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nuTonomy launches first public trial of self-driving car service and ride-hailing app

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nuTonomy launched the first public trial of a robo-taxi service. This data will enable nuTonomy to refine its software in preparation for the launch of a widely-available commercial robo-taxi service in Singapore in 2018.

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Autonomous driving software company nuTonomy closes $16M A round

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nuTonomy is positioning itself to be the first company to deliver an autonomous taxi service, and plans to launch a commercial offering in 2018. Samsung Ventures also participated in the Series A round.

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Toyota Research Institute joins study of workforce impact from automated vehicles with $75K contribution

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ACM’s study, titled “Preparing the Workforce for Automated Vehicles,” is being conducted by Michigan State University in collaboration with Texas A&M Transportation Institute. The study is expected to be published later in 2018. TRI joins other companies in supporting this research.

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INL study suggests fast charging can take longer in cold temperatures

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Motoaki and his colleagues analyzed data from a fleet of Nissan LEAFs operated as taxis over roughly 500 Direct Current Fast Charge (DCFC) events. There’s a lot of uncertainty about what the vehicle owner’s experience would be if they drive the vehicle in Maine or Michigan. —Yutaka Motoaki. 2018.07.036.

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UMTRI team investigating “instantaneous crowdsourcing” to speed adoption of autonomous vehicles

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Combining human and artificial intelligence in autonomous vehicles could push driverless cars more quickly toward wide-scale adoption, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). Laseck (2018) ““ Bolt: Instantaneous Crowdsourcing via Just-in-Time Training , CHI 2018.

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