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BMW 3 Series E90 crashed in head-on collision with McLaren Artura

[embedded content] A rather nasty accident has occurred in Spain, specifically in the La Rioja province in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, where a brand-new McLaren Artura collided head-on with a BMW 3 Series Sedan from the E90 generation. Details regarding the circumstances are not available at the moment of writing, but initial reports […]

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Apple hires Tesla’s Autopilot software director for car effort

Apple, bolstering its car-development efforts, hired a former engineer from Tesla who drew controversy this year for remarks about that company’s Autopilot feature. The iPhone maker tapped Christopher “CJ” Moore for its team working on a self-driving car, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Moore is working on the effort’s software, reporting to

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Porsche ‘digital twin’ can predict when your car will need service

Wouldn’t it be better if your car could recommend service based on when you’re likely to need it, not just a fixed schedule? It just might. Porsche is developing a “digital twin” (that is, a virtual copy) that helps predict service requirements based on driving styles. Algorithms can parse a combination of sensor data and

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Cruise lays out its plan for ‘how’ it will make robotaxis a reality

The string of engineers who spoke Thursday night during a deep dive into Cruise’s autonomous vehicle technology never mentioned Tesla’s name. They didn’t have to, although the message was clear enough. GM’s self-driving subsidiary Cruise presented a technical and deployment roadmap — at a granular level — that aimed to show how it has built

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