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UConn to study self-driving cars with new full-sized simulator

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

The most expensive car in Storrs may just be a once-totaled Ford Fusion. A Michigan technology company rebuilt the 2014 midsize sedan into...

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Singapore hub to pioneer supply chain technologies

Posted on Jul 20, 2018 in News, Technology

Transportation and logistics company Toll Group has opened its ‘Toll City’ hub at a cost $166 million after investing in new technologies...

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SoftBank-backed Mapbox targets ride-hailing, self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 20, 2018 in Cars, News

Mapbox Inc., backed by SoftBank Group Corp., says it has a role to play in Masayoshi Son’s vision for ride-hailing and autonomous cars....

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Navya extends offering period of its IPO

Posted on Jul 20, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Finance, News

Announced on Friday offering period of international offering will be extended by two trading days, being until July 23, 2018 at 1.00 p.m....

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Local group takes initial steps to plan for driverless cars

Posted on Jul 20, 2018 in Cars, News

Driverless vehicles buzzing down Franklin Avenue toward Waco City Hall, hauling freight on Interstate 35 or linking tourists to Magnolia...

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Waymo’s self-driving cars log 1 million miles on public roads in a month

Posted on Jul 20, 2018 in Cars, News

Waymo, the Alphabet self-driving car company that was spun out of Google, is picking up speed. The company’s autonomous vehicles just...

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A Safety-First OS for Voyage’s Driverless Technology

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

Voyage has selected Renovo’s AWare as the platform for developing our autonomous driving technology....

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METRO seeks public input, eyes autonomous buses as part of regional transit plan

Posted on Jul 19, 2018 in Buses, News

The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County is seeking public input on its ongoing long-term regional transit plan, according to a...

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Ford tests self-driving research vehicle to deliver food, goods and the future

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

Ford’s new “Transit Connect self-driving research vehicle” features three lockers: one on the passenger side and two in...

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The University of Florida develops new transportation technology ‘I-STREET’

Posted on Jul 19, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

Florida and the University of Florida are leaders in driverless vehicle research, and UF Transportation Institute Director Lily...

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Rolls-Royce the latest company to join race for flying cars

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

Autonomous vehicles have only just begun to navigate our streets and already the world’s innovators are setting their sights on the...

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Green light for Electric Vehicles Bill in Parliament

Posted on Jul 19, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Policy & Regulation, Trucks

The Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill will give the government new powers to kick-start the rollout of EV chargers and ensure motorway...

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Despite laying off its operators, Uber says autonomous vehicles will resume local testing

Posted on Jul 19, 2018 in Cars, News

Despite laying off 100 self-driving car operators last week, Uber said it still plans to have its autonomous vehicles back on...

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Robot truck upstart embark hauls in $30 million to take on Waymo and Uber

Posted on Jul 19, 2018 in Finance, News, Trucks

Silicon Valley VC firm Sequoia Capital leads a $30 million Series B round for the San Francisco-based company, boosting total funding to...

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Trump’s next tariffs could cost U.S. in race for self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 19, 2018 in Cars, News, Trucks

Mark White, president of Shape, a Michigan-based auto industry supplier, does not want to move his research into “smart” bumpers for...

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Pioneering automation: Volvo demonstrates autonomous bus

Posted on Jul 18, 2018 in Buses, News, Technology

Starting on June 15 and throughout the Volvo Ocean Race competition in Gothenburg, Sweden, the pioneering autonomous Volvo bus will be...

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Car makers target Didi with autonomous alliance

Posted on Jul 18, 2018 in Cars, News

Three major car manufacturers in China – FAW Group, Chongqing Changan Automobile and Dongfeng Motor – established a joint venture to...

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Autonomous taxi test to start in Tokyo, eyeing launch in 2020

Posted on Jul 18, 2018 in Cars, News

Tests on public roads of an autonomous taxi carrying passengers will be held in central Tokyo for nearly two weeks from late August with...

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State task force to steer driverless cars

Posted on Jul 18, 2018 in Cars, News

The task force on Tuesday began planning for a future in which driverless vehicles using artificial intelligence to navigate become common...

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Self-driving car startup Zoox is raising $500 million at a $3.2 billion valuation

Posted on Jul 18, 2018 in Cars, Finance, News

Zoox, a once-secretive self-driving car startup, is closing a $500 million raise at a $3.2 billion post-money valuation, Bloomberg...

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