Detroit’s I 95 is set to become a corridor for autonomous driving

The city of Detroit in Michigan is to receive a corridor for autonomous driving: Interstate 95. Detroit is the former car capital and still has today General Motors its headquarters there. In the city there are also some start-ups like May Mobility on the way and ford initiated a research campus here. Michigan plans with… Continue reading Detroit’s I 95 is set to become a corridor for autonomous driving

China: Pony.ai receives another robot taxi license

The first robot taxi in China is a vehicle from the start-up Pony.ai. The enterprise Pony.ai has received approval to use 100 autonomous vehicles as traditional taxis in Guangzhouto operate and is the first company to obtain a taxi license in China. [embedded content] Pony.ai will start as early as May with the vehicles that… Continue reading China: Pony.ai receives another robot taxi license

Toyota relies on cameras

The Japanese company Toyota wants to give preference to the cheap cameras as data material for autonomous driving. Recently, the Japanese manufacturer Nissan be new ProPilot system presented, which is based on lidar, now Toyota wants to go for cameras? With the new lidar-using system, Nissan wants to provide autonomous driving by 2030. Previously, people… Continue reading Toyota relies on cameras

Nissan’s ProPilot for autonomous driving from 2030

The Japanese manufacturer Nissan presented the new next-generation ProPilot technology. Another step towards autonomous driving showed Nissan before: The “Ground Truth Perception” is a sensor fusion of radar, camera and lidar. In this way, the environment and dangers are recognized in real time. According to Nissan, this will enable autonomous driving to be achieved by… Continue reading Nissan’s ProPilot for autonomous driving from 2030

Tesla: Robot taxi from 2024 without a steering wheel

The e-car pioneer wants to provide a robot taxi by 2024 that no longer needs a steering wheel. Despite all the adversities, Elon Musk has it with him Tesla managed to pass the manufacturers. But when it comes to autonomous driving, Musk has broken more promises than he has kept. Nice years ago he wanted… Continue reading Tesla: Robot taxi from 2024 without a steering wheel

Israel invests in autonomous driving test project

The State of Israel is taking on a large sum of money to promote autonomous driving. Subsidized at $6.25 million Israel autonomous driving to provide proof of the feasibility that the technology can also be used in local public transport. [embedded content] Together with the Ministry of Transport, the Innovation Agency and Ayalon Highways, the… Continue reading Israel invests in autonomous driving test project

Daimler: Level 4 autonomous trucks soon in series production

The vehicle manufacturer Mercedes-Benz wants to mass-produce its trucks at Level 4. Also in Germany? Together with the US start-up Torc tinkers Mercedes Benz on the automation of the trucks level 4. The Torc company, which has expanded its tests on the technology, recently approached this goal. The advantages of Truck Automation are multiple: there… Continue reading Daimler: Level 4 autonomous trucks soon in series production

Autonomous car flees police control?

An autonomous vehicle from the company Cruise is said to have fled from a police check – but it is not really. In California, licensed companies are allowed to drive cars without security guards on board. Besides for example Waymo has also Cruise on behalf of GM such permission. Pony.ai lost its license recently because… Continue reading Autonomous car flees police control?

DLR focuses on remote control in autonomous driving

The German Aerospace Center, DLR for short, is researching the teleoperation of vehicles. If an autonomous vehicle does not know how to proceed in a situation, then the human has to help. But where this person is is initially of secondary importance. In the USA, Truck per Remote control monitored and in emergencies the control… Continue reading DLR focuses on remote control in autonomous driving

Apple continues to research autonomous driving

Project Titan is still alive: Apple is stepping up its autonomous driving testing program. About the ProjectTitan you always know very little, there Apple the information is rarely confirmed. Apple has not confirmed this message either, after which Apple intends to expand its testing program. This emerges from the data from the Californian traffic authority… Continue reading Apple continues to research autonomous driving