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Waymo suspends all self-driving services in light of coronavirus pandemic Self-driving Vehicles

Waymo suspends all self-driving services in light of coronavirus pandemic

Waymo has extended the partial suspension of its autonomous vehicle service pilots to include fully driverless vehicle testing, the company confirmed on Friday. While Alphabet-owned Waymo had already stopped operation of the autonomous driving vehicles in its fleet that have safety drivers on board, in the interest of minimizing the…
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March 20, 2020
Despite setbacks, coronavirus could hasten the adoption of autonomous vehicles and delivery robots Self-driving Vehicles

Despite setbacks, coronavirus could hasten the adoption of autonomous vehicles and delivery robots

This week, nearly every major company developing autonomous vehicles in the U.S. halted testing in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19, which has sickened more than 250,000 people and killed over 10,000 around the world. Still some experts argue pandemics like COVID-19 should hasten the adoption of driverless…
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March 20, 2020
The Failure Of This Self-Driving Truck Company Tells You All You Need To Know About Self-Driving Vehicles Self-driving Vehicles

The Failure Of This Self-Driving Truck Company Tells You All You Need To Know About Self-Driving Vehicles

Screenshot: Starsky RoboticsStarsky Robotics is a self-driving truck company that was the first company to run an unmanned semi on a public highway. It’s now shutting down though, and its co-founder has some unusually sensible and honest things to say about the industry, unusual only because the industry is stuffed…
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March 20, 2020
Waymo, Cruise, and Uber stop self-driving taxi services and tests amid coronavirus outbreak Self-driving Vehicles

Waymo, Cruise, and Uber stop self-driving taxi services and tests amid coronavirus outbreak

Ride hailing companies like Waymo, Uber, and Cruise are suspending self-driving tests that have human drivers in an attempt to help curtail the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Waymo, Alphabet‘s self-driving division, announced yesterday that it would pause its self-driving taxi services in Phoenix, Arizona, Reuters reports. Its fully autonomous services…
bubmag
March 18, 2020
UK takes next step toward world of e-scooters, self-driving cars, and autonomous drones Self-driving Vehicles

UK takes next step toward world of e-scooters, self-driving cars, and autonomous drones

Roads in the United Kingdom are set to see a host of new transport technology in the near future as the nation’s government greenlights a series of real-world tests. The blueprint it creates could set precedent for other countries that want to implement new mobility tech. Earlier this week, the…
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March 18, 2020
Agriculture, cameras, tire changes and drive-throughs: Here are our robotics pitch-off winners Self-driving Vehicles

Agriculture, cameras, tire changes and drive-throughs: Here are our robotics pitch-off winners

We tried something new at last week’s TC Sessions: Robotics + AI. For the first time ever, we incorporated a pitch-off into the event. With a site as embedded in the startup world, it made sense to find a way to give some stage time to some early-stage startups. On…
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March 10, 2020
Mercedes-Benz: EV development is more important than self-driving cars Self-driving Vehicles

Mercedes-Benz: EV development is more important than self-driving cars

German automaker Mercedes-Benz has said that it’s putting the brakes on developing self-driving cars. Earlier today, News.com.au reported that Ola Kallenius Daimler chair and Mercedes head of cars spoke to journalists, telling them the company is shifting its approach away from self-driving cars. In the near future the German marque…
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March 10, 2020