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Patent combines self-driving vehicles and drones
For a long time, Amazon has been looking into applications for self-driving vehicles — and testing fleets of self-flying drones for making package deliveries. So it only makes sense that the Seattle-based online retailing giant would meld those vehicles for … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Drones, Patents, Self-Driving Cars, Technology
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Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s Robotaxi concept
Tesla’s billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, laid out a vision for a huge fleet of self-driving electric vehicles that owners could share with friends or other riders, with Tesla getting a cut of the proceeds. The Robotaxi concept relies on the … Continue reading
GM Cruise works to get Seattle operation in gear
The Seattle “tech talk” sponsored this week by GM’s autonomous-vehicle subsidiary, Cruise Automation, had all the hallmarks of a recruiting event for software engineers, plus an extra twist: the self-driving Chevy Bolt that was parked outside the Flatstick Pub in Pioneer … Continue reading
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Tagged Automobiles, Cruise Automation, GM, Self-Driving Cars, Technology, Transportation
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GM shifts its president to CEO spot at Cruise
General Motors has shuffled its executive team to put its president, Dan Ammann, into the CEO spot at its autonomous-vehicle subsidiary, Cruise Automation. Cruise co-founder Kyle Vogt will move out of the CEO role and partner with Ammann to set the … Continue reading
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GM’s self-driving car venture plans Seattle office
Cruise Automation, General Motors’ autonomous-vehicle subsidiary, says it’s getting ready to open up an office in the Seattle area that could employ as many as 200 engineers within a year. Don’t expect Cruise to start putting its self-driving Chevy Bolts … Continue reading
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Apple concept could turn cars into zombie-killers
Running over virtual zombies might seem like a strange way to fight motion sickness in a moving car, but that’s exactly what Apple is suggesting passengers do in patent applications published today. The applications, filed last September, aren’t focused on zombies … Continue reading
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Elon Musk on self-driving cars and AI’s perils
In the year 2037, non-autonomous vehicles will be as much of a curiosity as riding a horse is today, tech billionaire Elon Musk says. Musk also says that the rapid rise of artificial intelligence is “really like the scariest problem … Continue reading
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Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Elon Musk, Politics, Self-Driving Cars, SpaceX, Technology, Tesla Motors
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