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Audi and Disney are creating media for self-driving cars

Posted on Nov 28, 2018 in Cars, News

If and when fully autonomous cars hit the road in earnest, you’re going to have a lot of free time on your hands. Audi and Disney...

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Uber removed the second backup driver from its self-driving cars ahead of the crash that killed an Arizona pedestrian

Posted on Nov 27, 2018 in Cars, News

After one of the Uber’s self-driving test cars struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona in March, some employees blamed the safety...

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Demand for faster, cheaper deliveries is good news for autonomous vehicle makers

Posted on Nov 27, 2018 in Cars, News, Trucks

Bots, drones and driverless cars and trucks are going to explode on the scene in coming years as demand for speedy delivery of goods...

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Waymo taps former NTSB chair to oversee safety of self-driving ride-share fleet

Posted on Nov 27, 2018 in Cars, News

Waymo, the Alphabet subsidiary on the cusp of launching the first autonomous rideshare service in the U.S., has hired a former top safety...

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Volvo and Luminar demo advanced lidar tech that gives autonomous cars detailed view of pedestrian movements

Posted on Nov 27, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Volvo and and autonomous vehicle sensor company Luminar gave a glimpse into the future of autonomous cars at the Automobility LA trade...

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Waymo reportedly returns safety drivers to its autonomous cars

Posted on Nov 27, 2018 in Cars, News

Waymo is reportedly rolling out additional safety measures for its self-driving vehicle fleets, reintroducing safety drivers and...

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Country racing ahead in boosting autonomous driving development

Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Cars, News

China is speeding up its development of autonomous driving and is expected to become the leader in the technology, which is believed key...

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Denso acquires stake in Infineon

Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

According to Infineon, the two companies have been working together for a long time and now want to strengthen their cooperation....

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Growth in Hamilton: Drones and self-driving cars enter the sprawl-curbing conversation

Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Cars, News

If it’s possible to prepare Hamilton for flying cars, city planners will hear you out and not call you crazy.”We talk about it...

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GM plans to cut more than 14,000 jobs, close factories as downturn looms

Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Cars, News

First came the voluntary buyouts. Now, GM is ramping up its belt-tightening measures with cuts to factory and white-collar workers, plant...

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Volvo’s self-driving trucks will haul limestone from a mine

Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in News, Trucks

Sometimes, it’s the least glamorous uses of self-driving tech that can be the most important. Volvo has struck a deal that will have...

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Driverless cars on the streets of London’s Hounslow before 2019

Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Cars, News

Driverless cars are to hit the streets of Hounslow in London, England, before Christmas. Following successful trials in Oxford, England,...

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Mercedes S-Class cooperative concept previews a potential light signaling system for autonomous cars

Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Mercedes has big plans for autonomous vehicles but, like other automakers exploring the technology, they’re being faced with a question...

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How one insurer is prepping for a world of driverless cars

Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Cars, News

“There’s an image of a street in America from about 1898 and everyone is in horse-drawn carriages,” says Penny Searles, the chief...

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Huawei releases autonomous AI driving solution and demos cellular-connected cars

Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Though Huawei’s international business remains clouded by U.S. security allegations, the Chinese company is continuing to debut...

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West Midlands driverless cars project wins £19m boost

Posted on Nov 24, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

More roads in the West Midlands will be used to test driverless cars as part of a £19m grant. The money has come from the...

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Will the kids be all right in self-driving cars? A new report offers guidelines

Posted on Nov 23, 2018 in Cars, News

Autonomous test vehicles are being piloted on roads in nearly two dozen cities nationwide, but little attention has been given to the...

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Buses and taxis to lead UK self-driving public transport push

Posted on Nov 22, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News

The first driverless public transport services on the UK’s roads will be in action by 2021, the government has announced, led by an...

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First driverless Edinburgh to Fife bus trial announced

Posted on Nov 22, 2018 in Buses, News

Scotland’s first self-driving bus trial will run between Fife and Edinburgh next year. The pilot will include five autonomous single...

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Trump is tightening the screws on U.S. tech exports to China

Posted on Nov 21, 2018 in Cars, News

The Trump administration is proposing sweeping new limits on U.S. exports of advanced technologies to China in an effort to stop the...

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