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Mercedes-Benz Vans invests in Starship Technologies, leading manufacturer of delivery robots; furthering the mothership concept

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With the intelligent interlinking of delivery processes, it will play a part in significantly improving the efficiency of last-mile delivery logistics in future. As the two companies recently announced at CES 2017 in Las Vegas, initial pilot tests for this combination of van and robot are planned for Europe.

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Honda introduces “Cooperative Mobility Ecosystem” at CES 2017; Honda Riding Assist, NeuV concept w/ AI emotion engine

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Honda unveiled its Cooperative Mobility Ecosystem concept at CES 2017 in Las Vegas, connecting artificial intelligence, robotics and big data to transform the mobility experience of the future. The vehicle has two seats, a storage area in back, and an electric skateboard for last mile transit. LEIA 3D Driver Display.

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Airless tires look like the future for robotaxis, EVs, and more

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Michelin Uptis airless tires No flats, no blowouts, no pressure checks Michelin’s prototype airless tire line, Uptis (Unique Puncture-proof Tire System), may have been conceived to have less impact on the environment, but as the name origin suggests it has other big advantages.

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INRIX analysis identifies top 10 US cities for highly autonomous vehicles; prioritizing corridors for deployment

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billion trips—in and around the top 50 US cities by population and reported the findings is a new study: INRIX Autonomous Vehicles City Study 2017. INRIX then looked at the percentage of a city’s intra-city trips, 10 miles or less, and combined these two metrics to score each city out of a possible 100 points. New Orleans.

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BMW Group launches high performance D3 platform: data-driven development for autonomous driving

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million miles) of real-life driving data from the test fleet vehicles. million miles) of the most relevant driving scenarios and environmental factors are then extracted. The DXC solution was developed in an open source environment and is available on-premise and in a hybrid environment, allowing workloads to be shifted easily.

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