Nearly three years ago, Aurora was founded with one mission: to deliver the benefits of self-driving safely, quickly, and broadly. From the earliest days of the company, we knew that achieving this mission would require a deeply experienced team and a meticulously-designed Aurora Driver consisting of the hardware, software, and data services required to navigate… Continue reading Product Design from First Principles and Experience: Hardware at Aurora
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KARMA GROWS CALIFORNIA INVESTMENT WITH NEW DESIGN STUDIO
VIEW ALL () x Nov 05,2019 Karma Further Invests in Global Headquarters in Irvine, Calif. Karma Design Further Established as Dedicated Business Unit New Design Studio Will House Development of New Global Karma Platform IRVINE, Calif. (Nov 5, 2019) Southern California-based luxury electric vehicle automaker and high-tech incubator Karma Automotive today announced its investment in… Continue reading KARMA GROWS CALIFORNIA INVESTMENT WITH NEW DESIGN STUDIO
A Look Inside The Manufacturing Process
The idea of something new is exciting. Today, the terms “new” and “reliable” are practically synonymous. When a new item comes into our possession we fully expect that the item has been thoroughly tested and any potential bugs have long been resolved: any product that falls short can be an immediate disappointment. It was not… Continue reading A Look Inside The Manufacturing Process
Bollinger Motors Announces Pricing for B1 + B2 Electric Trucks
“We’re going to production with all of the components and features that our team developed from the start; we’re staying true to our DNA” says founder Robert Bollinger. “Our trucks deliver a level of performance unlike anything on the market or coming to market.” Targeting low-volume production, Bollinger Motors will build both the Bollinger B1… Continue reading Bollinger Motors Announces Pricing for B1 + B2 Electric Trucks
Workhorse Group Forms Joint Venture To Advance Truck-Based Drone Business
Workhorse had been trying to sell the Surefly vertical-lift copter assets to raise money to build its lightweight NGEN electric-powered step vans. Workhorse has about 1,100 pending orders for the step vans, the largest from United Parcel Service Inc.(UPS), according to CEO Duane Hughes. Both transactions were part of an October 7 filing by Workhorse… Continue reading Workhorse Group Forms Joint Venture To Advance Truck-Based Drone Business
Donkervoort D8 GTO-JD70 – Donkervoort’s birthday gift smashes the 2G cornering barrier
The next installment of the supercar-killing Donkervoort D8 GTO legend will smash through the 2G barrier to deliver the astounding cornering ability to match its crushing acceleration. Developed as a 70th birthday tribute to the Donkervoort Automobielen founder, Joop Donkervoort, the D8 GTO-JD70 will be capable of pulling more than 2G of lateral acceleration in… Continue reading Donkervoort D8 GTO-JD70 – Donkervoort’s birthday gift smashes the 2G cornering barrier
A Conversation with Chris Urmson, Reid Hoffman, and Mike Volpi
Mike Volpi, Chris Urmson, and Reid Hoffman spoke to students at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh. Recently, Chris Urmson and members of our Board of Directors visited Pittsburgh, one of our company headquarters and a city bustling with self-driving tech development. They stopped by Carnegie Mellon, Chris’s alma mater, to meet with students and share their… Continue reading A Conversation with Chris Urmson, Reid Hoffman, and Mike Volpi
Wheel Reinvented – REE Holds European Debut for World’s First Truly Flat and Modular Skateboard Chassis at IAA, Frankfurt
FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today, REE held its European debut for its revolutionary flat and modular platform which fundamentally changes the way electric vehicles are built to power widespread vehicle electrification. The launch takes place at IAA in Frankfurt alongside strategic partners, Musashi Seimitsu, a global Japanese Tier 1 with 34 manufacturing… Continue reading Wheel Reinvented – REE Holds European Debut for World’s First Truly Flat and Modular Skateboard Chassis at IAA, Frankfurt
Building a safe automated trucking product: a different kind of Voluntary Safety Self-Assessment
A year ago we unveiled Ike and shared our unique perspective on how to build safe, reliable, and commercially-valuable automated trucking technology that works for people. Since then, we’ve made a lot of progress, though we’ve mostly kept it to ourselves. Earlier this year we shared some of the lessons our team has learned over… Continue reading Building a safe automated trucking product: a different kind of Voluntary Safety Self-Assessment
Guest post: An Introduction to STPA and its Application to Safety-Critical Technologies
This guest post was written by Dr. John Thomas, Director of MIT’s Safety and Cybersecurity Group and MIT’s Engineering Systems Lab. Dr. Thomas’s research studies engineering mistakes and human error to develop systematic methods to prevent them. His primary research is focused on STPA and related techniques for proactive system safety, security, and human factors… Continue reading Guest post: An Introduction to STPA and its Application to Safety-Critical Technologies