Ohio to get first-ever self-driving public shuttles
Colombus, the capital city of Ohio, is getting several self-driving electric shuttles that will be used as public transport across the city. The shuttles are being introduced as part of a government-funded program to help cities develop advanced transportation modes. The shuttles have a 3-mile route and passengers will be able to travel for free.
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Tesla’s new Autopilot pedestrian animation update
Tesla has recently updated its Autopilot-powered driving visualization and this time, it features a cool new pedestrian animation. In the latest updates, Tesla is representing pedestrians with much more complex animations that show them moving on the screen accurately in an impressive way. It's a major improvement from the time when Pedestrians used to look like chess pieces moving on a board in Tesla’s Autopilot driving visualizations
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UK to revamp laws regarding electric scooters and medical drones
The UK's Department for Transport has announced that it is reviewing new policies regarding electric scooters and medical deliveries via drones. These scooters were previously banned in most UK cities but may be coming back as the government looks at greener transport alternatives. They are also looking at other new innovative modes of transport.
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Cruise launches first electric self-driving vehicle
The innovative self-driving car startup Cruise recently launched the Cruise Origin, a self-driving electric car without steering wheels or pedals. Cruise is majority-owned by General Motors and developed the car in collaboration with Honda, who are also shareholders. The two carmakers had been planning on releasing self-driving cars since 2018 but faced delays due to safety concerns and regulations.
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Bosch develops an economical three dimensional sensor for self driving cars
German automotive supplier Bosch has announced that it has created a lower-cost version of a lidar sensor, a kind of sensor that provides a full 3-dimensional view of the road using light. This could drastically speed up the development of self-driving cars as no affordable sensors are currently available on the market.
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