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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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MIT startup nuTonomy's plans for a self-driving fleet could change the transportation industry, including food delivery services and car insurance. PHOTO COURTESY NUTONOMY

Boston businesses address ethics, costs, safety of self-driving cars

Anne Walker Wells January 18, 2017

As fleets of robo-taxis prepare their debut, Massachusetts Institute of Technology startup nuTonomy is handling the hub of ethics, safety and potential impact of this massive change to transportation. Karl...

Working toward bringing self-driving cars to Massachusetts, recent testing has looked into how new technology could improve transportation methods for the blind. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Self-driving cars to begin testing in Boston by end of year

Abigail Freeman November 27, 2016

The City of Boston will partner with nuTonomy, a leading developer of self-driving vehicle software, to begin testing autonomous cars by the end of 2016, Mayor Martin Walsh announced in a press release...

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