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evolvAD project concludes after 16,000 miles of autonomous driving

Posted on Mar 12, 2025 in News

The UK’s most rigorous autonomous driving (AD) research project – evolvAD – has been completed by a consortium of five...

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Self-driving car company uses Las Vegas infrastructure to make cars drive like humans

Posted on Mar 11, 2025 in Knowledge Center, News, Videos & Podcasts

Drive along the Las Vegas Strip and you’re bound to see self-driving cars of various shapes and sizes. One of them, Motional, has been...

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Waymo is now offering 24/7 robotaxi rides in Silicon Valley

Posted on Mar 11, 2025 in News

The company is operating in a 27 square-mile service area that includes Mountain View, Palo Alto, Los Altos, and parts of Sunnyvale....

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First demo test in Italy for Karsan Autonomous e-Atak, in Bolzano

Posted on Mar 11, 2025 in News

Karsan‘s e-Atak self-driving bus has been the protagonist of a road test, or rather track test, in an event organised with public...

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ZF to test Level 4 autonomous system in Germany

Posted on Mar 11, 2025 in News

ZF has received authorisation from the regulatory agency KBA to test a Level 4 system for autonomous driving on public roads throughout...

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Rivian launches hands-free driving and a new ‘Rally Mode,’ but that’s not all

Posted on Mar 11, 2025 in News, Technology

Rivian introduced a few cool new features in its latest software update, including hands-free driving through its new ADAS, Enhanced...

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Jeep® Spotted Testing Advanced STLA AutoDrive Technology

Posted on Mar 10, 2025 in News

Stellantis Pushes Forward With Next-Gen Autonomous Driving Tech...

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Grab’s Bold Drive: How Autonomous Vehicles Are Shaping Southeast Asia’s Future

Posted on Mar 10, 2025 in News

Grab is partnering with Autonomous A2Z, Motional, WeRide, and Zelos to integrate autonomous vehicles (AVs) into Southeast Asia’s...

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Nissan unveils advanced driverless technology

Posted on Mar 10, 2025 in News

For the first time in Japan, a test vehicle with no driver in the car has navigated a public road in a complex urban environment. Nissan...

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Elon Musk’s Tesla faces major setback as UK prevents self-driving tech from launching​

Posted on Mar 9, 2025 in Knowledge Center, News, Videos & Podcasts

UK officials have blocked Tesla’s full self-driving software rollout, severely limiting its functionality in the UK and across...

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Here’s How VW Is Testing Its Autonomous ID. Buzz

Posted on Mar 7, 2025 in Knowledge Center, News, Videos & Podcasts

VW evaluates the ID. Buzz autonomous prototype in Norway in winter conditions, to test the resilience of its sensors in snow and low...

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Fleet of Amazon-backed self-driving taxis will soon hit the Las Vegas streets with public rides

Posted on Mar 7, 2025 in News

A new fleet of self-driving taxis is ready to hit the streets this year, rolling out first in Las Vegas....

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Hyundai Motor teams up with Avride to offer robotaxi services in Dallas

Posted on Mar 6, 2025 in News

Hyundai Motor is ramping up its autonomous driving capabilities in the United States, partnering with Texas-based startup Avride to...

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Detroit’s Teleoperated EV Carshare Pilot

Posted on Mar 5, 2025 in News

Sway Mobility and Mapless AI have launched the Corktown Carshare pilot in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood, introducing a groundbreaking...

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Self-driving trucks start running on all domestic highways

Posted on Mar 5, 2025 in News

Long-distance self-driving trucks on March 5 began running on 44 highway routes across the country....

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Uber launches Waymo self-driving service in Austin

Posted on Mar 5, 2025 in News

Uber launched autonomous vehicle service in Austin on Tuesday, offering riders the option to be matched with a self-driving Waymo car....

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JTA tests self-driving vans along Bay Street

Posted on Mar 5, 2025 in News

You may not have noticed it, but a driverless electric van is now motoring down Bay Street in Downtown Jacksonville....

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€1bn for driverless cars in Europe’s €50bn automotive plan

Posted on Mar 5, 2025 in Finance, News

The European Commission has proposed a €50bn action plan for the automotive industry that includes €1.8bn for battery manufacturing and...

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Bot Auto Plans Driver-Out Autonomous Trucking Pilot in 2025

Posted on Mar 5, 2025 in News

Autonomous trucking startup Bot Auto announced that it intends to begin its first driver-out commercial freight operations this year with...

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Automated driving: Geely follows suit with G-Pilot assistance system

Posted on Mar 4, 2025 in News, Technology

Geely has presented its G-Pilot driver assistance technology, which will soon be available in all of the Group’s models. The new...

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