Autonomous Vehicle News

  • GM upgrades driver-assistance while trimming costs for Cruise robotaxis


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    General Motors has announced additional details for its upcoming driver-assistance platform Ultra Cruise, one day after an executive at its robotaxi subsidiary, Cruise, spoke of plans to cut technology costs. On Tuesday, GM published a press re...

  • Mercedes-Benz says Level 4 autonomy is 'doable' this decade


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    Mercedes-Benz‘s chief technology officer says private buyers will be able to enjoy Level 4 autonomous driving by the end of this decade. Mercedes-Benz self-approved its Level 3 autonomy in the United States earlier this year, and is reportedly ...

  • How GM Ultra Cruise Differs From Tesla's Autopilot


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    Called Ultra Cruise, the feature builds on the existing hands-free Super Cruise function with more advanced hands-free features and sensors. Though it’s more advanced than the existing system, GM is careful not to label Ultra Cruise as an auton...

  • How Tesla Uses and Improves Its AI for Autonomous Driving


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    How Tesla Uses and Improves Its AI for Autonomous DrivingTesla's self-driving capabilities will improve significantly once the Dojo supercomputer is added to its high-performance computing infrastructure, the company said at last week's investo...

  • Autonomous Vehicles Might Only Add to Climate-Harming Emissions


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    A recent paper by MIT researchers predicts that by 2050, the energy consumption and emissions of autonomous vehicles (AVs) will be comparable to that of data centers today, which is 1 percent of global energy consumption and 0.3 percent of glob...

  • Ford rejoins autonomous driving race as competition heats up


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    This week Ford established Latitude AI, a wholly owned subsidiary to develop what it calls a “hand-free, eyes off driver assist system” for its next-generation vehicles. The team will be working with data from Ford’s BlueCruise system, which ha...

  • Shocking things autonomous cars can and will do


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    (Our Auto Expert) — Mercedes has the most autonomous capable cars available for consumers today. The fines and fees justice center found that some cities make up over 10% of traffic ticket writing. They also do some alarming trends in traffic t...

  • Clemson, U.S. Army GVSC reach mobility R&D milestone


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    VIPR-GS Annual Review highlights advances, working prototypes out of $58M centerLast week, Clemson researchers realized a crucial milestone for the University’s $58M landmark virtual prototyping research center with a two-day technology review ...