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FAW-Jiefang-backed Zhito Technology receives hundred of millions RMB in first investment round

Posted on Nov 15, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

Beijing (Gasgoo)- Zhito Technology, the FAW Jiefang-backed commercial vehicle autonomous driving startup, has completed a...

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Hyundai Mobis to assist driving in a narrow street with its new automated urban driving system

Posted on Nov 15, 2021 in News, Technology

SEOUL, South Korea , Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Drivers no longer have to worry about passing a narrow street or facing a car...

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Apple adds more drivers to its autonomous car fleet; number of cars remains at 69

Posted on Nov 15, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

After cutting its California self-driving test fleet to 54 in May, Apple has been consistently expanding the number of drivers as months...

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Honda puts its autonomous vehicle tech to work at construction site

Posted on Nov 15, 2021 in News, Technology

Honda and the engineering and construction firm Black & Veatch have tested a prototype of Honda’s autonomous work vehicle at a...

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Buick teases smart pod autonomous electric concept

Posted on Nov 13, 2021 in News, Technology

Buick will unveil an autonomous and electric vehicle concept called the Smart Pod at the Guangzhou Auto Show on November 19. We don’t know...

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Tomorrow Mobility will showcase new disruptive and sustainable urban vehicles

Posted on Nov 12, 2021 in News, Technology

BARCELONA, Nov. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — How will we get around the cities of the future? Which forms of transportation will redefine...

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North Carolina legalizes driverless delivery vehicles

Posted on Nov 12, 2021 in News, Policy & Regulation

(TNS) — North Carolinians may someday have pizzas or groceries delivered to their homes or businesses by driverless vehicles, under a bill...

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Luminar surges on plan to supply laser sensors for Nvidia’s self-driving car platform

Posted on Nov 11, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

Laser lidar startup Luminar, founded and led by the youngest self-made billionaire tracked by Forbes, will supply its sensors to Nvidia...

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Motional’s robotaxis will be fully driverless in Las Vegas by 2023

Posted on Nov 11, 2021 in Cars, News, Technology

Motional, the autonomous vehicle company that is a $4 billion joint venture between Hyundai and Aptiv, announced the city in which it...

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Applied Intuition raises $175 million for automotive software tools

Posted on Nov 11, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

Applied Intuition Inc., which makes software development tools for automotive engineers, has raised $175 million as automakers pile more...

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26-year-old CEO takes his autonomous truck company public in $5 billion deal

Posted on Nov 11, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

When Alex Rodrigues started his company Embark Trucks Inc., he couldn’t rent a car without age restrictions. Now 26, Rodrigues becomes one...

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2022 WM Motors M7 EV has hardware for Level 5 self-driving

Posted on Nov 11, 2021 in News, Technology

WM Motor, also known as Weltmeister, may sound German, but it’s actually a Chinese electric vehicle startup founded in 2018. The...

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Chinese self-driving startup QCraft enters into partnership with Nvidia, aiming to commercialize and mass produce Level 4 robobuses and robotaxis

Posted on Nov 11, 2021 in News, Technology

QCraft, a Chinese startup co-founded by four former engineers of Google’s driverless car project Waymo, announced on Wednesday that the...

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Metrolinx introduces new autonomous electric shuttle in Whitby, Canada

Posted on Nov 10, 2021 in Buses, News

In summer 2021, Metrolinx partnered with several agencies to begin testing an autonomous vehicle (AV) that was set to operate within...

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Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics raises $125M

Posted on Nov 10, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

Kodiak Robotics, one of the last privately held autonomous truck outfits in Silicon Valley, has raised $125 million in new capital,...

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Self-driving truck startup Plus, Hennessy Capital pull merger on regulatory uncertainty

Posted on Nov 9, 2021 in Finance, News, Trucks

Nov 8 (Reuters) – Self-driving truck startup Plus and blank-check company Hennessy Capital Investment Corp V (HCIC.O) have called...

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Michigan State University introduces electric autonomous bus through collaboration with state, Karsan and ADASTEC

Posted on Nov 9, 2021 in Buses, News

Michigan State University introduced an electric autonomous bus that will serve students, staff and faculty beginning early 2022 as part...

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Toyota arm to spend $30 million studying human interactions with mobility, autonomous vehicles

Posted on Nov 9, 2021 in Finance, News, Technology

Toyota says it will spend at least $30 million over the next five years, through its Collaborative Safety Research Center, studying how to...

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Nvidia’s next-generation self-driving toolkit is available for 2024 vehicle models

Posted on Nov 9, 2021 in News, Technology

Automakers, suppliers and startups aiming to roll out automated driving features, robotaxis and self-driving trucks are a little closer to...

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Torc Robotics collaborates with Applied Intuition to accelerate development and validation of autonomous trucks

Posted on Nov 9, 2021 in News, Technology, Trucks

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Torc Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG and a leader in...

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