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Autonomous Vehicles

News and information about vehicles which can drive themselves without human supervision or input. Unmanned vehicles are vehicles which are either controlled remotely, or perhaps operate autonomously.

U-M Robotics Building Design Approved, Including Space For Ford R&D

ANN ARBOR - Robotic technologies for air, sea and roads, for factories, hospitals and homes will have tailored lab space in the University of Michigan's planned Robotics Laboratory. On Thursday, the U-M Board of Regents approved the schematic design for the $75 million facility, which is slated for the northeast corner of North Campus in

By |2016-09-15T20:30:55-04:00September 15th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Drones|
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Detroit Auto Show To Kick Off Jan. 8 With Autonomous Vehicle Exhibition

DETROIT - North American International Auto Show officials have announced that John Krafcik, CEO of Google’s Self-Driving Car Project, will kick-off AutoMobili-D with a keynote presentation on Sunday, Jan. 8. AutoMobili-D will run in conjunction with the 2017 NAIAS Press Preview and will feature more than 100 technology and mobility-focused companies from around the world,

By |2016-09-15T14:48:25-04:00September 15th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, News|
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West Coast Driverless Vehicle Startups Move Into U-M Autonomous Vehicle Incubator

ANN ARBOR -  Take that Silicon Valley. The University of Michigan announced this week that three West Coast driverless vehicle start-ups will join TechLab at the 34-acre Mcity complex in north Ann Arbor where dozens of companies are developing technology they hope will lead to fully autonomous vehicles. The new recruits are Zendrive, PolySync and

By |2016-08-26T11:53:58-04:00August 25th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Entrepreneurs|
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Delphi, Mobileye Seek Fully Driverless Car By 2021

DETROIT - In the latest in a burst of announcements aimed at bringing fully autonomous, and even driverless, vehicles to market, automotive mega-supplier Delphi is teaming up with the high-tech Israeli firm Mobileye. The two tech firms plan to show off their system during a preview at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next

By |2016-08-23T20:35:56-04:00August 23rd, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, News|
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Google Loses Autonomous Vehicle Guru

MOUNTAIN VIEW - Google’s autonomous vehicle program has taken some big hits in recent days. Two of the project’s top engineers have reportedly left to work on a new start-up, but the biggest setback appears to come with the departure of Chris Urmson, the venture’s technology chief. A pioneer in autonomous vehicle research at Carnegie

By |2016-08-08T21:42:55-04:00August 8th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles|
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Toyota Delays Launch of Plug-in Prius Prime

DETROIT - Toyota Motor Co. is delaying the start of production for its new plug-in model, the Prius Prime. The move is expected to push back the availability of the new model in the Japanese market. The U.S. launch, TheDetroitBureau.com has been advised, will begin in November, but will be slower than originally planned. The exact

By |2016-08-05T12:22:39-04:00August 5th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Clean Update|
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Delphi Launching Autonomous Fleet Test in Singapore

SINGAPORE - Automotive mega-supplier Delphi is partnering up with the nation-state of Singapore to launch an ambitious autonomous vehicle test program meant to supplement the existing mass transit system. The goal of the on-demand system is to make six battery-electric, self-driving cars available for rides on demand along three fixed routes to ferry people between

By |2016-08-02T10:33:08-04:00August 2nd, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Guest Columns|
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GM Reveals Supercruise Semi-Autonomous Tech Delayed Until Late 2017

DETROIT - Wary of the problems that appear to have caused the fatal crash of a Tesla Model S running in semi-autonomous mode, General Motors wants to take a bit more time before rolling out its own Supercruise system. That should allow GM to be much more confident that the technology will work as planned,

By |2016-07-26T19:10:14-04:00July 26th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles|
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Report: Willow Run Airport Could Become Test Center For Driverless Cars By 2018

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP - The sale of more than 300 acres at a former World War II bomber factory at Willow Run Airport for use as a testing hub for connected and driverless cars could close by next summer, those involved with the purchase told Bridge and Crain’s Detroit Business. Yet even as developers of the

By |2016-07-26T19:03:24-04:00July 26th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles|
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