VW joins the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium in the United States

The Volkswagen Group in the USA has joined the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium. There is none in the US yet Federal law in the field of autonomous driving and so there is a patchwork of different rules, depending on Federal State. formed. But the industry has in that Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC) agreed on… Continue reading VW joins the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium in the United States

Oxbotica uses ZF technology for autonomous driving

The British startup Oxbotica uses ZF Technik to provide autonomous driving. The enterprise Oxbotica, which wants to map autonomous driving in the UK, has with the supplier ZF Friedrichshafen signed an agreement. It is about the hardware for autonomous driving, on which the Oxbotica software will run. Autonomous ride hailing. Powered by ZF ProAI. Source:… Continue reading Oxbotica uses ZF technology for autonomous driving

Argo AI: Strategy change in the commercialization of autonomous driving

The company Argo AI wants to realign its strategy regarding the commercialization of autonomous driving. That with ford and its cooperation partners Volkswagen working companies for autonomous driving, Argo AI, plans a change of commercialization orientation in autonomous driving. Princeton Argo Lidar Most industry stakeholders are committed to providing robotic taxis, which is accompanied by… Continue reading Argo AI: Strategy change in the commercialization of autonomous driving

Autonomous ferry in Norway

In cooperation with the NTNU the networking specialist Ericsson uses an autonomous ferry. Autonomous ferry in Norway. Source: iottechnews.com The Swedish company Ericsson Cooperates with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) to operate an Autonomous Ferry. This development is currently enjoying Norway great popularity. Ericsson is networking for the ferry named “milliAmpère”, which… Continue reading Autonomous ferry in Norway

VDI study: Trust must be built up

A study by the Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI) concludes that, above all, trust is lacking. Already some studies have this blemish revealed that people lack confidence in technology. For example, the association AAA or from the institute J.D. power, Now the VDI comes to this conclusion. There are some solutions. So should Experience increase trust… Continue reading VDI study: Trust must be built up

Berlin: Networking tests by FOKUS

The Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems (FOKUS) wants to test autonomous driving in the north of Berlin. Sensor vehicles in Berlin’s Reinickendorf district are currently capturing a small area in order to obtain HD map material and to explore networking. The project of the Research Institute FOCUS in cooperation with the FU Berlin is… Continue reading Berlin: Networking tests by FOKUS

Cruise Automation advocates a change in mobility

In a blog post, the CEO of Cruise Automation, Dan Ammann, opened a plea for carpooling. Dan Ammann is the current CEO of General Motors Cruise Automation and was formerly president of General Motors, This week, he announced in writing that they are more focused on the Carpooling concentrate. Above all, this would have the… Continue reading Cruise Automation advocates a change in mobility

Autonomous freight transport from coast to coast

In the USA, the first freight transport with an autonomous truck, from coast to coast, was successful. The distance from the West to east coast The USA is the classic route that some companies in the industry have already done. For example Aptiv. then still Delphi, carried out such a trip with an automated vehicle.… Continue reading Autonomous freight transport from coast to coast

Lidar: Geely gets the sensor from Quanergy

The lidar producer Quanergy will supply the Chinese manufacturer Geely with the sensor. The market for lidar sensors is currently in transition. The startup Aeva has reached new benchmarks in sensor development and the market leader Velodyne has his position on the Chinese market lost. Now it became known that the Chinese manufacturer Geely his… Continue reading Lidar: Geely gets the sensor from Quanergy

Velodyne in China on the decline

The inventor and industry leader in Lidar, Velodyne, has to leave hair in China. Velodyne invented the lidar sensor and has been the undisputed leader in this segment so far. But there are more and more startups taking on the topic. That’s what the Californian company did Aeva Recently, a Lidarsensor in prospect, the smaller… Continue reading Velodyne in China on the decline