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PAVE coalition campaigns for AV awareness and public safety

Posted on Feb 3, 2019 in Cars, News

How do autonomous cars make real-time decisions on the road? Can self-driving units be used in locations that frequently experience rainy...

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Autonomous vehicles could cause gridlock by trying to avoid parking fees

Posted on Feb 3, 2019 in Cars, News

There are plenty of documented problems with autonomous cars, from road safety issues to worries about job losses. But a new study raises...

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Standards drawn up for safe use of fully autonomous vehicles

Posted on Feb 1, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News

A set of standards to make fully autonomous vehicles safe to use here has been created, spelling out expectations such as how fast such...

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Quantum sensors could revolutionise navigation and communications in unmanned and autonomous vehicles

Posted on Feb 1, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

UQ researchers are working with the Australian Defence Force (ADF), NASA, Orica Ltd and Brisbane’s Skyborne Technologies to develop the...

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Self-driving cars could make city congestion a whole lot worse

Posted on Feb 1, 2019 in Cars, News

If you think traffic in cities is bad now, just wait until autonomous vehicles arrive, cruising around to avoid paying pricey parking...

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ACEINNA launches INS1000, the industry’s most accurate system for guiding autonomous vehicles, drones, robots, agricultural and construction machinery

Posted on Jan 31, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

ACEINNA today announced its new INS1000 state-of-the-art, high performance dual band RTK INS (Real-Time Kinematic Inertial Navigation...

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Why autonomous cars put suppliers in awkward position

Posted on Jan 31, 2019 in Cars, News

Intensifying demand for solutions that will make autonomous vehicles a reality has put suppliers such as ZF Friedrichshafen in an awkward...

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Singapore’s driverless vehicle ambitions reach next milestone with new national standards

Posted on Jan 31, 2019 in Buses, News

Singapore’s ambition to be at the vanguard of those deploying autonomous vehicles (AVs) got a shot in the arm on Thursday (Jan 31), after...

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An autonomous truck developer pats itself on the back

Posted on Jan 31, 2019 in News, Trucks

Embark, the autonomous truck startup, has released what it calls the Embark 2018 Disengagement Report. This is not a public breakup...

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Toyota’s Tri-Ad division wants open source maps to guide the self-driving cars of tomorrow

Posted on Jan 31, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

If Toyota has its way, the maps guiding your future autonomous vehicle won’t be delivered through Google, Apple, Baidu, or TomTom, but via...

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Elon Musk said Tesla vehicles will likely drive without human assistance by the end of 2019

Posted on Jan 30, 2019 in Cars, News

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that he expects Tesla vehicles to be able to safely drive themselves without human assistance by the...

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Avinew raises $5 million for car insurance that rewards you for using autonomous safety features

Posted on Jan 30, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News

As the deployment of autonomous vehicles ramps up globally, all sorts of prickly regulatory questions are cropping up. Which parties...

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Amazon is hauling cargo in self-driving trucks developed by Embark

Posted on Jan 30, 2019 in News, Trucks

Amazon is using self-driving trucks developed by Embark to haul some cargo on the I-10 interstate highway, CNBC has learned. The trucks...

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Self-driving truck startup Embark releases performance data

Posted on Jan 30, 2019 in News, Trucks

Self-driving truck startup Embark has issued a voluntary report on the performance of its automated trucks, providing a more detailed look...

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Coursera and the University of Toronto roll out autonomous cars specialization

Posted on Jan 30, 2019 in Cars, News

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) students partial to machine learning, buckle up: The University of Toronto wants to inculcate you with...

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Aceinna launches INS1000 for guiding autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jan 30, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

Aceinna is offering the INS1000 high-performance dual-band real-time kinematic inertial navigation system (RTK INS) with built-in inertial...

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A second Apple self-driving car engineer is accused of stealing trade secrets

Posted on Jan 30, 2019 in Cars, News

The FBI has accused a second Apple employee of attempting to steal trade secrets from the company regarding its secretive self-driving car...

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Bosch sees ‘huge’ market for electric, self-driving vehicle services

Posted on Jan 30, 2019 in Cars, News

Robert Bosch announced a push into parking, charging and maintenance services for electric and self-driving vehicles as it posted flat...

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Waymo met with more than 12 carmakers in 2016 on driverless tech

Posted on Jan 30, 2019 in Cars, News

Waymo met with more than 12 carmakers including Volvo in 2016 as the Alphabet Inc. unit sought manufacturing partners for its autonomous...

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Argo AI acquires permit to test autonomous vehicles in California

Posted on Jan 30, 2019 in Cars, News

Argo AI, the self-driving car startup that burst onto the scene in 2017 with $1 billion in backing from Ford, has obtained a permit to...

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