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  • Mercedes-Benz DRIVE PILOT first certified Level 3 autonomy in US beating Tesla


    Autonomous Vehicle News

    To be exact, DRIVE PILOT will be available for 2024 S-Class and EQS Sedan models, the first regular production vehicles authorized to drive autonomously on US public freeways. DRIVE PILOT, launched in Germany last May, can take dynamic control ...

  • California Could Outlaw Fully Autonomous Trucking


    Autonomous Vehicle News

    Proposed legislation would requires a safety driver to be present in the cab of any vehicle weighing more than 10,000 lbsA battle is brewing in California over whether to allow fully autonomous trucking in the state, and one side has introduced...

  • Ford Lost $2 Billion in 2022 as Some Investments Soured


    Autonomous Vehicle News

    Ford Motor said on Thursday that it lost $2.2 billion in 2022 as it wrote down the value of two big investments and struggled with high costs and supply chain problems. The company wrote down its investments in Rivian, a young electric truck ma...

  • Autonomous driving: New algorithm distributes risk fairly


    Autonomous Vehicle News

    In the next step the algorithm was told not to exceed a maximum acceptable risk in the various respective street situations. An example will illustrate the approach: An autonomous vehicle wants to overtake a bicycle, while a truck is approachin...

  • San Francisco, the city driven to distraction by autonomous car glitches


    Autonomous Vehicle News

    Self-driving cars operated by firms including Cruise have been blamed for causing disruptionBy the time one of San Francisco’s growing fleet of self-driving taxis chanced upon a huge fire on Hayes Street it had trained for “millions of miles”, ...

  • Otonomo to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results on February 15


    Connected Car

    Otonomo’s management will host a conference call to discuss the fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other st...

  • German automakers want to turn the tide in the US in 2023


    Connected Car

    German giants want to increase the US electric vehicle (EV) market in 2023, and they want to use numbers and technology. The US EV market witnessed remarkable growth, with a 66% increase in 2022, creating a promising market for global EV makers...

  • Invest Ottawa’s 10th birthday party comes with over $6.6 million in funding to support Area X.O


    Autonomous Vehicle News

    As the local tech community came together to celebrate Invest Ottawa’s tenth year, Ottawa’s economic development agency for innovation received a significant anniversary present from the federal government. Invest Ottawa expects the totality of...