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Google teaching autonomous vehicles to share road safely with cyclists

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In the latest monthly report on its autonomous driving project, Google engineers outlined some of the steps they are taking to teach their self-driving cars to share the road safely with cyclists. Google currently has 24 Lexus RX450h SUVs and 34 prototype vehicles on the road with autonomous driving capability. Click to enlarge.

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Google Self-Driving Car Project and FCA to integrate self-driving technology into 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan

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The Google Self-Driving Car Project and FCA announced will collaborate to integrate Google’s self-driving technology into all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans ( earlier post ) to expand Google’s existing self-driving test program. —John Krafcik, CEO, Google Self-Driving Car Project.

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Waymo expanding autonomous driving tests to include freeways

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Waymo, the self-driving unit from Google parent company Alphabet, is set to expand its autonomous vehicle testing to include select freeways in Arizona. Waymo says that it also has years of testing experience with rider-only vehicle fleets, set to help inform its safety approach to the expansion.

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Maven deploying its first all-electric shared-use fleet in Austin; 20 Chevy Bolts

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Vehicle reservations are now available in Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Interested drivers can download the Maven app for Apple in the App Store and for Android in the Google Play Store. Unlimited miles and insurance are included, and there’s no membership fee.

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Waymo approved to expand operations in California, with some backlash

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Waymo, the self-driving startup owned by Google parent company Alphabet, has been approved by a California agency to expand operations to Los Angeles, after previously only serving the city of San Francisco within the state.

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NHTSA Launches Safety Investigation Into GM's Cruise

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Cruise’s main rival is Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet which likewise happens to own Google. Interestingly, Waymo doesn’t seem to be getting the same negative attention in San Francisco that Cruise has despite the former having been chided for similar antics in and around Phoenix, Arizona.&

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A Waymo robotaxi hit a cyclist in San Francisco – here’s what happened

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The company also said that this month it would start testing its fully autonomous passenger cars without a human driver on freeways in Phoenix. But Google Earth shows that the intersection is relatively flat and wide with a bike lane – and that the accident happened in broad daylight, at around 3 p.m.