Autonomous, Alternative and Experimental Vehicles

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  Charles Wardell

  

  Aug 9

  Foxconn to manufacture electric tractors for Monarch at newly acquired Lordstown facility

  Electrek - Scooter Doll

  Foxconn has signed its first contract manufacturing agreement since acquiring a Ohio facility from Lordstown Motors. In addition to building EVs for Lordstown and Fisker Inc., Foxconn will now also be manufacturing advanced, driver optional electric tractors and battery packs for Monarch …

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  Charles Wardell

  

  Baidu to operate fully driverless commercial robotaxi in Wuhan and Chongqing

  TechCrunch - Rebecca Bellan

  Chinese internet giant Baidu has secured permits to offer a fully driverless commercial robotaxi service, with no human driver present, in Chongqing and Wuhan via the company’s autonomous ride-hailing unit, Apollo Go. Baidu’s wins in Wuhan and Chongqing come a few months after the company scored a …

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  Charles Wardell

  VW Reveals Autonomous Flying Taxi

  iotworldtoday.com - 5th August 2022

  Volkswagen has become the latest automaker to unveil a flying taxi. The Chinese arm of the German automotive giant has revealed the V.MO, or the …

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  Charles Wardell

  

  Creating Driving Tests for Self-⁠Driving Cars

  ieee.org - Erik Coelingh

  Even now your car doesn't need you as much as it once did. Advanced computer vision, radar technology, and computational platforms already intervene …

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  Charles Wardell

  

  When the Lawyers Come for Autonomous Vehicles

  Barron's - Clifford Winston

  About the author: Clifford Winston is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. A new specialization is emerging in the legal profession: …

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  Charles Wardell

  

  Tesla Robotaxi to shake up rideshare and hospitality industry: Opinion

  teslarati.com - Maria Merano

  As Tesla closes in on fully autonomous vehicles, more people wonder how the Robotaxi system will work. Elon Musk talked about the Robotaxi system …