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Jidu Auto unveils electric “robot” car with Level 4 autonomy
Baidu’s EV arm Jidu Auto has launched a “robot” concept car with Level 4 autonomous driving capabilities and voice recognition controls. Read more…
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Geely has launched its first batch of LEOsats for self-driving cars
Geely sent nine LEOsats into orbit as it builds out a satellite network to provide more accurate navigation for autonomous vehicles. Read more…
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Tesla’s biggest products this year: self-driving cars and a humanoid robot
Tesla’s most important products this year and next will not be cars, but autonomous driving software and a humanoid robot for factories: Musk Read more…
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Wayve solution could disrupt autonomous driving – if it works
Wayve proposes a unique solution that breaks all of the usual rules of autonomous driving – but making it commercially viable is a long shot. Read more…
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The electric car market – where platforms, markets and buzzwords collide
The electric car market has been a fascinating arena to watch for several years. Now, it is becoming like a good Netflix series. Read more…
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Self-driving electric car wars heat up amid tech alliances formed at CES
Major automakers deepen ties with key tech partners to boost their self-driving capabilities as they prepare to fight Tesla and (yes) Apple. Read more…
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The future of mobility is metamobility, says Hyundai
Hyundai expects to leverage its expertise in robotics and AI to build a future ‘metamobility’ network linking the real and the virtual world. Read more…
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Baidu and Pony.ai cleared to launch robotaxi services in Beijing
Baidu and self-driving startup Pony.ai have won approval to launch paid driverless robotaxi services in a designated area in Beijing. Read more…
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Self-driving startups using special features to test driverless cars: humans
Self-driving startups have begun testing their driverless cars in the past year, with an additional feature: human operators. Read more…
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Driverless cars have an Achilles Heel – the humble road sign
Confusing driverless cars is becoming a sport. Even before the high-profile case of a sign confusing a Tesla there were examples. Read more…
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Road to ruin: why autonomous cars will probably kill pedestrians
We hear a lot about how autonomous cars will reduce and even eliminate road fatalities. That might be true for passengers. For pedestrians, not so much. Read more…
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Singapore autonomous bus test doesn’t hit peacocks, tourists
Roaming peacocks, tourists and bushes were all causing headaches for operators of the first autonomous bus shuttle services on public roads in Singapore. Read more…
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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…
