The government wants to take advantage of the self-driving revolution to boost the economy and improve road safety backed by £100 million to support industry investment and fund research and create an estimated 38,000 new jobs from the predicted £42 billion industry.
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Autonomous BusesAutonomous ShuttlesDriverless CarsOn RoadPublic TransportationTaxis and Ride Sharing
China’s First Draft of National Rules for Autonomous Vehicles
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiThe Chinese government has released a draft of its first national set of guidelines on…
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Driverless CarsOn RoadPublic TransportationTaxis and Ride Sharing
Baidu Granted China’s First-Ever Permits for Fully Driverless Robotaxis
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiChinese search giant Baidu has become the first and so far only company in China…
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Automated FleetsFleets and TrucksOn RoadSelf-Driving Trucks
Kodiak Robotics Partners with 10 Roads, Expands Autonomous Trucks to Florida
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiAutonomous vehicle startup Kodiak Robotics is expanding its self-driving freight service to Florida by partnering…
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Driverless CarsLast Mile DeliveryOn RoadTaxis and Ride Sharing
Faction’s right-sized driverless vehicle mission gets a boost
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe company’s most recent partnership with Point One Navigation, to help guide its autonomous B2B delivery fleets, builds on others with Nvidia, Arcimoto, and ElectraMeccanica aimed at solving the challenge of urban delivery and personal transportation with autonomy and teleoperation.
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Fleets and TrucksOn RoadSelf-Driving Trucks
Embark demonstrates autonomous truck emergency-vehicle interaction in Texas
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe “first-ever” public demonstration of an autonomous truck being pulled over by law enforcement in a routine traffic stop on a public highway marks completion of 12 of 16 milestones on the company’s capabilities roadmap and bringing the Embark Driver closer to commercialization in 2024.
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Automated FleetsFleets and TrucksOn RoadSelf-Driving Trucks
Pony.ai and China’s Sany Partner on Level 4 Autonomous Trucks
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiToyota-backed self-driving vehicle startup Pony.ai is partnering with Sany Heavy Industry, China’s number one heavy…
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ADASDriverless CarsOn RoadTaxis and Ride Sharing
Innoviz to supply VW’s CARIAD in major Tier 1 LiDAR deal
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe LiDAR maker will provide InnovizTwo sensors and perception software to Volkswagen’s software unit for some of its brand segments for advanced ADAS features, with the direct-to-OEM deal expected to influence more car makers to follow the supply decision in their autonomous vehicle programs.
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ADASDriverless CarsOn RoadTaxis and Ride Sharing
Baidu reveals low-cost Level 4 AV for 2023 deployment on Apollo Go
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe company says that the Apollo RT6 autonomous vehicle is ready to provide driverless service as the company moves toward a future in which taking a robotaxi will be half the cost of taking a taxi today.
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ADASDriverless CarsOn RoadTest and Simulation
New steering system strengthens ZF’s by-wire portfolio
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe company says that its vehicle motion control portfolio and systems expertise across braking, steering, and active suspension uniquely positions it to realize fully automated by-wire vehicle control, with its new steer-by-wire beginning production with multiple OEMs starting next year.
