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Original Source: http://fortune.com/2018/03/13/self-driving-delivery-vehicles-pizza/ By BLOOMBERG March 13, 2018 In the wait for self-driving technology, cell-phone toting tech bros may have to cede their spot in line to pizzas, Craigslist couches and the mounting ephemera of e-commerce. The future—at least in the near-term—will not only be driverless, but sans passenger as well. The early conversations around driverless carsRead more

Original Source: http://cnb.cx/2ysQMGo A Senate panel on Wednesday unanimously gave the green light to a bill aimed at speeding the use of self-driving cars without human controls. After unanimous approval by the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the full Senate must take up the bill. The measure is the first significant federal legislation addressing self-driving cars.Read more

Original Source: http://detne.ws/2wqXkBg Ian Thibodeau, The Detroit NewsPublished 12:01 a.m. ET Aug. 29, 2017 | Updated 11:57 a.m. ET Aug. 29, 2017 The automaker and the pizza company are partnering to make driverless delivery an option in the future. But will people want it? (Photo: Max Ortiz / The Detroit News) Ann Arbor — Domino’s Pizza wants toRead more

Original Source: http://go.theinformation.com/bfzBYJuXXcI By Amir Efrati Mar. 13, 2017 7:02 AM PDT · Lots of things are holding up the development of self-driving cars, including government regulation and the sheer complexity of getting the tech right. But one of the biggest issues right now is a crippling shortage of a special laser sensor, used by autonomousRead more

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2aZXPMA Ford to Make Autonomous Cars for Ride-Hailing, Ride-Sharing by 2021 By Nick Bunkley. Published on August 16, 2016. Ford fully autonomous Fusion Hybrid research vehicle on streets of Dearborn, MI. Credit: The Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Co. today said it plans to introduce an autonomous vehicle by 2021 for use in aRead more

Original Source: http://www.driverlesstransportation.com/13690-13690 July 19, 2016 Jennifer van der Kleut Ford Motor Company has joined a $6.6-million funding round for a startup company working on 3-D mapping. The company, Civil Maps, “uses spatial data to create ‘extremely accurate localization,’ explains ZDNet. Civil Maps “claims its technology is better suited to autonomous vehicles and mobile networks thanRead more

This year’s edition of AUVSI in San Francisco gathered a large crowd comprised of industry experts, OEMs, automobile suppliers, startup companies, government officials, regulators, lawyers, insurance professionals, academics and researchers.   Transportation Secretary Anthony R. Foxx addressing the conference during the opening session.                       Phil Lebeau fromRead more