MITER: Get to autonomous driving faster

MITER starts a laboratory for autonomous driving: MASE (Mobile Autonomous Systems Experimentation). MITER is a research institution in the United States that is a non-profit organization of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was split off. The new research institute was named Mobile Autonomous Systems Experimentation, which is abbreviated MASE. MASE should investigate ways of… Continue reading MITER: Get to autonomous driving faster

BVG discontinues shuttle project in Berlin-Tegel

The BVG ended the autonomous e-shuttle project in the north of the city on Lake Tegel. For a few months, the manufacturer’s autonomous e-shuttle was EasyMile in Berlin Tegel on road. Now the project with the name “See-Meile” has ended. Signboard Project Lake Mile The test run was ended on Friday, like that BVG announced.… Continue reading BVG discontinues shuttle project in Berlin-Tegel

Autonomous buses in Madrid, Malaga and Turin

Autonomous buses will soon become a reality in Malaga and Madrid. An autonomous e-shuttle also runs in Turin. The city governments of Madrid and Malaga want automated buses in the Public transport services integrate. An autonomous e-shuttle will start operating on the University of Madrid (UAM) campus in February. The project is carried out in… Continue reading Autonomous buses in Madrid, Malaga and Turin

Hyundai Mobis: major investment in the future

Hyundai Mobis, a supplier to Hyundai, plans to invest around seven billion euros in the future of the car. The new boss Ola Källenius of Daimler announced austerity measures that will also affect autonomous driving. So initially does not want to develop robot taxis, but on the commercial vehicles focus. R-AEB. Source: Hyundai Mobis Hyundai… Continue reading Hyundai Mobis: major investment in the future

VW builds headquarters for autonomous driving in the USA

Volkswagen is building a center of excellence for autonomous driving in Silicon Valley. The outsourced department for autonomous driving at Volkswagen. VWAT, plans to launch in the United States Silicon Valley a new competence center for the Autonomous driving to establish. Specifically, the center is said to be in Belmont near San Francisco in the… Continue reading VW builds headquarters for autonomous driving in the USA

BMW: iNEXT with 5G thanks to Samsung

The manufacturer BMW is cooperating with the electronics group Samsung for the integration of 5G. BMW and Samsung have on the CES 2020 in Las Vegas explains that together they want to ensure that the iNEXT from BMW with 5G is equipped. BMW iNext wind tunnel. Source: BMW The Level 3 vehicle is scheduled to… Continue reading BMW: iNEXT with 5G thanks to Samsung

RoboSense Lidar is launched

The Chinese provider of lidar systems RoboSense has announced the marketing of its solid-state lidar. The Chinese company RoboSense produces lidar systems and is particularly successful because of the price. In this way, the company also has the market leader Velodyne a blow in China added. Lidar pictures The company has now announced the market… Continue reading RoboSense Lidar is launched

Lidar for $ 100: Velabit from Velodyne

The inventor of the lidar and market leader in the field, Velodyne, has introduced a new lidar that breaks a price record. The enterprise Velodyne Recently suffered a setback in China and competition in the lidar business is growing steadily. It is about the price, size and range of the sensor that is important for… Continue reading Lidar for $ 100: Velabit from Velodyne

Mercedes-Benz: own operating system

The manufacturer Mercedes-Benz wants to equip its vehicles with its own operating system: MB.OS. Like the computer, the operating system is the basis for the applications that build on it. The more software works in the car, the more important an operating system becomes. This development has been in sight for a long time and… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz: own operating system

Test field for autonomous driving in Lower Saxony in operation

The test field for autonomous driving in Lower Saxony is now officially in operation. At the opening of the test field in Lower Saxonyhas been working since 2017. Now the first kilometers have been officially opened. VW-on-the-test track-Lower Saxony. Source: VW The test field is used to research and test autonomous vehicle technology, whereby it… Continue reading Test field for autonomous driving in Lower Saxony in operation