Topic: Autonomous Vehicles

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How Do Autonomous Robots Drive Supply Chain Innovation?

August 1, 2018 · This article identifies seven qualities that set autonomous drones and robots apart from their human-controlled counterparts.

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The $800M Autonomous Robo Vehicle That Could Beat Uber

July 20, 2018 · Zoox, a technology company founded to create the full realization of autonomous mobility, is on the verge of transforming the entire transportation industry by creating self-driving robots that will become the ride-shares of the future.

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5 Answers to 5 Big Transportation and Logistics Questions

May 21, 2018 · How are logistics technology startup transportation disruptors, electronic logging devices, self-driving vehicles, supply chain visibility, and blockchain technologies going to impact and shape the future of logistics management and the supply chain?

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Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) / Inventory Management Technology: 6 Trends for the Modern Age

March 1, 2018 · Here’s how the next generation of warehouse and inventory management systems are evolving to help logistics operations operate more efficiently and improve their bottom lines in our brave, new digital age.

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Footage Revealed of EHANG 184 Manned Transportation Drone

February 8, 2018 · Since its debut at CES in early 2016, the EHang 184 Autonomous Aerial Vehicle had been attracting the worldwide attention of global media as well as the general public, today we get the best look yet at the Ehang 184, with footage for the first time showing it carrying out test flights with people on-board.

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Is the Logistics Industry Heading Towards an AI Driven Autonomous Future?

December 21, 2017 · It's time for the logistics industry to start looking seriously into an autonomous future with driverless trucks leading the way, the question is, are we ready?

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NextGen Supply Chain: Time to pay attention to autonomous vehicles

November 22, 2017 · Don't look for completely autonomous vehicles on your local roadways in the next few months unless you live in the Phoenix area. But do expect this unprecedented corporate R&D project to impact all of our lives over the next few years

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Self-Driving Technology for Commercial Trucking

November 19, 2017 · Embark is working to make the self-driving future a reality, and while most of the spectacle has been around passenger vehicles, Embark believes that commercial trucking, the backbone of the U.S. economy, stands to reap untold benefits by deploying autonomous trucks, particularly during the “long haul” stretches.

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Uber Fires Self-Driving Vehicle Engineer Anthony Levandowski amid Legal Battle with Google

May 30, 2017 · Uber has fired the head of its self-driving vehicle unit, Anthony Levandowski, amid the continuing fallout from the engineer's alleged theft of trade secrets from his former employer, Google.

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Is Amazon Creating Self-Driving Cars for Delivery?

April 24, 2017 · Over the past two years, Amazon has been seeking to take over more shipping duties from the likes of UPS and FedEx by leasing trucks, planes, and ships, and now the e-commerce giant could be eyeing driverless car technology as a way to get items to people's doors faster.

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Google Founder Larry Page’s ‘Flying Car’ Kitty Hawk

April 24, 2017 · The Kitty Hawk Flyer is a new, all-electric aircraft, and it is safe, tested and legal to operate in the United States in uncongested areas under the Ultralight category of FAA regulations, the first version is specifically designed to fly over water, and you don't need a pilot's license, you'll learn to fly it in minutes.

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Autonomous Trucking Overlooks Skilled Labor Need

April 6, 2017 · Analysts expect automated trucks to proliferate in the next five to ten years, leading to significant job losses in the process, but the problem is the numbers do not clearly back up the predictions.

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Fate of Uber and Otto’s Autonomous Vehicles

March 17, 2017 · Google's Waymo autonomous tech lawsuit against Uber and specifically against Anthony Levandowski, a former Waymo employee who left the company to start autonomous truck driving firm Otto, which Uber purchased for nearly $700 million, looks really bad for Uber.

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What Intel’s $15.3 billion Acquisition of Mobileye Means in the Age of Driverless Vehicles

March 15, 2017 · The U.S. chip making giant Intel announced Monday that it had reached a deal to acquire an Israeli company called Mobileye for $15 billion, making it the biggest buy of an Israeli high-tech company ever, what does this mean for autonomous transportation?

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‘Last Mile’ Solution for Driverless Trucks

March 12, 2017 · Starsky Robotics wants to solve the primary logistical challenge for the trucking industry by taking drivers off the road and target long haul services, which is primarily highway driving with short trips from the exit to the final destination.

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OTTO Motors to Supply Toyota Motor Manufacturing with Flexible Automation

February 16, 2017 · Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi will use the OTTO 1500 self-driving vehicle for tire delivery in its assembly plant.

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Ford Invests $1 Billion in Autonomous Vehicle and Artificial Intelligence Robotics Firm Argo AI

February 13, 2017 · Ford is investing $1 billion during the next five years in Argo AI, combining Ford's autonomous vehicle development expertise with Argo AI's robotics experience and startup speed on artificial intelligence software – all to further advance autonomous vehicles.

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FedEx Bets on Automation as it Prepares to Fend Off Uber and Amazon

February 6, 2017 · The shipping giant is investing in autonomous trucks, and is interested in delivery robots and an Alexa app.

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Apple Exposes Plans for Its Self-Driving Car

December 4, 2016 · Apple has acknowledged for the first time that it is investing in building a self-driving car, and in a letter to US transport regulators, Apple said it was "excited about the potential of automated systems in many areas, including transportation."

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Uber’s Otto Self-Driving Autonomous Truck Makes It’s First (Budweiser Beer) Run

October 27, 2016 · The world's first shipment by a self-driving truck included 51,744 cans of Budweiser beer, with a tractor-trailer outfitted with Otto's self-driving kit hauling the beer 120 miles along Colorado's Interstate 25 on Oct. 20.

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