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I rode in a Waymo self-driving taxi with no driver and it was a smooth and safe ride, despite my initial fears

Posted on Apr 27, 2023 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Autonomous driving company Waymo — formerly known as the Google self-driving car project — has launched a fleet of vehicles in Phoenix and...

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A reporter’s trip in a driverless car named Peaches was a delight until it got confused and stopped in the middle of the street

Posted on Apr 26, 2023 in Cars, Perspective

I won’t forget the first time I took a ride in a car without anyone sitting in the driver’s seat. It happened one night last September...

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Self-driving trucks struggle to deliver

Posted on Apr 26, 2023 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Several startups working on self-driving trucks — viewed by many as an easier challenge than autonomous passenger cars — have stalled in...

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S&P Dow Jones Indices to calculate The Road to Autonomy Index tracking autonomous vehicles and logistics

Posted on Apr 25, 2023 in Markets, Perspective, Technology

NEW YORK, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Road to Autonomy®, a leading source of data, insight and commentary on autonomous...

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The do’s and don’ts for sharing the roads with driverless cars

Posted on Apr 25, 2023 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

The rest of us can learn from San Francisco residents about what it’s like to share the roads with driverless test cars. General Motors’...

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China’s DriveGPT is here. Time to play catch-up

Posted on Apr 25, 2023 in Perspective, Technology

China’s artificial intelligence-powered autonomous-vehicle market is showing serious promise. So, of course, Elon Musk wants a piece of...

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Einride’s self-driving goal is medium-haul electric trucks, not long haul. Here’s why.

Posted on Apr 25, 2023 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Many companies are looking to make self-driving trucks. There’s a huge driver shortage, and it can do a lot to improve the economics and...

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How TuSimple’s autonomous driving tech works

Posted on Apr 25, 2023 in Perspective, Technology

Amazon Web Services’ latest episode of ‘“Now Go Build” provided a deep dive into autonomous trucking technology. Amazon’s Werner...

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Innovation in autonomous vehicles: Leading companies in V2V distance control for the automotive industry

Posted on Apr 25, 2023 in Perspective, Technology

The automotive industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by the need to enhance driving experience, safety,...

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How Aurora is navigating the bumpy road to commercial self-driving trucks

Posted on Apr 25, 2023 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Amid economic uncertainty, tight capital markets, wary investors and consolidation in the nascent autonomous vehicle industry, Aurora...

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How does autonomous driving work?

Posted on Apr 22, 2023 in Perspective, Technology

Self-driving cars are quickly becoming a reality. This technology is set to revolutionize the way we travel and move goods around the...

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Cruise says its autonomous vehicles can save thousands of lives. But Americans still don’t trust driverless cars

Posted on Apr 21, 2023 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Every year, roughly 40,000 people die from car accidents in the U.S., making them a “leading” cause of death in the country, according to...

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AV in the trenches: What will it really take to get automated trucks on the road?

Posted on Apr 20, 2023 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

So far, 2023 has been head-spinning if you’re an automated vehicles nerd. Let’s consider where we were a few months ago compared to now,...

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Using AI in autonomous vehicles: Ethical implications

Posted on Apr 19, 2023 in Perspective, Technology

In the upcoming years, autonomous vehicles have the potential to revolutionize the transportation sector by enhancing accessibility for...

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Self-driving investment crash: 58% drop in autonomous vehicle dollars

Posted on Apr 19, 2023 in Finance, Perspective

The self-driving vehicle has crashed. Not the car itself, although that happens, but certainly the investment craze that enveloped the...

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Chinese EV giant BYD says self-driving tech is more valuable for factories than cars

Posted on Apr 18, 2023 in Perspective, Technology

SHANGHAI — Fully autonomous driving is “basically impossible” and the technology would be better applied to manufacturing, according to...

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China’s autonomous driving companies mull to build smarter cars

Posted on Apr 18, 2023 in Infrastructure, Perspective, Technology

Baidu, a Chinese technology with strong internet foundations, recently released a series of new products covering intelligent driving,...

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Restaffing the self-driving space: Moving past traditional recruitment

Posted on Apr 17, 2023 in Perspective, Technology

Self-driving cars were science fiction a few years ago, but most technologically advanced nations now have autonomous automobiles—making...

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Keyboards and autonomous cars

Posted on Apr 16, 2023 in Perspective, Technology

Technology has evolved to the point where we put a man on the Moon, we have autonomous cars and AI capable of understanding human language...

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What is the future for car insurance in the era of autonomous vehicles?

Posted on Apr 14, 2023 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

The Highway Code was updated last year with the first rules for operating self-driving vehicles on UK roads. The additions to the Code set...

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