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On Jul 18, 2021
Adorable Kitten Hiding Under An AI Self-Driving Car Provides Bright-Eyed Pearls Of Wisdom https://t.co/SCuL2SEeXs
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Adorable Kitten Hiding Under An AI Self-Driving Car Provides Bright-Eyed Pearls Of Wisdom

Adorable Kitten Hiding Under An AI Self-Driving Car Provides Bright-Eyed Pearls Of Wisdom

Valuable lessons learned about AI self-driving cars when a kitten was hiding underneath one, here's the scoop.

@WIRED shared
On Jul 19, 2021
“We have the equipment in the car. We figure we might as well mine and make some money for the rider.” https://t.co/8tpnzuwkPu
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Why Not Use Self-Driving Cars as Supercomputers?

Why Not Use Self-Driving Cars as Supercomputers?

Autonomous vehicles use the equivalent of 200 laptops to get around. Some want to tap that computing power to decode viruses or mine bitcoin.

@Forbes shared
On Jul 21, 2021
Self-driving cars that snitch on human drivers for bending or breaking driving laws https://t.co/hcWA4zxYYv https://t.co/yVkb6cj7QF
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Self-Driving Cars That Snitch On Human Drivers For Bending Or Breaking Driving Laws

Self-Driving Cars That Snitch On Human Drivers For Bending Or Breaking Driving Laws

Self-driving cars are able to record the driving scene, of which they can detect when human drivers nearby violate the driving laws, and some say they will become snitches.

@AutoweekUSA shared
On Jul 22, 2021
The first rides will be available in Miami, then Austin in 2022. Ford says it wants more than 1000 of these vehicles in Lyft's ride-sharing fleet in five years. https://t.co/DDpR96Iq2w
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Semi-Autonomous Ford Escapes Available for Rides with Lyft by Late 2021

Semi-Autonomous Ford Escapes Available for Rides with Lyft by Late 2021

The first rides will be available in Miami, then Austin in 2022. Ford says it wants more than 1000 of these vehicles in Lyft's ride-sharing fleet in five years.

@tsport100 shared
On Jul 21, 2021
RT @verge: Intel’s Mobileye begins testing autonomous vehicles in New York City https://t.co/lgOpKEk1GV https://t.co/H5SkdtJTJN
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Intel’s Mobileye begins testing autonomous vehicles in New York City

Intel’s Mobileye begins testing autonomous vehicles in New York City

Mobileye says its the only one with an AV testing permit.

@Forbes shared
On Jul 15, 2021
Self-driving tech developer Aurora raised $2 billion in a SPAC listing that values it at $11 billion https://t.co/rWzzimHpSx https://t.co/Ek02U2qXfR
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Self-Driving Tech Developer Aurora Raising $2 Billion In SPAC Listing That Values It At $11 Billion

Self-Driving Tech Developer Aurora Raising $2 Billion In SPAC Listing That Values It At $11 Billion

Funds from the deal will help the company get its self-driving truck technology ready for commercialization by late 2023.

@TechCrunch shared
On Jul 21, 2021
Argo, Ford to launch self-driving vehicles on Lyft's ride-hailing app https://t.co/GxMnjpaxNQ by @kirstenkorosec
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Argo, Ford to launch self-driving vehicles on Lyft’s ride-hailing app

Argo, Ford to launch self-driving vehicles on Lyft’s ride-hailing app

Autonomous vehicle technology startup Argo AI and its backer and customer Ford plan to launch up to 1,000 self-driving vehicles on Lyft’s ride-hailing network in a number of cities over the ...

@mwt2008 shared
On Jul 16, 2021
RT @ElectrekCo: XPeng shares footage of its X2 electric flying car https://t.co/0zcpIivghH by @scooterdoll
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XPeng shares footage of its X2 electric flying car

XPeng shares footage of its X2 electric flying car

A new flying car prototype with autonomous capabilities has been unveiled by XPeng Huitian, a division of XPeng Motors in China.