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China’s Plan To Beat U.S. Automakers To Self-Driving Vehicles

BEIJING, China - Driving in China sucks. Getting anywhere in a city like Beijing means slogging through colossal traffic jams and chaotic, bewildering intersections. Crashes kill 500 people daily, and everyone views the rules of the road as advisory at best. “Many drivers and pedestrians think that traffic signals are just for reference,” says Jing Wang.

By |2016-06-15T19:23:07-04:00June 15th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles|

TU-Automotive Update: Ford Goes Big On Electric Vehicles

LONDON, United Kingdom - Baidu goes big on self-driving cars, Ford goes bigger on electric vehicles, while Swiss start-up WayRay goes bonanza on holographic navigation, Andrew Tolve of TU-Automotive reports. Chinese search giant Baidu, long suspected of joining rival Google in the self-driving car race, told The Wall Street Journal that it has created a

By |2015-12-15T16:49:58-05:00December 15th, 2015|Autonomous Vehicles|