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Tesla Autopilot, full self driving, Elon Musk, ARK Invest — CleanTech talk with Tasha Keeney

Posted on Apr 20, 2019 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

For our hot new CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, I recently sat down with ARK Invest Analyst Tasha Keeney to discuss various...

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1987 self-driving technology — the future was almost ready decades ago?

Posted on Apr 20, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Isn’t this funny: Here I am, happy about finally placing an order on a Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus, including the full self-driving...

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Mighty suspenseful: Musk reveals Tesla full self-driving tech on Monday. Brace yourself

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

There’s been a lot of suspense permeating the news lately. For example, in anticipation of the now released Mueller Report, the...

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Is Lidar necessary for self-driving cars? Audi seems to think so

Posted on Apr 17, 2019 in Cars, Technology

There is a long running debate in the realm of autonomous vehicles about whether self-driving cars need to be equipped with lidar sensors,...

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Dutch chipmaker NXP makes China push by backing radar company Hawkeye

Posted on Apr 17, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors has come a long way since Qualcomm’s outsized $44 billion offer to acquire it fell through last year....

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Half-baked automated cars will put lives at risk, but (almost-ready) robotaxis will save lives

Posted on Apr 17, 2019 in Cars, Technology

At the core of autonomous cars is deep neural networks, which improve as they encounter more scenarios, leading to safer autonomous cars....

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Self-driving automobiles: Two visions of the future

Posted on Apr 17, 2019 in Cars, Technology, Trucks

Some predictions of the effect of self-driving automobiles, or autonomous vehicles (AVs), include that they will virtually eliminate...

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Aeva will supply lidar sensors to Audi’s autonomous driving division

Posted on Apr 17, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

There’s no shortage of startups vying for a slice of a lidar market that’s expected to be worth $3.5 billion by 2024, but Aeva stands out...

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Exclusive: Apple in talks with potential suppliers of sensors for self-driving cars – sources

Posted on Apr 17, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Apple Inc has held talks with at least four companies as possible suppliers for next-generation lidar sensors in self-driving cars,...

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Cadillac commits to sedans with CT5 semi-autonomous car debut at New York auto show

Posted on Apr 17, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Once the self-described “standard of the world,” Cadillac has spent the last decade struggling to catch up to key competitors like...

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LIDAR Game of Thrones for driverless cars, there will be winners and there will be losers

Posted on Apr 16, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

The popular Games of Thrones series has a famed reputation for killing off characters of the provocative cable show, including primary...

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Boeing crashes and Uber collision show passenger safety relies on corporate promises, not regulators’ tests

Posted on Apr 16, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Advanced technologies deliver benefits every day. But, sometimes interactions with technology can go awry and lead to disaster. On March...

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VW’s ID Roomzz previews a full-size electric SUV due in 2021

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

Volkswagen’s growing electric car lineup will include something for those who like the reassurance of a full-size SUV. The automaker...

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Truck makers count on connected tech to improve productivity

Posted on Apr 15, 2019 in Technology, Trucks

Truck makers are embracing connectivity as the transportation and logistics industry looks for digital technology to improve efficiency....

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Yole anticipates $6B market for autonomous-vehicle LiDAR in five years

Posted on Apr 15, 2019 in Cars, Markets, News, Technology

The LiDAR market was worth $1.3 billion in 2018, according to market research firm Yole Développement (Lyon, France), which recently...

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Audi’s self-driving EV concept filters out rush-hour stress

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

Many folks are cool on autonomous cars because we actually like to drive, but nobody wants to be stuck in rush hour or city congestion....

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Cambridge startup teaches driverless cars to behave around cyclists, can deploy on any road now

Posted on Apr 12, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

“Cambridge is a great place to test [autonomous vehicles] because the roads are complex and difficult,” says the cofounder of driverless...

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ZF launches coPILOT system for next-gem ADAS

Posted on Apr 12, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

German auto parts supplier ZF on Friday announced the debut of ZF coPILOT, an intelligent advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) leading...

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Affectiva raises $26 million to bring emotional intelligence AI to car safety systems

Posted on Apr 11, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News, Technology

Affectiva today announced the close of a $26 million funding round to advance its emotion and object detection AI for monitoring vehicle...

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Creating autonomous vehicles that think like humans

Posted on Apr 11, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Utopia is one of those goals often dreamed of, but rarely achieved. But in attempting to create the technology aimed at achieving...

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