self-driving cars
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Toyota on Wednesday revealed the version of its e-Palette self-driving shuttle that will be used to transport athletes during the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The e-Palette was first shown as a concept in early 2018 and is essentially an easy-to-access minivan designed to travel safely along a loop without the need for a human driver. It forms part of Toyota's plan to expand into mobility-as-a-service, primarily through the use of automated vehicles. The e-Palette designed for the Olympics, known as the Tokyo 2020 Version e-Palette, will be used to provide transport for athletes and related...
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Waymo ready to start mapping LA streetsWaymo on Monday said it will soon send out its self-driving cars to the busy streets of Los Angeles. However, the cars will have human drivers as this first stage will be for mapping the streets and determining whether Waymo's self-driving cars are actually a good fit for the city. Three of the...
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Continental's latest tire concept inflates itself as it rolls
Continental sees the tires as a perfect fit for self-driving cars.
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Tesla Smart Summon already causing accidents, feds looking into reports
Videos of Tesla models without drivers have surfaced and showed the cars hitting other objects and near-misses in public.
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Tesla acquiring computer vision startup DeepScale
The automaker acquired the company to bolster its portfolio of processors and engineering required for its sensors, cameras, and radar.
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Hyundai and Aptiv form $4B self-driving technology joint venture
Aptiv and Hyundai hope to have their first jointly developed self-driving system testing in 2020 and on sale as early as 2022.
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ZF's CEO sees the first self-driving services to go mainstream involving short closed circuit trips.
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Volocopter autonomous air taxi demonstrated at Daimler headquarters
Volocopter's autonomous flying taxi service took a major step toward becoming a reality with a successful public test in Germany.
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Audi AI:Trail quattro concept revealed at Frankfurt auto show
Audi has examined the electric off-roader of the future with the AI:Trail quattro concept at the 2019 Frankfurt auto show.
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Continental's in-car cameras will determine if you're ready to take control of your self-driving car
The supplier is using driver-facing cameras and software to determine if a human is capable of resuming the task of driving.
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Ex-Google engineer charged for trade secrets theft
Anthony Levandowski has been indicted on 33 charges of stealing self-driving car trade secrets from his former employer, Google.
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Nissan's self-driving tech used to make putting a breeze
Nossan's ProPilot 2.0 golf ball can find its own way to the hole on a putting green.
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BMW and Daimler's alliance will see its first self-driving cars on the road in 2021.
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Porsche invests in sensor tech that can see in fog, rain
Porsche has acquired a stake in self-driving technology firm TriEye.
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BMW taps Tencent for self-driving cars in China
BMW has a partner for self-driving cars for China in local technology giant Tencent. The German automaker announced last week that it and Tencent will work together to bring its D3 platform, the name of its architecture for self-driving cars, to life. Specifically, the D3 platform will provide the...
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GM Cruise won't have self-driving service ready in 2019 as planned
GM Cruise LLC is postponing plans to launch a self-driving car ride-hailing service to put more miles on the cars and ensure public safety.
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Daimler and Bosch given green light for first fully automated valet
The first automated valet will operate in the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany.
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VW to share EV platform with Ford, invest in self-driving tech firm Argo AI
Volkswagen is in an alliance with Ford over a range of areas, including joint development of pickup trucks, EVs and self-driving cars.
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BMW and Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler target 2024 launch for jointly developed Level 4 self-driving system.
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Singapore is where self-driving cars learn to tackle monsoons
Simulated monsoons at the CETRAN test facility in Singapore are helping self-driving cars learn how to deal with heavy rain.
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Roborace DevBot 2.0 headed to Goodwood Festival of Speed
The DevBot 2.0 self-driving race car is heading to the Goodwood Festival of Speed to run up the hill autonomously.
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More Japanese automakers join Toyota's Monet self-driving car company
Monet plans to launch automated mobility services as early as 2020.
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Apple acquires self-driving tech firm Drive.ai
Apple has joined the likes of General Motors, Ford and Aptiv in buying a self-driving technology startup.
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Apple self-driving car system may include remote driver for medical emergencies
A new patent from Apple would let a remote driver operate a car in case the driver experiences a medical emergency.
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