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$100,000 Autonomous Drones & Mobility Investment ChallengeJanuary 18, 2021 at 2:23 PM Austin startup, ZPEG, wins $100,000 Defense Innovation Challenge on June 6, 2019 Robots! Drones! Autonomous cars! If your startup works with anything that walks, rolls, flies, or swims by itself, you might be able to win $100,000! The challenge will occur on March 10 in partnership with Guinn Partners and the Center for Autonomous Robotics. Part of the second annual Fed Supernova, this will be an entirely virtual experience that draws national attention and connects leading entrepreneurs, in...Tags: Startups, Texas, Funding, Startup, Austin, Robotics, Booz Allen Hamilton, Fed, Capital Factory, Austin Startups, Autonomous-cars, Epic Office Hours, Pison, Artificial Intelligence Investment Challenge, Guinn Partners, Center for Autonomous Robotics Part 50 people like this. Like Radar, reborn: How a new spin on an old idea could revolutionize autonomous carsJanuary 13, 2021 at 4:54 PM Most autonomous cars use lidar and other light-based sensors to see the world around them. But what if they could use radar, too?Tags: Cars, Trends, Features, Ai, Autonomous Cars, Radar, Emerging Tech, CES 2021, Ces 2021 Product, Ces 2021 Audience Choice, Ces 2021 Innovation, Ces 2021 Must See, The Future Of 50 people like this. Like Million-dollar driverless racing challenge coming to IndianapolisJanuary 12, 2021 at 9:15 PM A driverless racing challenge coming to Indianapolis has revealed the Dallara-designed car the competitors will use to house their autonomous technology.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, Indianapolis, Autonomous, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Motor Racing, Dallara, Indy Autonomous Challenge 9 people like this. Like From Paris to NYC, Mobileye will bring self-driving cars to metropolisesJanuary 11, 2021 at 2:36 PM Tokyo, Shanghai, Paris, Detroit and New York City will all see fleets of Mobileye-powered vehicles rolled out in early 2021.Tags: New York City, Cars, Trends, Intel, Paris, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Mobileye, CES 2021, NYC Mobileye, Tokyo Shanghai Paris Detroit 49 people like this. Like It's Been A Year And I'm Still Thinking About The Sony CarJanuary 7, 2021 at 4:25 PM For companies that exist to build cars, automakers sure like to parade around non-working mockups with the promise they’ll one day be drivable. How ironic is it that when Sony, a major tech company, decided to bring a car to the Consumer Electronics Show last year, it brought one that ran.Read more...Tags: Science, Sony, Autonomous Cars, Car Tech, Electric Cars, Consumer Electronics Show, Sony Vision S 102 people like this. Like Toyota's Robocars Will Wash Themselves Because We Can't Be TrustedDecember 29, 2020 at 1:30 PM On Christmas Eve, the United States Patent and Trademark Office publicly released an application submitted by Toyota for a “car wash judgement system.” It’s not a patent application for a system that judges how well you washed your car, nor a system that washes your car while judging you and calling you a bad owner…Read more...Tags: Science, United States, Patents, Toyota, Autonomous Cars, Car Wash, Trademark Office, Kinto 80 people like this. Like Apple reportedly aiming to build electric car for 2024 launchDecember 21, 2020 at 8:40 PM Apple appears to be revving up Project Titan again after a report suggested the firm is looking to launch an electric vehicle with autonomous features in 2024.Tags: Apple, News, Cars, Trends, Autonomous Cars, Electric Cars, Ev, Project Titan, Breaking Twitter 45 people like this. Like Tesla's software is years ahead of the competition, giving it a huge advantage over legacy automakers, prominent VC saysDecember 15, 2020 at 1:13 PM Tesla ability to send out over-the-air system updates is years ahead of its competition, and gives it a major advantage.
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Tesla has a huge software advantage over legacy automakers that will bring in billions in deferred revenue in coming years, according to a Tuesday report from Loup Ventures' Gene Munster.
The EV maker is three to five years ahead of competitors when it comes to offering over-the-air software updates, Munster said, showing its technological lead.
It will take lega...Tags: Transportation, Elon Musk, News, Trends, Tesla, Ford, Auto Industry, Gm, Jp Morgan, Autonomous Cars, Cnbc, Munster, Ota, Gene Munster, Air OTA, Tesla Tesla 107 people like this. Like Amazon's autonomous vehicle startup Zoox just unveiled a robotaxi EV without a steering wheel that can go 16 hours without charging - see what it looks likeDecember 14, 2020 at 12:52 PM The firm says its first vehicle can run for 16 hours at a time.
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Amazon-owned autonomous-taxi company Zoox unveiled its first vehicle Monday.
Zoox designed the vehicle for cramped city streets, giving it the ability to drive in both directions and steer with all four wheels.
