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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.

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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Driver’s Licenses For Self-Driving Cars?

ANN ARBOR - Just like people, self-driving vehicles should be required to pass a licensing test, say University of Michigan researchers. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle of the U-M Transportation Research Institute say that most driver-licensing tests evaluate three aspects of driving readiness: visual performance, knowledge of rules and regulations related to driving and traffic

By |2015-10-22T20:18:29-04:00October 22nd, 2015|Autonomous Vehicles, News|
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10th Annual LTU RoboParade Celebrates Halloween Oct. 24

SOUTHFIELD - Students from elementary through high school will demonstrate their ability to design, program and build autonomous (self-driving) robots at Lawrence Technological University’s RoboParade on Oct. 24 in the Expo Center on the South Campus of Macomb Community College in Warren. The event is free and open to the public. This year’s parade theme

By |2015-10-15T17:15:19-04:00October 15th, 2015|Autonomous Vehicles, Entrepreneurs, Featured, Science|
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Apple Committed To Building Electric Apple Car By 2019

CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple Inc. is accelerating efforts to build an electric car, designating it internally as a “committed project” and setting a target ship date for 2019, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. The go-ahead came after the company spent more than a year investigating the feasibility of an Apple-branded car, including

By |2015-09-21T21:05:32-04:00September 21st, 2015|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured|
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