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Journalists look over the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV after it is
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GM Expects Promising Future for Electric Cars in Middle East

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 18, 2017 | Interviews

London- Anthony Riemann, director of Corporate Strategy & Planning in General Motors Group, expected the car industry to see drastic changes within the coming decade. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Riemann said electric cars will soon hit the region. He...

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An Apple logo is seen in a store in Los Angeles, California, US. (Reuters)

Apple Plans to Train Driverless Cars’ Operators

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2017 | Technology

San Francisco, London – In documents submitted to California regulators earlier this month, Apple Inc outlined a plan to train operators of self-driving cars, the latest step emphasizing the company’s ambitions concerning autonomous vehicle technology....

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Drive.ai is trying to address how an autonomous car would communicate with pedestrians. Credit Drive.ai

How Driverless Cars May Interact With People

by John Markoff | Sep 27, 2016 | Technology

San Francisco-There are plenty of unanswered questions about how self-driving cars would function in the real world, like understanding local driving customs and handing controls back to a human in an emergency. Now a start-up called Drive.ai, based in Mountain View,...