Great Britain wants to establish a “drone highway” called “Sykway”. The British government recently announced the construction of a drone route. It will be the longest of its kind and revolutionize logistics and delivery workers. [embedded content] The route is said to cover 164 miles, i.e. around 264 kilometres, and cities such as Reading, Oxford,… Continue reading UK develops drone highway
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Autonomous driving without a steering wheel: USA and China
There are new efforts worldwide to initiate autonomous driving without a steering wheel and pedals. Examples are Ford, GM and Baidu. Autonomous vehicles must be recognizable in order to be spotted. One thinks of markings, Mark or special colors and lights. But another identifying feature in the future will be the lack of one steering… Continue reading Autonomous driving without a steering wheel: USA and China
BMW drives autonomously – in the factory
The manufacturer BMW has started a project for autonomous driving in a plant that makes production more efficient. The Bavarian vehicle manufacturer bmw has initiated a project in which cars maneuver through production without drivers. The project “Automated driving in the factory” (AFW) is being implemented in cooperation with two startups and is intended to… Continue reading BMW drives autonomously – in the factory
News about the cruise accident
A month ago, there was an accident involving a Cruise robot taxi. Details have now been made public. That for GM active company Cruise is currently under a lot of pressure. The startup for autonomous driving was recently discovered by an anonymous person from the company at the authorities chalked up that the technology wasn’t… Continue reading News about the cruise accident
Project LAURIN at the Lausitzring
The LAURIN research project starts at the Lausitzring with six partners on the subject of autonomous driving. Of the Lausitzring has in part become a test bed for autonomous driving, including the DEKRA has contributed. A project is now being started there that will test the networked swarm functions. The project is called LAURIN and… Continue reading Project LAURIN at the Lausitzring
Nuro retires from Phoenix
Startup Nuro, whose autonomous vehicles deliver goods, is ceasing operations in Phoenix. The startup Nuro is now valued at more than $8.6 billion. It gained momentum during Corona, because the self-driving vehicles deliver food or medicines, for example – contactless. The startup has now decided to discontinue its activities in Phoenix. [embedded content] Phoenix in… Continue reading Nuro retires from Phoenix
Cruise Automation – Anonymous tip leads to verification of the service
An anonymous tip about the mistakes made by the Cruise vehicles was received by a California regulatory agency. The robot taxis from Cruise, which the startup for General Motors designed to ride the streets of San Francisco. They are allowed to go about their business on certain streets and charge money for it. But there… Continue reading Cruise Automation – Anonymous tip leads to verification of the service
New test tracks in Austria and the USA
A new test track is being built in Austria and a new test track is also being considered in the USA. Of course, autonomous driving must first be carried out in demarcated areas checked before going onto the public road. Such test areas can be found in many countries and more and more are being… Continue reading New test tracks in Austria and the USA
New projects: FLASH and TaBuLa-LOGplus
There are new projects in Germany for research into autonomous driving: FLASH and TaBuLa-LOGplus. Germany wants to play a leading role in the development of autonomous driving. This also requires pilot projects to test and scale the use. Project FLASH in Saxony The FLASH pilot project will start tomorrow with the intention of integrating autonomous… Continue reading New projects: FLASH and TaBuLa-LOGplus
VW plans: pay-as-you-go autonomy
In competition with Tesla, VW relies on Over the Air (OTA) updates and autonomous driving. Autonomous driving should become the automaker’s core business Volkswagen and the company’s own software company Cariad should implement that. In this way, the costs for the software developments can be recovered. However, you go your own way, which makes the… Continue reading VW plans: pay-as-you-go autonomy