
Uber has entered a research-and-development partnership with the University of Arizona that will pave the way for self-driving vehicles in that state, Gov. Doug Ducey has announced.
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A 20-mile stretch of Michigan's interstate 96 and I-696 has been equipped with cameras and monitors to test the Department of Transportation's (MDOT) connected-corridor initiative, reported the Detroit News.
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Ottomatika, led by Engineering Professor Raj Rajkumar, spun off from Carnegie Mellon University in 2013.
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Nokia business unit Here has begun offering its high-definition mapping data to automotive suppliers in parts of the U.S., France, and Germany to advance automated driving technology, according to the company.
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Bosch and Tom Tom have entered a partnership to create maps for autonomous vehicles, TomTom has announced.
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The University of Michigan has opened Mcity, a 32-acre simulated town to allow automakers to test autonomous vehicles.
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A new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) found that there are both environmental and economic gains from the deployment of driverless vehicles as taxis.
Read More →Two of the most significant changes in fleet management were the result of military breakthroughs – namely the opening of GPS to civilian use and the creation of the Internet, both of which will be critical to operating autonomous vehicles. While extremely difficult to do, technology will not be the issue with the implementation of autonomous vehicles. Other broader non-fleet issues may slow or inhibit widespread implementation of autonomous vehicles.
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Google is planning to roll out a new wave of autonomous vehicles, after acquiring additional permits from the state of California, according to a report by PC World.
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Nissan plans to begin rolling out significant automated driving features in 2016 as a step toward offering vehicles with "comprehensive autonomous drive capabilities" by 2020, the automaker has announced.
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