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Waymo tests AI driving system that learns from labeled data

Posted on Dec 10, 2018 in Cars, Technology

In a blog post published today on Medium, researchers Mayank Bansal and Abhijit Ogale detailed an approach to AI driver training that taps...

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This Robotruck’s cameras see twice as far as any lidar

Posted on Dec 10, 2018 in Technology, Trucks

WE’RE HEADING SOUTHEAST on Interstate 10, headed into Tucson, Arizona, when we pass the group of men in orange jumpsuits and hard hats...

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Vision Processing Unit market is determined to cross US$ 945.5 million by 2024

Posted on Dec 9, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Markets, News, Technology, Trucks

The Vision Processing Unit Market is expected to exceed more than US$ 945.5 Million by 2024 at a CAGR of 41% in the given forecast period....

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Tesla Autopilot is ‘soon’ going to support traffic lights, roundabouts, and full self-driving, says Elon Musk

Posted on Dec 9, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is teasing important new developments for its Autopilot system to ‘soon’ support traffic lights, stops and...

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120 AI predictions for 2019

Posted on Dec 9, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Me: “Alexa, tell me what will happen in 2019.” Amazon AI: “Do you want to open ‘this day in history’?” Me: “Alexa, give me a...

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Tesla patents technology for more accurate GPS positioning

Posted on Dec 9, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

With the advent of self-driving vehicles, GPS accuracy is becoming increasingly important and Tesla believes that it developed a...

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How V2X will affect the future of automobiles

Posted on Dec 6, 2018 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

“Can you hear me now?” I think many of us can remember Verizon’s well-known advertising campaign from a few years ago. While communication...

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An app for operating a self-driving car

Posted on Dec 6, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) and IT Engineering, a Korean electric vehicle producer, have jointly...

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Samsung to build 5G and V2X networks for autonomous car tests at South Korea’s K-City

Posted on Dec 6, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Samsung is collaborating with the Korea Transportation Safety Authority (KOTSA) to develop mobile network infrastructure for autonomous...

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Driver training needs to pair safety technology and human instinct

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Technology, Trucks

Today’s long-haul trucks are integrated with more sophisticated safety features than ever. Truckers and fleet managers have access to a...

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Did that car just wink at you? Daimler previews car-to-pedestrian signals

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Cars, Technology

If you’re walking or driving in San Jose, California, later this year and have the sense that a late model Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan...

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Riding in Waymo One, the Google spinoff’s first self-driving taxi service

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Waymo, the self-driving subsidiary of Alphabet, launched its first commercial autonomous ride-hailing service here in the Phoenix suburbs...

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For self-driving cars, sensors galore

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Self-driving cars bring both opportunities and challenges to photonics-based sensors. Autonomous vehicles will need dozens of sensors...

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Bosch and Veniam ensure seamless vehicle-to-everything connectivity

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

What is true for people is also true for cars: communication works best with a common language and a good connection. To enable connected...

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Fully autonomous vehicles must learn how to read pedestrians’ intentions

Posted on Dec 3, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Technology, Trucks

There are so many variables to take into account when it comes to pedestrians. Human drivers know this all too well. We are quite adept at...

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This futuristic car could solve a multibillion-dollar problem facing Amazon, Walmart, and Target

Posted on Dec 2, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

The company behind Walmart’s pickup towers has developed a self-driving car that could upend the last-mile delivery industry. The...

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L.A. Auto Show: Honda researches self-driving technology in its own backyard

Posted on Nov 30, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Real-world experience away from a test track is hard to come by, for the technologies that will eventually enable autonomous cars to...

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All wet: Rain could delay the arrival of self-driving future

Posted on Nov 30, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Technology, Trucks

Even a little crummy weather might pose big problems for self-driving systems. New research from Michigan State University suggests light...

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Is it working? How testing and good data can enable autonomous innovation

Posted on Nov 29, 2018 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Innovation is the key to progress, but true innovation means tackling new challenges. When you’re breaking new ground, there are...

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High-precision navigation for driverless cars

Posted on Nov 29, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Fixposition is an ETH spin-off specialising in real-time navigation systems for use in self-driving vehicles, robots or industrial drones....

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