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Fernride CEO Hendrik Kramer shares the significance of the autonomous electric trucking company’s $50M raise

Posted on Sep 20, 2023 in Finance, Perspective

Today German autonomous electric trucking innovator Fernride announced a $19 million increase to its Series A funding, bringing the total...

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Why Robotaxis can make cities safer

Posted on Sep 20, 2023 in Perspective

In August, the California Public Utilities Commission voted to allow Cruise and Waymo — GM and Alphabet subsidiaries, respectively — to...

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Driverless Car Crashes Less Frequent, Cause Less Damage, Report

Posted on Sep 20, 2023 in News, Perspective

Waymo is using insurance data to demonstrate that its self-driving taxis are safer than human-driven vehicles. The company, owned by...

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‘The future of transportation’: NC A&T develops, launches trial of driverless electric shuttles

Posted on Sep 19, 2023 in News, Perspective

“It is exciting to live in an era where autonomy and artificial intelligence are changing our world,” said Ali Karimoddini, who led the...

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Autonomous vehicles are bad for humanity — on Shabbat or any other day

Posted on Sep 19, 2023 in Perspective

When I first became aware of these cars…I assumed they were driving around town to update Google Maps or something similar. As all San...

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Mining boss declares driverless trucks are ‘really reliable’

Posted on Sep 19, 2023 in Perspective

A resources executive announced autonomous heavy vehicles are highly dependable. Brandon Craig recently became very excited about fully...

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Engineering whistleblower explains why safe Full Self-Driving can’t ever happen

Posted on Sep 19, 2023 in Perspective

Pulled from the pages of science fiction, self-driving cars seem to be on the way to becoming real. Cruise and Waymo are expanding their...

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Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta: Reacting to Emergency Vehicles and Future Challenges

Posted on Sep 17, 2023 in News, Perspective

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta is an advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) that aims to pave the way for driverless vehicles. The...

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With self-driving cars, it’s the ethics we have to navigate

Posted on Sep 17, 2023 in Perspective

The decision to allow self-driving cars may usher in a new era of transportation, or it may prove to be a false dawn. Either way, the...

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Driver-assist, autonomous tech legalities ‘a hot mess’

Posted on Sep 15, 2023 in Perspective

Automakers and suppliers have spent tens of billions developing driver-assistance and autonomous-driving capabilities, but the legal...

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San Francisco’s Robotaxi Revolution, Explained

Posted on Sep 15, 2023 in Perspective

You may have seen Waymo’s sleek white Jaguar sedans or Cruise’s cutesy orange-and-white cars rolling around San Francisco with no driver...

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Autonomous cars, AI ethics and everyday life

Posted on Sep 14, 2023 in Perspective

California regulators’ decision to permit self-driving cars to accept paying customers in San Francisco may usher in a new era of...

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Tesla’s (Driverless) Route to Dominance?

Posted on Sep 13, 2023 in Perspective

In 2016, Elon Musk promised every Tesla (TSLA) shipped would “have the hardware needed for full self-driving capability at a safety level...

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Women in Supply Chain: ISEE’s Co-Founder, Debbie Yu, to Revolutionise Logistics with Autonomous Vehicles

Posted on Sep 13, 2023 in Perspective

It was 2017 when Debbie Yu, Yibiao Zhao and Chris Baker set out to build the first artificial intelligence (AI) solution designed to...

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One in five trucks in U.S. could be autonomous by 2034: Roland Berger

Posted on Sep 12, 2023 in Perspective

Global consulting firm Roland Berger believes that by 2034, 20-30% of trucks on American roads will be autonomous. But to get there, fleet...

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Self-driving car revolution is coming, but slowly

Posted on Sep 7, 2023 in Perspective

In Munich, where this week’s IAA motor show is taking place, an interactive street survey elicits an overwhelming “yes” when asking...

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Autonomous Driving Goes Into High Gear

Posted on Sep 7, 2023 in Perspective

Self-driving-car pioneer and Aurora CEO Chris Urmson insists driverless trucks won’t immediately put people out of jobs—even as he moves...

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Elon Musk demonstrates for 45 minutes how a Tesla drives autonomously

Posted on Sep 6, 2023 in News, Perspective

One of Tesla’s big promises is the FSD Beta, or Full Self Driving Beta. It’s a system that promises “totally autonomous driving” and...

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Self-driving delivery trucks could be sharing the roads with drivers very soon

Posted on Sep 5, 2023 in Perspective

Driverless trucks are more than just a fantasy on the drawing board. Research is going full bore on how to achieve that goal. As of today,...

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Here’s what people say they would need to feel safe with driverless cars on B.C. streets.

Posted on Sep 5, 2023 in Perspective

New research shows what people in B.C. say they would need to feel safe sharing the road with self-driving cars – and having a human...

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