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Tesla patents technology for more accurate GPS positioning

Posted on Dec 9, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

With the advent of self-driving vehicles, GPS accuracy is becoming increasingly important and Tesla believes that it developed a...

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Waymo’s self-driving launch, and more this week in cars

Posted on Dec 9, 2018 in Cars, News

Baby steps. This week the WIRED Transportation team highlighted, as usual, a few exciting developments in self-driving cars. The Senate is...

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Driverless cars stall in Congress as trial lawyers drop support

Posted on Dec 7, 2018 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

A group representing trial lawyers is opposing legislation on self-driving vehicles after backing one section of the bill earlier this...

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Almost two-thirds of industry leaders have confidence in autonomous vehicles

Posted on Dec 7, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News

New research from the Smart Mobility Living Lab: London (SMLL) has found that almost two-thirds (65 per cent) of senior industry leaders...

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Los Angeles Dui lawyer launches driverless vehicle legislation campaign to curb drinking and driving

Posted on Dec 6, 2018 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

The Los Angeles DUI Lawyer firm announced this Thursday at their L.A. headquarters the launch of a state-wide campaign that aims to bring...

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LeddarTech adds Pierce, Poulin to leadership team

Posted on Dec 6, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Trucks

Lidar developer LeddarTech Inc. has added two senior executives to its leadership team. Adrian Pierce was appointed the vice president of...

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DENSO invests nearly $100 million in startups to advance mobility

Posted on Dec 6, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

DENSO, the world’s second largest mobility supplier, has invested nearly $100 million over a four-year period in startup companies around...

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Digital Trends Live: Self-driving cars, ocean exploration, and holiday shopping

Posted on Dec 6, 2018 in Cars, News

Wednesday’s episode of Digital Trends Live saw the launch of Waymo’s self-driving car service, a project to explore the deepest points of...

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An app for operating a self-driving car

Posted on Dec 6, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) and IT Engineering, a Korean electric vehicle producer, have jointly...

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Samsung to build 5G and V2X networks for autonomous car tests at South Korea’s K-City

Posted on Dec 6, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Samsung is collaborating with the Korea Transportation Safety Authority (KOTSA) to develop mobile network infrastructure for autonomous...

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company to unveil ‘fully road legal autonomous transport cars’

Posted on Dec 6, 2018 in Cars, News

Elon Musk’s Boring Company has slightly delayed the launch of its first tunnel, but Musk said that it will also include the unveiling of...

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Ford CEO denies allegations of GM-eclipsing layoff plans

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Cars, News

On Wednesday, Ford CEO Jim Hackett contested a claim that the automaker plans widespread layoffs in a restructuring whose extent is...

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Uber’s self-driving cars are set to return in a downsized test

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Cars, News

Eight months after one of Uber’s self-driving cars struck and killed a pedestrian, the ride-hailing company is close to putting its...

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Driverless buses to roll out in Providence, R.I., in 2019

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Buses, News

Driverless buses are set to hit Providence streets next spring offering free rides between downtown Providence and the Olneyville Square...

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Waymo launches nation’s first commercial self-driving taxi service in Arizona

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Cars, News

On the chilly October day the New York City subway opened in 1904, the marvel of engineering and grit was greeted with horns, steam sirens...

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Rhode Island DOT taps May Mobility for autonomous transit pilot

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Buses, News

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has awarded a contract to May Mobility to pilot an automated vehicle service. May...

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Bosch and Veniam ensure seamless vehicle-to-everything connectivity

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

What is true for people is also true for cars: communication works best with a common language and a good connection. To enable connected...

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Uber will soon put its self-driving cars back on the road, months after one got into a fatal crash

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Cars, News

Uber Technologies is close to putting its self-driving cars back on the road in a downsized test that it had suspended after a car hit and...

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Welcome To ‘Waymo One’ world: Google Moon Shot begins self-driving service—with humans at the wheel for now

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Cars, News

Waymo, the Alphabet Inc. unit that started out as the Google Self-Driving Car Project, begins operating today in metro Phoenix as the...

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Ohio’s first self-driving shuttle service begins on December 10th

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Buses, News

Ohio wants to be a haven for self-driving cars, and it’s already acting on those plans… if slowly. Smart Columbus and...

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