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How will insurance deal with driverless cars?
Driverless cars are cool and all, but how will it affect the insurance industry? Self-driving cars are touted that as the future of transportation by many. Read more…
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Self-driving car economics will make congestion worse: study
Self-driving cars could make traffic congestion in urban centers worse instead of better, says a new study. The problem: parking costs. Read more…
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Nvidia lands AI chip deals with three Chinese EV startups
BEIJING (Reuters) – US chipmaker Nvidia has signed separate deals with Chinese electric vehicle startups XPeng Motors, Singulato Motors and SF Motors to develop autonomous driving technology, chief executive Jensen Huang said on Wednesday. Huang, Read more…
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KT tests self-driving 5G bus at Incheon International Airport
KT Corp says it has successfully tested a self-driving bus at Incheon International Airport (IIA) showcasing its own 5G-based autonomous vehicle technology. At IIA the driverless bus covered 2.2 kilometers at a speed of 30 Read more…
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BlackBerry bets big on autonomous cars with Cylance buyout
(Reuters) – Canada’s BlackBerry on Friday raised its bets on the fast-growing areas of autonomous cars and artificial intelligence (AI) with the $1.4 billion purchase of California-based cybersecurity company Cylance. The company’s shares rose as Read more…
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Volvo partners with Baidu for self-driving taxi
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Volvo Cars has teamed up with Chinese search engine operator Baidu to develop a self-driving taxi for China, it said on Thursday, opening another frontier to secure its place in the robotaxi Read more…
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Ford and Baidu kick off self-driving car road tests in China
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co and Baidu launched a two-year project on Wednesday to test self-driving vehicles on Chinese roads, amid a global race by carmakers and internet firms to develop autonomous vehicle technology. Read more…
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Toyota and SoftBank team up for self-driving car services
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp and SoftBank Group are teaming up to develop self-driving car services, signalling deepening alliances between top automaker and tech firms as the global race to develop autonomous cars intensifies. Read more…
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BMW says self-driving car alliance is making sense to rivals now
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – BMW rivals and ride-hailing companies are considering joining its consortium for developing self-driving cars as auto industry profits come under increasing pressure, board member Klaus Froehlich said on Tuesday. Carmakers and ride-hailing Read more…
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Friday Futures: future history, moon bases and DNA playlists
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: a history of the future; Moonbase 2040; quantum computers in five years; social credit scoring may Read more…