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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Optimus Ride, a self-driving car company, released a report that addressed physical obstacles autonomous cars face in the city. The report focused on the issue of snow removal. PHOTO BY OLIVIA NADEL/DFP FILE PHOTO

Snow banks, infrastructure issues interfere with self-driving vehicles, report says

Hannah Schoenbaum April 25, 2018
Optimus Ride, a Boston-based self-driving vehicle startup, released a quarterly report that identified inefficient snow removal as an obstacle to self-driving cars in the city.
Cars driving on Storrow Drive in Boston. Boston officials have asked companies to stop self-driving car tests in Seaport. PHOTO BY NICKI GITTER/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Self-driving car testing stopped after Uber accident

Jordan Kimmel March 22, 2018
The Boston Transportation Department shut down all autonomous vehicle testing in the city after a self-driving Uber car struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona Sunday.
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