self-driving cars
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Apple is thought to have spent more than $10 billion on its ill-fated car project.
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Nissan aims to launch robotaxi service by 2027
Nissan has been running robotaxi trails since 2017 and is now just a few years out from launching a service.
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GM's Super Cruise to cover 750,000 miles in US and Canada
GM continues to update its true hands-free automated driver-assist feature.
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Waymo robotaxi service prepares to expand routes to freeways
Waymo is looking to cut journey times for its One robotaxi service by adding freeways to its routes.
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GM drops Ultra Cruise branding, merges tech into Super Cruise
GM still plans an automated driver-assist system that covers 95% of U.S. roads, but it won't be called Ultra Cruise.
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Apple car reportedly due in 2028 with scaled-back self-driving goals
Apple has reportedly abandoned a goal for true self-driving capability for its car project in order to get a product to market sooner.
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Rimac plans to reveal its robotaxi as soon as this year.
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Cruise's CEO and product chief both quit
Cruise has lost two senior staff at a time the company is facing extra scrutiny on safety.
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BMW offers Level 3 automated driver-assist system in 7-Series
BMW Personal Pilot L3 lets you take your eyes off the road, but there are severe limits when it comes to the conditions where it functions.
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Cruise parks robotaxis in California after DMV pulls permit
Cruise's driverless cars have been blocked from California's roads following an accident that occurred on Oct. 2.
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Cruise robotaxi service to launch in Japan in early 2026
Cruise's robotaxi service in Japan will initially operate in central Tokyo.
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Ford developing brake light detection system
Ford has filed a patent application for a system that detects brake lights that could be used in future self-driving cars.
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Mobileye's Chauffeur system due in a few years promises hands-free, eyes-free travel on highways.
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Ford will make BlueCruise hardware standard
Ford will make the hardware required for automated driver-assist features standard, starting with certain 2024 models.
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Next stop for Waymo's robotaxis will be Austin, Texas
Waymo has named the fourth U.S. city for its growing robotaxi service.
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Safety driver in Uber self-driving fatal crash case pleads guilty
The safety driver behind the wheel of an Uber robotaxi prototype that killed a pedestrian in 2018 has been sentenced.
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Self-driving VW ID.Buzz vans start testing in US
A robotaxi service using the ID.Buzz could be running in the U.S. by 2026.
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Mercedes' Level 3 automated driver-assist system made legal in California
Mercedes-Benz's Drive Pilot system is now legal in two U.S. states.
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Jeep has released a short video highlighting the off-road autonomous driving technology it is developing, perhaps for its new generation of EVs.
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Cruise robotaxi service to expand to Dallas, Houston in 2023
Cruise's robotaxi service will soon be operating in five U.S. cities.
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Porsche picks Intel's Mobileye for automated driver-assist technology
Porsche plans to use Mobileye's SuperVision technology to deliver cars capable of hands-free driving.
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Aurora self-driving truck service to launch in 2024
The service will initially run between Houston and Dallas.
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GM's Ultra Cruise driver-assist tech employs 20 sensors, lidar
The Ultra Cruise self-driving system will be able to handle 95% of the nation's roads, according to GM.
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Ford's Latitude AI will develop automated driving tech
Ford's new self-driving technology division is born out of the remains of Argo AI.
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