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Delphi Partners with Innoviz Technologies to Provide High-Performance LiDAR Solutions for Autonomous Vehicles

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Delphi Partners with Innoviz Technologies to Provide High-Performance LiDAR Solutions for Autonomous Vehicles

GILLINGHAM, England and KFAR SABA, Israel, Aug. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE: DLPH) announced today it has signed a commercial partnership agreement with Innoviz Technologies, a leading Israeli-based company developing LiDAR technology for the mass commercialization of autonomous vehicles. Innoviz’s proprietary LiDAR sensing solutions will be integrated into Delphi’s systems to provide automakers with a comprehensive portfolio of autonomous driving technologies. Innoviz LiDAR

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Self-Driving Car Tech Company Takes Stake in AI Startup

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Valeo an automotive technology company acquires 50% stake in CloudMade Developer of big data automotive solutions machine learning Artificial Intelligent platform. PRNewswire/ — Valeo announced on Thursday its acquisition of a 50% stake in the capital of CloudMade, a developer of smart and innovative big data-driven automotive solutions such as a machine learning platform. The purpose is to improve and personalize vehicle

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All Tesla Cars Being Produced Now Have Full Self-Driving Hardware

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Self-driving vehicles will play a crucial role in improving transportation safety and accelerating the world’s transition to a sustainable future. Full autonomy will enable a Tesla to be substantially safer than a human driver, lower the financial cost of transportation for those who own a car and provide low-cost on-demand mobility for those who do not. As of today, all

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Uber Otto Pitch Self-Driving Services to Truckers

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With its recent acquisition of self-driving truck startup Otto, Uber Technologies Inc.[UBER.UL]is plotting its entry into the long-haul trucking business, aiming to establish itself as a freight hauler and a technology partner for the industry. Otto plans to expand its fleet of trucks from six to about 15 and is forging partnerships with independent truckers, Otto co-founder Lior Ron told

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Ford Plans to Roll Out Cars with No Steering Wheel or Pedals in 5 Years

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Ford Motor Co. made its latest plea for investors to view the auto maker more like a Silicon Valley company, promising lofty returns on future ventures while warning near-term profit will be pinched by deep investment. The car maker told investors that its new business services unit eventually will deliver 20% margins, two-and-a-half-times its core auto-making operation. It updated its

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Self-Driving Mag-lev Living Room Pod Vehicle

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Charles Bombardier, a mechanical engineer from Canada with an unbridled imagination, worked with vehicle designer Ashish Thulkar to develop Tridika, the pod-like living room that doubles as a mag-lev vehicle. After all, Bombardier wrote for Wired, “Why shouldn’t people use their vehicles for purposes other than transport?” Bombardier has a history of wild and crazy ideas, over 200 of which

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Tesla Adjusts Chinese Term Autopilot to Zi Dong fu zhu Jia Shi

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SHANGHAI—Tesla Motor Inc. has revised the marketing of its Autopilot feature in China, after a Beijing driver who sideswiped a parked car when the system was engaged accused the car maker of overplaying its capabilities. Since the weekend, the company has scaled back its description of Autopilot on its website and in other marketing materials from zi dong jia shi, meaning the

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Mercedes Removes ‘Misleading’ Self-Driving Car Ads

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Mercedes-Benz has defended an advertising campaign for its new E-Class against allegations that consumers were being misled about the car’s self-driving capabilities, the latest backlash by consumer groups in the wake of a fatal Tesla accident. Consumer groups warned car buyers not to rely too heavily on advanced cruise control systems, which use computers and sensors to automatically steer and

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MCLAREN Embraces Autonomous Tech

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British luxury automotive manufacturer McLaren has signalled an interest in adding autonomous car functionality to its cars in the future. In an interview with Motoring, McLaren’s global corporate communications manager Duncan Forrester said the automaker may build autonomous safety features into the car, but promised that drivers would still be able to take over control with one button press. McLaren

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WHAT Mobileye Is Driving At

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Last week’s report of the first fatal accident involving Tesla Motors’s Autopilot feature could have posed a major problem. Mobileye’s chips and software help power Tesla’s automated driving features. The company’s technology hasn’t been implicated as being at fault, but the accident is serving as a stark reminder of the limitations of self-driving systems and the dangers posed when those

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