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Jumping hurdles to build a better LiDAR

Posted on Jan 15, 2019 in Cars, Technology

This story explores five key challenges facing today’s LiDAR systems—and how they are being overcome. It also demonstrates the broad...

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The best new technology we saw at CES 2019

Posted on Jan 15, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Cars are soon going to be able to drive themselves – and that means automakers can start designing vehicles that don’t need...

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Mcity test concept would assess driverless vehicle safety before they take on public roads

Posted on Jan 15, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology

Mcity at the University of Michigan has outlined a test track-based concept for evaluating the safety of highly automated vehicles before...

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Baidu announces major updates to its Apollo intelligent driving platform

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

Chinese internet search giant and AI company Baidu announced major updates to its Apollo autonomous driving ecosystem during last...

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NVIDIA resets the self-driving bar again with AutoPilot supporting ‘Level 2+’

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

Last week I attended CES 2019 in Las Vegas and took in all the consumer electronics news I possibly could, from all the leading companies...

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Cadillac will unveil electric SUV at Detroit Auto Show

Posted on Jan 14, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Following the announcement last week that Cadillac is the first choice of General Motors to lead its foray into manufacturing EVs in...

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SOS LAB, introduces its improved 3D LiDAR sensor

Posted on Jan 14, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

SOS LAB, the world’s first and most prominent developer of hybrid LiDAR for self-driving cars, has introduced its new and improved 3D...

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CES 2019: Self-driving cars still need a human hand sometimes, Valeo says

Posted on Jan 14, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

French automotive supplier Valeo Group demonstrated a potential system at the Consumer Electronics Show that in certain circumstances...

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As self-driving cars stall, players revive an old approach

Posted on Jan 14, 2019 in Cars, Technology

ALONG WITH ROBOT butlers, billboard-sized TVs, and inadequately sanitized wearables being tried on by untold hordes, self-driving...

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CES 2019: Mobile, autonomous and intelligent

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

If someone asked me to summarize CES 2019 into one word, it would be “intelligent.”  Intelligent cars, TVs, stereos, cameras, drones,...

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SiriusXM subscribers increase, but what about autonomous cars?

Posted on Jan 13, 2019 in Cars, Technology

With news that SiriusXM added around 1.3 million new subscribers last year, things are looking up for the satellite broadcast service....

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I rode in a self-driving car for the first time, and it was operated by the Google of Russia – here’s what it was like

Posted on Jan 13, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Yandex is the Google of Russia, known for running a search engine that, by some measures, is more popular than Google in its home country....

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Sacramento aims to become the first city to deploy autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jan 11, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology

The City of Sacramento has decided to partner with Deepen AI, Inc. and Foresight AI, Inc. on a project designed to speed up the...

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CES is now one of the world’s biggest auto shows as Ford to Uber debut new technology

Posted on Jan 10, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

With its glossy black finish, five-person cabin and six huge fan pods, the Bell Nexus looks like it belongs on the set of a science...

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Mercedes-Benz showed off a bizarre-looking, self-driving concept car at CES that hints at how the company may be planning to cash in on autonomous tech

Posted on Jan 10, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Mercedes-Benz showed off two vehicles at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that could serve as an outline...

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Via demonstrates autonomous vehicle ride-sharing at CES 2019

Posted on Jan 10, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology

For the first time, Via is showcasing smart solutions for autonomous vehicle (AV) ride-sharing at CES 2019, alongside Aurrigo, Comet...

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Top 10 industries transformed by self-driving cars

Posted on Jan 10, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

It took 50 years for electricity to be adopted by 60% of households in the United States and only 10 years for cell phones. The adoption...

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Continental demos robo-taxi, robotic delivery concept for urban centers at CES

Posted on Jan 9, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Continental joined the fray of autonomous and robotic concepts at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show with the Continental Urban Mobility...

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Microsoft will help train LG’s self-driving car software

Posted on Jan 9, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

While LG’s CES presence has mainly been about TVs — of the rollable and 8K variety — and robots, it hasn’t...

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Thermal imaging will make autonomous vehicles safer and more affordable

Posted on Jan 9, 2019 in Cars, Technology

For advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous-vehicle (AV) platforms to become the future of driving, those systems must be...

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