Autonomous Vehicle News

  • Norway’s long-term autonomous vehicle project ends successfully


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    What was billed as the world’s first long-term autonomous vehicle pilot project — spanning three seasons including a harsh Article Circle winter — has successfully completed. “Bodø is often described as a city where you can experience all four ...

  • Honda Issues 'Do Not Drive' Warning for 8200 Vehicles for Takata Airbag Risk


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    Honda and Acura are issuing a stop drive warning for 8200 drivers of select 2001-2003 vehicles equipped with Takata airbags. Affected vehicles include the 2001-2002 Honda Accord and Civic models; 2002 CR-V, Odyssey, and Pilot models; 2002-2003 ...

  • Pentagon Secretly Working To Unleash Massive Swarms of Autonomous Multi-Domain Drones to Dominate...


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    According to documents, the effort will be managed by the Strategic Technology Office of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). However, AMASS seems unique in that DARPA already appears to have a specific mission in mind for usi...

  • Ford lost $2 billion in 2022, EV and AI investments flopped


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    Ford Motor Company shares took a hit this week after disappointing news during their latest investors call, losing $2 billion last year. However, the manufacturer brought in a net income of just $1.3 billion during that span, $11 billion less t...

  • Tesla driver sleeping shows irresponsibility persists with autonomy


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    Police stated the driver was caught up to two minutes after receiving calls about the driver, and the driver was attentive at this time. Autopilot is a hands-on driver assistance system that is intended to be used only with a fully attentive dr...

  • A Volvo without a steering wheel may never happen


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    “I think we’ll never get to the point in the short term… that there will be no steering wheel,” said Mr Rowan. Volvo EX90 with CEO Jim Rowan“This big method [that] there’s five different levels of autonomy, is nonsense in my opinion,” Mr Rowan ...

  • Ford reduces top execs' bonuses after 'frustrating' earnings


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    A day after a "frustrating" earnings report, Ford CEO Jim Farley told employees in a letter that he is cutting the percentage used to calculate bonuses for senior leaders including himself. The letter, co-signed by CFO John Lawler and obtained ...

  • Cruise's Origin Gets Greenlight From California's DMV for Driverless Public Road Tests


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    National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationNHTSAToday we received approval from the CA DMV to test the Origin on public roads! Huge step for @Cruise as we continue to work with regulators to deploy this phenomenal, American-made vehicle. How...