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Original Source: https://read.bi/2MofKd8 Graham Rapier Aug. 7, 2018, 11:48 AM JLR/Waymo Morgan Stanley says Waymo, Google’s self-driving car unit, could be worth $175 billion, its highest valuation yet.  That number is up $100 billion from the bank’s first estimate of $75 billion, thanks to taxis, logistics, and licensing. The valuation estimates keep climbing for Alphabet‘s self-driving carRead more

Original Source: http://fortune.com/2018/03/13/self-driving-delivery-vehicles-pizza/ By BLOOMBERG March 13, 2018 In the wait for self-driving technology, cell-phone toting tech bros may have to cede their spot in line to pizzas, Craigslist couches and the mounting ephemera of e-commerce. The future—at least in the near-term—will not only be driverless, but sans passenger as well. The early conversations around driverless carsRead more

Original Source: http://cnb.cx/2ysQMGo A Senate panel on Wednesday unanimously gave the green light to a bill aimed at speeding the use of self-driving cars without human controls. After unanimous approval by the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the full Senate must take up the bill. The measure is the first significant federal legislation addressing self-driving cars.Read more

Original Source: http://detne.ws/2wqXkBg Ian Thibodeau, The Detroit NewsPublished 12:01 a.m. ET Aug. 29, 2017 | Updated 11:57 a.m. ET Aug. 29, 2017 The automaker and the pizza company are partnering to make driverless delivery an option in the future. But will people want it? (Photo: Max Ortiz / The Detroit News) Ann Arbor — Domino’s Pizza wants toRead more

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2ix2kkv The boring machine will dig 44 feet underground outside SpaceX headquarters by Sean O’Kane@sokane1  Aug 24, 2017, 6:10pm EDT The City Council in Hawthorne, California voted four to one last night in favor of a plan from Elon Musk’s Boring Company to dig a two-mile-long underground test tunnel. The Boring Company, which operates from SpaceX’s headquarters inRead more

Original Source: http://intel.ly/2sApRVA Study Estimates the Value of Goods and Services in the Early Years of the ‘Passenger Economy’ Will Be More Than Twice the Size of the ‘Sharing Economy’ » Click to view full infographic NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Intel predicts a new “Passenger Economy” will emerge to support the idle time when drivers become riders TheRead more

Original Source: http://engt.co/2lOK4V9 It wants to eliminate the need for steering wheels and pedals, as well. shutterstock The Departmen of Motor Vehicles in California will make it easier for automakers and tech titans to test their autonomous cars in the state. While it’s currently the go-to place for companies looking to trial their new self-driving technologies,Read more

Original Source: http://tcrn.ch/2c8l4PK Posted 7 hours ago by Frederic Lardinois (@fredericl) Parrot, the French company that is probably best known for its AR.Drone and Bebop drones, today announced the Parrot S.L.A.M.dunk, a new development kit for helping drones and robots navigate indoors, avoid obstacles and map its surroundings. The S.L.A.M.dunk (I know I’ll never tire of typingRead more

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2crbbBU BRETT, the Berkeley Robot for the Elimination of Tedious Tasks, ties a knot after watching others demonstrate it.                       UC Berkeley artificial intelligence (AI) expert Stuart Russell will lead a new Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence launched this week. Russell, a UC BerkeleyRead more

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2cr9DaP Powered by a chemical reaction controlled by microfluidics, 3D-printed ‘octobot’ has no electronics August 24, 2016 | Editor’s Pick Popular By Leah Burrows, SEAS Communications A team of Harvard University researchers with expertise in 3-D printing, mechanical engineering, and microfluidics has demonstrated the first autonomous, untethered, entirely soft robot. This small, 3-D-printed robot —Read more