Study shows automated cars make drivers complacent
New research from Rice University and Texas Tech University has found that when automated vehicles miss hazards, their drivers are also likely to
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Self-driving Vehicles
FedEx Unveils Autonomous Delivery Robot
FedEx Corp. unveiled the FedEx SameDay Bot—an autonomous delivery device designed to help retailers make same-day and last-mile deliveries to their customers. With the
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Researchers Teaching Cars to Predict Pedestrian Movement
University of Michigan researchers are teaching self-driving cars to recognize and predict pedestrian movements with greater precision than current technologies. The approach relies on a
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Freightliner Cascadia First SAE Level 2 Automated Truck
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) introduced the first SAE Level 2 automated truck in series production in North America with the latest enhancements to the
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New PAVE Coalition Launches Public Education Campaign on Automated Vehicles
A coalition of industry, non-profit and academic institutions has launched a campaign to inform the public and policymakers about the potential and the reality of
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Rolls-Royce and Finferries demonstrate world’s first fully autonomous ferry
Rolls-Royce and Finnish state-owned ferry operator Finferries have demonstrated the world’s first fully autonomous ferry in the archipelago south of the city of Turku, Finland.
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Ford unveils electric autonomous F-Vision semi concept
Ford has unveiled a new concept heavy-duty truck at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018 show in Hannover, Germany. The F-Vision concept is a
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Mercedes-Benz Trucks unveils semi-automated Actros
One of the more active players in the self-driving trucks game is Daimler, which owns Mercedes-Benz and other heavy truck brands globally. The
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Hyundai Completes First Domestic South Korean Autonomous Truck Drive
Hyundai Motor Company completed South Korea’s first domestic highway journey with an autonomously navigated semi-trailer truck. Hyundai’s Xcient truck drove approximately 40 km (25 miles)
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Ford Releases Safety Assessment Report for Self-Driving Vehicle Development
As Ford pursues its goal of developing a self-driving vehicle for deployment in 2021, the company released a report that outlines its approach
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