#Driverless #Autonomous

Self-driving autonomous vehicles have arrived. Utilizing technologies such as radar, GPS, 360-degree camera systems and powerful onboard processing computers, driverless vehicles will eventually be rolled out to many industries including fleet, long-haul trucking, livery, Uber and on-demand car services. The driverless social paradigm shift is fast approaching. Check back for the latest in autonomous self-driving vehicles news and information.

All-Electric, Driverless Logging Truck Revealed

Swedish tech start-up Einride revealed its latest product: The T-log, an autonomous, all-electric logging truck, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

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Uber terminates 100 self-driving car operators in Pittsburgh

The company plans to replace the jobs with about 55 “mission specialists,” who are trained in both on-road and more advanced test-track operations

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Pub Perspective: For many transit agencies, the automated era is here

There is general agreement that a significant deployment of automation-related technologies will be driving at the very least within cities throughout the developed world by mid-century.

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Automated Vehicle Deployments Gaining in Popularity

Many new automated vehicle deployments are for fixed-route applications with defined coverage areas, or for first/last mile deployments around a hub.

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Daimler, Bosch to Pilot Autonomous Shuttle Service

The pilot project will demonstrate how mobility services such as carsharing (car2go), ride-hailing (mytaxi), and multi-modal platforms (moovel) can be intelligently connected to shape the future of mobility.

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Driverless Cars: On The Road To Nowhere Soon?

A gullible media has sped up the assumption this technology will transform our lives.

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A Fatal Vision of the Autonomous Vehicle Future

Naysayers insist accidents, injuries and fatalities show that autonomous vehicle research should be ended or scaled back. But history shows us a more likely path forward.

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Q&A with Denton County Transportation Authority's Jim Cline

He speaks about the agency’s new pilot program to help provide low-income families and individuals with alternative mobility options and more.

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9 Innovative Features Of The Cadillac CT6

The sedan takes drivers to the pinnacle of luxury, innovation, and technology with an array of advanced amenities.

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Autonomous Vehicles Will Test Public Safety

Ensuring driver and pedestrian safety and regulating a still nascent technology are among the top issues of concern covered in a new report about...

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TARTA to test autonomous bus technology

Exploring autonomous vehicles is a component in TARTA’s recently introduced strategic vision.

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Continental Shows Off Advanced Transportation Technology

If you only think "tires" when you think of Continental, think again. HDT's Jack Roberts shares a preview of some of the high-tech solutions the company will showcase at the IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in September in Germany.

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This Luxury Automaker Is Sitting Out On Driverless Modes

Its vehicles are already driven by autonomous technology: professional chauffeurs.

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Volkswagen to Launch Carsharing Service by 2020

These services are to be extended to major cities in Europe, North America, and Asia as early as 2020.

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Volvo Creates Mobility Brand

The new mobility brand, M, will learn about its user’s needs, preferences, and habits, personalizing the customer relationship. It will debut in Sweden and the U.S. in the spring of 2019.

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Self-Driving Cars Creating Safety Fears on Twitter

A recent analysis of nearly 400,000 Twitter posts about self-driving car technology found that 17% of the conversations related to topics surrounding fear, according to a new report from Esurance.

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Renault to Supply Paris with Electric Vehicles for Carsharing

As part of the agreement, city officials and Renault will form a working group with other major cities and companies to reimagine mobility offerings in the city.

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Cost-Effective Fleet Financing: Strategies for Bus, Motorcoach Companies

While the industry is strong, choosing the right leasing and financing options can be absolutely critical.

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