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Optimus Ride taps Nvidia for its level 4 autonomous cars

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

Optimus Ride, an autonomous technology startup based in Boston, today revealed Nvidia’s Drive AGX Xavier as its development platform of...

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Deep dive into Tesla’s autopilot & self-driving architecture vs lidar-based systems

Posted on Nov 4, 2018 in Cars, Technology

In this article, I’m going to try to take a very technical and complicated subject — namely, the technical details of Tesla’s and others...

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Hiding between two announcements — Tesla full self driving just a few streets away

Posted on Nov 3, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

There have been a couple of big Tesla autonomy announcements in the past week or so. First of all, Tesla pushed out a Navigate on...

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Next Renault Captur getting PHEV option, semi-autonomous driving tech

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

The second-generation Renault Captur is expected to debut at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, next fall. It will arrive with the usual ICE...

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Autonomous cars face big hurdles; They will succeed, but when?

Posted on Nov 2, 2018 in Cars, Technology

The automotive industry is spending fortunes developing autonomous vehicles with no payback in sight, while the technology required to...

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China’s Baidu sees hotpot, backseat karaoke in driverless future

Posted on Nov 1, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Baidu Inc.’s making a concerted effort to catch up in the driverless car race. The search giant showcased its “Apollo” self-driving...

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The road to autonomous truck viability begins to clear

Posted on Nov 1, 2018 in Technology, Trucks

When it comes to driving autonomous trucks on the interstate, there are several issues that need to be solved. The lidar arrays used to...

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Simulation becomes increasingly important for self-driving cars

Posted on Nov 1, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Simulation has long been an essential part of testing autonomous driving systems, but only recently has simulation been useful for...

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DENSO to open new facility at Haneda Airport for automated driving technology development and testing

Posted on Oct 31, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

DENSO Corporation (DENSO), the world’s second largest mobility supplier, today announced it will establish a new facility at Haneda...

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Autonomous car Lidar

Posted on Oct 31, 2018 in Cars, Technology

The RS-IPLS Intelligent Perception LiDAR system from RoboSense is a hardware- and software-algorithm-based solution for the mass...

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New driverless car technology could make traffic lights and speeding tickets obsolete

Posted on Oct 30, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Imagine a daily commute that’s orderly instead of chaotic. Connected and automated vehicles could provide that relief by adjusting to...

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Toyota, Tri-ad, and Tokio Marine & Nichido fire insurance to establish business alliance to develop advanced automated driving technology

Posted on Oct 30, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Inc. (TRI-AD), and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire...

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Cities could be the first customer for HD maps this startup built for autonomous cars

Posted on Oct 30, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Lvl5 has taken a novel, crowdsourced approach to building and updating its high-definition maps that auto manufacturers could use to help...

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The link between autonomous vehicles and blockchain

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

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are on the verge of completely revolutionizing the way we think about the transportation of both goods and...

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AstaZero unveils mixed reality testing for driverless cars

Posted on Oct 29, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

The Sweden-based AstaZero proving ground is one of the most advanced sites for testing autonomous vehicles and new automotive...

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Illinois initiative to test, research connected, autonomous vehicle tech

Posted on Oct 29, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) launched a new statewide, multiagency initiative to develop a testing program for...

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Tech startup developing self-driving system for parking lots

Posted on Oct 29, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

At a time where lots of tech companies are trying to one-up each other in developing software and sensors for next-gen self-driving...

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Tesla’s new Navigate on Autopilot update “shows a path towards full self driving”

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

Tesla has started rolling out the software update that brings the latest version of Autopilot to its vehicles, including the Navigate on...

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Tesla cars inch closer to their self-driving future with a big update to Autopilot

Posted on Oct 28, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

The best thing about Tesla cars isn’t just that they’re zero-emission vehicles that are better for our planet’s health;...

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Elise Stolte: Edmonton needs to check its blind spot on self-driving technology

Posted on Oct 26, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Technology

Have you gone car shopping for the last time? Coun. Andrew Knack thinks he has. He owns a 2011 Kia Soul. Barring a collision, he’s is...

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