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@therealautoblog shared
On May 25, 2021
Reporter's driverless van ride: Cool tech, freaky turns: https://t.co/AAYvnViyGj https://t.co/J1PRsBSJnX
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Reporter's driverless van ride: Cool tech, freaky turns

Reporter's driverless van ride: Cool tech, freaky turns

A reporter rides along in a Waymo driverless car.

@DriverlessRev shared
On May 25, 2021
Truck driver union partners with safety advocates to add protection measures to #AutonomousVehicles legislation. https://t.co/cPp6GBp4B8
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Drivers unions push Congress to regulate driverless trucks

Drivers unions push Congress to regulate driverless trucks

Labor groups propose framework for the testing, deployment, and regulation of autonomous vehicles.

@BertrandDuflos shared
On May 25, 2021
RT @TomBamonte: Automation in multiple sectors, including transportation, both responds to labor shortages and may create labor surpluses in certain sectors by displacing human workers. https://t.co/n958n0MDBD
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From driverless cars to robotic warehouses, China looks to automation to solve population issues

From driverless cars to robotic warehouses, China looks to automation to solve population issues

China's labor market faces a number of challenges such as an aging population. Automation could be one way to help solve some of the issues.

@therealautoblog shared
On May 25, 2021
Tesla tests Luminar lidar sensor Musk scorned as a ‘fool’s errand’: https://t.co/IH4XTTX7aK https://t.co/tS20Riirnt
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Tesla tests Luminar lidar sensor Musk scorned as a ‘fool’s errand’

Tesla tests Luminar lidar sensor Musk scorned as a ‘fool’s errand’

A photo of a Tesla Model Y with a roof rack of lidar sensors posted to Twitter on Thursday stoked speculation that the companies was working with Luminar Technologies.

@BertrandDuflos shared
On May 21, 2021
RT @TomBamonte: As autonomous cars hit the road, insurers must navigate complicated future. https://t.co/cTNmGKTvni #S&P Global
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As autonomous cars hit the road, insurers must navigate complicated future

As autonomous cars hit the road, insurers must navigate complicated future

With the spread of driver assistance technology and the advent of fully automated vehicles, questions around accident fault and insurance liability will probably become murkier, observers ...

@WIRED shared
On May 21, 2021
@open_ur_3y3z Actually... What happens when all the data streams from smartphones, drones, or security cameras fuse into one? https://t.co/m8b9AXkgSc
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There Are Spying Eyes Everywhere—and Now They Share a Brain

There Are Spying Eyes Everywhere—and Now They Share a Brain

Security cameras. License plate readers. Smartphone trackers. Drones. We’re being watched 24/7. What happens when all those data streams fuse into one?