Autonomous vehicles

A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous vehicle (AV), connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV), 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 Seen Testing Autonomous Delivery Truck

Amazon Seen Testing Autonomous Delivery Truck
Amazon Seen Testing Autonomous Delivery Truck
February 04, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Just days after Amazon announced its autonomous delivery robot Scout, a Reddit user has reportedly seen an Amazon trailer being transported via an Embark autonomous...

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Alphabet’s Waymo Considered Volvo, Uber Pair-Up
Alphabet’s Waymo Considered Volvo, Uber Pair-Up
January 30, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

An internal document has revealed that Waymo, the former self-driving vehicle unit of Google, met with more than 12 carmakers, including Volvo, as it searched for manufacturing...

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Retail Pulse: Stop & Shop To Deploy Autonomous Vehicles; Chico’s FAS Plans To Close 250 Stores
Retail Pulse: Stop & Shop To Deploy Autonomous Vehicles; Chico’s FAS Plans To Close 250...
January 18, 2019  |  Retail

Grocers are using autonomous vehicles to help bring fresh food to the doorsteps of consumers, and news came this week that another retailer plans to...

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Self-Driving Tech Startup Mobileye Expands To China
Self-Driving Tech Startup Mobileye Expands To China
January 09, 2019  |  International

Self-driving tech startup Mobileye is expanding its business in China through two new partnerships. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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NEW DATA: What’s Driving $230B In Commuter Commerce?
NEW DATA: What’s Driving $230B In Commuter Commerce?
January 07, 2019  |  Intelligence of Things

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How Will CES Set The 2019 Payments And Commerce Agenda?
How Will CES Set The 2019 Payments And Commerce Agenda?
January 02, 2019  |  Innovation

Let’s move past the metaphors and low-level poetic imagery when it comes to the International Consumer Electronics Show, that annual conference and trade show better...

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The Year Of The Self-Driving Delivery Pilot
The Year Of The Self-Driving Delivery Pilot
December 26, 2018  |  Retail

Autonomous vehicles hit the road this year in the name of retail, with pilots of delivery services for groceries and takeout coming to U.S. cities....

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Arizona Autonomous Vehicle Tests Build On World’s Fair Legacy
Arizona Autonomous Vehicle Tests Build On World’s Fair Legacy
December 06, 2018  |  Retail

Moonshot ideas don’t go from a dream to a business overnight: Take self-driving cars, a concept that took decades to come to commercial fruition. General...

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Waymo Launches Waymo One Self-Driving Service
Waymo Launches Waymo One Self-Driving Service
December 05, 2018  |  Innovation

Waymo, the self-driving company founded by Alphabet, announced on Wednesday (Dec. 5) the launch of Waymo One, its self-driving service. Get the Full Story Complete...

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