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Alibaba confirms place in self-driving tech race with Tencent, Baidu

ThecompetitionbetweenChina’sbiggesttechcompaniesissettomovetoahighergear,afterAlibabaGroupconfirmeditwasworkingonautonomousvehicles,daysafterTencentmadeasimilar

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World's first highway test facility for autonomous vehicles opens

TheAmericanCenterforMobilityhasopenedanewhighwaytestingdivisionatitsfacilityinMichigan,enablingthetestingofsemiautonomousandautonomousdrivingtechnologyinhigh-sp

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South Korean university boycotted over 'killer robots'

LeadingAIexpertshaveboycottedaSouthKoreanuniversityoverapartnershipwithweaponsmanufacturerHanwhaSystems.Morethan50AIresearchersfrom30countriessignedaletterexpre

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'Killer robots': AI experts call for boycott over lab at South Korea uni

Academicsaroundtheworldvoice‘hugeconcern’overKAIST’scollaborationwithdefencecompanyonautonomousweaponsArtificialintelligenceresearchersfromnearly30countriesareb

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Canada: Driverless cars learn to see in the snow

ACanadiantownknownforitsannualtheaterfestivalisemergingasahubof“snowtonomous”research,asautomakersfacedemandstoproduceself-drivingcarsthatcanperforminsnowandsle

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Uber’s self-driving trucks have been hired to deliver freight in Arizona

Uber’sself-drivingtrucksarenowdeliveringcommercialfreightinArizona,thecompanyannouncedonTuesday.Thismarksthebeginningofthecompanyrealizingtheambitionsitlaidoutw

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Chinese firms may face hurdles in plans for autonomous taxis

HighoperatingcostscouldhamperplansbyChinesecompaniestolaunchautonomoustaxiservices,analystssaid.Autonomoustaxiservicesarefastemergingasfeasiblebusinessmodelsfor

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LG teams up with HERE for self-driving telematics tech

LGislookingattheriseofautonomousvehicletechnologiesasanopportunitytoexpanditselectronicsbusiness,andit’snowworkingwithmappingproviderHEREtoputtogetheratelematic

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Qualcomm can start testing its self-driving tech in California

Californiahasgivenafewmoreautonomousdrivinghopefulspermissiontotestvehiclesonitsroads,andoneofthemisafamiliarname:Qualcomm.Thechipmakerhasreceivedpermissiontote

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Autonomous helicopter completes Marine resupply simulation

Droneshavebecomeapartofthemodernbattlefield,butwhataboutautonomousfull-sizeaircraft?AuroraFlightSciencesjustsuccessfullydemonstrateditsself-flyingsetup,theAuton

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Dangers of "killer robots" to be debated at UN

Itisverycommoninsciencefictionfilmsforautonomousarmedrobotstomakelife-or-deathdecisions—oftentothedetrimentofthehero.Butthesedays,lethalmachineswithanabilitytop

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Chipmaker NXP: China in great position with high innovative capability

Self-drivingtechnologyisontheroad,asglobalautopartsuppliers,automakersanddotcomcompaniesarecontinuouslycomingupwithupdatedsolutions.China,theworld'slargestautom

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China's search giant Baidu launches $1.5 billion autonomous driving fund

ChinesesearchengineBaiduInc(BIDU.O)announceda10billionyuan($1.52billion)autonomousdrivingfundonThursdayaspartofawiderplantospeedupitstechnicaldevelopmentandcomp

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Intel to work with Alphabet's unit on self-driving car

IntelCorp.saidMondayitisworkingwithaunitofAlphabetInc.toadvanceself-drivingcartechnology.BrianKrzanich,chiefexecutiveofficer(CEO)ofthesemiconductorchipmakerhead

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Elon Musk and AI leaders call for a ban on killer robots

LeadersinthefieldsofAIandrobotics,includingElonMuskandGoogleDeepMind’sMustafaSuleyman,havesignedalettercallingontheUnitedNationstobanlethalautonomousweapons,oth

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Intel set to roll out 100 self-driving cars

SiliconValleygiantIntelonWednesdayannouncedplansforafleetofself-drivingcarsfollowingitscompletionofthepurchaseofIsraeliautonomoustechnologyfirmMobileye.Adayafte

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Carmakers looking into spreading investment burden and risk

BMWandDaimler,theworld'stopluxurycarmakers,haveannouncedallianceswithsuppliersrecently,talkingupthevirtuesofhavingabiggerpoolofengineerstodevelopaself-drivingca