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Drivers overestimating safety tech capabilities: AAA

Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Cars, News

Four out of 10 Americans overestimate the capabilities of semi-automated driving systems based on their names, which indicates a lack of...

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Waymo’s CEO just highlighted 2 key opportunities for its driverless-vehicle tech

Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

In just a couple of months, Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) driverless-vehicle company, Waymo, will launch its first...

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Here’s which self-driving test cars crash most frequently

Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Cars, News

According to a report compiled by Allianz Global Assistance, only 52 percent of Americans say they’re confident that autonomous driving...

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Legends Dario Franchitti & Allan McNish boost California technology company in race to deploy autonomous vehicles

Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Cars, News

California-based COAST Autonomous, a self-driving technology company, has recruited Allan McNish and fellow Scottish motor racing legend...

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GM’s self-driving unit Cruise is expanding to Seattle

Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Cars, News

Cruise, the self-driving company acquired by GM in 2016, is expanding to Seattle as it seeks more engineering talent to develop its...

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AEye raises $40M to build autonomous car sensor that sees better than humans

Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

AEye is a computer vision start-up that believes everyone else is doing solid-state LiDar wrong. Current LiDar systems are mechanical,...

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Most GCC transport firms see driverless trucks by 2028

Posted on Nov 18, 2018 in News, Trucks

More than three quarters (82 percent) of GCC transport companies expect autonomous trucks to become a viable option on the roads within...

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What’s happening with Apple’s mysterious car project?

Posted on Nov 17, 2018 in Cars, News

Over the past several years, rumors have spread that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is working on a secret car initiative called Project Titan that...

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Volkswagen to spend €44 bln by 2023 to develop electric, self-driving vehicles

Posted on Nov 17, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

The Volkswagen Group said that it will spend almost 44 billion euros on e-mobility, autonomous driving, new mobility services and...

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Fisker failed. But now the EV pioneer is ready for an epic redo

Posted on Nov 17, 2018 in Buses, News

You might think Henrik Fisker’s best days are behind him, but he’ll tell you he’s just getting started. The 55-year old designer and...

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KT Corp. tests driverless bus at Incheon Int’l Airport

Posted on Nov 16, 2018 in Buses, News

KT Corp. (KRX: 030200; NYSE: KT), South Korea’s largest telecommunications company, successfully tested a self-driving bus at the...

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Ford’s future includes self-driving deliveries and taxi services

Posted on Nov 16, 2018 in Cars, News

CEO of Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC Sherif Marakby has posted a detailed overview of the automaker’s self-driving strategy, perhaps...

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Columbus begins testing self-driving shuttle

Posted on Nov 16, 2018 in Buses, News

Ohio’s first self-driving shuttles hit the streets in downtown Columbus in mid-November, kicking off the first phase of a project designed...

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Olli shuttles into Chandler with new driverless cars

Posted on Nov 15, 2018 in Cars, News

It’s hard to believe now, but once upon a time, the general public was terrified of automobiles. In fact, marketing campaigns wouldn’t...

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Ford plans a self-driving service—but tech problems still loom

Posted on Nov 15, 2018 in Cars, News

The automobile industry’s future looks a bit rough thanks to a decline in auto sales and sign-ups for driver’s licenses. So, Ford is...

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Perrone Robotics, Virginia’s JAUNT to launch autonomous shuttle

Posted on Nov 15, 2018 in Buses, News

Albemarle County, Perrone Robotics Inc., and JAUNT Inc. announced a Letter of Intent to enter into a partnership to develop, test, and...

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Russia’s Yandex offers driverless rides and passengers say ‘Da!’

Posted on Nov 15, 2018 in Cars, News

Russsian Internet giant Yandex is offering robotaxi rides that are not only self-driving, but there is no driver behind the wheel at all....

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Continental and EasyMile are making self-driving vehicles for Singapore roads – here’s what it’s like inside

Posted on Nov 15, 2018 in Buses, News, Technology

The future where self-driving vehicles roam the roads is coming at us full-speed. German automotive manufacturing company Continental...

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AdaSky raises $20 million to build far-infrared sensor for autonomous cars

Posted on Nov 15, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

In October 2017, two-year-old Israeli startup AdaSky emerged from stealth with what it claimed was the first far-infrared (FIR) thermal...

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Apex.AI raises $15.5 million for autonomous-vehicle software

Posted on Nov 15, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

Apex.AI is emerging out of stealth today with quite the claim — an operating system for autonomous vehicles that will never fail. Founded...

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