The South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai wants to introduce a robotic taxi service in its homeland. The enterprise Hyundai is one of the big players in the field of autonomous driving and already has a number of services on the market. These are provided together with the supplier Aptiv in the joint venture “Motional”. In… Continue reading Hyundai: Robot taxis for South Korea
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Autonomous trains planned in Lower Saxony
In just two years, autonomous trains should be driving along the railways in Lower Saxony. From the year 2024, according to the plan of the pilot project “ARTE”, two autonomous trains are to be used in regional traffic in the federal state Lower Saxony be used. ARTE is an abbreviation and stands for ‘Automated Regional… Continue reading Autonomous trains planned in Lower Saxony
UN-ECE increases speed for autonomous driving to level 3
Autonomous driving at level 3 should soon be possible at 130 kilometers per hour. In Germany there is a model level 3 admitted: the S class from Mercedes Benz. This allows you to let the car take control on certain routes and focus on other things. However, you have to be able to take control… Continue reading UN-ECE increases speed for autonomous driving to level 3
JiJU – Autonomous Driving by Geely and Baidu
With JiDU, China is once again showing its innovative strength in the field of autonomous driving. Geely recently launched satellites into space to better secure the networking of autonomous driving. Also owned by the company Volvo and it is major shareholder in Mercedes Benz. Now they are cooperating with the Chinese Google: Baidu. With Apollo… Continue reading JiJU – Autonomous Driving by Geely and Baidu
Waymo hooks up with Uber Freight
Industry leader Waymo is one of the last companies to use Uber Freight for autonomous trucks. The transport service provider Uber and the Google sister company Waymo don’t like each other Absolutely. Uber hired Anthony Levandowski, who was still stealing important data from Google when he switched to Uber. This resulted in two lawsuits against… Continue reading Waymo hooks up with Uber Freight
Do autonomous cars need special license plates?
Do autonomous vehicles need their own license plate and why? The day may come when autonomous cars will be the norm and manual vehicles will be the exception. But it’s not that far yet – not for a long time. Just ten years ago, the term “autonomous driving” was still relatively unknown and only in… Continue reading Do autonomous cars need special license plates?
AI traffic light system to help avoid traffic jams
With artificial intelligence, traffic jams should be drastically reduced. Artificial intelligence can do a lot for traffic, not only in cars, but also in them infrastructure benefits from it. This is the result of a study by researchers from Aston University in Great Britain. It is said to be superior to other methods. The number… Continue reading AI traffic light system to help avoid traffic jams
Waymo’s robotic taxi escapes red-light crash
A Waymo autonomous car avoided an accident in which a human misbehaved. A red light violation happens again and again. Every 20 minutes in the US, according to the US Department of Transportation (DOT). Around 9,000 people have fallen victim to this behavior in the last ten years. The vehicle from Waymo noticed such an… Continue reading Waymo’s robotic taxi escapes red-light crash
Cruise begins commercial voyages in San Francisco
Cruise company can now charge for robotic taxi rides in San Francisco. A major goal for the development of autonomous driving has begun: the commercialization of research. That for GM Startup Cruise Automation has received permission from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to charge for its services. [embedded content] Of the Cruise-Robot taxi service… Continue reading Cruise begins commercial voyages in San Francisco
Apollo-Oxbotica: Autonomous Driving Tests and the Insurance Question
The Apollo Group designed an insurance solution for Europe and Oxbotica implemented it. Insurance company, Apollo Group, has developed a unique insurance solution for Europe’s first autonomous road trip without on-board personnel on the public road, operated by start-up Oxbotica was implemented. The company Oxbotica is also testing autonomous driving in Germany, but the insurance… Continue reading Apollo-Oxbotica: Autonomous Driving Tests and the Insurance Question