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Google Veterans Plan to Put Autonomous Big Rigs on US Highways

Startup founded by former Google engineers aims to bring autonomous big-rig trucks into highways. Ottomotto is a startup, based in San Francisco, is founded by four ex-Google engineers, including long-time self-driving pioneer Anthony Levandowski, one of the founders of Google’s self-driving car program. … Continue reading

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Tesla Suddenly Has A Huge New Rival

The Chinese tech giant LeEco has unvailed its all-electric car concept. LeEco, an electronics company based in China, has just unveiled an all-electric battery concept car, dubbed LeSEE, whose production version the company hopes to rival Tesla Motors Inc’s Model S and … Continue reading

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Singapore is Getting the World’s First Driverless Taxi Service

A US-based startup, NuTonomy, might be the first company with a fleet of fully autonomous taxis on the roads, if the authorities of Singapore approve the company’s pilot program to be launched in a few months. NuTonomy is an autonomous … Continue reading

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Self-Driving Cars Confused By Some U.S. Roads

Autonomous vehicles struggle to cope with shabby U.S. roads. Self-driving vehicles might not be ready by 2020 and this was made more than evident when Volvo semi-autonomous prototype refused to drive itself during a press event at the Los Angeles Auto … Continue reading

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Study Shows Majority of Americans Afraid to Ride in Self-Driving Vehicles

Most Americans are afraid of self-driving cars, according to a recent survey from AAA. Three out of four U.S. drivers are afraid to ride in an autonomous vehicle, found an AAA’s survey of 1,800 drivers. Seventy-five percent of Americans report feeling … Continue reading

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Davos, WEF 2016: Self-Driving Cars Spy on You

Autonomous vehicles could know a lot more about you than you might think. Self-driving cars are likely to be seen more widely on roads in 2016. However, according to insiders at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, self-driving cars would function … Continue reading

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Cop Pulls Over Google Car: Finds no Driver to Ticket

Google’s driverless car has been pulled over by police for driving too slow in Mountain View, Silicon Valley. The vehicle was stopped for doing 24mph in a 35mph zone. Google self-driving cars have driven 1.3 million miles and haven’t managed … Continue reading

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Hoverboards Banned by Major US Airlines

Hoverboards may be gaining popularity as a Christmas gift this year, but they’re falling out of favor with the major US airlines. If you’re getting one of those electric self-balancing scooters, known as hoverboards, for the holidays this year, don’t count … Continue reading

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Self-Driving Buses Coming to America in 2016

It seems the self-driving future is coming far sooner than we might have expected. The Bishop Ranch- a suburban office park in San Ramon, California will be the first place in the U.S. to use driverless shuttles.  The 500-acre office park … Continue reading

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Skype Founders Invent Robot That Delivers Groceries for Only $1

Forget the drones and meet the new delivery robot. While companies like Google and Amazon create delivery airborne drones, two of the founders of Skype believe deliveries will stay firmly on the ground. A new company called Starship Technologies is … Continue reading

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