autonomous cars
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This Is Our First Good Look At Uber’s Self-Driving Car
In a blog post yesterday, Uber officially showed off the self-driving car that’s been stealthily cruising around Pittsburgh city streets. The car is a hybrid Ford Fusion, one of the more impressive autonomous research vehicles out there, and is currently in the early stages of safety testing.
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The Government’s Smart Cities Plan For Australia: Uber, Driverless Cars, And Clean Energy
The Turnbull government’s newly announced Smart Cities Plan name-checks the “sharing economy” and hints at a vision of the future where Australia’s major cities are dragging kicking and screaming into the 21st century with ride-sharing services like Uber and GoGet, the proliferation of autonomous vehicles and buildings that use energy more efficiently.
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Volvo Is Taking Its Self-Driving Cars To China
Volvo has big plans for its fleet of autonomous cars — and it’s about to put them through a rather big test, too. The car manufacturer has announced that it’s taking 100 cars to China, where “local drivers will test autonomous driving cars on public roads in everyday driving conditions.”
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Google Is Asking Congress To Create Special Rules For Self-Driving Cars
Google wants its self-driving cars on roads and your driveway as soon as possible, and today it is asking the US Congress to acknowledge that autonomous vehicles are so radically new that they need a whole new set of rules.