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LiDAR is getting so cheap it’d be madness not to use it in self-driving cars
LiDAR sensors are getting so cheap that it makes it hard to understand why any self-driving car company wouldn't bother using them in its vehicles.
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AAA: Partially automated driving systems don't always work
Two tests by AAA during the past two years show that partially automated driving systems don't always function properly, so the auto club is recommending that car companies limit their use. Researchers with AAA recently tested systems from five manufacturers over a distance of 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometers), and said they encountered problems every eight miles (13 kilometers).
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Fiat Chrysler and Waymo sign exclusive deal on self-driving commercial vehicles
Fiat Chrysler and Waymo have agreed on an exclusive deal to develop self-driving commercial vehicles. The automaker also will use Waymo's autonomous vehicle technology on its global fleet of future vehicles.
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Tesla can’t use Autopilot ads in Germany, court says
Tesla’s ads for its Autopilot driver-assistance system were rebuffed by a German court, which said the carmaker misled consumers. The Munich Regional Court on Tuesday ruled that the automaker can no longer use the ads in Germany because they improperly claimed the vehicles have “full potential for autonomous driving.”
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Kodiak Robotics Releases Safety Report On Self-Driving Technology
Self-driving truck company Kodiak Robotics has released a 49-page safety self-assessment report that aims both to demonstrate the startup's commitment to public safety and provide a detailed portrait of how the company programs and operates its autonomous vehicles."We believe it's critical
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Uber’s self-driving AI predicts the trajectories of pedestrians, vehicles, and cyclists
In a preprint paper, Uber researchers describe MultiNet, a system that detects and predicts the motions of obstacles from autonomous vehicle lidar data. They say that unlike existing models, MultiNet reasons about the uncertainty of the behavior and movement of cars, pedestrians, and cyclists using a model that infers detections and predictions and then refines those to generate potential trajectories.
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Seoul to deploy self-driving cars and delivery robots on real roads
The Seoul City government will put seven self-driving vehicles and three unmanned delivery robots on actual roads in the city as part of its smart mobility project. The city held a launch ceremony for the programme on Tuesday in Sangam-dong, western Seoul, with LG Uplus, Unmanned Solution, Control Works, Dogugonggan, SML, Automos, Spring Cloud and Yonsei University, according to Pulse.
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How coronavirus is accelerating a future with autonomous vehicles
Countries around the world have responded to the covid-19 coronavirus with lockdowns, restrictions, and technology solutions that use artificial intelligence to combat the virus. As the world begins to emerge from the pandemic, China is first to emerge from covid-19 imposed lockdowns thanks to cutting-edge technology, with autonomous vehicles and smart cities seeing an acceleration during this…
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This Was Supposed to Be the Year Driverless Cars Went Mainstream
Perfecting the technology has taken longer than expected. The coronavirus pandemic has made it even more difficult.
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No driver needed: Self-driving trucks are starting to move cargo on the nation's highways
No driver likes being stuck between two trucks barreling down the highway — especially when one of those trucks is driving itself.
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Self-Driving Vehicles Delivering COVID-19 Medical Supplies
Self-driving vehicles may not be ready for consumers for a number of reasons but new uses are being found relating to COVID-19. At Mayo Clinic in Florida, fully autonomous vehicles are being used to transport medical supplies. The Jacksonville Transportation Department (JTA), Beep and driverless vehicle company Navya are using self-driving vehicles to transport COVID-19 tests collected at drive-through testing locations at Mayo Clinic.
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Automated trucking, a technical milestone that could disrupt hundreds of thousands of jobs, hits the road
Companies are already testing driverless trucks on America's roads. The technology will bring untold profits, but it may cost thousands of truckers their livelihoods.
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Tesla Autopilot Saved 8 Lives In Storm Dennis
Storm Dennis was brutal in the southern part of UK, but it didn’t stop Tesla’s Autopilot from working, and seemingly saving 8 lives. There were two Tesla Model X vehicles involved in an accident caused by Storm Dennis blowing down a 400-year-old oak tree into the paths of these vehicles. The crazy thing is that when the tree fell, each Tesla was on the opposite side of the other. They were coming from opposite directions.
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Tesla's Hardware 3 computer frightens legacy auto after Model 3 teardown: 'We cannot do it'
A new teardown of the Tesla Model 3 by Nikkei Business Publications just sent a shiver through the spine of legacy automakers. Based on the findings of the teardown, it is becoming evident that the company’s tech is on an entirely different level compared to the electronics used by veteran automakers today, and a lot of it has to do with Tesla’s custom Full Self-Driving computer.
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Tesla teardown finds electronics 6 years ahead of Toyota and VW
Toyota Motor and Volkswagen each sell 10 million cars, give or take, every year. Tesla delivered about 367,500 in 2019. But when it comes to electronics technology, Elon Musk's scrappy company is far ahead of the industry giants. This is the takeaway from Nikkei Business Publications' teardown of the Model 3, the most affordable car in the U.S. automaker's all-electric lineup, starting at about $33,000.
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Self-Driving Cars Gain Powerful Ally: The Government
New federal guidelines make it clear that, while the government will provide oversight, it wants to encourage the development of autonomous vehicles.
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Aurora is finally ready to show the world what it’s been up to
One day, a scientist in Craig Ferris’s lab was scanning the brains of very old rats when he found that one could see, hear, smell, and feel just like the other rats, but it was walking around with basically no brain—and likely had been since birth.
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General Motors wants self-driving cars to lose the steering wheel
General Motors has a bold plan for testing its self-driving cars: rip out the steering wheel and let them roam on public streets. The company is currently petitioning the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for permission to begin the test, according to Reuters. And while the company seems convinced that the cars would be able to operate safely even without human controls, it wouldn’t be the first time an automaker was overly optimistic about its autonomous vehicle tech.
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Autonomous DeLorean drives sideways to move forward
As the DeLorean rolled to a stop and the cloud of tire smoke cleared, Jon Goh peeked out the sliver of the passenger-side window to see dozens of gathered spectators cheering and high-fiving the successful test.
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Self-Driving Mercedes Will Be Programmed To Sacrifice Pedestrians To Save The Driver
When they crash, self-driving Mercedes will be programmed to save the driver, and not the person or people they hit. That’s the design decision behind the Mercedes Benz’s future Level 4 and Level 5 autonomous cars, according to the company’s manager of driverless car safety, Christoph von Hugo. Instead of worrying about troublesome details like ethics, Mercedes will just program its cars to save the driver and the car’s occupants, in every situation.
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