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AV holds promise, but lacks ‘go anywhere’ ability, panelists say

Posted on Jan 28, 2021 in Perspective

Experts advised people to manage their expectations of automated vehicles for their traveling capabilities....

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Starship delivery robots complete one million deliveries to become #2 autonomous transport company

Posted on Jan 27, 2021 in Cars, News, Perspective

Starship, a U.S./Estonian company which provides urgent delivery via small self-driving robots on sidewalks, announced today it has...

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Designing an electric or autonomous vehicle is like designing a smartphone

Posted on Jan 26, 2021 in Perspective

I, like many in the tech industry, have likened Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) to smartphones. While on the...

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Why Microsoft’s self-driving car strategy will work

Posted on Jan 22, 2021 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Self-driving car startup Cruise has just gotten a $2 billion infusion from Microsoft, General Motors, Honda, and institutional investors,...

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Waymo CEO Says Tesla is not a competitor, gives estimated cost of autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jan 22, 2021 in Cars, News, Perspective

In an interview with German business publication Manager Magazin, Waymo CEO John Krafcik said Tesla is not a competitor to Waymo. He said...

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The future is taking shape before our eyes

Posted on Jan 21, 2021 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

The US regulator for automotive safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), has just announced a change in the...

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Waymo is no longer using the phrase ‘self-driving.’ Here’s why.

Posted on Jan 21, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

In a blog post shared on January 6, Waymo said it would no longer use the term “self-driving” and would begin referencing its technology...

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Self-driving cars being blocked by human drivers using road bouldering tactics

Posted on Jan 21, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Have you ever been subjected to another driver doing the so-called road bouldering maneuver? You undoubtedly have. The driving technique...

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Waymo’s self-driving future looks real now that the hype is fading

Posted on Jan 21, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Last October, Waymo announced that anybody who hailed one of its rides in the suburbs southeast of Phoenix would be picked up by a truly...

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Nvidia boss says cars will soon be defined by their software

Posted on Jan 21, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

When someone like Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang starts making predictions left and right, the best course of action is to sit down and listen....

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4D imaging radar tech a ‘game changer’ for AVs

Posted on Jan 20, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Sensors that enable 4D imaging radar tech are a game changer in terms of providing safety for autonomous vehicles, according to analysts...

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Momentum ahead – CAM still set to progress in the UK in 2021

Posted on Jan 19, 2021 in Perspective

2020 proved to be a turbulent first year for progress towards realising the promise of connected and automated mobility (CAM) in the UK....

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Intel unit Mobileye’s strategy to win self-driving is very different from Tesla, Waymo and others

Posted on Jan 19, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

MobilEye, an Israeli company which is the pioneer and overwhelming leader in computerized driver-assist systems, has had ambitions in...

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What’s holding back fully autonomous driving?

Posted on Jan 19, 2021 in Perspective

“Level 5” in the autonomous car industry refers to vehicles that can drive themselves in any on-road condition without any intervention...

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Safety first: why 5G will bring more than convenience to future vehicles

Posted on Jan 18, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

There are many amazing features within today’s vehicles. Some of them emphasise safety, like a lane-assist or blind spot alert system,...

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5G is here: Is autonomous driving still far away?

Posted on Jan 18, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

It’s a topic which often comes to the surface whenever we discuss the practicalities of making autonomous vehicles (AVs) a common form of...

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DJI AV rumors: It is already an autonomous vehicle company

Posted on Jan 18, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Reuters recently reported that DJI is building a team to work on autonomous vehicles, citing job postings and anonymous sources within the...

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Those hacked source code breaches at Microsoft, Nissan, Mercedes are ominous lessons for self-driving cars

Posted on Jan 17, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

It is said that software eats the world. If that is indeed the case, presumably the source code underlying the software must be the atomic...

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Apple car: from concealed touch controls to holographic images: here are six possible features, based on recent patents

Posted on Jan 17, 2021 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

In last few years, rumors of an Apple car have often popped up, usually after the company filed a vehicle-related patent....

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Startups look beyond lidar for autonomous vehicle perception

Posted on Jan 16, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Last CES was a time of reckoning for lidar companies, many of which were cratering due to a lack of demand from a (still) non-existent...

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