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@tsport100 shared
On Sep 30, 2021
RT @TheEconomist: Ford has pledged over $30bn on electrification by 2025. GM has raised its goal to $35bn https://t.co/AfG7iXC7t2
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Ford and General Motors fight it out to electrify

Ford and General Motors fight it out to electrify

The switch to battery power is the latest showdown between Detroit’s heavyweights | Business

@TechCrunch shared
On Sep 24, 2021
California makes zero-emission autonomous vehicles mandatory by 2030 https://t.co/sIslrnTi2T
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California makes zero-emission autonomous vehicles mandatory by 2030

California makes zero-emission autonomous vehicles mandatory by 2030

Starting in 2030, California will require all light-duty autonomous vehicles operating in the state to emit zero emissions, thanks to a new bill signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on ...

@Forbes shared
On Sep 28, 2021
Driver Killed By His Own Car Door While Waiting In Line At Fast-Food Drive-Thru, Providing Cautionary Insights For AI Self-Driving Cars https://t.co/5yLCdKIzqK
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Driver Killed By His Own Car Door While Waiting In Line At Fast-Food Drive-Thru, Providing Cautionary Insights For AI Self-Driving Cars

Driver Killed By His Own Car Door While Waiting In Line At Fast-Food Drive-Thru, Providing Cautionary Insights For AI Self-Driving Cars

Sad news story about a driver that was killed by his own car door (while in a drive-thru), provides cautionary insights about the advent of AI-based self-driving cars. Here's the insider ...

@WIRED shared
On Sep 30, 2021
In an effort to boost the autonomous vehicle industry, Darpa held an open AV race through the Mojave Desert. The $1 million prize drew roboticists, students, and hobbyist tinkerers. It was a disaster. And it launched an industry. https://t.co/PbXiEpe8Ie
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The Autonomous-Car Chaos of the 2004 Darpa Grand Challenge

The Autonomous-Car Chaos of the 2004 Darpa Grand Challenge

The self-driving vehicles smashed, burned, flipped, and tipped. But the ambitious race through the Mojave launched an industry.

@BertrandDuflos shared
On Sep 27, 2021
Los Angeles is about to get its first robotaxi test fleet. https://t.co/P2vXGtnU8J
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Los Angeles is about to get its first robotaxi test fleet

Los Angeles is about to get its first robotaxi test fleet

Driverless car technology company Motional will be putting autonomous Hyundai Ioniq 5 EVs on the road around L.A. as it looks to the city for engineering talent.