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Tesla may be ‘losing faith’ in how soon self-driving will arrive

Posted on Feb 14, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

(Bloomberg) — Tesla Inc.’s expectation for the amount of revenue it will recognize from automated-driving software appears to have...

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Intel’s Mobileye, partners to launch self-driving shuttles in U.S. in 2024

Posted on Feb 14, 2022 in Buses, News, Technology

San Francisco, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Intel Corp’s Mobileye unit plans to build and deploy self-driving electric shuttle vehicles...

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U.S. Xpress looks to integrate Aurora self-driving tech

Posted on Feb 14, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

U.S. Xpress will collaborate with autonomous driving technology company Aurora Innovation to explore the deployment of self-driving trucks...

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The ethical AI question of whether self-driving cars ought to be a good samaritan and forewarn when human-driven cars are going to crash into each other

Posted on Feb 13, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Mind your own business. That’s a common refrain about not sticking your nose into the activities of others. Extend a helping hand....

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Autonomous yard truck company develops trailer backing capabilities

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 in News, Technology, Trucks

Outrider has released fully autonomous trailer backing capabilities to its fleet of yard trucks. This proprietary technology enables...

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Chasing Cruise and Waymo, Chinese AV company AutoX plans to begin testing in San Francisco

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 in Cars, News, Technology

AutoX, a Chinese autonomous vehicle company that has made plays in both the U.S. and its home country, is now making a move into San...

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Tesla vs. robotaxis: Who’s winning the autonomous vehicle race?

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

We’re on the edge of a major social shift in mobility. Autonomous vehicles are going to change our lives. Commutes will be unrecognizable,...

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China’s intelligent driving startup Voyager Technology completes A round

Posted on Feb 10, 2022 in Cars, Finance, News, Technology

Beijing (Gasgoo)- China’s intelligent driving startup, Voyager Technology, recently completed its Series A financing round, raising tens...

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Tesla is crazy to not make full use of maps to improve ‘F’ self-driving

Posted on Feb 10, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Almost every self-driving car team makes use of pre-computed maps, combined with what their sensors see, to help them understand the road...

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Autonomous taxis are safer than Tesla’s ‘self-driving’ tech

Posted on Feb 10, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Cars are evolving quickly — but it’s important that people know the difference between ADAS and autonomous driving. It’s also important...

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Football taunting penalties expected at Super Bowl which brings up catchy ethical AI taunting possibilities, including for autonomous self-driving cars

Posted on Feb 10, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Some insist that taunting is entirely in the eye of the beholder. Ironically, of sorts, I suppose you might angrily claim that making that...

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Despite a drop in how many companies are testing autonomous driving on California roads, miles driven are way up

Posted on Feb 10, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Fewer companies tested autonomous vehicles on California’s public roads last year versus the one before — and yet they logged nearly twice...

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California robocar ‘disengagement’ reports tell us a little

Posted on Feb 9, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Each year, the state of California requires all parties testing self-driving car systems in California report all the times their system...

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Electro-photonics bridges a sensor logjam for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Feb 9, 2022 in News, Technology

BOSTON, Feb. 9, 2022 — Photonic computing company Lightmatter, with Boston University College of Engineering and the Harvard John A....

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Waabi’s new simulator could scale autonomous vehicle tech faster

Posted on Feb 9, 2022 in News, Technology

Testing autonomous vehicles on public roads is an expensive and time-consuming endeavor, and one that Raquel Urtasun, former chief...

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What’s the difference between autonomous vehicles and driver-assistance tech?

Posted on Feb 9, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Your new car is packed with a bunch of driver-assist features. But that doesn’t exactly make it an autonomous vehicle. So what’s the...

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Automation won’t eliminate truckers

Posted on Feb 8, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology, Trucks

Even though U.S. job openings are close to 11 million— including 580,000 openings in transportation, warehousing, and utilities—truckers...

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Musk looks increasingly isolated as automakers embrace lidar

Posted on Feb 8, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Elon Musk is skeptical of putting lidar sensors on vehicles, but a growing number of his competitors are quietly adding the technology to...

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Tesla cut a steering component from some cars to deal with chip shortage, sources say

Posted on Feb 8, 2022 in News, Technology

Under pressure to hit fourth-quarter sales goals while coping with widespread semiconductor shortages, Tesla decided to remove one of the...

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Automotive simulation platform Morai secures $20.8M Series B to expand its global footprint

Posted on Feb 8, 2022 in Finance, News, Technology

Morai, which provides autonomous vehicle developers with automotive simulation tools to verify the safety and reliability of self-driving...

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