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AirSim: High-fidelity visual and physical simulation for autonomous vehicles

Posted on May 15, 2017 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Reports, Technology, Trucks

Microsoft Research, May 15, 2017 Developing and testing algorithms for autonomous vehicles in real world is an expensive and time...

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With these components, Bosch is automating driving

Posted on May 9, 2017 in Cars, Technology

Automated driving impacts the entire car: its powertrain, brakes, steering, display instruments, navigation, and sensors, as well as...

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Beige box detailed demo

Posted on May 8, 2017 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

NXP Semiconductors, May 8, 2017 The marriage of sensing, analysis, control, and communications offers great promise for Smart Cities...

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Eric Schmidt visits MIT to discuss computing, artificial intelligence, and the future of technology

Posted on May 4, 2017 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

When Alphabet executive chairman Eric Schmidt started programming in 1969 at the age of 14, there was no explicit title for what he was...

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Groupe PSA and nuTonomy form strategic partnership to test fully autonomous vehicles in Singapore

Posted on May 3, 2017 in Cars, Technology

nuTonomy, the leading developer of state-of-the-art software for self-driving cars, and Groupe PSA today announced a strategic partnership...

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Self driving trucks: 10 breakthrough technologies 2017

Posted on Apr 30, 2017 in Technology, Trucks

Tractor-trailers without a human at the wheel will soon barrel onto highways near you. What will this mean for the nation’s 1.7 million...

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Building the digital car company of the future

Posted on Apr 13, 2017 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Reports, Technology

Boston Consulting Group, April 13, 2017 Digitalization and a host of societal and technological trends are transforming the automotive...

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Analog Devices and Renesas Electronics collaborate on 77/79-GHz Automotive RADAR Technology to improve ADAS applications and enable autonomous vehicles

Posted on Apr 11, 2017 in Cars, Technology

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI), the leading global high-performance analog technology company, and Renesas Electronics Corporation...

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Groupe PSA autonomous car tests by non-expert drivers

Posted on Apr 11, 2017 in Cars, Technology

The Groupe PSA is also the first car manufacturer to have obtained authorisation in France to carry out tests in autonomous mode with...

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The dark secret at the heart of AI – MIT Technology Review

Posted on Apr 11, 2017 in Cars, Technology

Last year, a strange self-driving car was released onto the quiet roads of Monmouth County, New Jersey. The experimental vehicle,...

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Open Sourcing deck.gl 4.0: Uber engineering’s framework for advanced data visualization

Posted on Apr 6, 2017 in Cars, Technology

Data is mission-critical to the advancement of any technology, but it loses value if we are unable to understand and visualize it. In...

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How self-driving cars see the road

Posted on Mar 17, 2017 in Cars, Technology

Shoddy road infrastructure in the U.S. is pushing carmakers and their suppliers to incorporate multiple sensors, maps and data into their...

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Are autonomous cars ready to go it alone? – MIT Technology Review

Posted on Mar 17, 2017 in Cars, Technology

California is preparing for self-driving cars to go solo, but new figures from Uber’s experiments suggest proceeding with caution....

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Intelligent drive next LEVEL

Posted on Mar 15, 2017 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Presentations, Technology

Mercedes-Benz, March 15, 2017 On the way towards autonomous driving....

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First autonomous test vehicle developed entirely by Toyota Research Institute displayed at Prius Challenge Event at Sonoma Raceway

Posted on Mar 3, 2017 in Cars, Technology

The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) today displayed its 2.0 generation advanced safety research vehicle at the company’s Prius Challenge...

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Machine learning algorithms in autonomous cars

Posted on Mar 2, 2017 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Machine learning algorithms are now used extensively to find solutions to different challenges ranging from financial market predictions...

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Radar chips shrink, car safety expands

Posted on Feb 28, 2017 in Cars, Technology

Dragonflies can see in nearly every direction at the same time – and with their field of vision, they can see you even after they’ve flown...

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Tomorrow’s transportation ecosystem: From autonomous vehicles to public transit

Posted on Feb 21, 2017 in Buses, Cars, Technology

There is growing evidence that tomorrow’s urban cars will be “safe, green and connected,” Mary Gustanski, Delphi’s vice president of...

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SMART automation

Posted on Jan 19, 2017 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

MIT Professor Daniela Rus combines automation and mobility to create a smarter world....

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U.S. Department of Transportation designates 10 automated vehicle proving grounds to encourage testing of new technologies

Posted on Jan 19, 2017 in Buses, Cars, Technology, Trucks

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has designated 10 proving...

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