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

Ford Next and the autonomous driving unit

The manufacturer Ford has announced a new department to take care of new technologies and autonomous driving. The new department for new technologies and autonomous driving at ford should accelerate the development in these areas. CEO Faley founded Ford Next last year, which was headed by Franck Louis-Victor. This also includes participation in the start-up… Continue reading Ford Next and the autonomous driving unit

Nvidia announces DRIVE Map

The IT specialist Nvidia has announced a platform for creating HD maps with autonomous vehicles. Nvidia has an important position in the autonomous vehicle industry, not least because the company’s chips are installed in a number of vehicles. with Omniverse Nvidia also has a platform for autonomous driving and now Map comes with a platform… Continue reading Nvidia announces DRIVE Map

Audi and Qualcomm are testing V2X for bikes

The companies Audi and Qualcomm are testing their networked protection for bicycles in traffic. Serious bicycle accidents occur again and again all over the world and due to the vulnerable situation of cyclists, it often ends fatally for them. Has this problem Audi in cooperation with Qualcomm and Commsignia and they are working on a… Continue reading Audi and Qualcomm are testing V2X for bikes

Tesla begins update for employees | Tesla FSD Beta 10.11

The e-car manufacturer Tesla has a new update in progress that should fix some critical bugs. Recently there were serious problems with the autopilot again FSD package, which erroneously stands for Full Self-Driving. The fact that Tesla uses the term has the lobby group prompted to change the name. If the update is found to… Continue reading Tesla begins update for employees | Tesla FSD Beta 10.11

Toyota with partial autonomy in the Mirai

The Japanese manufacturer Toyota will integrate the Teammate into its Mirai model. The manufacturer Toyota will equip its first model with a system of partial autonomy: the Toyota Mirai. The Teammate system will be available from this year. [embedded content] The system is in the luxury brand from Toyota, the Lexus, already included. It allows… Continue reading Toyota with partial autonomy in the Mirai