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Starship Technologies raises another $42M to fuel the growth of its fleet of self-driving delivery robots

Posted on Mar 1, 2022 in Finance, News, Technology

Starship Technologies, one of the bigger players in the world of autonomous delivery robots — the small, boxy vehicles that self-drive...

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Zero roadway deaths means seeing everything sooner, clearer and farther with breakthrough technology

Posted on Mar 1, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

PLEASANTON, Calif., March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Neural Propulsion Systems (NPS), a pioneer in autonomous sensing platforms, issued...

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AI deciding how to distribute harm breeds dicey AI ethics dilemma, markedly so for nascent AI-based self-driving cars

Posted on Mar 1, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Let’s discuss the pickle of sometimes having to by degree distribute harm. We’ll start with something easy and entailing relatively...

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Lidar leading the way to safe self-driving cars

Posted on Mar 1, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

NEW YORK, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Once only a concept seen in movies, the world of autonomous driving is fast becoming a bona...

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Autonomous driving logistics firm Inceptio Technology secures $188M financing round

Posted on Feb 28, 2022 in Finance, News, Technology, Trucks

Autonomous driving truck firm Inceptio Technology announced on Monday it has secured $188 million in B+ round equity financing. Prior to...

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Baidu Apollo Go Robotaxi services begin in China’s Shanxi province

Posted on Feb 28, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

The city of Yangquan in China’s Shanxi Province has issued a pilot license for carrying out autonomous driving services to Apollo Go, the...

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Computer driven autos still years away despite massive investment

Posted on Feb 27, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Despite the hype that liberation day will dawn soon and cars will drive themselves, there’s no realistic chance that full-on self-driving...

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Tesla starts rolling out of Full Self-Driving Beta in Canada

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

Tesla has officially started rolling out its Full Self-Driving Beta in Canada – marking the first official international expansion of the...

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Lidar developer Robosense is reportedly set to close on a $379 million funding round, the largest single investment in the nascent industry

Posted on Feb 25, 2022 in News, Technology

Lidar developer Robosense, which is headquartered in Shenzhen, China, and is one of the country’s leading suppliers of the...

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Baidu to support BYD’s smart driving business

Posted on Feb 25, 2022 in News, Technology

STAR Market Daily learned on Friday that Shenzhen-based electric vehicle firm BYD has chosen Baidu as its official smart driving business...

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Mercedes-Benz targets U.S. for hands-free driving certification this year – CEO

Posted on Feb 24, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

BERLIN, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) hopes to acquire certification for Level 3 autonomous driving in the United...

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Mapping company eMapgo will help power Ford’s BlueCruise autonomous driving feature on vehicles sold in China

Posted on Feb 24, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

Chinese spatial-temporal intelligence big data services company Luokung Technology Corp a provider of interactive location-based services...

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Uhnder and Spartan deliver robust, all-weather, high resolution sensing solutions for ADAS and automated vehicles

Posted on Feb 24, 2022 in News, Technology

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Feb. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Spartan, a leading sensor software company, and Uhnder, Inc., the leader in 4D...

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AI ethics grapples with societal AI wish fulfillment, including the dreamy case of those idolized AI-based self-driving cars

Posted on Feb 24, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Do you sometimes find yourself wishing upon a star? I’m sure you do. We all do. Such an act of wishing does not seem to matter who you...

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Arcimoto and Faction unveil a ‘driverless’ 75 mph three-wheeled electric delivery vehicle

Posted on Feb 23, 2022 in News, Technology

Arcimoto teamed up with Faction to announce the new Faction D1 electric delivery vehicle based on the Arcimoto FUV, but with updated tech...

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DriveU.auto announces remote operation platform for robots

Posted on Feb 23, 2022 in News, Technology

RAANANA, Israel, Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — DriveU.auto, developer of a superior software-based connectivity platform for robot...

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StradVision acquires ISO 26262 for automotive functional safety management

Posted on Feb 23, 2022 in News, Technology

SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — StradVision, an AI-based vision processing technology company for Autonomous...

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Trucking startup TuSimple agrees to U.S. oversight, concluding probe

Posted on Feb 23, 2022 in News, Policy & Regulation, Technology, Trucks

Trucking startup TuSimple Holdings Inc. reached an agreement with U.S. authorities to resolve security concerns around its self-driving...

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Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess shares thoughts on lidar during AMA

Posted on Feb 23, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess shared some thoughts on lidar in a recent Reddit Q&A session. Diess answered a variety of questions that...

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Waymo to keep robotaxi safety details secret, court rules

Posted on Feb 23, 2022 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation, Technology

Waymo, the autonomous driving arm of Alphabet, was granted a win on Tuesday when a California court ruled it could keep certain details...

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