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  1. cageymaru

    Waymo Cars Queue to Navigate a Dead End on a San Francisco Street

    The one quiet neighborhood in San Francisco is abuzz with the hum of Waymo self-driving vehicles. Every 5 minutes, these autonomous vehicles are queueing in line to perform a turnaround at the end of a dead end street and the residents of the neighborhood, many of which still work from home...
  2. cageymaru

    Tesla Owner Credits Autopilot Feature for Saving His Life

    Jubilant Tesla Model 3 owner Amit says the Autopilot feature that enables the car to self-drive; saved his life by avoiding an accident. When another car entered his lane on I-95, the Autopilot feature in his Tesla Model 3 emitted an audible alarm and swerved to the left to avoid the accident...
  3. cageymaru

    Waymo to Launch the World's First Autonomous Car Service in December

    According to Bloomberg, anonymous sources say that Waymo is going to launch the world's first commercial driverless car service in early December 2018. The name of the service is a closely guarded secret at this time and will serve the Phoenix, Arizona area where Waymo has been testing...
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    Nvidia Halts Self Driving Car Testing Globally

    Despite the fact that Jensen just spent quite a bit of time showing off their Self Driving car technology at GDC, Nvidia has announced that they are suspending self-driving car tests globally. The news comes a week after a self-driving car operated by Uber struck and killed a pedestrian in...
  5. FrgMstr

    You Can't Ride in Your Own Self-Driving Car as Good as Uber or Lyft

    While this is a very local story home to Silicon Valley, it does paint an ugly picture as to how Uber and Lyft are lobbying local governments in order to keep citizens from using their own self-driving cars in urban areas. Bottom line we all know it is a cash grab to turn us all into drones...
  6. FrgMstr

    We Know Uber Stole Google Waymo...but that's Cool

    I am not sure what to think about this. Earlier this year, Google/Alphabet/Waymo sued Uber for ripping off patented and trade secret tech regarding self driving car research back in early 2016. According to the suit, Levandowski, who runs Uber’s automated vehicle research team, downloaded data...
  7. cageymaru

    College Student Adds Self Driving Feature to His Vehicle.

    A college student was able to successfully add a self driving mode to his 2016 Honda Civic for about $700. Using plans that he discovered online from Comm.ai, Brevan Jorgenson was able to purchase the parts, assemble, and install them into his Civic. A device that takes the place of his...
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