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R2-D2 USB Car Charger from ThinkGeek

Published on Nov 26, 2013

Article "R2D2 USB Car Charger"

 

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#SENSORCHESTRA - Introducing the Connected Car

Published on Oct 14, 2016

The connected car is redefining living spaces.

#SENSORCHESTRA - The Connected Car: Behind the scenes.

Published on Oct 14, 2016

 

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Connected cars make money for automakers in a new way

Published on Oct 17, 2016

We're all getting pretty familiar with what a connected car can do for the driver, but how do these services benefit the auto business? We explain.

 

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This guy built his own autonomous car for less than $1,000

Published on Oct 15, 2016

After winning the 2013 Ford hackathon in Melbourne I wanted to do more. I took my 2012 Ford Focus, a handful of 150 degree cameras, arduino control boards and a SparkFun MicroView ... and turned my car into an Autonomous Self Driving Ford.

For less than $1,000 I bought all the components, and over the space of 3 weekends, I set about turning the car it an autonomous vehicle.

"This Guy Built His Own Autonomous Car for Less Than $1,000"

October 19, 2016

 

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The future of America is driverless

Published on Nov 1, 2016

US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx thinks self-driving technology will revolutionize transportation.

 

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No GPS no problem

Published on Oct 14, 2016

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside’s ASPIN Laboratory are developing a next generation navigation system that exploits existing environmental signals such as cellular and Wi-Fi, rather than the Global Positioning System (GPS). The technology could help bring driverless cars and unmanned drones closer to reality.

"No GPS, No Problem: Next-Generation Navigation"
UC Riverside Team is developing a navigation system that uses existing cellular signals, not GPS, and will support autonomous vehicle development

by Sarah Nightingale
October 12, 2016

 

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Article "Can robot cars stop the slaughter?"

by Gary Nelson
November 6, 2016

 

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Self-driving cars and the public

Published on Nov 10, 2016

Factor magazine went to Milton Keynes, UK to test how the public react to self-driving cars travelling on public streets

 

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Article "The Unintended Ways Self-Driving Cars Will Change Our World"
Driverless tech as a moral imperative for future generations.

by Tony Aube
Novemer 1, 2016

 

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What a driverless world could look like

Published on Nov 15, 2016

What if traffic flowed through our streets as smoothly and efficiently as blood flows through our veins? Transportation geek Wanis Kabbaj thinks we can find inspiration in the genius of our biology to design the transit systems of the future. In this forward-thinking talk, preview exciting concepts like modular, detachable buses, flying taxis and networks of suspended magnetic pods that could help make the dream of a dynamic, driverless world into a reality.

 

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Article "Book Review: The Car Hacker’s Handbook by Craig Smith"

by David Kohanbash
September 8, 2016

 

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2016: the year in autonomous driving

Published on Dec 22, 2016

2016 was the year that self-driving vehicles really took off. WIRED looks back at how much transportation is being changed by autonomous cars, trucks, and drones.

 

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WIRED's top transportation moments

Published on Dec 29, 2016

2016 was a wild year in transportation – from self-driving cars to smarter cities – WIRED looks back at some of the biggest stories about getting around.

 

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CES2017: Inspiration Talk "Connectivity - Focus on Health" - Ola Kallenius & David Agus

Streamed live 1 hour ago

Tune in January 5, 11 a.m. PST / 7 p.m. GMT when Ola Kallenius and Mercedes-Benz fit & healthy testimonial David Agus discuss Connectivity and focus on health in our first CES 2017 inspiration talk hosted by Guy Kawasaki.

 

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Cars roll into CES with holograms, voice controls and autonomous features

Published on Jan 7, 2017

The cars of the future won't just be self-driving. At CES 2017, CNET's Kara Tsuboi shows us how car makers are envisioning a future where our cars talk to our homes and controls hover in the air.

 

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Go driverless with Panasonic’s Future Car 2025 at CES 2017

Published on Jan 6, 2017

Go inside the Autonomous Cabin Concept at CES 2017! Watch as Dom Esposito and Roberto Vecciu of Panasonic Automotive Europe at CES 2017 explain how Panasonic’s expertise in both automotive infotainment and consumer electronics helps engineer the future of the driverless travel experience.

 

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Article "The Latest Driverless Cars Don’t Need a Programmer Either"
The technique that helped a computer master the game of Go is about to be tested in real vehicles as a way to cope with complex driving situations.

by Will Knight
January 8, 2017

 

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Article "5G connected cars are coming, thanks to Ericsson and PSA Group"
Don't expect them to arrive within this decade, though.

by Andrew Krok
January 4, 2017

 

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Auto designers remake the steering wheel for self-driving cars

Published on Jan 18, 2017

In a world where cars drive themselves, the steering wheel must go way beyond 10 and 2.

 

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Cutting edge autonomous cars at CES 2017 - Formula E

Published on Jan 21, 2017

We head down to the CES show floor to check out the latest in driverless car technology.