self-driving cars
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Domino's Pizza deliveries in Houston may come from a self-driving van.
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Volvo and Uber's latest self-driving car prototype has backups for steering, braking
Volvo on Wednesday unveiled an XC90 prototype fitted with all of the hardware necessary for full self-driving capability. The SUV has been designed to operate on self-driving software being developed by Uber. The two companies have worked closely on self-driving cars since 2016, when Uber agreed to...
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VW ditches self-driving startup Aurora ahead of likely deal with Ford's Argo AI
VW is tipped to announce a partnership with Ford in the area of self-driving cars by the summer.
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FCA, Aurora make moves to realize self-driving commercial vehicles
FCA will look to integrate the Aurora Driver self-driving system into its commercial vehicles.
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Self-driving car tech company Aurora Innovation buys lidar firm
Aurora Innovation, a leader in self-driving-car technology, announced plans to buy the Montana firm Blackmore, which has developed a next-generation lidar system.
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USPS will test self-driving semis in Arizona, Texas
The long-haul trucks will be tested along three major interstates in the southern U.S.
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One could argue that Tesla is viewed as the Apple of the auto industry, even though the financial performance of each company is vastly different. But with the convergence of the auto and tech industries continuing to accelerate, could there be a case for the two companies to be merged? It seems Apple was keen on the possibility at one point, and perhaps still is. It turns out Apple offered to buy Tesla in 2013 at a higher share price than what the EV manufacturer is currently trading at, analyst Craig Irwin of Roth Capital Partners revealed to CNBC in an interview published Tuesday. Irwin...
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Renault ready to roll out its first fully self-driving services
Renault has been teasing us with a series of self-driving car concepts over the past year but the French automaker at a tech conference in Paris on Thursday revealed how it is making the technology a reality. Renault has established a self-driving car research unit at the Paris-Saclay technology...
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Latest version of Nissan ProPilot offers hands-free highway travel
The latest version of Nissan's ProPilot self-driving system will allow hands-free travel on the highway from the on-ramp to the off-ramp.
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Maseratis to be first FCA cars to benefit from BMW driver-assistance systems
In a speech in Italy, Fiat Chairman John Elkann said Maserati will be the first brand to benefit from FCA's partnership with BMW and Mobileye to develop self-driving-car technology.
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GM's Cruise raises a further $1.15B for self-driving cars
The GM-backed Cruise Automation team revealed that its market valuation hovers around $19 billion.
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500 self-driving BMW iNext SUVs to hit the road in 2021, including Level 5 capable
BMW is developing self-driving technology at Level 4 and Level 5 capability and expects to have it available for sale by 2024 at the earliest.
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The organizers of Roborace, the world’s first race for self-driving cars, has revealed their second-generation prototype. It will first take to the racetrack in May 2019.
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Upgraded Cadillac Super Cruise self-driving system coming in 2020
Cadillac plans continuous updates for its Super Cruise self-driving system now that the feature is being expanded across the brand's lineup.
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Waymo will build its self-driving cars in Detroit
Waymo will build its fleet of self-driving taxis in a leased facility in Detroit, where it will have access to a pool of automotive talent.
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Tesla unveils "fully self-driving" custom computers, Musk says he expects self driving next year
The automaker told investors that its hardware is already installed on its cars and could drive the cars alone as early as next year.
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Toyota, SoftBank buy $1B stake in Uber's self-driving car unit
Ahead of Uber's historic IPO in the coming weeks, the ride-hail giant's self-driving car division received a $1 billion injection from Toyota, investment firm SoftBank, and automotive supplier Denso. Toyota and Denso will together invest $667 million and SoftBank will invest $333 million, valuing...
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Audi AI:ME concept is an A2 from the future
Audi will preview its vision for electric mobility a decade from now with the AI:ME concept, which debuts at Auto Shanghai 2019.
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Ford has backpedaled on its expectations for self-driving cars in the near future. The automaker's CEO, Jim Hackett, said at a Detroit Economic Club event on Tuesday that the automaker "overestimated" how soon self-driving cars would be available, according to a Bloomberg report. Hackett added Ford still plans to deploy a self-driving car in 2021. In 2016, the automaker promised said car would not feature a steering wheel, gas pedal or brake pedal. The CEO added that the autonomous car coming in 2021 will be used in a very narrow scope and tied down to geofenced areas. "The problem is so...
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Apple patents system to help self-driving cars correct slipping tires
Apple remains quiet about any plans for self-driving cars, but it continues to file patents that clue us into what the technology company is interested in. A new patent revolves around detecting speed and behavior at a self-driving car's tires. Essentially, it's a new process that could give a...
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Ford, Toyota, GM and SAE collaborate on standards for self-driving cars
A new consortium has been established by major automakers and SAE International to help determine safety standards for developing self-driving cars.
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Self-driving VWs hit the streets of Hamburg
Volkswagen Group's self-driving car prototypes are testing on the streets of Hamburg, Germany. The goal is to have a trial service up and running by 2021.
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Apple hires away Tesla's powertrain chief
Apple has poached yet another Tesla executive. The technology company has brought on Tesla's head of powertrains, Michael Schwekutsch. Schwekutsch was previously in vice president of engineering at Tesla where he oversaw electric motors, transmissions, and axles. According to his LinkedIn profile...
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Daimler to bring self-driving trucks to the road with America's Torc Robotics
The commercial vehicle arm of Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler on Friday announced it acquired a majority stake in Torc Robotics, a company based in Blacksburg, Virginia, developing self-driving systems for multiple vehicle categories, ranging from SUVs to 300-ton mining trucks. The deal, which...
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