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When autonomous cars teach themselves to drive better than humans

Posted on May 3, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Whether or not autonomous vehicles are able to develop the kind of dynamic, adaptive, common-sense reasoning that humans are able to...

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In a year of major shifts, the self-driving car market is consolidating

Posted on May 2, 2021 in Perspective

News broke this week that Woven Planet, a Toyota subsidiary, will acquire Level 5, Lyft’s self-driving unit, for $550 million. The...

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Chinese tech giants Huawei, DJI jump on to the lidar bandwagon as they eye huge potential in self-driving cars

Posted on May 2, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Lidar sensors, a critical technology for self-driving cars, has emerged as the new battleground for Chinese tech firms. At the forefront...

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The race to build self-driving trucks has four horses and three jockeys

Posted on May 1, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

Over the last five years, as it’s become clear that self-driving cars will take longer than expected to arrive on most American streets,...

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Gnarly skateboarders trying dangerously to hitch a ride on self-driving cars

Posted on May 1, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The skateboarder was eyeing a self-driving car and decided that it might be quite rad to try and hitch a ride....

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Hyperdrive Daily: The self-driving car race hardly matters

Posted on Apr 30, 2021 in Perspective

When Guidehouse Insights sent me its annual study on the leaders in self-driving, I wondered how the report would rank a field that...

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“It’s a matter of a year or two”: Innoviz outlines autonomous vehicle roadmap

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

Each year, giants like Elon Musk try to prepare the public for when we will see the widespread deployment of autonomous vehicles on city...

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Waymo’s new CEOs say self-driving unit eyes outside funding

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Finance, News, Perspective

Waymo, the prized self-driving arm of Alphabet Inc., is looking to nab further outside investment and make acquisitions of its own, the...

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Self-driving cars to conveniently haul fancy stores to your doorstep for your shopping delight

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

You look out the window of your home and see what appears to be a fancy store parked temporarily outside in front of your house. Say what?...

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Baidu launches robotaxi service in outer Beijing. How ‘fully driverless’ is it vs. AutoX?

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Baidu BIDU -1.6%, the leading search engine in China, has launched a robotaxi service in Shougang Park – an industrial park on the...

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AA President raises concerns over government’s announcement for self-driving vehicles

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

Yesterday, the government announced that self-driving vehicles could be on UK streets by the end of this year. However, the AA say it’s...

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Zoox CEO on the future of EVs and autonomous vehicles

Posted on Apr 27, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

Aicha Evans, CEO of Zoox discusses the newest technologies and innovations in mobility, EVs and self-driving vehicles with Bloomberg’s Ed...

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How to build maps for self-driving cars (end-to-end)

Posted on Apr 27, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

The ability to get from one place to another, anywhere in the country, is one of the most remarkable gifts of our modern technology. Maps...

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Introducing NPM: Designed to shape the future of mobility

Posted on Apr 26, 2021 in Buses, Perspective

As with any developing technology, much of the innovation which prompts advancement in driverless capability comes from different sources....

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Getting cities ready for driverless vehicles

Posted on Apr 26, 2021 in Infrastructure, Perspective

Driverless mobility will fundamentally change the way both people and goods move around cities. City governments face important challenges...

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Amid Tesla crash concerns Waymo’s new co-CEOs say no shortcuts to safe autonomy

Posted on Apr 25, 2021 in Perspective

Waymo’s new co-CEOs Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov say Alphabet’s self-driving powerhouse is sticking to a safety-conscious roadmap to...

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Waymo’s leadership shift spotlights self-driving car challenges

Posted on Apr 24, 2021 in Perspective

Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car subsidiary, has reshuffled its top executive lineup. John Krafcik, Waymo’s CEO since 2015, announced on...

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The robots are coming for Deliveroo’s riders

Posted on Apr 24, 2021 in Perspective

When Ocado, the UK technology group, unveiled its vision for the future of grocery home delivery last week, it sounded a little alarming....

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How electric, self-driving cars and ride-hailing will transform the car industry

Posted on Apr 23, 2021 in Perspective

When GM’s very first car, the Chevrolet Classic 6, appeared on Detroit’s streets in 1912, it ran on gasoline. More than a century later,...

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Autonomous driving systems slash EV driving range by 25 percent

Posted on Apr 23, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

The microprocessors, cameras, lidars, and radars needed to let cars drive themselves consume so much electric power that they can trim the...

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