Autonomous driving is not always a relief for cities

Autonomous driving does not necessarily have to solve the traffic problem in cities. Autonomous driving will always be followed by many advantages laid in the cradle. Some studies say it would be more environmentally friendly and relieve cities. But is that really true? A study from Sweden has reviewed the benefits of autonomous driving. In… Continue reading Autonomous driving is not always a relief for cities

VW wants to offer Level 4 vehicles from 2026

Carmaker Volkswagen announced that it would launch a Level 4 vehicle by 2026. The CEO of Volkswagen, Herbert Diess, has an autonomous vehicle on level 4 announced. The vehicle should be on the market by 2026. This is apparently related to a new partner: Qualcomm. VW will source its hardware from the company. Autonomous driving… Continue reading VW wants to offer Level 4 vehicles from 2026

Decreased demand for the turning assistant support program

In Berlin, the subsidy pot for truck turning systems is not yet empty, but the demand for them is falling. Former Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer (CSU) had one after fatal accidents between trucks and bicycles subsidy pot set up to install more accident-avoiding systems in trucks. But the funding pot was empty within a… Continue reading Decreased demand for the turning assistant support program

Ford focuses on middle mile in autonomous transportation

The manufacturer Ford and its startup Argo AI want to take on the middle mile. Cargo shipments are divided into three sections: the first, middle and last mile. The last mile means delivery to customers, the middle mile to the distribution center before and the first mile is from production to the distribution center for… Continue reading Ford focuses on middle mile in autonomous transportation

GM: AI in memory for autonomous driving

With Untether AI, the manufacturer General Motors is developing an improved AI for sensor evaluation. The company Untether AI develops AI inference calculations that run in memory. You now want to work with the manufacturer for this General Motors work together. The project is supported by the Ontario government and aims to take the perception… Continue reading GM: AI in memory for autonomous driving

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