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Autonomous truck startup TuSimple partners with supplier ZF to develop tech including cameras, lidar, and other sensors; plans driverless truck tests by 2021 (Antuan Goodwin/CNET) Self-driving Vehicles

Autonomous truck startup TuSimple partners with supplier ZF to develop tech including cameras, lidar, and other sensors; plans driverless truck tests by 2021 (Antuan Goodwin/CNET)

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March 27, 2020
Facial recognition and AI will invade public privacy — but it can be done ethically Self-driving Vehicles

Facial recognition and AI will invade public privacy — but it can be done ethically

We live in an age where we have unprecedented access to almost any information we need. With the emergence of new technology like artificial intelligence (AI), facial recognition, big data, and more, the human experience is being changed forever. Almost anything you need is just a tap away; but this access…
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March 25, 2020
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…
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March 18, 2020