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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.

Ford Rolls Out Tech Advances, Girls Who Code Support

DEARBORN - Ford Motor Co. announced several technology initiatives this week, including road tests of a fully autonomous Ford Fusion Hybrid and an effort with the girls’ computer science organization Girls Who Code. Ford said its autonomous cars would take to the California roads next year under the leadership of its Palo Alto, Calif. Research

By |2015-12-17T10:25:29-05:00December 17th, 2015|Autonomous Vehicles, ESD, Featured|
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TU-Automotive Update: Ford Goes Big On Electric Vehicles

LONDON, United Kingdom - Baidu goes big on self-driving cars, Ford goes bigger on electric vehicles, while Swiss start-up WayRay goes bonanza on holographic navigation, Andrew Tolve of TU-Automotive reports. Chinese search giant Baidu, long suspected of joining rival Google in the self-driving car race, told The Wall Street Journal that it has created a

By |2015-12-15T16:49:58-05:00December 15th, 2015|Autonomous Vehicles|
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Altair Accepting Nominations For 2016 Enlighten Award

TROY - Altair Tuesday announced it is accepting nominations for the fourth annual Altair Enlighten Award, which in 2016 brings with it new categories allowing nominees to submit entries for lightweighting achievements in two distinct categories: full vehicles and modules. This change has been made to give full and proper recognition to both the vehicle

By |2015-12-15T16:12:49-05:00December 15th, 2015|Autonomous Vehicles|
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TU-Automotive Offers Webinar On Connected Car Over-The-Air Updates

LONDON, England - TU-Automotive has announced that free registration is now open for an exclusive webinar on how to: “Unleash the Potential of Connected Car OTA Updates on Infotainment, Security and Automated Driving.” “This technology has been around for a while but its true potential has only just been realized and it is far-reaching across

By |2015-12-03T18:15:01-05:00December 3rd, 2015|Autonomous Vehicles|
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TU-Automotive Awards Nominations Now Open

LONDON, England - Nominations are now open for the prestigious 2016 TU-Automotive Awards that acknowledge the best and most innovative companies in each of the different verticals of the connected car space. Some of TU-Automotive’s previous winners include: Volvo Car Group, TomTom Telematics, moovel, Airbiquity and many more. “If your company has done something that

By |2015-12-03T18:15:01-05:00December 3rd, 2015|Autonomous Vehicles|
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Carmakers Wary Of Sharing Data Collected From Connected Cars With Technology Partners

LONDON - Having your house broken into is a harrowing experience. Researchers being able to hack into and control a Chrysler Jeep owing to a vulnerability in the in-car internet service Uconnect - should be considered a similar violation, according to Audi Chief Executive Officer Rupert Stadler. “The Internet, cookies and other data collectors are

By |2015-11-23T12:49:31-05:00November 23rd, 2015|Autonomous Vehicles|
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Ford Ramps Up Efforts To Take Lead Role In Sales Of Autonomous Vehicles

ANN ARBOR - Ford ‘invented’ the mass market car in the shape of its 1908 Model T and now its hoping to lead the charge into creating volume selling autonomous vehicles. That’s why it became the first carmaker to test autonomous vehicles at Mcity – the 32-acre simulated urban environment at the University of Michigan.

By |2015-11-23T12:49:32-05:00November 23rd, 2015|Autonomous Vehicles|
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Google Maps Goes Offline, As TomTom, Uber Tie The Knot In A Major Mapping Deal

LONDON, England - TomTom should book a ticket for Vegas. The Dutch mapmaker is riding a major hot streak of late; new agreements include Volkswagen of America, Apple and – as of last week – Uber. Financial details of the latest deal were not disclosed but TomTom says that it will provide mapping, traffic and

By |2015-11-16T21:41:32-05:00November 16th, 2015|Autonomous Vehicles|
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North American International Auto Show Launches Mobile-Friendly Website

DETROIT - The North American International Auto Show this week launched a completely redesigned mobile-focused website with improved navigation and functionality, allowing visitors to access detailed auto show information as well as relevant photos and video assets. “The new website for NAIAS is unlike any other auto show website in the world,” said Paul Sabatini, 2016

By |2015-11-13T07:42:04-05:00November 13th, 2015|Autonomous Vehicles, New Products / Contracts|
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TiE Detroit Webinar Nov. 19 – Emerging Trends in Vehicle Connectivity

DETROIT - Host Michael Blicher works with MCBNetwrx, LLC, which has been showing customers "local solutions for a global economy" for 13 years. His focus is on emerging technologies of International companies seeking support in the automotive industry. Connectivity, V2X, V2V, HMI and HW/SW product solutions along with technology research make up the current portfolio.

By |2015-11-09T21:13:23-05:00November 9th, 2015|Autonomous Vehicles, Entrepreneurs, Mike Brennan|
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