientist & Head of Advanced Technology...

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Covestro sees new automotive opportunities as cars evolve

Posted on Apr 9, 2019 in Cars, News, Perspective

With the car undergoing some of the biggest changes in its 130-year history, companies such as materials maker Covestro hope to capitalize...

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Ontario company 1 of 13 suppliers to win a PACE Award for tech innovations

Posted on Apr 9, 2019 in Cars, News

New technologies that made vehicles smarter, more flexible and easier to build earned 13 suppliers, including Exco Engineering of...

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This is a rare chance to buy the #1 self-driving car stock for practically nothing

Posted on Apr 9, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News

Are you invested in self-driving cars yet? If not, I hope you’ll read this article carefully. I’ll show you a unique opportunity to invest...

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Hyundai denies it has partnered with China’s Tencent for autonomous tech

Posted on Apr 9, 2019 in Cars, News

Hyundai has denied reports that it has partnered with Chinese technology firm Tencent to develop self-driving vehicle software, but admits...

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