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Who will build the Apple car? The candidates to watch

Posted on Feb 11, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Apple’s car plans could involve several potential manufacturing partners capable of building an electric self-driving vehicle for...

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Apple Car: everything we know so far

Posted on Feb 11, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The story of the Apple Car has been one of many twists and turns. Rumors of trade deals, industry partnerships and vehicle specs have...

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Apple’s self-driving car strategy may be stuck in neutral

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

After weeks of confusion and contradictory news, it has almost become confirmed that Hyundai-Kia will start manufacturing Apple’s...

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Transportation planners now have a new challenge: mapping out the future of self-driving cars in cities

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The past decade has been challenging for urban planners. For effectively the entire 20th century, they grappled with a transportation...

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Volvo Cars & Luminar open up long-distance lidar dataset

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in News, Perspective, Technology

There are approximately a dozen autonomy-related companies I’m keeping an eye on. As noted in a recent article about Waymo’s approach...

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When self-driving cars get embroiled in massive car pileups

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

During the winter months, there is always a spate of massive car pileups that woefully take place and make rather noticeable and...

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Why automakers are looking beyond ‘self-driving’ — and why investors should follow

Posted on Feb 5, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

Recently, on Motley Fool Live, Industry Focus host Nick Sciple sat down with John Rosevear, the senior auto specialist for Fool.com, to...

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Examining the world through signals and systems

Posted on Feb 5, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

There’s a mesmerizing video animation on YouTube of simulated, self-driving traffic streaming through a six-lane, four-way intersection....

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New user’s guide to address Level 3 autonomous modes

Posted on Feb 3, 2021 in Perspective

When they develop cars in their pursuit of automotive autonomy, engineers guide their work based on SAE’s automated-driving Levels...

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One of Uber’s earliest investors says the billions it spent on self-driving were a ‘waste of money’

Posted on Feb 3, 2021 in Cars, Finance, Perspective

Uber’s food-delivery business has been a massive boon for the company as the pandemic sent ride-hailing revenues down the tubes and...

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Self-driving cars and parallels to Minecraft

Posted on Feb 3, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Minecraft is big business. This quite revered and now over a decade old video game has reportedly attained more than 126 million monthly...

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Kuo: ‘Apple Car’ to use Hyundai’s E-GMP platform, GM and PSA partnerships possible

Posted on Feb 2, 2021 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Noted TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo weighed in on “Apple Car” on Monday, saying Apple will work in close cooperation with...

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Innoviz has the lidar technology Tesla and Apple need for their autonomous vehicles, says CEO

Posted on Feb 2, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

“If Tesla wants to reach full autonomous driving capabilities it will need lidar,” Omer Keilaf, co-founder and CEO of Innoviz,...

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Moovit founder: Israel likely to see autonomous vehicles within a year

Posted on Feb 2, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

“Moovit and Mobileye plan to start operating autonomous vehicles in Israel by the beginning of 2022 — within a year from today. We are...

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Self-driving cars are faced with too many moving objects and too little time

Posted on Feb 1, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Have you ever played the game of what-do-you-spy when on a long driving trip that includes a child in the car? It is a simple and...

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Autonomous driving to be cheaper than cost of a car: Softbank chief Son

Posted on Feb 1, 2021 in News, Perspective

NEW DELHI/DAVOS: Mass production of vehicles without a driving wheel will start in about two years and autonomous driving is going to be...

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Driverless cars may ‘never’ be introduced on roads with a firm date not ‘black and white’

Posted on Jan 30, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Fully autonomous cars for passenger use are ”many years away” and “maybe never” at a stage where they can be used for passenger journeys....

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Autonomous driving to be cheaper than cost of a car: Softbank chief Son

Posted on Jan 29, 2021 in News, Perspective

NEW DELHI/DAVOS: Mass production of vehicles without a driving wheel will start in about two years and autonomous driving is going to be...

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Forget the city, see how this self-driving pilot in Norway tackles winter conditions and steep hills

Posted on Jan 29, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

At the all virtual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2021, Volvo Penta announced it was launching an assisted docking system that...

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Self-driving cars spurring nearby human drivers into speeding and abysmal reckless driving

Posted on Jan 28, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Let’s take a close look at some crucial driving statistics from last year entailing everyday conventional driving....

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