The US Transportation Authority (NHTSA) is investigating possible dangers to pedestrians associated with General Motors’ self-driving unit, Cruise. According to reports, cruise vehicles are intended to target pedestrians who are in or on streets. Even if these are located on zebra crossings and close to the intended path of the vehicles. This could increase the… Continue reading NHTSA: Dangers to foot traffic from autonomous driving?
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Honda’s autonomous lawn mower: Autonomous Work Mower (AWM)
Honda has unveiled an all-electric prototype of the Honda Autonomous Work Mower (AWM): the company’s first battery-powered, electric zero-turn lawnmower aimed at increasing construction site efficiency through autonomous solutions. This year has Honda successfully tested a proof-of-concept version of the Autonomous Work Mower with a leading US landscaping company. To further advance the development of… Continue reading Honda’s autonomous lawn mower: Autonomous Work Mower (AWM)
Oceaneering gets ZF license for autonomous shuttles
from David Fluhr · October 11, 2023 ZF is expanding its partnership with Oceaneering International, headquartered in Houston, Texas, to license the production and distribution of the Group Rapid Transport Gen 3 (GRT) shuttle. This agreement combines Oceaneering’s engineering, manufacturing and integration expertise with the know-how of ZF in the development of functions for autonomous… Continue reading Oceaneering gets ZF license for autonomous shuttles
Waymo and Cruise: Same city, different conditions
from David Fluhr · October 10, 2023 Cruise autonomous car Source: Cruise Despite protests against robotaxis, Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet, is expanding its service area in San Francisco. Meanwhile, competitor Cruise is struggling with accidents and other incidents. San Francisco’s passengers Waymo vehicles now have access to the robotaxi service, although the company had… Continue reading Waymo and Cruise: Same city, different conditions
Zeekr’s Waymo robotaxi will soon be tested in the USA
The collaboration between Waymo and Geely to develop robotaxis for the US market is showing concrete progress after almost two years. [embedded content] As US media found out, searches Zeekr, made by the Chinese automobile giant Geely founded electric car project, a logistics manager in the USA. The company confirmed that the selected candidate would… Continue reading Zeekr’s Waymo robotaxi will soon be tested in the USA
Robot car ran over accident victims?
The San Francisco Police Department is investigating an Oct. 2 incident in which a woman became stuck under a cruise robotaxi after being struck by a human-driven vehicle. One of Cruise Recorded video shows a robotaxi braking and then driving over a pedestrian. The woman was lying on the road after a collision with a… Continue reading Robot car ran over accident victims?
BMW wants to reach level 3
After Mercedes, but before Tesla, BMW wants to reach the third level in the autonomous driving ranking. Want this year BMW Introduce level 3, namely in the 7th row. This level has Mercedes Benz already reached, but doesn’t want to go any further for the time being. But trucks are an exception. In Nevada This… Continue reading BMW wants to reach level 3
Waymo’s tour of Los Angeles
Waymo has announced a “tour of Los Angeles” offering curious residents the chance to ride in fully autonomous vehicles as the Alphabet-owned company lays the groundwork for launching a commercial robotaxi service. Waymo is planning six multi-day “tour stops” in L.A. neighborhoods where people can hail a self-driving car without a driver in the front… Continue reading Waymo’s tour of Los Angeles
TU Munich gets its own test field
from David Fluhr · September 21, 2023 Computing technology in the car The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is receiving its own test field for research in the area of networked mobility systems. The test field in Ottobrunn/Taufkirchen enables complex traffic scenarios to be examined under laboratory conditions. The focus here is on the interaction… Continue reading TU Munich gets its own test field
Autonomous driving in Austria: Wörgl gets robot taxi
from David Fluhr · September 19, 2023 Lidar sensor on roof From 2024, an autonomous taxi will be used in the urban area of Wörgl. The initiative emerged from a cooperation between the Graz University of Technology and the research center “Virtual Vehicle“. Its goal is to test and optimize autonomous driving. Wörgl will therefore… Continue reading Autonomous driving in Austria: Wörgl gets robot taxi