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Patented tech creates comprehensive LiDAR IP library

Posted on Feb 21, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Artificial perception company AEye expands its patent portfolio with eight patents covering core components of its Intelligent Detection...

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How Intel (INTC) is becoming a leader in the driverless car space

Posted on Feb 21, 2019 in Cars, Technology

The driverless vehicle race is being run on computing power instead of horse power. This shift has created opportunities for companies...

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Autonomous vehicle timing means MEMS

Posted on Feb 21, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Engineering is always about trade-offs, but autonomous vehicles are pushing that to the limit with conflicting requirements....

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Waymo self-driving cars can now respond to traffic cops’ hand signals

Posted on Feb 21, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Skeptics of self-driving cars like to ask how the vehicles’ automated software will handle unexpected, unusual situations. For...

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3D LiDAR technology brought to mass-market with Livox sensor

Posted on Feb 20, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

Livox is shifting the marketplace for LiDAR sensors by introducing a reliable, compact, ready-to-use solution for innovators,...

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Someday your self-driving car will pull over for police

Posted on Feb 20, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

It was still dark on a Friday morning in November when a California Highway Patrol officer started following a Tesla Model S on Route 101...

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Watch these BMW i3s self-drive in Netherlands

Posted on Feb 20, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Elon Musk may have just predicted Tesla will have full self-driving capability by the end of 2020, but other cars are already operating...

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DTNA unveils new driver-assist technology in freightliner Cascadia

Posted on Feb 19, 2019 in News, Technology, Trucks

Truck manufacturer Daimler Trucks North America recently demonstrated automated driver-assist technology that’s set to debut in its 2020...

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Volkswagen tries to play catch up on driverless tech

Posted on Feb 19, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Volkswagen AG’s next step into autonomous driving looks like it could be disappointing. But it’s also probably the best option the German...

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Uber and GM Cruise are making their respective AV ‘visualization’ tools open source

Posted on Feb 19, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

By now you’ve probably seen those top-down graphical images of a self-driving car as it navigates through a neon-hued world made up of...

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Report finds ‘Transit Leaps’ needed to properly integrate with AVs

Posted on Feb 19, 2019 in Buses, News, Technology

Mineta Transportation Institute’s (MTI) latest perspective, “Automated Vehicles have Arrived: What’s a Transit Agency to Do?” analyzes the...

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Researchers teach self-driving cars to predict pedestrians’ next moves

Posted on Feb 18, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Researchers at the University of Michigan are developing a system that teaches self-driving cars to predict pedestrian movement. When...

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From air taxis to driverless cars, here’s an exclusive look at how Uber is building the future

Posted on Feb 18, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Some of the world’s most advanced shipbuilding took place in San Francisco’s Potrero Point more than 100 years ago. Now the...

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Vision system for autonomous vehicles watches not just where pedestrians walk, but how

Posted on Feb 16, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

The University of Michigan, well known for its efforts in self-driving car tech, has been working on an improved algorithm for predicting...

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Waiting for the payoff: Auto, tech giants bet big on self-driving cars

Posted on Feb 15, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

At this year’s Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto, muscle cars and collectibles will share the spotlight with new vehicles that...

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Self-driving cars take the wheel

Posted on Feb 15, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Autonomous vehicles are here, and they’re here to stay. While their use and acceptance are not yet widespread, that day is coming. Most of...

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HD maps for autonomous vehicles bring the need for speed

Posted on Feb 15, 2019 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Technology, Webinars

In this 60-minute webinar, Taco Olthoff, Manager Product Marketing, TomTom Automotive, explains why fast map-making, map delivery and map...

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IMU technology forms the brains of the autonomous vehicle

Posted on Feb 14, 2019 in Cars, Technology, Trucks

A self-guiding vehicle, like an autonomous car or a truck, requires a variety of different technologies to successfully navigate crowded...

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If you’re drunk or dozing off in your driverless car, Huawei’s new tech will call the cops

Posted on Feb 13, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

In the future, driverless vehicles will be everywhere, we’re told. But anyone who thinks they might be able to head to the office party,...

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How to train your self-driving car

Posted on Feb 13, 2019 in Cars, Technology

The ever-growing field of autonomous driving constantly yields fresh research to explore, innovative technology to test, and new skills to...

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