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Nvidia’s autonomous robocar replaces the combustion engine for good

Posted on Jul 30, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

In July 2019, the first racing competition for self-driving cars -Roborace – took place at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The race...

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Startup prepares for production of lidar at scale

Posted on Jul 29, 2019 in Cars, Technology

In some respects, Austin Russell personifies a stereotypical Silicon Valley wunderkind. He dropped out of Stanford University at age 18 to...

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Tesla Semi electric motorhome concept: a zero-emission and self-driving home

Posted on Jul 29, 2019 in Cars, Technology

As Tesla is preparing to launch its ‘Tesla Semi’ electric truck next year, some are starting to imagine other possible applications than...

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Military working to make its autonomous technology smarter

Posted on Jul 29, 2019 in Technology, Trucks

Keeping soldiers safe continues to be the main reason the military enlists unmanned vehicles into its ranks, especially for resupply...

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Google’s DeepMind is using StarCraft II to help train self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 28, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Finding new ways to train neural networks is becoming more important all the time, especially as the race to develop autonomous cars heats...

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Waymo uses evolutionary competition to improve its self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 28, 2019 in Cars, Technology

The process of training self-driving car AI is seldom efficient when you need to either use a massive amount of computing power to train...

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How HD Maps work in self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 25, 2019 in Cars, Technology

HD maps are essential for self-driving cars. They have a high accuracy of object locations, up to 10 cm. Self-driving cars use HD maps for...

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Keys to get Tesla revving? Navigating battery and self-driving tech

Posted on Jul 25, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Tesla (TSLA) has long been a battleground stock, as evidenced by its extremely volatile share action in recent years. But a breakthrough...

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DeepMind is helping Waymo evolve better self-driving AI algorithms

Posted on Jul 25, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Waymo’s self-driving cars now have something in common with the brains that guide regular vehicles: their intelligence comes partly from...

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New “automated following” tech lets one driver control two trucks

Posted on Jul 25, 2019 in Technology, Trucks

Peloton Technology’s vision of the future of truck automation includes trucks that aren’t autonomous at all. At the recent Automated...

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This mini chip-sized LiDAR can fit on your fingertip!

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 in Cars, Technology

LIDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, is a surveying method that measures distance to a target by illuminating the target...

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AV war heats up as Nissan launches revolutionary self-driving tech

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Since 2016, Nissan has offered its autonomous drive tech ProPilot on a variety of models including the Rogue. This Advanced Driver Assist...

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Competition in LiDAR market to enhance innovation and cost-effectiveness — Erik Frohmann, Geotech

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 in Cars, Technology

GEOTECH, the developer, and manufacturer of Lidaretto, is located in Bratislava, Slovakia. Founded in 1994, the company has deep...

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Joint effort to develop smaller, lower-cost LiDAR for autonomous driving

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 in Cars, Technology

A key goal is to shorten the LiDAR signal chain, which would ultimately help boost performance for automotive and industrial systems....

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Postmates’ self-driving delivery rover will see with Ouster’s lidar

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Postmates’ cooler-inspired autonomous delivery robot, which will roll out commercially in Los Angeles later this year, will rely on lidar...

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SiLC takes modular, FMCW approach to lidar for self-driving cars, robots

Posted on Jul 22, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Among the most competitive component technologies for autonomous vehicles is lidar, even as the debate continues over whether such...

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BMW and Tencent will launch a computing center to support autonomous vehicle development

Posted on Jul 22, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

BMW and Chinese tech giant Tencent will launch a computing center to support autonomous vehicle (AV) development in China by the end of...

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Autonomous delivery robots find place in Michigan bike lanes

Posted on Jul 22, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Groceries, take-out dinners and other items could soon arrive via an autonomous robot in one Michigan city. An Ann Arbor-based company...

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Toyota shows off mascot robots and tiny autonomous car for Tokyo Olympics

Posted on Jul 22, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Japan is keen to use next year’s Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to showcase its cutting-edge technology, with Toyota, for one,...

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China’s first autonomous driving simulation bluebook released

Posted on Jul 22, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

China’s first self-driving simulation blue book “Annual Research Report on Autonomous Vehicle Simulation in China (2019)”, initiated by...

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