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Simulators Provide Virtual Scenarios for Real-World Autonomous Driving

Self-driving cars virtually have made every mistake imaginable inside the office of Applied Intuition. But that's a good thing, according to the autonomous technology company.

September 12, 2018
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Lyft Driverless Cars Top 5,000 Rides in Las Vegas

Lyft driverless cars have provided more than 5,000 rides to passengers on the Las Vegas Strip since May.

August 22, 2018
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Why Future Vehicles Are More Likely to Be Painted Light Colors

Henry Ford famously said a customer can have a car in 鈥渁ny color that he wants, as long as it is black.鈥 But black on self-driving cars could be deadly.

August 21, 2018
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Kroger Selects Arizona for Self-Driving Grocery Delivery Pilot

Kroger Co. is bringing self-driving grocery delivery to Arizona.

August 16, 2018
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Ford Announces Reshuffling, New Self-Driving Vehicle Unit

A day ahead of announcing second-quarter earnings, Ford Motor Co. unveiled organizational changes that it says will improve its operations and grow profits.

July 25, 2018
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Chinese Startups Floor the Pedal in Driverless Car Race

A group of Chinese startups is accelerating efforts to get autonomous vehicles onto roads in the world鈥檚 biggest auto market, a country its American peers from Alphabet Inc.鈥檚 Waymo to General Motors Co.鈥檚 Cruise may find tough to crack.

July 25, 2018
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How General Motors Became a Force in Autonomous Sector

GM Cruise is running neck-and-neck with Waymo, a subsidiary of Google, to be first to bring fully autonomous cars to market. The two companies are considered the leaders in a crowded field, and San Francisco is the proving grounds to refine the technology.

July 19, 2018
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Ex-Apple Employee Stole Secrets for Chinese Firm, US Says

A former Apple Inc. engineer was arrested on charges of stealing driverless car secrets for a Chinese startup after he passed through the security checkpoint at San Jose International Airport to board a flight to China.

July 11, 2018
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Daimler, Bosch to Launch Self-Driving Car Service in Silicon Valley

As self-driving vehicle experiments are launched in a few cities around the United States, Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler AG and a prominent auto supplier are launching a new one in the place that would seem most receptive: Silicon Valley.

July 11, 2018
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Self-Driving Shuttle Bus Test to Begin This Year in Columbus, Ohio

Self-driving shuttle buses will be hauling riders around downtown Columbus later this year, a significant move as the city begins initiatives aimed at making it a 鈥渟mart city鈥 for transportation.

July 3, 2018