autonomous cars

A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous vehicle, connected and autonomous vehicle, driverless car, robo-car, or robotic car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving safely with little or no human input.

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Amazon-Owned Zoox Expands Operation of Autonomous Cars in Las Vegas
Amazon-Owned Zoox Expands Operation of Autonomous Cars in Las Vegas
March 14, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Amazon-owned autonomous car company Zoox has expanded the area in which its robotaxis are operating. The company is also operating the vehicles at faster speeds, in light...

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Report: Apple Scales Back and Delays Plans for Self-Driving Vehicle
Report: Apple Scales Back and Delays Plans for Self-Driving Vehicle
January 23, 2024  |  Apple

Apple has reportedly scaled back and delayed its plans to develop a vehicle. After initially aiming for a fully autonomous vehicle, the company has scaled back...

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Mobileye’s Excess Inventory Hints at Longer Road Ahead for Autonomous Vehicles
Mobileye’s Excess Inventory Hints at Longer Road Ahead for Autonomous Vehicles
January 05, 2024  |  Transportation

For autonomous vehicles (AVs), the road ahead stretches out a bit farther. On Thursday (Jan. 4), Mobileye, which makes self-driving technology — spanning cameras and...

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Uber Teams With Google’s Waymo to Offer Driverless Ride-Hailing
Uber Teams With Google’s Waymo to Offer Driverless Ride-Hailing
May 23, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Google-owned self-driving vehicle firm Waymo has teamed with Uber to expand its service. The partnership, announced Tuesday (May 23), is set to launch later this year in Waymo’s newly-expanded operating territory...

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Qualcomm May Buy Auto Parts Maker Veoneer In Connected Car Push
Qualcomm May Buy Auto Parts Maker Veoneer In Connected Car Push
August 09, 2021  |  Acquiring

Swedish automotive technology company Veoneer will hold formal talks with Qualcomm about an acquisition bid from the chip-maker, Veoneer announced Sunday (Aug. 8). A recent...

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California OKs Pony.Ai Driverless Vehicle Permit For 3 Cities
California OKs Pony.Ai Driverless Vehicle Permit For 3 Cities
May 23, 2021  |  Artificial Intelligence

The California Department of Motor Vehicles has issued a permit for Pony.ai to test driverless vehicles in three cities, a press release says. The driverless...

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Safety Shows Up On The Connected Cars Agenda
Safety Shows Up On The Connected Cars Agenda
February 13, 2020  |  Innovation

Safety is becoming a profitable point of engagement for connected cars. With the National Automobile Dealers Association show coming up this weekend, companies are working...

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Car Companies Call For Softer Self-Driving Regulations
Car Companies Call For Softer Self-Driving Regulations
August 30, 2019  |  Regulation

As federal regulators are rewriting rules for autonomous cars, and around 90 organizations have offered up public comments about proposed regulation, according to CNBC. Many...

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Ex-Google Engineer Charged With Selling Trade Secrets To Uber
Ex-Google Engineer Charged With Selling Trade Secrets To Uber
August 27, 2019  |  Legal

Former Google engineer and self-driving pioneer Anthony Levandowski is being charged with stealing closely guarded secrets and selling them to Uber, The Wall Street Journal...

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