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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.

An Inside Look At Ford’s $1 Billion Bet On Argo AI

SAN JOSE, Ca. - Somewhere between the 14th and 15th floors in a concrete stairwell, Bryan Salesky pauses, searching for the right words to explain his mission for the foreseeable future. He wants to give cars the eyes, ears, and brains they need to operate without humans. And he wants to do it for Ford

By |2017-08-22T04:12:08-04:00August 22nd, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, News|
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LTU Researching Autonomous Taxi With Donations From Corporate Partners

SOUTHFIELD — Lawrence Technological University has begun the research and development of an autonomous campus taxi thanks to donations from several corporate partners. Hyundai MOBIS, the parts and service division of the Korean automaker, donated $15,000 for the purchase of a Polaris GEM e2 two-seat electric vehicle. Dataspeed Inc., a Rochester Hills engineering firm specializing

By |2017-08-04T13:03:09-04:00August 4th, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, ESD|
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Driverless Bus To Serve University Of Michigan North Campus This Fall

ANN ARBOR - Starting this fall, students at the University of Michigan will have access to an entirely new form of transportation in the form of this adorable, completely autonomous shuttle bus. The university plans to deploy two of the shuttles, manufactured by French startup Navya, to service a two-mile route between the Lurie Engineering

By |2017-06-22T11:51:38-04:00June 22nd, 2017|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles|
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Autonomous Cars (No Human Backup) May Hit The Road Next Year

DETROIT — Autonomous vehicles with no human backup will be put to the test on publicly traveled roads as early as next year in what may be the first attempt at unassisted autonomous piloting. Automotive electronics and parts maker Delphi and French transport company Transdev plan to use autonomous taxis and a shuttle van to

By |2017-06-08T10:23:22-04:00June 8th, 2017|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles|
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Uber Under Investigation For Potential Theft Of Trade Secrets From Google

NEW YORK - A judge asked federal prosecutors to investigate Uber Technologies Inc. and one of its engineers for potential theft of trade secrets from Google, heightening the stakes of a legal battle between Uber and Google parent Alphabet Inc. over driverless-car technology. U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco referred the case to

By |2017-05-12T11:15:25-04:00May 12th, 2017|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles|
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U-M Renames Mobility Transformation Center Mcity

ANN ARBOR – The University of Michigan has a new yet familiar name for its center dedicated to advancing connected and automated vehicles: Mcity. Mcity replaces Mobility Transformation Center, or MTC, as the official name of the public-private partnership U-M established in 2013 with government and industry to lead the transition to connected and driverless

By |2017-04-13T19:39:07-04:00April 13th, 2017|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles|
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Sen. Peters Joins Colleagues Seeking Increased Funding For Connected Vehicles

WASHINGTON DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) Friday led a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues in a letter calling for increased funding to support the advancement of connected and automated vehicle technologies. The letter specifically calls for Congress to appropriate funding for the safe development and testing of CAV

By |2017-04-07T14:39:26-04:00April 7th, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, Politics|
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Trump Declares Economic Surrender Is Over, Ribs Snyder

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP - Calling for both work and faith that "this city and this nation will once again shine with industrial might," President Donald Trump told auto executives and an audience largely made up of autoworkers in Ypsilanti Township that he will ensure any regulations dealing with the auto industry protect jobs in the United

By |2017-03-16T18:02:55-04:00March 16th, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, Politics|
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Plane, Train and Automobile: This Concept Car Transforms into All Three

GENEVA, Switzerland - George Jetson can eat his heart out. A new flying-car concept can do more than just take to the skies. In fact, the futuristic vehicle takes more cues from "Transformers" than "The Jetsons" in imagining how humans might get around in the future. Meet the Pop.Up. This "multimodal transportation concept" is a

By |2017-03-09T20:19:22-05:00March 9th, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, News|
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Members Of Michigan Congressional Delegation Urge Trump To Prioritize Self-Driving Vehicle R&D In 2018 Budget

WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow and U.S. Representatives Fred Upton and Debbie Dingell called on the Trump Administration to prioritize the development and testing of connected and self-driving vehicles in the President’s proposed budget for 2018. The Members of Congress sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

By |2017-03-02T20:13:06-05:00March 2nd, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, Politics|
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