California paves way to self-driving car tests without humans

EghtesadOnline: California, the largest U.S. car market, plans to allow testing on public roads of self-driving vehicles without human backup drivers by the end of the year, state officials said Friday.

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Publish Date:12/March/2017 | 05:57

Google shows improved self-driving system in Chrysler Pacifica

EghtesadOnline: Google unveiled its latest self-driving system in a Chrysler Pacifica minivan during a Sunday preview ahead of the Detroit auto show, saying the technology is more reliable and affordable.

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Publish Date:09/January/2017 | 24:56

U.S. to unveil revised self-driving car guidelines: sources

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s administration is set to unveil revised self-driving vehicle guidelines next week in Michigan, responding to automakers’ calls for elimination of legal barriers to putting autonomous vehicles on the road, sources briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.

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Publish Date:06/September/2017 | 06:43

Apple self-driving car testing plan gives clues to tech program

EghtesadOnline: Apple Inc outlined a plan to train operators of self-driving car s in documents submitted to California regulators earlier this month, the latest clues to the company's autonomous vehicle technology aspirations.

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Publish Date:22/April/2017 | 05:54

Apple Said to Near Road Tests of Self-Driving Car Software

EghtesadOnline: Apple Inc. will soon take its self-driving car software platform to public streets for the first time, a major step that gets the world’s largest technology company into a crowded race to reshape transportation.

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Publish Date:15/April/2017 | 05:14

Ex-Google Self-Driving Car Engineer Made More Than $120 Million

EghtesadOnline: A former Google engineer at the center of a fight over self-driving car technology made more than $120 million, according to a legal filing Monday, highlighting the intense competition among tech companies and carmakers for talent in the nascent sector.

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Publish Date:04/April/2017 | 04:33

Uber suspends self-driving car program after Arizona crash

EghtesadOnline: Uber Technologies Inc suspended its pilot program for driverless cars on Saturday after a vehicle equipped with the nascent technology crashed on an Arizona roadway, the ride-hailing company and local police said.

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Publish Date:26/March/2017 | 06:16

Alphabet adds patent claim to Uber intellectual property theft lawsuit

EghtesadOnline: Alphabet Inc's self-driving car unit Waymo on Friday added a new patent claim to its intellectual property lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc and requested a preliminary injunction to stop the ride-sharing service from using what it says is proprietary information, a court filing showed.

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Publish Date:11/March/2017 | 24:47

Honda, Alphabet's Waymo in talks over self-driving tech

EghtesadOnline: Honda Motor Co Ltd said it is in talks to supply vehicles for Alphabet Inc's Waymo to test self-driving technology, in the latest instance of a carmaker teaming up with a tech firm to supplement its own automation efforts.

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Publish Date:22/December/2016 | 09:55

Fiat Delivers Alphabet’s Waymo 100 Self-Driving Hybrid Minivans

EghtesadOnline: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV announced the production of 100 Pacifica Hybrid minivans which will join Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo self-driving vehicle fleet.

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Publish Date:19/December/2016 | 21:19

Meet Waymo, Google's self-driving car company

EghtesadOnline: Alphabet Inc's Google self-driving car project recast itself as Waymo on Tuesday, an independent entity within the technology giant, as executives suggested the company is close to bringing its autonomous driving to the public.

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Publish Date:14/December/2016 | 11:24

Ford plans self-driving car for ride share fleets in 2021

EghtesadOnline: Ford Motor Co plans to offer a fully automated driverless vehicle for commercial ride-sharing in 2021, the automaker announced Tuesday, expanding its efforts in driverless cars and ride sharing - two areas where rivals have already made inroads.

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Publish Date:17/August/2016 | 09:43