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Apple Exposes Plans for Its Self-Driving Car
Apple has acknowledged for the first time that it is investing in building a self-driving car, and in a letter to US transport regulators, Apple said it was "excited about...

3D-Printed Car Equipped with Drone-Launching Capabilities
Fly Mode features a drone mounted on the rear of the vehicle that, when launched, gives the driver and passenger an unprecedented birds-eye view of the surroundings.

U.S. Dept. of Energy Awards $5 million for Truck Platooning Study
The study will be led by by Purdue University using Peloton's NEXTCAR project team which includes Cummins, Peterbilt Motors Company, ZF TRW, the University of Arizona and the National Renewable...

GE, Caterpillar invest in Clearpath Robotics
iNovia Capital, Caterpillar Ventures, GE Ventures and previous investors invest $30 million to expand Clearpath's new OTTO Motors division's development of indoor, self-driving materials handling vehicles.


Self-Driving Uber Cars Hit the Road in Pittsburgh
As of this morning, about 1,000 select Uber customers in the Steel City may find autonomous vehicles answering their ride requests with Uber putting self-driving Ford Fusions on the road.

Mercedes-Benz Vision Van Looks At the Future of Logistics and Last Mile Drone Delivery
New strategic future initiative adVANce and Vision Van: Mercedes-Benz Vans is presenting the van of the future, and it's intelligent, interconnected, electric, and uses drones for delivery.

Are You Ready to Let Robots Take the Driving Wheel?
Starting later this month, Uber will allow customers in downtown Pittsburgh to summon self-driving cars from their phones, crossing an important milestone that no automotive or technology company has yet...

Record number of robots ordered in first half of 2016
Food and consumer goods industries ordered 41% more robots than the same period in 2015.

Siemens Ups Additive Manufacturing Investment
Siemens has acquired UK additive manufacturing specialist Materials Solutions.

Putting the New Tesla Gigafactory in Perspective
Tesla Motors officially unveiled its massive new Gigafactory 1 at a grand opening event on July 29, 2016, here are 9 slides that put the worlds largest factory in perspective.

Baldor Electric names food and beverage industry business manager
24-year employee to support food and beverage accounts with motors, mechanical power transmission products, robots and drives.

Michigan Pulls Ahead In Autonomous Vehicle Race
Michigan tries to grab the mantle for leadership in connected and autonomous vehicles, a market predicted to reach 129 million vehicles sold between 2020 and 2035.

Turning Truckers into Self-Driving Freight Haulers
Former employees of Google, Apple, Tesla, Cruise Automation, and others - 40 people in total - have formed a new San Francisco-based company called Otto with the goal of turning commercial...

Schneider Packaging Equipment opens training lab for customers
Lab replicates real-world applications and will help troubleshoot without slowing or stopping production lines.

Additive Manufacturing Challenge Winners Announced
This year's winning projects showcase additive manufacturing applications in aerospace and automotive.

Uber Reportedly Shopping Around For Self-Driving Mercedes-Benz Transportation Fleet
Uber allegedly has placed an order for a number of $100,000 Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedans, fueling speculation about the ride-sharing company's plans to ultimately field a fleet of self-driving automobiles.



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