autonomous vehicles

Autos

Nvidia and Softbank-Backed Self-Driving Startup Races Toward Market

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What makes Wayve stand out is that its autonomous vehicle software is designed to learn to drive while driving, sort of like humans do.

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CIO Upside

What Enterprise Leaders Can Take Away From CES

In Las Vegas, AI took center stage – and with it, Nvidia.

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Patent Drop

Lyft Patent Puts Self-Driving Cars to the Test

Despite the steep competition and roadblocks, the company has high hopes for expanding its self-driving services.

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Nvidia Robotics, Self-Driving Patents Could Make Its Chips Even More Popular

Autonomous machines may need to be proactive, not reactive, to keep accidents from happening.

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Ford Drone Patent May Create an Autonomous Driving Russian Doll

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Patents like this serve as a reminder that autonomous vehicles look like more than just cars themselves.

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Ford Self-Driving Maintenance Patent Could Automate Oil Changes

Filings like these indicate that this pivot will likely have a domino effect on all other parts of the automotive industry.

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Tesla Patent Could Fix Phantom Braking as It Continues Autonomous Ambitions

Tesla wants to make sure its autonomous vehicles don’t fall for light tricks.

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IBM Wants Autonomous Vehicles to Do More than Just Drive

IBM’s patent aims to use self-driving cars’ idle resources, giving access to them to the riders within them.

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Nvidia Patent Could Defend Self-Driving Cars in Collisions

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The patent highlights the shaky dynamic between the public and self-driving vehicles that stands in the way of broader adoption.

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Electric Vehicles

Baidu’s Robotaxi Nears Profitability, While US Peers Are Stuck in Neutral

The company started operating some fully driverless robotaxi rides in September 2023, and said 45% of Q4 orders were fully driverless models.

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Hyundai Patent Aims to Build Trust in Self-Driving Cars

As AI takes the wheel, Hyundai wants to make sure backseat drivers are comfortable.

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Baidu’s Self-Driving Data Centers Could Address Cloud Infrastructure Gap

Self-driving cars may be able to handle two big issues for cloud computing: extreme weather events and rural access.

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Apple’s Auto Patents May Have a Lucrative Road Ahead

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An auto tech patent from Apple highlights that the iPhone maker has tons of vehicle-related intellectual property – and nowhere to use it.

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Tesla Patent Gives its Cars Better Situational Awareness

Tesla and other self-driving car firms face both regulatory battles and public perception hurdles.

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Autos

GM Expands Hands-Free Driving Range as Industry Recalls Persist

The company’s Cruise now has double the road for autonomous driving, but many consumers continue to have safety concerns.

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Baidu’s Data Generation Tech May Sharpen its Self-Driving Reflexes

Baidu’s patent to tune up self-driving cars could help its fleet account for crazy drivers.

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