Tests with semi-autonomous trucks in Ohio and Indiana

The Ohio Department of Transportation and DriveOhio are conducting an $8 million four-year trial to put trucks on both states’ roads. Ohio and Indiana have agreed to test semi-autonomous trucks on a 166-mile stretch of Interstate 70. The test should start in October of this year. But it could also be delayed until 2024. The… Continue reading Tests with semi-autonomous trucks in Ohio and Indiana

Hired Tesla’s driving surveillance with a stuffed animal

A man has tricked the driving monitor in the Tesla with a teddy bear. Tesla’s autopilots are Level 2, which means you can’t take your hands off the wheel while driving and you have to keep your eyes on the road. Cameras monitor the interior of the vehicle for this purpose. [embedded content] There have… Continue reading Hired Tesla’s driving surveillance with a stuffed animal

Sensor technology in cars from China | Surveillance fear in the US

A US coalition of companies in the autonomous vehicle industry fear surveillance by Chinese vehicle sensors. Known as the “Lidar Coalition,” members of this group make lidar sensors. Coupled with radar, these systems allow traffic to be identified and highly detailed maps to be created of everything the vehicles perceive. This is exactly what they… Continue reading Sensor technology in cars from China | Surveillance fear in the US

Pony.ai & Toyota for mass production at level 4

Chinese startup Pony.ai, Japanese OEM Toyota Motor (China) and GAC Toyota Motor (GTMC) form a joint venture. The goal is to promote the mass production and large-scale deployment of level 4 robotic taxis. The joint venture company will be established in 2023 and is expected to invest more than 1 billion RMB (approx. 126.5 million… Continue reading Pony.ai & Toyota for mass production at level 4

Austin gets Waymo robotic taxis

Austin will be Waymo’s fourth major ride-hail city, alongside Metro Phoenix, San Francisco and Los Angeles, as Waymo continues to expand. In the last few months it has Waymo team Tests made in the city center. The electric ones were used Jaguar I-PACE vehicles with the Waymo Driver. The goal is to familiarize yourself with… Continue reading Austin gets Waymo robotic taxis

Thermal vision as a solution for night driving?

Thermal vision with thermal vision cameras could improve autonomous vehicle driving at night. Self-driving cars can have trouble distinguishing between a person walking and a person’s cardboard cutout when it’s dark, and especially at night Rain. A system that uses artificial intelligence to identify objects based on their thermal patterns could help autonomous vehicles operate… Continue reading Thermal vision as a solution for night driving?

The Uber driver’s verdict on the 2018 accident

In 2018, a fatal accident occurred when a woman in an autonomous test car ran over another woman as she was crossing the street. An outcry went through the world when the Uber accident happened: The first person to be run over by an autonomous car. It was an Uber test vehicle. A woman was… Continue reading The Uber driver’s verdict on the 2018 accident

BMW opens test site for autonomous driving and parking in Sokolov

The manufacturer has opened its new test site for fully automated development and test drives in Sokolov (Czech Republic), the Future Mobility Development Center (FMDC). As the first development location of this kind in Central Europe, the FMDC, in which bmw has invested 300 million euros, will play a key role in the future mobility… Continue reading BMW opens test site for autonomous driving and parking in Sokolov

Waymo: Commitment to trucks is being scaled back

Waymo plans to scale back truck automation while focusing more on the ride-hailing service business. Six years after Waymo first tested its autonomous vehicle system in heavy-duty trucks, the company is rolling back the program. The company stressed that the decision was driven by commercial considerations. Robot taxis have always been a central part of… Continue reading Waymo: Commitment to trucks is being scaled back

Again: Is autonomous driving coming at Tesla at the end of the year?

The promises of Elon Musk. Latest part: Autonomous driving in the Tesla by the end of the year. People want to believe him, there is no other way to explain why the promises made by Tesla boss Elon Musk are still being heard. How many times has the super rich announced that Tesla will soon… Continue reading Again: Is autonomous driving coming at Tesla at the end of the year?