Ford will begin testing self-driving cars in a new city in 2018



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Ford will begin testing self-driving cars in a new city in 2018
Ford is ramping its autonomous vehicle program in 2018, with plans to expand testing its cars in a new city this year. This will serve a number of purposes, including helping partner autonomous platform partner Argo AI build out its self-driving tech, as well as helping to research further its dedicated AV ...
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AAA is testing self-driving cars to see how safe they are
Fully autonomous cars won't be allowed on the streets until they're safe, but how will we know when that happens? The American Automobile Association (AAA) is trying to figure that out by testing self-driving carspowered by Torc Robotics "Asimov" system. The aim is to gather information and develop ...
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Hitting the Las Vegas Strip in Lyft's Self-Driving Car
Self-driving cars aren't new to CES, but the technology took a major leap forward this year -- Lyft is allowing anyone at the show to take a ride in a self-driving BMW 5 Series. I was among the first in line, and after 20 minutes of being shuttled around the Las Vegas Strip, I found myself almost disappointed ...
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Baidu Sees Maps for Self-Driving Cars as Bigger Business Than Web Search
HD maps are currently a vital piece of the self-driving puzzle, helping autonomous cars know all kinds of information about the world around them. They're created by driving streets with sensor-laden cars, gathering data about things like the location of traffic lights, lanes, and other important features.
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Cruising With No Hands at 80 MPH in Renault's Self-Driving Car
Renault, which projects it'll sell cars with fully autonomous features by 2022 with its Japanese partners Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp., is among manufacturers catching up to Silicon Valley on building self-driving vehicles -- who're currently vying for a place in the spotlight during this ...
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The Latest: Ford to study interaction with self-driving cars
s president of global markets, Jim Farley, says self-driving vehicles must do more than just move people. He says they can cut down on traffic and parking hassles by allowing groceries, dry cleaners and other businesses to share delivery vehicles that are programmed to take the most efficient route.
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Here's How Nvidia Plans To Ensure Self-Driving Car Safety
Nvidia computers and software are working their way into self-driving cars from a number of companies. While those companies will ultimately have to ensure the vehicles they put on the road don't kill anyone, Nvidia is taking an active role in safety. The company claims its latest self-driving car ...
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Ford and Postmates team up on self-driving deliveries
Although many details around the partnership are unclear -- such as when and where the deliveries will take place -- the companies said Postmates' customers will be chosen at random to receive deliveries via a self-driving car. The companies also didn't elaborate on how Postmates customers would ...
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Next step in driverless cars: Boot the driver
LAS VEGAS – Auto and tech companies are racing to get human drivers completely out of their self-driving cars, perhaps as soon as this year. Numerous companies have been testing small fleets of autonomous vehicles on highways and city streets, yet, to date, nearly all of these vehicles have had test ...
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Navya's Cab could be your first self-driving car experience
Self-driving cars, being developed by automakers, startups, automotive equipment suppliers and big tech companies, have the potential to prevent of mitigate accidents that cause over a millions deaths worldwide each year. They could also make a big difference for an increasingly urban populace that ...
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Self-Driving Cars Have Landed at #CES2018, and Marketers Really Need to Pay Attention
Self-driving cars are part of what most thing of a future, emerging part of technology. But marketers have to start preparing for them now -- here's why.
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When Self-Driving Car Startups Go Private
Every weekday at 4 p.m., retirees Irene and Daniel Grim use an app to summon a self-driving car. Operated by the startup Voyage, the car takes them from their San Jose home to a gym a mile and a half away, all inside in a private, gated community.Voyage has an exclusive deal to operate its “ ...
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Ford And Postmates' Put Self-Driving Cars In Here And Now
Through its Smart Mobility Plan, Ford envisioned a future need for infrastructure and autonomous tech that would outpace traditional vehicle manufacturing. So far, Ford has stuck to its message. The company has doubled down on smart infrastructure, testing semi- and fully autonomous vehicles.
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A hierarchical detection method in external communication for self-driving vehicles based on TDMA
Security is considered a major challenge for self-driving and semi self-driving vehicles. These vehicles depend heavily on communications to predict and sense their external environment used in their motion. They use a type of ad hoc network termed Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs). Unfortunately ...
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Self Driving Track Days
Track days where the cars take themselves for a spin. Partnership opportunities available.
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Ford at CES: Coming to a City Near You - Test-Driving Our Autonomous Vehicle Business
With the transformative potential of self-driving technology on the horizon, there are many ways we can change how our cities work for the better. To that end, we are working to verify that the technology underpinning future self-driving cars operates safely and reliably, to ensure that our self-driving ...
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Past, Present and Future
In the quest for self-driving cars automakers are aiming for the autonomous moonshot. Competition is accelerating between major car brands, tech companies and Tesla. What advanced tech is coming to our roads and when?
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Self-driving cars steal the show at CES 2018
Futuristic self-driving vehicles equipped with AR/VR and AI technologies are the stars of the show at the CES 2018 currently underway in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Ford and Postmates team up on self-driving deliveries
WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- Ford is the latest car company that wants to deliver your takeout in a self-driving car. The automaker announced on Tuesday a partnership with Postmates, the delivery service darling of Silicon Valley, to test deliveries in its self-driving cars. The news was unveiled at CES ...
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The Road to Success for Self-Driving Cars
The Road to Success for Self-Driving Cars. Play Episode. P.M. Edition for January 9: At the CES Show in Las Vegas, driverless car companies are plotting how to transform their business from demonstrating the technology to making it commercially successful. The Wall Street Journal's Tim Higgins joins ...
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