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Chinese Lidar Company Gets $45 Million in Funding

The funding will be used to increase RoboSense’s market share and the R&D of autonomous-vehicle technologies, including its solid-state lidar, artificial-intelligence sensing algorithms and other advanced technologies.

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Oct 12, 2018

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Chinese Lidar Company Gets $45 Million in Funding

The funding will be used to increase RoboSense’s market share and the R&D of autonomous-vehicle technologies, including its solid-state lidar, artificial-intelligence sensing algorithms and other advanced technologies....More
Oct 12, 2018

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Front Automatic Emergency Braking Growing Rapidly, While Rear AEB Is Hard to Come By

While rear cross-traffic alert and rear sensors were equipped on just under half of the 2018 fleet, reverse collision mitigation still is rarely found. IIHS is calling for an industry wide standard adoption in the future....More
Oct 12, 2018

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More to Autonomous Vehicles Than Just the Vehicles

City planning will be as important as technology development in creating the transportation future, says a top Ford executive....More
Oct 8, 2018

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‘Hey BMW’ Prompts New Branded Voice Assistant

Intelligent Personal Assistant will be compatible with Amazon Alexa and Microsoft Cortana but sends data to BMW servers instead....More
Oct 1, 2018

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Geely-Proton JV Hires AI Speech-System Provider

The JV plans to develop vehicles for sale in Southeast Asia, and the companies say it’s the first time any speech-recognition provider has built artificial-intelligence-powered speech systems specifically for the region....More
Sep 28, 2018

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IBM Releases New Auto AI, Lights Up Black Box

The new AI from IBM is combined with IBM Watson IoT, a digital assistant that leverages IBM’s powerful cloud computing to connect and manage data from devices such as a car, a piece of industrial equipment or an entire manufacturing facility....More
Sep 27, 2018

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ADAS Installation Rates Increasing While Driver Awareness is Lacking

While advanced driver-assistance systems are becoming increasingly popular on new models, consumers are confused and unaware of many of the system’s limitations, says AAA....More
Sep 26, 2018

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PSA Deal Designed to Get Owners, Cars Talking

The French automaker has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Silicon Valley start-up SoundHound, a leader in artificial-intelligence and natural-language voice recognition technology, to benefit the next generation of Groupe PSA vehicles....More
Sep 24, 2018

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Software Helps Cars Feel Their Way

Tactile Mobility says 95% of data used by smart and autonomous vehicles is visual. However, to mimic and even surpass human driving capabilities, company founder and CTO Boaz Mizrachi says, these vehicles not only must see the road but also “feel” it....More
Sep 11, 2018

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Rearview Cameras Hit 98.5% Penetration Rate for Midyear 2018

U.S. rearview camera installation rate hit 98.5% for the ’18 model year before the May 2018 regulation takes full effect....More

India Vehicle Sales, September 2018

India vehicle sales by vehicle type and company for September 2018....More

Oct 12, 2018

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Chinese Lidar Company Gets $45 Million in Funding

Oct 12, 2018

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Wards Intelligence's Smart Mobility Summit Drives Into San Francisco on October 25

Wards Intelligence and the C3 Group join forces on inaugural joint event that explores the future of automotive mobility; participating companies include AutonomouStuff, Avis Budget Group, Bosch, Cox Automotive, Flex, HERE, Hyundai CRADLE, INRIX, Jaguar, Lear, Magna International, Pioneer Electronics (USA), Ushr and Zipcar....More

Oct 12, 2018

Infographic

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Front Automatic Emergency Braking Growing Rapidly, While Rear AEB Is Hard to Come By

While rear cross-traffic alert and rear sensors were equipped on just under half of the 2018 fleet, reverse collision mitigation still is rarely found. IIHS is calling for an industry wide standard adoption in the future....More

Oct 12, 2018

Infographic

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Technology Consolidation: Making More With Less

Product strategy involves sharing platform and powertrain technology across multiple segments, especially cars and CUVs....More

Oct 12, 2018

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More to Autonomous Vehicles Than Just the Vehicles

City planning will be as important as technology development in creating the transportation future, says a top Ford executive....More

Oct 11, 2018

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Canada Big Truck Sales Post Best Ever September

Double-digit gains were posted by Classes 5, 7 and 8 while large losses were recorded by Classes 4 and 6....More

Oct 11, 2018

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U.S. Class 8 Sales Reach New September High

Classes 6 and 8 hit record September volumes while Classes 4 and 5 saw declines....More

Oct 11, 2018

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Canada Truck Sales by Company by GVW, September 2018

Canada truck sales by company, brand, and weight class for September 2018....More

Oct 11, 2018

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Canada Truck Sales by Weight Class, September 2018

Canada truck sales by weight class, source, and company for September 2018....More

Oct 10, 2018

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Putting the Charge in Electric Vehicles - Report

A look at the industry's plan to roll out the fast-charging network needed for BEVs to take a firmer hold on the market....More

Oct 10, 2018

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Total U.S. Plug-In Sales Approaching 1 Million; Tesla Dominates BEVs

If monthly sales of BEVs and PHEVs mimic September’s rates (19,412 for BEVs and 10,062 for PHEVs), the 1 million mark should be reached by November....More

Oct 10, 2018

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U.S. Truck Sales by Company by GVW, September 2018

U.S. truck sales by company, brand, and weight class for September 2018. Includes Class 1 and 2 sales by body style and brand....More

Oct 10, 2018

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U.S. Truck Sales and Inventory by Weight Class, September 2018

U.S. truck sales by weight class, source, and company for September 2018. Includes inventory by weight class....More

Oct 10, 2018

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U.S. vehicle sales SAAR (seasonally adjusted annual rates) by vehicle type and source by month for 1980-current....More

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Chinese Lidar Company Gets $45 Million in Funding

Chinese Lidar Company Gets $45 Million in Funding

Front Automatic Emergency Braking Growing Rapidly, While Rear AEB Is Hard to Come By

More to Autonomous Vehicles Than Just the Vehicles

‘Hey BMW’ Prompts New Branded Voice Assistant

Geely-Proton JV Hires AI Speech-System Provider

IBM Releases New Auto AI, Lights Up Black Box

ADAS Installation Rates Increasing While Driver Awareness is Lacking

PSA Deal Designed to Get Owners, Cars Talking

Software Helps Cars Feel Their Way

Rearview Cameras Hit 98.5% Penetration Rate for Midyear 2018

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India Vehicle Sales, September 2018

Chinese Lidar Company Gets $45 Million in Funding

Wards Intelligence's Smart Mobility Summit Drives Into San Francisco on October 25

Front Automatic Emergency Braking Growing Rapidly, While Rear AEB Is Hard to Come By

Technology Consolidation: Making More With Less

More to Autonomous Vehicles Than Just the Vehicles

Canada Big Truck Sales Post Best Ever September

U.S. Class 8 Sales Reach New September High

Canada Truck Sales by Company by GVW, September 2018

Canada Truck Sales by Weight Class, September 2018

Putting the Charge in Electric Vehicles - Report

Total U.S. Plug-In Sales Approaching 1 Million; Tesla Dominates BEVs

U.S. Truck Sales by Company by GVW, September 2018

U.S. Truck Sales and Inventory by Weight Class, September 2018

U.S. SAAR History by Month, 1980-current

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