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AI ethics and AI law grappling with overlapping and conflicting ethical factors within AI

Posted on Nov 1, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Do two wrongs make a right? Whichever way that you decide to answer that longstanding and vexing question, the odds are that you are...

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JIDU robocar released

Posted on Nov 1, 2022 in Cars, Technology

Back in June, we covered Baidu and Geely’s new robotaxi design, slated to be built by their joint venture: JIDU. Now, a limited edition of...

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Embark launches backbone of coast-to-coast autonomous trucking network to automate core Sunbelt lanes for carrier partners

Posted on Nov 1, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Embark Trucks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EMBK, “Embark”), a leading developer of autonomous...

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Former head of Tesla AI explains why they’ve removed sensors; others differ

Posted on Oct 31, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

In a recent interview, Andrej Karpathy, who formerly was head of AI for Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD products, outlined their reasoning...

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Argo.ai shuts down – What will happen to its LiDAR unit?

Posted on Oct 31, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Argo.ai, an autonomous vehicle (AV) unicorn, announced on October 26, 2022, that it would terminate operations across its locations in...

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Autonomous vehicles have a long way to go despite billions in investments

Posted on Oct 30, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

In an automotive world always running between monthly sales goals, quarterly earnings and multiyear product cycles, it can be easy to lose...

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TuSimple probed by FBI, SEC over ties to Chinese startup, the Wall Street Journal reports

Posted on Oct 30, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology, Trucks

Oct 30 (Reuters) – Self-driving truck startup TuSimple Holdings Inc (TSP.O) is being investigated by the FBI, U.S. Securities and...

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Driverless cars aren’t going away, but we need to lower our expectations about them

Posted on Oct 29, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

The driverless car startups that haven’t run out of money, gone out of business, or been bought out want you to know that driverless cars...

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Driverless shouldn’t equal meaningless: creatives can unlock the user experience

Posted on Oct 28, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

There’s no halting the rapid push toward driverless cars—once the technology is matured, autonomous vehicles (AVs) will likely make the...

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Automotive safety and security on the road

Posted on Oct 28, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

The last two articles addressed how sensor fusion is advancing the capabilities of autonomous vehicles (AVs), and how the electrification...

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Thermal cameras gain acceptance for ADAS and autonomous cars

Posted on Oct 28, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Thermal imaging measures temperature differences in a scene by imaging each resolved point to a corresponding pixel in a camera sensor....

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Self-driving cars face uncertain path to U.S. deployment

Posted on Oct 28, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Automakers and tech companies face a bumpy road to clearing regulatory roadblocks to deploying...

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Ford thinks driver assist is a safer bet than driverless cars, but it’s fooling itself

Posted on Oct 27, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

When Ford announced yesterday that it was pulling its support for Argo AI, the autonomous driving startup it had financed since 2017, it...

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Volvo emphasizes customer collaboration in autonomous-truck development

Posted on Oct 27, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

Volvo displayed a VNL 760 with Aurora autonomous-truck technology at the American Trucking Associations Management Conference &...

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Autonomous vehicles’ best-kept secret: They need to see farther to drive on the highway

Posted on Oct 27, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

There is a big secret about highway driving that isn’t being told. OEMs know it. Tier 1s know it. AV companies know it. Even...

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Volkswagen to work with Mobileye on automated driving after Argo exit – sources

Posted on Oct 27, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

BERLIN, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) plans to expand its cooperation with Intel’s Mobileye (MBLY.O) to include...

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It’s time to admit self-driving cars aren’t going to happen

Posted on Oct 27, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

A couple caveats for those going apoplectic over the headline: I mean self-driving isn’t going to be a thing A) in our lifetimes and B)...

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Innoviz & Kudan announce partnership for LiDAR-based geospatial mapping

Posted on Oct 27, 2022 in News, Technology

Innoviz Technologies announced its partnership with Kudan. Kudan’s perception software allows machines to generate 3D maps of surrounding...

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Tesla’s self-driving claims are reportedly under criminal investigation

Posted on Oct 27, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

Tesla is facing a criminal probe over its claims about its driver assist technology, according to Reuters. The US Department of Justice...

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Hyundai and WeRide plan to fuel self-driving with hydrogen in China

Posted on Oct 26, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

While hydrogen is still relatively niched as a fuel for electric vehicles, a startup in China is jumping ahead to embrace it for...

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