Car News recent articles in category Autonomous Vehicles
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Tech company Baidu will put self driving cars on the road by 2020
Tech company Baidu will put self driving cars on the road by 2020 making theInternet giantthe latest tech company to enter the autonomous vehicle arena. Baidu, one of the largest Internet companies in the world is a Chinese-American web services company headquartered at the Baidu Campus in Beijing's Haidian District in China. As part of the company's Project Apollo, they...
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Cow avoidance system for vehicles on India’s roads
Engineers in India have designed a new 'cow avoidance system' for India’s large road network. Cows are a very common sight on Indian roads and Indians have a great love for these gentle domestic animals. In Hinduism, the cow is seen as sacred and so they are deeply respected. Most Hindus respect the cow for her gentle nature. One of...
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Bolt electric car sales in the United States on an uphill climb
The Chevrolet Bolt is the first electric vehicle manufactured by General Motors in the United States. As a new entrant into the affordable electric vehicle market, the Chevy Bolt has been described as a bit “dweeby” and may not be as stylish as the Tesla Model 3 which was unveiled last March by Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla Motors....
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Uber suspends fleet of self-driving cars after crash
Uber suspends their fleet of self-driving cars The transportation network company, Uber Technologies Inc. has suspended its self-driving test cars in three US States pending an investigation into a Volvo SUV crash in Arizona Photographs have appeared online showing the Uber car lying on its side next to another badly damaged vehicle. Thankfully, there were no serious injuries during the...
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Ford chairman on flying cars: 'Most people can't drive in two dimensions, much less three'
The Great Grandson of Henry Ford, William Clay "Bill" Ford Jr. (born May 3, 1957) has commented on another potential revolution going on in the world of vehicle autonomy and that is flying cars Bill Ford serves as the executive chairman of Ford Motor Company. The co-founder of Google, Larry Page has entered the fray already and has backed two...
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Swedish student startup gets deal to build electric cars
A group of university students from Sweden have raised 1.2 million euros in crowdfunding for their new startup called Uniti Sweden to build electric cars. In the process the students have caught the attention of the German industrial giant, Siemens. The Swedish students said they had brokered a deal with Siemens and that the partnership will see them create 50,000...
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Tesla Motors contending with legitimate competition in the market for affordable electric cars
Electric vehicles are becoming more affordable and in the near future, they will no longer be just for the luxury-car owner. Lex Kersse who is the North America CEO for Volvo cars makers told reporters at the Geneva car show that the company’s first fully electric vehicle will likely have a price range of about $35,000 to $40,000 on it’s...
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Intel Buys Mobileye for $15.3 Billion in a Bid to Lead Self-Driving Computer Systems Market
Intel Buys Mobileye for $15.3 Billion in a Bid to Lead Self-Driving Computer Systems Market andhas announced that the autonomous-driving sector will be worth conservatively about $70 billion by 2030. Intel now joins a growing number of tech companies such as Google and Uber in the race to develop the most advanced autonomous driving systems in the world. Many of...
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Warren Buffett says self-driving cars will hurt the insurance industry
Self-driving cars could hurt the insurance industry Billionaire investor, Warren Buffett said that the self-driving cars could become a major threat to the insurance industry when the technology hits the market. If electric autonomous vehicles prove to be safer than regular cars, insurance costs will plummet. The billionaire believes by the time self-driving cars hit the roads in force, insurers...
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Video shows Tesla Model S slamming into central reservation while driving on Autopilot
The video shows a Tesla Model S slamming into the central reservation while driving on Autopilot Level 3 autonomous cars are already on roads all across the world and so it is inevitable that some are going to be involved in an accident at some stage. The video above shows one such example of a semi-autonomous vehicle in a collision....