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...At the same time, the Japanese auto industry is being challenged by other Asian nations....
...Even if it just touches the surface, without causing a problem, if it auto contacts, that's impressive. Walking not so much because that's fairly much a solved problem....
...There was a March release date given for Gran Turismo 7 and the unfortunate slippage of Grand Theft Auto V from November to March. Axios has more....
...Didi is developing its driverless fleet in partnership with a group of carmakers and suppliers that it calls the Didi Auto Alliance....
...Existing Uber shareholders SoftBank and Toyota, plus the Japanese auto parts supplier Denso, are planning to put $1bn into Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group in return for minority stakes in the unit....
...Ford said on Monday that the collision would not affect its testing operations. ...
...Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance system uses cameras to provide “traffic-aware cruise control” and “auto steer” lane keeping....
...Uber had already taken its self-driving cars off the road in Arizona, and the rest of North America, following the collision....
...Auto components maker Delphi has also made a bold move into the market with its $450m purchase last month of nuTonomy, an autonomous vehicle start-up based in Boston....
...Tesla’s website describes its “Standard Safety Features” to include: (1) Automatic Emergency Braking; (2) Front Collision Warning; (3) Side Collision Warning; and (4) Auto High Beams.4 Customers who ordered...
...Most auto executives agree....
...For instance, automatic emergency braking (AEB), which uses radar camera-based technology that automatically brakes to avoid stationary obstacles at low speeds, can cut rear-end collisions by 38 per cent...
...The age of software, for instance, has brought a stream of enhancements, from ABS brakes to collision-warning systems....
...But Nvidia’s longer-term goal is to supply the hardware and software for the driverless car revolution and challenge current suppliers of driver assistance features — for example, collision warnings and...
...However, those plans could have put it on a collision course with GM, which would have been wary of a new competitor in one of its most important growth markets....
...At this week’s New York Auto Show, General Motors and Segway unleashed the Puma on to an unsuspecting world unaware it needed yet another way to get around cities....
...Of the car rental companies, Holiday Autos (www.holidayautos.co.uk) has country-by-country details....
...Reprinted by arrangement with The Penguin Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA), Inc. Copyright (c) Alan Greenspan, 2007....
...Special casings, for instance, could protect the lithium inside the batteries in case of high-speed collisions. Lithium could also be combined with other substances to reduce the risks....
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