
BMW has released details about its Vision iNext concept vehicle — a semi-autonomous battery-electric crossover that will launch in 2021 as the flagship of its i subbrand of electrified vehicles. The vehicle will use conditional automation, meaning it can steer itself and drive autonomously on highways.
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Safety engineers behind the Volvo 360c, a new autonomous concept from Volvo Cars, are aiming to create a universal standard for a safe method of communication between fully autonomous vehicles and other road users.
Read More →Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is opening a new, state-of-the-art facility at its Chelsea Proving Grounds in Michigan to accelerate its development and testing of autonomous vehicles and advanced safety technologies. Testing programs are slated to begin this month.
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A new report from the Governor's Highway Safety Association (GHSA) highlights the fact that human operators will still exert significant control over autonomous vehicles (AVs) in the foreseeable future, bringing with it a host of safety issues that need to be addressed.
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The collision occurred when the Apple test vehicle — moving at less than one mile per hour in autonomous mode — prepared to merge onto the Lawrence Expressway in Santa Clara, Calif.
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Ford Motor Co.'s Brion Gopigian believes that, in what could prove to be a major turning point in automotive history, the East Coast will lead the nation in embracing new fleet trends — including the widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles.
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Toyota Motor Corp. will invest $500 million Uber Technologies, Inc. to speed up efforts to bring an autonomous ride-hailing service to market. Each company will integrate its technology into purpose-built Toyota Sienna minivans that will be deployed on Uber's network.
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Of the 55 self-driving vehicles Aptiv has in Las Vegas, 20 are being used by Lyft.
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Ford Motor Company has released a report for customers and other stakeholders that details the automaker's safety-oriented approach to the development of self-driving vehicles.
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Phantom Auto will begin testing autonomous vehicles in Sacramento, Calif., under a new agreement with the city that allows testing with no occupants in the car. The vehicles will be operated by remote drivers at computers in Silicon Valley, reports the Sacramento Bee.
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