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Walmart invests in GM-owned autonomous car startup Cruise
Walmart has invested in GM's self-driving car subsidiary Cruise following their partnership on a pilot delivery program.
VW's electric ID.Buzz Microbus will hit the US in 2023
Europe gets the EV next year, but VW probably won't release the fully autonomous version in the US.
Volkswagen is using its electric ID.Buzz van to test self-driving tech
VW will start testing its Argo AI self-driving systems in Germany this year using the retro-styled electric vans.
Ford bought a robotics company to boost its self-driving cars
Back in April, Ford chief Jim Hackett admitted that the company overestimated the arrival of self-driving cars. He added that the applications of Ford's first autonomous fleet will likely be narrow, "because the problem is so complex." Now, the automaker has acquired a Michigan-based company called Quantum Signal to help it solve those problems and advance its goal of launching a self-driving vehicle business. Quantum Signal may not be a household name, but it played an important role in helping the US military develop software that can control its robotics vehicles from thousands of miles away.
NC State's computer vision software promises improved self-driving vehicles
Well, NC State researchers sure seem to be keeping themselves busy these days, with them not only recently developing some improved smart sensors, but some computer vision software that could one day lead to self-driving vehicles. The big advantage with their software is that it's basically able to watch the road and recognize real world driving conditions a few steps in advance -- lane changes, stop signs, etc. -- while also watching out for other cars and pedestrians. Of course, at the moment, that "road" is actually the hallways of NC State, and the vehicle is a toy Jeep, but you get the idea. The researchers are also quick to point out that while the software could eventually lead to truly autonomous vehicles, they first see it being used in the event of an emergency, with the car able to slowly and safely pull itself over and then dial 911. Head on past for a quick overview, local news style.
