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Tesla autopilot gets better, and another $1,000 price hike
Tesla autopilot gets better, and another $1,000 price hike
Tesla has been working on its autonomous driving features for years, and slowly but surely they are inching towards what they call full self-driving. ...... 18 Jul 2019 - 1 comment
Apple reportedly buying Drive.ai
Apple reportedly buying Drive.ai
Apple has been rumored to be working on self-driving cars for ages. Many believe it's just a matter of time before Apple reveals their own Tesla killer. ...... 08 Jun 2019
Tesla unveiled their own self-driving chip to power complete autonomous driving
Tesla unveiled their own self-driving chip to power complete autonomous driving
Yesterday Elon Musk revealed his crazy pipe dream or, as Tesla calls it, plan for the upcoming year. According to the company and its head honcho, ...... 23 Apr 2019
Toyota halts self-driving tests after Uber death
Toyota halts self-driving tests after Uber death
Earlier this week we reported about the first confirmed pedestrian fatality involving a self-driving car. The Uber's experimental car in question ...... 21 Mar 2018 - 1 comment
Chinese search giant is investing enormously in self-driving cars
Chinese search giant is investing enormously in self-driving cars
The Chinese equivalent of Google, Baidu, has announced that it has launched a new $1.5 billion fund to speed up advancement in autonomous driving. ...... 22 Sep 2017
Apple meets with DMV to talk self-driving cars
Apple meets with DMV to talk self-driving cars
There's one company that has been associated with the self-driving car over everyone else, Google, but a lot of other companies are looking ...... 19 Sep 2015 - 4 comments
German car makers to buy Nokia HERE mapping service
German car makers to buy Nokia HERE mapping service
Major German automakers Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen have all agreed in principle to purchase Nokia's HERE digital mapping service, beating out a handful of bidders that included Uber. 22 Jul 2015
     

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