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Autonomous race car sets new self-driving land speed record

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The PoliMOVE race team has set a new two-way land speed record for autonomous cars

An autonomous race team from the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) has set a new land speed record for driverless cars, recording a two-way average of 192.2 mph (309.3 km/h) over a flying kilometer (0.62 miles) on a space shuttle airstrip at the Kennedy Space Center.

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First full-size autonomous passenger bus in the UK begins on-road testing

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Fusion Processing has announced that an autonomous public transport project will start on-road testing this week, en route to beginning a new 14-mile pilot service ferrying passengers across a long-span suspension bridge in Scotland later this year.Con… Continue reading First full-size autonomous passenger bus in the UK begins on-road testing→

Hydrus packs autonomous ocean exploration tech into a much smaller package

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While AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles) are invaluable for gathering oceanographic data, they also tend to be fairly large and very expensive. The Hydrus offers a much smaller, less costly alternative, which still packs a lot of punch.Continue Read… Continue reading Hydrus packs autonomous ocean exploration tech into a much smaller package→

World-first trial puts remote-controlled passenger cars on UK roads

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Once the steering wheel is taken out of cars altogether, there will still need to be a way to deal with weird “edge case” situations that an autonomous AI can’t figure out. That may require human drivers to stay on standby, ready to take the wheel by r… Continue reading World-first trial puts remote-controlled passenger cars on UK roads→

“Historic” US motor safety rule accounts for cars with no steering wheel

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As the long line of futuristic concepts might demonstrate, the autonomous vehicles carrying us to work and around town in the future might not look much like the cars of today, at least on the inside. The US has today updated its motor safety standards… Continue reading “Historic” US motor safety rule accounts for cars with no steering wheel→

Sony and Honda team up to build electric vehicles

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Looking to leverage its expertise in camera sensor technology for use in self-driving vehicles, Sony has begun taking small steps into the motoring world in recent years, and now it is turning to an established name to help it gain a proper foothold. T… Continue reading Sony and Honda team up to build electric vehicles→

Arcimoto trials driverless delivery pod based on three-wheeled electric FUV

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Eugene-based electric mobility company Arcimoto has teamed up with Silicon Valley autonomous driving startup Faction Technology to transform its three-wheeled electric Fun Utility Vehicle into a “driverless” pod for last-mile deliveries.Continue Readin… Continue reading Arcimoto trials driverless delivery pod based on three-wheeled electric FUV→

Self-drifting Toyota Supra gets sideways to avoid on-track obstacles

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There’s a growing number of things we expect from modern automated vehicle technology, but that list definitely does not include going full-blown screeching, smoking drift mode at speed. That’s the benchmark Toyota Research Institute hit recently in a … Continue reading Self-drifting Toyota Supra gets sideways to avoid on-track obstacles→

Startup looks to reinvent freight by rail with autonomous electric haulers

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A California startup co-founded by three former SpaceX engineers has emerged from stealth with a plan to build autonomous electric vehicles to haul freight by rail, and has raised a sizable pot of cash to move things forward.Continue ReadingCategory: T… Continue reading Startup looks to reinvent freight by rail with autonomous electric haulers→