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Renault made some big announcements overnight, outlining major changes to its autonomous vehicle strategy and announcing the production (no dates specified) of a robotized electric miniBus based on the New Renault Master.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Renault, Public Transport, Autonomous Vehicles

The first autonomous car race (27 April 2024) is a really important historic event that appears to have been missed by the main media. We expect the race will birth a fascinating new "television sport" with a fan-base of highly-educated technophiles drawn by the technological progress towards human capability in full view.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: A2RL , Autonomous Vehicles, Racing, Sports

Australia's robotic submarine program is a year ahead of schedule as the government takes delivery of the first Ghost Shark Extra-Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (XL-AUV) prototype, with three more to follow next year.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Submarine, Royal Australian Navy, Australia, Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics

Keeping bike paths and roads clear of debris is a necessary but thankless task for sanitation workers. The Robosweeper S1 from WeRide can work alongside street crews, or can work alone to quietly clean up day or night.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transport, TransportTags: Electric Vehicles, Cleaner, Autonomous Vehicles

Whether you're on a bike or in a car, potholes are a problem. Maintenance is costly and labor intensive, but authorities in the UK have successfully tested an autonomous machine designed to detect and seal surface cracks that can grow into potholes – which could save time and money.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transport, TransportTags: Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Prototype, Repair, Road

If you're comfortable with the present green, amber, and red traffic lights, be prepared to get uncomfortable. New research suggests that adding a white light will speed up traffic and improve safety for both cars and pedestrians.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Autonomous Vehicles, North Carolina State University, Traffic

Remi Cadene's move signals an ambitious expansion for Hugging Face, which until now, has primarily focused on software, not hardware.

MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the future. You can read the rest of our series here. In 2023, it almost felt as if the promise of robotaxis was soon to be fulfilled. Hailing a robotaxi had briefly become the new trendy thing…

A number of companies are now running remote-control rental car services, in which "teledrivers" guide an empty car out to you by remote control, and then you drive it around yourself. It's a weird halfway step towards fully autonomous robotaxis.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Remote-Control, Tele-operation, Autonomous Vehicles, Transport, Electric Vehicles