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NHTSA: Tesla Model 3 gets five-star safety rating in all categories

Posted on Sep 20, 2018 in Cars, News

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released its crash test results for the Tesla Model 3, awarding the...

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UK transport industry should change investment approach, says report

Posted on Sep 20, 2018 in Cars, News

A new report has detailed how emerging innovations, like autonomous cars and open data, should be the focus of the transport industry’s...

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I-5 in Washington, Oregon best route to deploy self-driving semis, report says

Posted on Sep 20, 2018 in News, Trucks

Of all the freeways in the United States, the most productive corridor for self-driving trucks appears to be Interstate 5 through...

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Siemens thermal simulation solution addresses autonomous electric vehicle design challenges

Posted on Sep 20, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Siemens today introduced a new Simcenter™ software solution for design-centric thermal simulation of Autonomous Electric Vehicles (AEVs) –...

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Detroit gets share of $5.25M to give residents voice in self-driving

Posted on Sep 20, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

Detroit will share in a $5.25 million project to help cities tap into the self-driving car revolution. The Motor City, along with Long...

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Transportation workers form coalition to stop driverless buses in Ohio

Posted on Sep 20, 2018 in Buses, News

The Transport Workers Union of America announced the formation of a statewide coalition to prevent the use of autonomous buses in Ohio,...

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China allocates 11 more roads for self-driving car tests to speed up development

Posted on Sep 20, 2018 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

China’s capital city has designated 11 more roads for self-driving vehicle testing, state news agency Xinhua said on 19 September, to try...

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Consumers are confused by the terms ‘connected’ and ‘autonomous’, research reveals

Posted on Sep 19, 2018 in Cars, News

Almost half of the surveyed adults did not understand the definitions of ‘Connected’ or ‘Autonomous’, and three in five of British...

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This is the weirdest driverless vehicle you’ve ever seen

Posted on Sep 19, 2018 in Cars, News

It looks scary and weird, and is designed to come knocking at your door. French carmaker Renault SA unveiled on Wednesday the EZ-Pro, an...

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Alibaba will build its own AI chip to support self-driving cars

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

Chinese internet giant Alibaba is doubling down on its chip manufacturing with a dedicated subsidiary, co-founder and chairman Jack Ma...

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Michigan startup May Mobility to deploy self-driving shuttles in Columbus, Ohio

Posted on Sep 19, 2018 in Buses, News

Michigan startup May Mobility today announced that it has been chosen by the state of Ohio to begin testing a self-driving shuttle service...

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ZF plans $14 billion autonomous vehicle push, concept van

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

German auto supplier ZF Friedrichshafen said it is developing its own self-driving vehicle technology in the latest sign of how technology...

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WABCO sets its sights on pioneering development of its autonomous driving open platform technology or ADOPT, with qualified technology partners

Posted on Sep 18, 2018 in Buses, News, Technology, Trucks

WABCO Holdings Inc. WBC, +3.22% (www.wabco-auto.com), the leading global supplier of braking control systems and other advanced...

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Renault, Daimler to showcase self-driving tech

Posted on Sep 18, 2018 in Cars, News, Trucks

The future of vehicles will be electrified, autonomous and connected — but trucks and vans might get there before passenger cars....

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Chrysler schedules Portal electric minivan for 2020 production

Posted on Sep 18, 2018 in Cars, News

Chrysler took a fairly bold step into the future when it brought the Pacifica Hybrid minivan to market, the first plug-in minivan even...

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Daimler hints at Cascadia improvements with new Actros truck

Posted on Sep 18, 2018 in News, Trucks

Foreshadowing expected improvements to its Freightliner Cascadia heavy-duty truck, Daimler Trucks unveiled massive updates to the...

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Parts of a ‘virtual’ border wall, built with the tech behind driverless cars

Posted on Sep 18, 2018 in Cars, News

In this tiny town at the edge of South Texas brush country, a black steel fence runs along the Mexican border. About 15 feet high and...

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Continental is growing with state-of-the-art product portfolio in the commercial vehicle business

Posted on Sep 18, 2018 in Cars, News, Trucks

At the 67th IAA Commercial Vehicles in Hanover, the technology company Continental will be presenting digital technologies for the safe,...

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Tesla’s fully self-driving cross-country road trip to ‘probably’ happen with version 10 ‘alpha build’, says Elon Musk

Posted on Sep 18, 2018 in Cars, News

Tesla has been talking about demonstrating the full capabilities of its second generation Autopilot system with a fully self-driving...

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Knight Foundation devotes $5.25 million to studying last-mile autonomous car service

Posted on Sep 18, 2018 in Cars, News

Autonomous car technology is progressing at a rapid clip. Google spinoff Waymo’s fleet has racked up more than 8 million real-world miles,...

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