• Self-driving pods unveiled

    • September 17, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    The first of three ‘pod’ vehicles was unveiled in Milton Keynes on Tuesday as part of a pioneering project to trial automated vehicles in pedestrianised areas. The electric-powered LUTZ Pathfinder pod was presented to commuters and other members of the public outside Milton Keynes Central train station, with members of the Transport Systems Catapult project [...]
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  • Toyota invests $50m in autonomous cars

    • September 8, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Toyota is making a major investment into developing intelligent and self-driving vehicles alongside two leading US universities. Over the next five years, Toyota Motor Corporation will invest approximately $50 million (about £32 million) in establishing joint research centres at both Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), to further its expertise in computer science and human-machine interaction with [...]
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