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Mobileye Expands Self-Driving Vehicle Tests To Detroit, Tokyo, Paris, Shanghai

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Intel subsidiary Mobileye is working on updates for its autonomous vehicle program, planning to launch test fleets in Detroit, Tokyo, Paris and Shanghai, TechCrunch reported. In 2018, the company expanded to include robotaxi operations. That’s why we put our cars in the U.S.

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Driving STEM Education and Career Opportunities through the Perficient Bright Paths Program

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I sat down with Tom Hogan , chief operating officer, and Andrea Lampert , vice president of people, to discuss the program in more detail. Tom Hogan, Chief Operating Officer, Perficient. More information about the Perficient-sponsored Hackbright Academy in Detroit, including applications, can be found on the program landing page.

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Tesla To Have Robotaxi Fleet By 2020; Waymo To Build Self-Driving Cars In Detroit

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In other self-driving news, Reuters is reporting that Waymo, a company under the umbrella of Alphabet, which owns Google, has picked a Detroit factory to make self-driving cars.

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GM Shutters Struggling Car-Sharing Unit Maven

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We’ve gained extremely valuable insights from operating our own car-sharing business,” Pamela Fletcher, GM’s vice president of global innovation, said in a statement. Maven was offered most recently in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Detroit/Ann Arbor, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Toronto. “We

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More Retailers Are Checking Into Hotels In Search Of Innovation

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West Elm, another furniture store, says it will open its first hotel next year — later than originally planned — but has locations coming in Detroit; Minneapolis; Indianapolis; Oakland, Calif.; and Portland, Maine. Unattended Retail.

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Amazon Go, One Year Old, Has Attracted a Host of Cashierless Imitators

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The Seattle startup went so far as to open a Detroit office to cozy up to the auto industry. Mighty AI spent much of its first five years building software that helps self-driving cars recognize real-world objects.

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Ford Creates New Self-Driving Car Unit; To Invest $4B

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In a press release , the Detroit car maker said the new unit will also be charged with accelerating the autonomous vehicle (AV) business so that Ford can capitalize on market opportunities. Ford said that by closely aligning the self-driving platform and the mobility solutions teams, it will enable faster development of businesses.

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