Following the footsteps of automakers like Honda and BMW, South Korean automaker Kia has announced that the company will introduce partially-autonomous driving technologies by 2020, followed by the introduction of fully-autonomous cars by ...
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Automotive safety system maker Autoliv has joined the Drive Me project under which the company will work with Volvo to accelerate the autonomous driving (AD) initiative. Drive Me project was established in 2013, and it is a joint ...
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Google has hired former Hyundai boss John Krafcik to spearhead its self-driving car project. He has been working as the president of online car shopping service TrueCar since April 2014 and earlier held management position in Ford. ...
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Peloton Technology, a developer of vehicle systems that deliver advanced safety, fuel savings and analytics to trucking fleets, today announced an investment agreement with Lockheed Martin to accelerate Peloton’s development and ...
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The 2016 models of US automotive giant General Motors (GM) will offer 22 safety technologies, covering a range including driver alerts and night vision. All the technological advancements will be put to test by safety engineers at GM's ...
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TowerSec has the system to address automotive cyber security threats and is running projects with automakers and suppliers that integrate its ECUSHIELD software technology into vehicles. A just-released Wired article by Andy Greenberg ...
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US automobile major Ford Motor has embarked on the next phase of Ford Smart Mobility plan that involves implementation of its innovative ideas in connectivity, mobility and autonomous vehicles. Riding high on new pilot projects and ...
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Ford Motor Company will begin making its London-based GoDrive car-sharing service available to the public, offering flexible, practical and affordable access to a fleet of cars for one-way journeys with easy parking throughout the city. ...
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Shared autonomous vehicles can pull down automobile sales in the US by 40% over the next 25 years, a trend capable of forcing majors General Motors (GM) and Ford cut output by more than half. Shared autonomous vehicles refer to "robot ...
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At a ceremony today at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, NevadaGov. Brian Sandoval officially granted the first license for an autonomous commercial truck to operate on an open public highway in the United States to Daimler Trucks North America ...
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Taxi hailing service is reportedly hiring mechanical engineers and software engineers to work on sensors and vehicle controls, hinting the company’s ambition to venture into self-driving technology. According to reports, the ...
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has earmarked £100m funding for carrying out research and development of automated cars and its supporting systems during the next five years. The funding will be matched by the ...
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Ford Motor Company displayed an e-bike developed with Dahon Monday that uses rear sensors to warn cyclists of approaching vehicles. The car maker said the bikes are the result of a new experiment to study how electric bicycles can work ...
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Nissan is planning to equip its Forward Emergency Braking technology to more models in Japan. The technology uses warning lamp and buzzer that alerts the driver about a potential threat to avoid accident. Forward Emergency Braking ...
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Ford opened its Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto at Stanford Research Park to improve its innovation in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, and big data solutions. With the new research center, Ford is expected to become ...