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Integrated Photonics Looks to Advance Safety for Lidar

Posted on Jul 3, 2019 in Cars, Technology

The history of radar (radio detection and ranging) dates back to the 1880s when renowned German physicist Heinrich Hertz showed that radio...

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Apple once envisioned retractable bumpers for its self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 2, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Apple once dreamed of self-driving cars with retractable bumpers. In 2015, the company filed a patent for “extendable bumpers”...

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Viziblezone wants to make pedestrians more visible to autonomous cars

Posted on Jul 2, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Israel-based Viziblezone wants to make it easier for self-driving cars to spot pedestrians, even if they aren’t yet in the field of view...

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How safe are robotaxis? BMW, Intel, Aptiv (and 8 others) just laid out a safety blueprint

Posted on Jul 2, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Self-driving vehicles are often trumpeted as the answer to the millions of injuries and deaths that occur each year on the world’s...

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The Nomad Wireless Charger Adds Premium Features To Its Tesla Model 3 Charger

Posted on Jul 1, 2019 in Cars, Technology

One of the biggest design gaps in the interior of the Tesla Model 3 is the lack of integrated wireless phone charging. The folks over at...

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Suppliers need product technology strategy

Posted on Jul 1, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Like it or not, the automotive industry’s shift to electrification is in full swing. Tesla has deservedly gotten the lion’s...

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Baidu releases Apollo 5.0 with upgrades for ‘complex’ road scenarios

Posted on Jul 1, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Beijing-based Baidu last week quietly released the latest version of Apollo, its open source full-stack software solution for driverless...

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How Robots May Help Automakers Cope With EV Adoption Uncertainty

Posted on Jun 30, 2019 in Cars, Technology

The automotive industry today finds itself in a no man’s land of risk and reward and contradicting trends. While the number of electric...

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Cruise is testing emergency vehicle detection for autonomous cars

Posted on Jun 28, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Cruise is testing computer vision and sound detection AI to help autonomous cars respond to passing emergency vehicles, a company...

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How self-driving cars will cope with unruly riders

Posted on Jun 27, 2019 in Cars, Technology

We’ve all had occasions to rate our rideshare drivers, typically on a scale of 1 (worst) to 5 (best), but did you also know that the...

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Apple’s silence hurts efforts to take drivers out of cars

Posted on Jun 27, 2019 in Cars, Technology

It should be obvious that a car is not a smartphone. Apple Inc. is acting as if they’re the same....

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Here’s how Cruise’s autonomous cars navigate double-parked cars

Posted on Jun 27, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Cruise, the driverless car startup acquired by GM for $581 million in 2016, today detailed in a blog post how its fleet of over 180...

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Power-Monitoring IC has built-in self-diagnostic function

Posted on Jun 26, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

ROHM recently announced the availability of a power supply monitoring integrated circuit (IC), the BD39040MUF-C, with built-in self-test...

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Increased safety through partially automated driving: the forwarding agent Wagenstetter from Forsting in Upper Bavaria tested Active Drive Assist in the new Actros

Posted on Jun 26, 2019 in News, Technology, Trucks

In preparation for the new Mercedes-Benz Actros, Mercedes-Benz Trucks carried out final tests with customers. One of these customers is...

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O2 and ESA to support trial exploring connectivity solutions for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jun 26, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

O2 and the European Space Agency will be supporting ‘Project Darwin’, an ambitious four year trial programme designed to pave the way for...

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AVSimulation and ANSYS join hands for safe autonomous driving technology for automakers

Posted on Jun 26, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

AVSimulation and ANSYS have partnered to expediate the development of the safe autonomous driving technology for automakers. Under this...

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BMW Vision M Next: An autonomous car for people who love driving

Posted on Jun 25, 2019 in Cars, Technology

There’s a fear from some that when cars drive themselves, that’ll be the end of the joy of driving. Why even get behind the...

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Confused about what automated driving can do? Tesla’s Autopilot ‘over promises,’ new report finds

Posted on Jun 25, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Driving these days is a lot more complicated than ever, as vehicles become increasingly sophisticated with technology that helps drivers...

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Apple’s self driving car could have a remote driver bring you to the hospital

Posted on Jun 25, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

A car with self-driving capabilities could hand control over to a remote operator in the event of an emergency, Apple proposes, with an...

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How self-driving cars can figure out parking

Posted on Jun 25, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Robocars are very close to being able to drive the roads at a safety level to match humans. But what about dropping you off, picking you...

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