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Self-driving startupAurora debuts its new long-range Lidar called ‘FirstLight’

Posted on Jul 8, 2020 in News, Technology

Self-driving technology startup Aurora announced today its new in-house developed lidar system for its driverless vehicles. The lidar...

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3 Lidar researchers chase the same dream — affordable self-driving systems

Posted on Jul 8, 2020 in News, Technology

Elon Musk doesn’t care for Lidar — the light-based echo location technology that is similar in concept to radar — even though Volvo says...

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Towards a driver-less world? Autonomy and its impact on the fleet business

Posted on Jul 7, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

As the world works its way through the current pandemic, one thing seems clear: rather than generating new trends, the current COVID...

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Israeli autonomous vehicle startupVayaVision acquired by Canada’s LeddarTech

Posted on Jul 7, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

Canadian company LeddarTech Inc. announced Tuesday it has acquired Israeli automotive company VayaVision Sensing Ltd. The financial terms...

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Intel’s Mobileye, WILLER partner on self-driving vehicles in Japan, Southeast Asia

Posted on Jul 7, 2020 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology

(RTTNews) – Mobileye, an Intel Company, and WILLER, a transportation operator in Japan, Taiwan and the Southeast Asian region, have...

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Basemark raises $7.9 million for autonomous car graphics software

Posted on Jul 7, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

Basemark, a maker of graphics software for autonomous vehicles, has raised $7.9 million in funding. ETF Partners was the sole investor in...

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CMU team evaluates range and battery tradeoffs between vehicle automation and electrification

Posted on Jul 6, 2020 in News, Technology

A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has used a vehicle dynamics model to evaluate the trade-off between automation...

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The federal government says Bird got at least a $5 million bailout loan, but the company denies it

Posted on Jul 6, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Finance, News, Technology

Bird, the beleaguered e-scooter company, received a loan worth between $5 million and $10 million from the federal government’s Paycheck...

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what3words: the future of driverless navigation?

Posted on Jul 6, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

One year ago, we spoke to Giles Rhys Jones, what3words’ Chief Marketing Officer, to better understand how navigation and navigation tech,...

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Is Recognithe next hot autonomous vehicle startup?

Posted on Jul 5, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

In CleanTechnica‘s exclusive, in-depth interview with Peter Mertens, former board member of Audi, Volkswagen Group, Volvo, & Jaguar...

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Can Argo.AI make Ford & Volkswagen self-driving leaders?

Posted on Jul 5, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

The self-driving car race seems like it’s been going on forever, but also at times seems like it has no ending — since it’s so hard to get...

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Beyond Moore: Heterogeneous computing for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jul 3, 2020 in Knowledge Center, Technology, Webinars

For more than a decade, the rise of AI and big data has been fueling a major shift in semiconductor technology. As the traditional...

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Velodyne becomes latest tech company to go public using a SPAC, eschewing the traditional IPO path

Posted on Jul 3, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

Velodyne Lidar, the leading supplier of a sensor widely considered critical to the commercial deployment of autonomous vehicles, said...

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XAOS MOTORS unveiled XCAT LiDAR that can achieve fully self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 3, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

XAOS MOTORS, headquartered in KOREA, challenges the technological progress of autonomous driving. XAOS MOTORS, by launching XCAT LiDAR...

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Autonomous delivery will reduce the cost of residential package delivery

Posted on Jul 3, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

On Tuesday’s quarterly earnings call, FedEx FDX Executive Vice President Brie Carere shared that the 72% of its recent US deliveries have...

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Cambridge Consultants introduces EnfuseNet AI system for autonomous vehicles; leveraging low-cast sensors and cameras

Posted on Jul 2, 2020 in News, Technology

Cambridge Consultants, part of the Capgemini Group, has introduced EnfuseNet, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system for autonomous...

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Seven mind-bending reasons why a Tesla car was seen sporting heaven-forbid LIDAR sensors on its rooftop

Posted on Jul 1, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

Adding to how much the world has become topsy-turvy, an actual and official Tesla car was recently spotted wearing LIDAR sensor technology...

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BMW, Mercedes, Bosch welcome regulatory boost for ‘eyes-off’ self-driving tech

Posted on Jul 1, 2020 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

BMW and Mercedes-Benz are among automakers set to benefit from a regulatory change that paves the way for the introduction of “eyes-off”...

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NEVS launches PONS – the first mobility ecosystem with autonomous vehicles for city needs

Posted on Jul 1, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

NEVS presents its new mobility ecosystem: PONS – the first generation of autonomous vehicles with a connected user interface – which could...

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Project ASLAN steers a new course for autonomous urban mobility

Posted on Jul 1, 2020 in News, Technology

The potential social, commercial and environmental benefits of autonomous mobility that have the capability to transform gridlocked and...

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