The electric vehicle can travel 16 hours between charging, Zoox said.
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After six years in business, Zoox - Amazon's autonomous vehicle company - unveiled its fi...Tags: Amazon, Transportation, Uber, News, San Francisco, Trends, Bloomberg, Autonomous Cars, Phoenix, Aurora, Tech Insider, Waymo, Zoox, Aurora Innovation, GM s Cruise, Las Vegas San Francisco 62 people like this. Like Uber gives up on developing its own self-driving carDecember 7, 2020 at 10:30 PM Uber has announced it's selling its self-driving car unit to Aurora, a Silicon Valley-based startup founded in 2017 by experts in autonomous-vehicle technology.Tags: Uber, News, Cars, Trends, Silicon Valley, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Aurora, ATG, Breaking Twitter 4 people like this. Like Amazon's Zoox Driverless Car, or Possibly an iMac G3 on Wheels, Spotted in San FranciscoDecember 7, 2020 at 4:00 PM Zoox, the Amazon-owned autonomous taxi company, is scheduled to reveal its first self-driving cars on Dec. 14. Spoilers: They look dorky as hell.Read more...Tags: Amazon, Transportation, Lyft, Uber, Science, Technology, San Francisco, Autonomous Vehicles, Autonomous Cars, Driverless Cars, Ridesharing, Waymo, Zoox, Robo Taxis, Zoox the Amazon 144 people like this. Like An autonomous-vehicle company that uses technology Elon Musk said is 'doomed' went public via SPAC and is up over 110% in 3 daysDecember 7, 2020 at 2:37 PM Ben Margot/Associated Press
Shares of Luminar Technologies jumped as much as 25% on Monday, extending a three day gain of over 110% that began after the company went public via SPAC on Thursday. The autonomous vehicle start-up uses laser sensors, called lidar, that enable cars to drive themselves. Elon Musk criticized the technology, saying "Anyone relying on lidar is doomed," in 2019.Luminar went public through a reverse merger with SPAC Gores Metropoulos. Shares traded above $37 on Monda...Tags: Elon Musk, Trends, Markets, Tesla, Autonomous Cars, Nasdaq, Volvo, Lidar, SPAC, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, LUMINAR, Austin Russell, Luminar Technologies, Ben Margot, Gores Metropoulos, Emily Graffeo 83 people like this. Like CEO of Yandex Self Driving Group predicts that autonomous vehicles will roam freely around major cities within five yearsDecember 3, 2020 at 11:36 AM Yandex's self-driving car
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Russian internet giant Yandex is competing with US tech giants such as Google in driverless cars.
Its driverless cars unit claims 4 million kilometers driven, and has raised $150 million in fresh funding to spin out from its parent firm.
Business Insider named CEO of Yandex Self Driving Group Dmitry Polishchuk to our list of 10 leaders transforming consumer tech in Europe.
Vis...Tags: Google, Amazon, Europe, UK, Putin, Russia, US, Trends, Moscow, Silicon Valley, Las Vegas, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Yandex, Business Insider, TASS 101 people like this. Like Waymo Is Building an Entire Fake City to Improve Its Driverless Car TestingDecember 1, 2020 at 6:10 PM As much as I love technology, there’s still a lot about it that I don’t trust. Driverless cars are one of them. One horror story about an autopilot malfunction is enough to scare most people away from the tech, and that’s definitely the case for me. I’ve spent 15 years learning how to dodge a car that’s about to merge…Read more...Tags: Science, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Cars, Vroom Vroom, Driverless Vehicles, Waymo 129 people like this. Like Honda Says Will Be First To Mass Produce Level 3 Autonomous CarsNovember 11, 2020 at 9:08 AM Japan's Honda Motor said on Wednesday it will be the world's first automaker to mass produce sensor-packed level 3 autonomous cars that will allow drivers to let their vehicles navigate congested expressway traffic. From a report: "Honda is planning to launch sales of a Honda Legend (luxury sedan) equipped with the newly approved automated driving equipment" before the end of March 2021, Honda said in a press release. The race to build self-driving cars is a key technology battleground for autom...Tags: Google, Japan, Tech, Autonomous Cars, Honda, Honda Motor, Alphabet Inc, Ministry of Land Infrastructure Transport 140 people like this. Like Waymo’s autonomous cars steer clear of any potential election unrestNovember 3, 2020 at 7:30 PM Waymo has taken its autonomous cars off the streets of San Francisco to ensure they don’t get caught up in any election-related unrest that may occur.Tags: News, Cars, San Francisco, Trends, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Waymo 4 people like this. Like Lexus Dreamed Up Two Different Autonomous Futures That Will Help Us RelaxNovember 1, 2020 at 11:00 AM When it comes to autonomous vehicles, one of the biggest complaints is that they’ll take away the reactive, human elements of driving that see us making split-second decisions and not, y’know, immediately crashing into walls when the car is unleashed. It’s hard to relax and let some code control your vehicle. But…Read more...Tags: Science, Lexus, Autonomous Cars 150 people like this. Like This self-driving racing car could have done with a driverOctober 30, 2020 at 1:30 AM An autonomous racing car got off to a terrible start in a recent contest when it veered off the track from a standing start and drove straight into a wall.