Nvidia introduces Drive Thor | Chip for autonomous mobility

Chip manufacturer Nvidia has introduced a new high-performance chip for autonomous driving: Drive Thor. Of the Nvidia Drive Thor is a new generation centralized computer chip for autonomous driving. The chip has a performance of up to 2,000 teraflops, which means 10 to the power of 12 (floating point number) operations per second. In this… Continue reading Nvidia introduces Drive Thor | Chip for autonomous mobility

Robot eyes could reduce traffic accidents in autonomous driving

When the eyes look back in the autonomous vehicle: Informal communication in autonomous driving. You know it, you cross the street and protect yourself by looking into the eyes of the drivers in the cars. The view guarantees that you have been seen. A research by the University of Tokyo has taken on informal communication… Continue reading Robot eyes could reduce traffic accidents in autonomous driving

XPeng: City Navigation Guided Pilot launched

The Chinese manufacturer XPeng has started its assistance system as a pilot program. It’s called City Navigation Guided Pilot (City NGP). The company XPeng wants Tesla challenge. These are electric cars that have a modern assistance system. This system, called City Navigation Guided Pilot (City NGP), is designed to make driving in urban situations easier.… Continue reading XPeng: City Navigation Guided Pilot launched

Sharing the road with autonomous cars? Survey in Pennsylvania

A survey in Pennsylvania found that many feel uncomfortable sharing the road with autonomous vehicles. The people of Pennsylvania aren’t too keen on the idea of ​​using the road self-propelled vehicles to share. That was the finding of a study by the New York-based opinion research company RABA Research, which was published on Thursday. When… Continue reading Sharing the road with autonomous cars? Survey in Pennsylvania

Autonomous Driving Conference “SOS Secure Our Streets”

Autonomous driving requires a rethink of vehicle data security. The SOS Secure Our Streets conference on autonomous driving. In all sectors it is said that more must be done to protect the cybersecurity do. This also applies to autonomous driving – perhaps even more so than in other sectors. Because autonomous driving in all its… Continue reading Autonomous Driving Conference “SOS Secure Our Streets”

New trouble for Tesla: lawsuit over autopilot

Tesla faces another lawsuit for misleading advertising – not the only one. In California there is a bill coming up that will limit false claims about the capabilities of cars. The law aims Tesla away. Furthermore, examines the NHTSA Accidents from Tesla who are related and who DMV reviewing a possible autopilot recall. Tesla called… Continue reading New trouble for Tesla: lawsuit over autopilot

Michigan gets cash injection for VR test track

The University of Michigan receives a $5 million grant to further develop VR software for autonomous driving testing. The test track for autonomous vehicles University of Michigan received a $5 million federal grant to develop virtual reality software that allows testing from anywhere. In 2015, the University of Michigan was one of the first institutions… Continue reading Michigan gets cash injection for VR test track

Cruise is coming to Austin and Phoenix before the end of the year

The company Cruise, which works together with GM, wants to supply two cities with robot taxis before the end of the year and expand strongly. So far, Cruise has been on the road in San Francisco with its autonomous taxis. There they run a commercial service, which also has some curiosity exhibited But there was… Continue reading Cruise is coming to Austin and Phoenix before the end of the year

New Issues for Tesla: Sign Size and Autopilot Limits (Update 2022.24.6)

Tesla is struggling with new problems and is regulating its autopilot more closely. Things have been getting tighter for the e-car pioneer Tesla lately. At home, the misleading advertising and the terminology in trouble so a call back might be pending. The 2022.24.6 update may also be against this background. This resulted in new features… Continue reading New Issues for Tesla: Sign Size and Autopilot Limits (Update 2022.24.6)

California: Law limits autonomous driving and targets Tesla

The US state has introduced a new law that makes manufacturers more responsible. The manufacturer Tesla has an assistance system that he likes to call Full Self Driving (FSD) or Enhanced Autopilot designated. However, neither is true, because the car is neither actually able to drive itself nor is it an autopilot. Next to the… Continue reading California: Law limits autonomous driving and targets Tesla