Autonomous Vehicle stories - Page 2

People are tired of driving – bring on the autonomous cars
Fri, 10th May 2019
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A new study has found that consumer preference for riding in self-driving cars is set to double within the next five years.

Inside BMW Group's impressive compute power for autonomous cars
Thu, 28th Mar 2019
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bmw
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computer simulations
1500 TB new data every day is equivalent of 23,000 iPhone X, 230PB equal the volume of 45 apartments filled entirely with CDs.

Your car is watching: Volvo to deploy tech to curb drink drivers
Wed, 27th Mar 2019
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The company is introducing a driver monitoring and intervention technology capable of taking control of the car if it detects the driver is drunk or tired.

WeRide demonstrates pre-commercial level 4 autonomous driving solutions
Wed, 20th Mar 2019
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nvidia
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autonomous vehicle
WeRide showcases its L4 sensor suite and pre-commercial solutions at NVIDIA GTC, along with the Nissan LEAF 2 model and DRIVE AGX Pegasus platform.

Introducing Spark & Ohmio's first 5G-connected driverless vehicle
Wed, 13th Mar 2019
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wireless networks
Ohmio Automation and Spark are trialling the vehicle in Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter Innovation Precinct. The vehicle is connected to Spark’s pre-commercial 5G network.

World's first all-weather autonomous bus to start work in April
Tue, 12th Mar 2019
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public transport
A partnership in Finland has launched a new autonomous bus that can operate in any weather conditions - including the country's harsh winters.

Tesla’s new tech enables cars to be charged in around 15 minutes
Fri, 8th Mar 2019
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autonomous vehicle
The tech giant has introduced the third generation of its ‘Supercharging’ technology that slashes charging times.

Report finds automotive industry seriously wanting in cybersecurity
Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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cybersecurity
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cybercrime
Findings from a new report have laid the automotive industry’s cybersecurity practices bare after highlighting critical cybersecurity deficiencies.

Bringing autonomous vessels to the open water
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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sensors
The Aussies took silver at the Maritime RobotX Challenge, which saw entries from across the world competing with their self-driving tech on the ocean.

This could be the future of ridesharing
Tue, 18th Dec 2018
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bosch
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autonomous vehicle
When you hear the words ‘driverless vehicle technology’, the company Bosch may not immediately spring to mind.

AWS offers devs tiny autonomous vehicles for machine learning
Fri, 30th Nov 2018
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cloud services
AWS DeepRacer puts reinforcement to the test - see what other machine learning services AWS now offers.

Huawei’s AI chip for edge computing takes top honours at WIC
Thu, 8th Nov 2018
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cartech
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edge data centre
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ai
The World Internet Conference saw Huawei's powerful Ascend 310 chip come out on top.

Meet ‘BB8’ – the vehicle that recognises your face
Mon, 15th Oct 2018
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surveillance
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biometrics
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cartech
This 'BB8’ is nothing to do with the rollabout robot from Star Wars, but may well be one of the first vehicles to include facial recognition as a replacement for your car keys.

Eye spy: Jaguar Land Rover trials 'eye pods' on autonomous vehicles
Tue, 28th Aug 2018
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Some of us may wonder if we can trust one of those vehicles to stop for us when we’re crossing the road.

Ridesharing and the future - are driverless cars enough?
Tue, 21st Aug 2018
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smart cities
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cartech
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autonomous vehicle
Will driverless cars alone be enough to stop the continuing congestion in cities? Or does the answer already exist in our smartphones?.

Kiwis nervous about self-driving cars & electric vehicles, survey finds
Tue, 14th Aug 2018
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trade me
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autonomous vehicle
Almost two-thirds of Kiwis are worried about autonomous vehicles, with women (74%) significantly more skeptical than men (56%).

Chinese EV maker uses BlackBerry tech to create safer vehicles
Mon, 25th Jun 2018
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smartphones
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technology gifts
Vehicles will be able to make sure critical systems are isolated and are able to run safely, even if there are problems with non-critical systems.

Mandatory autonomous safety systems could save hundreds of Kiwi lives
Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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nz
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autonomous vehicle
AEB is already standard in many new vehicles sold in NZ but is not yet compulsory.

Everything you need to know about autonomous vehicles
Thu, 12th Apr 2018
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autonomous vehicle
Vehicles can be categorised according to the ADAS features they offer and there are six levels of automation.

Dell EMC’s HPC to cater for burgeoning autonomous driving data
Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
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iaas
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hpc
Zenuity has just announced Dell EMC as a strategic partner to provide a managed high performance computing (HPC) environment.

GTC18 - Keynote: the flash, the facts, the future
Thu, 29th Mar 2018
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it in healthcare
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vr
A roundup of Jensen Huang’s opening keynote at NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference 2018, including an incredible remote driving reveal.

Waymo and Land Rover collaborate on autonomous vehicle
Wed, 28th Mar 2018
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cartech
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jaguar land rover
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autonomous vehicle
The two companies aim to develop the world’s first premium self-driving electric vehicle.

GTC18 - NVIDIA simulation will take self-driving car testing off road
Wed, 28th Mar 2018
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cartech
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ai
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autonomous vehicle
NVIDIA is taking autonomous vehicle testing into the cloud with photorealistic simulation, aiming for a safer way to make self-driving cars a reality.

The VW Bus is back, and it’s gone green
Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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cartech
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volkswagen
Volkswagen to release production version of I.D. Buzz concept electric vehicle in 2022 following popular demand. #EVs #Volkswagen.