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Driverless Cars, Roborace, Breaking Twitter 1 people like this. Like Watching Unlisted Driving Videos From GM's Cruise Autonomous Cars Reveals Some Alarming BehaviorOctober 21, 2020 at 11:00 AM Just in case anyone out there forgot, autonomous driving is hard. Incredibly hard. Getting two tons of inert wires and transistors and motors and lenses to somehow navigate a complex, real-world environment is almost comically difficult. The fact that we’re able to make machines that can do any of it at all is…Read more...Tags: Science, Gm, Autonomous Cars, Cruise Automation 4 people like this. Like Ford reveals the vehicle destined for its autonomous-car servicesOctober 21, 2020 at 1:45 AM Ford has unveiled its fourth-generation autonomous test vehicle as it moves toward the launch of commercial services using the technology.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, Ford, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Escape, Ford Escape 7 people like this. Like New self-driving car algorithm keeps you safe by constantly predicting doomSeptember 17, 2020 at 2:53 PM New autonomous vehicle algorithm constantly predicts every scenario it could face. And then figures out how to get out of them without hurting anyone.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, Machine Learning, Ai, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars 38 people like this. Like Self-driving car algorithm could save lives by constantly predicting the worstSeptember 17, 2020 at 2:53 PM New autonomous vehicle algorithm constantly predicts every scenario it could face. And then figures out how to get out of them without hurting anyone.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, Machine Learning, Ai, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars 24 people like this. Like Driver in fatal 2018 Uber self-driving car crash charged with negligent homicideSeptember 16, 2020 at 10:27 AM A Volvo XC90 fitted with Uber's self-driving technology.
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In March 2018, a self-driving Uber car struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, who was crossing the street at night.
Investigators said Rafaela Vasquez, the car’s operator, was watching a video on her phone at the time of the crash and didn’t brake in time.
Vasquez has been charged with negligent homicide in Maricopa County Superior Court.
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In March 2018, a woman in Tem...Tags: Transportation, Uber, Office, Trends, New York Times, Autos, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Volvo, Jalopnik, Volvo Xc90, National Transportation Safety Board, Tempe, Vasquez, Maricopa County, Tempe Arizona 139 people like this. Like Watch Ford and Bosch demonstrate automated valet parking systemAugust 27, 2020 at 1:00 AM The system takes the stress out of parking and makes better use of spaceTags: News, Cars, Trends, Ford, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Bosch, Breaking Twitter 19 people like this. Like Autonomous vehicles set to get their own special roads in MichiganAugust 13, 2020 at 11:45 PM Michigan wants to build special roads for exclusive use by autonomous vehiclesTags: News, Cars, Trends, Michigan, Autonomous Vehicles, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Breaking Twitter, Cavnue 41 people like this. Like The history of self-driving carsJuly 31, 2020 at 4:34 PM From New York City's so-called phantom cars to Waymo's prototypes, the self-driving car has come a long way.Tags: Uber, New York City, Cars, Trends, Tesla, Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Autonomous Cars, Emerging Tech, Waymo, Tier 4 22 people like this. Like Robot-car startup Aurora navigates its way to Texas for testingJuly 20, 2020 at 11:45 PM Its autonomous minivans and huge Class 8 trucks are bound for the Lone Star StateTags: Texas, News, Cars, Trends, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Aurora 27 people like this. Like Aftermarket autonomy: This magic box gives your car self-parking abilitiesJuly 11, 2020 at 9:00 AM It's not Tesla-level autopilot, but that's the whole pointTags: Cars, Trends, Tesla, Features, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars 41 people like this. Like The Portfolio: David PhumeJuly 3, 2020 at 3:00 PM Animator, roboticist and artist David Phume is on a mission to show that technology is not just for the geniuses in Silicon Valley
The post The Portfolio: David Phume appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.Tags: Art, Technology, Animation, Silicon Valley, Autonomous Cars, Robotics, Friday, South Africa (country, David Phume, Static Tech Art 99 people like this. Like Autonomous ridesharing isn’t dead: How Waymo is adapting to the post-COVID eraJuly 3, 2020 at 9:00 AM Despite the challenges, the company fully expects continued growth in 2020Tags: Cars, Trends, Features, Autonomous Cars, Ridesharing, Waymo, Waymo One, COVID-19 25 people like this. Like |