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Combining real, virtual worlds improves driverless vehicle testing

Posted on Nov 20, 2018 in Cars, Technology, Trucks

Augmented reality technology can accelerate testing of connected and automated vehicles by 1,000 to 100,000 times, and reduce additional...

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Mapper is using Uber-precise road scanners to help develop autonomous cars for the future

Posted on Nov 20, 2018 in Cars, Technology

San Francisco-based company Mapper is another startup looking to work in the development of self-driving cars. Unlike Waymo or Drive.ai,...

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Inside Uber before its self-driving car killed a pedestrian: Sources describe infighting, ‘perverse’ incentives, and questionable decisions

Posted on Nov 20, 2018 in Cars, Technology

At 9:58 p.m. on a nearly moonless Sunday night, 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg stepped into a busy section of Mill Road in Tempe, Arizona,...

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Waymo’s CEO just highlighted 2 key opportunities for its driverless-vehicle tech

Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

In just a couple of months, Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) driverless-vehicle company, Waymo, will launch its first...

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How automotive supplier Valeo wants to accelerate autonomous vehicle development

Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Cars, Technology

A few weeks ago on the streets of Paris, auto parts giant Valeo unveiled its very own autonomous car. The Valeo Drive4U roamed the streets...

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Fisker takes on Tesla in battle to be greenest

Posted on Nov 16, 2018 in Cars, Technology

When they peek behind the curtain, some potential buyers of green cars like the Tesla Model 3 might not like what they see. That’s...

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Think self-driving is the best development in auto industry? New tests show electronic systems don’t always work

Posted on Nov 16, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Testing by AAA shows that electronic driver assist systems on the road today may not keep vehicles in their lanes or spot stationary...

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Self-driving startups founded by former Google employees

Posted on Nov 16, 2018 in Cars, Technology

With hundreds of millions of dollars being funneled into startups in the autonomous vehicle sector, investors, engineers, and enthusiastic...

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How Amazon and other retailers’ supply chains will boost use cases for autonomous trucks

Posted on Nov 15, 2018 in Technology, Trucks

Imagine this: you’re driving on the road right behind a convoy of trucks moving together fluidly like a highly synchronized chorus line....

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Continental and EasyMile are making self-driving vehicles for Singapore roads – here’s what it’s like inside

Posted on Nov 15, 2018 in Buses, News, Technology

The future where self-driving vehicles roam the roads is coming at us full-speed. German automotive manufacturing company Continental...

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Self-driving cars expand the fight over airwaves

Posted on Nov 14, 2018 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Hungry for more Wi-Fi capacity, the telecom industry is looking to snatch control of underutilized airwaves reserved for the auto...

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“There is no such thing as a 100 percent security guarantee”

Posted on Nov 14, 2018 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Joachim Langenwalter, Germany-based director automotive at Nvidia, is responsible for software deliveries to automakers and suppliers in...

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Navistar product development exec talks advanced truck technology

Posted on Nov 14, 2018 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Next-generation powertrains and automated truck technologies are at the center of Navistar International Corp.’s drive for continual...

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Riding inside Waymo’s self-driving minivan

Posted on Nov 14, 2018 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

Forbes’ Alan Ohnsman takes a test ride through Chandler, Arizona, in a Waymo self-driving Pacifica Hybrid minivan, without a human safety...

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Berman Institute of Bioethics focuses on robotics and autonomous vehicles

Posted on Nov 14, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Ethics or rules as a template for glitch-free man-machine interaction be it Artificial Intelligence or automated vehicles has always been...

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Robo-taxis or high-tech tunnels? The race for traffic utopia

Posted on Nov 13, 2018 in Cars, Technology

On my first day as a reporter in Silicon Valley, I witnessed what I thought was the greatest product unveiling I had ever seen. It was a...

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Four-seasons road mapping touted as WatCAR breakthrough for AVs

Posted on Nov 12, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

A research project aimed at developing three-dimensional, high-definition mapping (3D HD) could give Ontario an edge in the race to...

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How software will dominate the automotive industry

Posted on Nov 11, 2018 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

The rise of autonomous vehicles will cause a tectonic shift in the mobility industry―and incumbents must evolve along with it. Toptal...

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Rules of the road evade driverless cars

Posted on Nov 10, 2018 in Cars, Technology

People have been imagining driverless cars since at least 1958, when Walt Disney Co. aired “Magic Highway U.S.A.” It’s been almost...

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The amazing ways Toyota is using artificial intelligence, big data & robots

Posted on Nov 9, 2018 in Cars, Technology, Trucks

A great way to understand the future priorities for a company is to see where they invest resources. When you look at where Toyota, the...

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