Honda builds autonomous construction vehicle

Honda has developed a new autonomous vehicle designed to move things around construction sites. The third generation Autonomous Work Vehicle (AWV) can move up to two pallets of goods without human assistance. Honda is known for its vehicles and robots and in recent years has tried to combine these two things with the AWV. The… Continue reading Honda builds autonomous construction vehicle

Advanced developments in autonomous driving in Styria

While semi-automated driving with distance or lane departure warning systems is already available in many cars, intensive research into fully autonomous driving is being carried out in Styria. The Center for Autonomous Driving ALP.Lap is currently testing a system on the southern autobahn (A2) between Graz-Ost and Laßnitzhöhe, in which messages or commands from the… Continue reading Advanced developments in autonomous driving in Styria

Investigations at TuSimple completed

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has closed its investigation into an accident involving a TuSimple autonomous truck with no penalties imposed. TuSimple announced that it had responded to multiple inquiries from the FMCSA following the April 6 non-injury related incident on Interstate 10 in Arizona. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) declined to… Continue reading Investigations at TuSimple completed

New investigation into fatal Tesla accident

According to the fire department, a Tesla hit a fire truck. The driver died at the scene of the accident. The NHTSA has taken up the investigation. On Wednesday the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that they were launching a new special investigation into a fatal accident in February in California has opened… Continue reading New investigation into fatal Tesla accident

Argo AI founders launch new project with autonomous trucks

After startup is before startup: what are the founders of Argo AI doing now? The founders of the now closed start-up Argo AI, which specialized in autonomous vehicles and was backed by Ford and Volkswagen, have launched a new company. This focuses on autonomous truck transport and ride-hailing services and is based in Pittsburgh in… Continue reading Argo AI founders launch new project with autonomous trucks

Study: Autonomous driving could help with road works

A recent study shows that using an autonomous truck to follow a vehicle carrying human drivers during “mobile work zones” could help prevent roadworker injuries. Mobile work zones are teams performing work from a variety of vehicles. For example, convoys (platoons) from construction vehicles. According to the University of Missouri Department of Civil and Environmental… Continue reading Study: Autonomous driving could help with road works

Waymo: Autonomously over a million injury-free miles

Waymo recently stated that it has clocked up a million miles with no human safety drivers and no injuries. The Google sister Waymo is the leading company in the field of autonomous driving. They were the first to reach the million autonomous miles and they were the first to offer a robotic taxi in the… Continue reading Waymo: Autonomously over a million injury-free miles

US study: Fear of autonomous driving still great

A new AAA study in the USA states: Fear of autonomous driving is still widespread. Every year she asks AAA (American Automobile Association) according to the relationship of people in the USA to autonomous driving. Rarely was the study able to establish an improvement in trust, and this year, too, the situation is poor. The… Continue reading US study: Fear of autonomous driving still great

Transport infrastructure through new mobility

The turnaround in traffic is on everyone’s lips. But what changes does this bring? The turnaround in traffic is often introduced when it comes to introducing new vehicles. Can new vehicles actually solve the problems? To do this, one must also answer the question of how it will be in the future transport infrastructure is… Continue reading Transport infrastructure through new mobility

Autonomous buses from April in Munich

Autonomous buses will soon be operating in demarcated areas of Munich. The Munich transport company (MVG) will use autonomous vehicles from April shuttles back if the city council approves the concept. The project, called “Minga”, is intended to point to Munich’s future and help to reduce car traffic in the city. Because commuters in particular… Continue reading Autonomous buses from April in Munich