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Volvo’s new patent would let drivers slide a steering wheel out of the way when their car is driving itself

Posted on Oct 7, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Although driver-assistance systems are the new craze, true autonomous vehicles — cars that will allow for driving without any human...

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BMW uses Unity 3D to create virtual world for autonomous driving development

Posted on Oct 7, 2020 in Cars, Technology

BMW needs to amass 150 million virtual miles of testing for its autonomous driving technology before it will be ready for customers, so...

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When AV software meets human driver…

Posted on Oct 6, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

A key question about autonomous vehicle (AV) technology is whether an AV software driver can match the capabilities of human drivers — and...

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ZF outlines Wabco acquisition benefits

Posted on Oct 6, 2020 in News, Technology

ZF says it is accelerating the development of its product and systems portfolio to enable intelligent commercial vehicles following the...

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Ford owns 13.06M shares in recently-publicVelodyne Lidar

Posted on Oct 6, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

Ford Motor Company F recently announced the holding of a 7.6% ownership stake in Velodyne Lidar Inc. post Monday’s trading session. This...

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This startup has a plan to build the missing link for self-driving cars

Posted on Oct 6, 2020 in News, Technology

For several years, technology companies have dangled the promise of a lidar sensor with no moving parts that is also small and cheap...

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VSORA introduces small footprint, low-power PetaFLOPSplatform enabling L4/L5 autonomous driving

Posted on Oct 6, 2020 in News, Technology

PARIS, Oct. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VSORA, a provider of high-performance silicon intellectual property (IP) solutions for...

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Redefining LiDAR – Will perception software become the eyes of AVs?

Posted on Oct 5, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

California-based LiDAR specialist, AEye has developed iDAR (Intelligent Detection And Ranging), a perception system that acts as the eyes...

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Teslas can now roll through green lights automatically

Posted on Oct 5, 2020 in News, Technology

Tesla continues to tweak and update its Autopilot system, likely in preparation for a Full-Self Driving beta set to launch in about a...

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Autonomous trucking startupLocomation to leverage Nvidia Drive Agx Orin for human-guided autonomous convoying

Posted on Oct 5, 2020 in News, Technology, Trucks

Locomation, the leading provider of safe and reliable autonomous truckingtechnology, today announced it will leverage the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX...

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DeepMapannounces DeepMap HDR for auto OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers; validates and improves crowd-sourced map data for high-performance hands-free driving

Posted on Oct 5, 2020 in News, Technology

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — DeepMap, a global leader in autonomous driving technology, today announced DeepMap...

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Tesla Autopilot gets ‘moderate’ grade from European vehicle safety authority while Audi, BMW and Mercedes get top marks

Posted on Oct 3, 2020 in News, Technology

A European vehicle safety authority gave “very good” marks to Audi, BMW and Mercedes for their driver assistance systems, and gave Tesla’s...

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Tesla “Full Self Driving” will include pothole avoidance, vector-space bird’s eye view … & what else?

Posted on Oct 3, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

This evening on Twitter, after receiving the 4,200th request for bird’s eye view to be included in Tesla touchscreen visualizations, Tesla...

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rFpro and Smart Mobility Living Lab to develop CAV test lab digital twin

Posted on Oct 2, 2020 in Infrastructure, News, Technology

UK-based driving simulation company rFpro has announced a partnership with London’s Smart Mobility Living Lab (SMLL) with the aim of...

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Connected and autonomous mobility to rewrite data storage rules

Posted on Sep 30, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

Data is becoming increasingly valuable to automotive players as connectivity makes its way into both vehicles and urban architecture....

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Velodyne Lidar chief eyes growth as stock sinks in public debut

Posted on Sep 30, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

(Bloomberg) — Velodyne Lidar Inc. could ride higher as the self-driving car revolution takes hold — that is if such modes of...

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Our self-driving business in Austin, one year later

Posted on Sep 29, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

We stood in Austin one year ago with optimism for the journey ahead — launching a self-driving service that can be a part of the city’s...

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Apple’s automotive ambitions extend far beyond self-driving systems

Posted on Sep 29, 2020 in News, Technology

For a product that Apple still hasn’t officially admitted that it was working on, the “Apple Car” is getting a lot of...

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GM tests its Ultium battery system for Cruise Origin autonomous electric vehicle

Posted on Sep 29, 2020 in News, Technology

GM has started testing its Ultium battery system, which is going to power its next generation of electric vehicles, for the Cruise Origin...

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Arm launches new chip designs for autonomous systems

Posted on Sep 29, 2020 in News, Technology

Chip designer Arm today announced the launch of a new set of solutions for autonomous systems for both automotive and industrial use...

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