A better, safer shared vehicle for a COVID-19 world The G3’s ambulance-grade U-VC lighting activated A Better, Safer Shared Vehicle I’m beyond excited to announce the next step towards Voyage’s commitment to delivering on the promise of self-driving cars: The Voyage G3, our next-generation robotaxi. The G3 is half the cost of the G2, ready to thrive… Continue reading Introducing the Voyage G3 Robotaxi
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Quarantines Crushed Urban Mobility. Technology Can Bring It Back
Global quarantines have crushed public and private transportation businesses. Stay-at-home orders caused demand to disappear overnight. Worries over contamination suggest a dark future for mass transit and private hire services alike — the cleanliness of the vehicles and the health of fellow passengers, drivers, and staff are likely to slow a return to anything near the pre-virus… Continue reading Quarantines Crushed Urban Mobility. Technology Can Bring It Back
Bestmile -the mobility operators’ choice for Safe, Sustainable and Intelligent Mobility Solutions
According to recent research, the COVID-19 crisis stands to be the most abrupt shock to the global economy with the mobility industry being among the hardest hit. Physical distancing and safety requirements change the way people use public transportation and create new operational challenges for the industry stakeholders. The UK mobility sector was badly impacted… Continue reading Bestmile -the mobility operators’ choice for Safe, Sustainable and Intelligent Mobility Solutions
Transformation of traffic during the pandemic
Back to Normal? Cities Say, ‘No Thanks’ Just a few months ago, cities around the world were grappling with traffic and transit congestion that appeared to be out of control. New mobility options like ridesharing, e-scooters, and bikeshares took cities by surprise and flooded already crowded urban centers with more vehicles. London implemented a congestion tax… Continue reading Transformation of traffic during the pandemic
The dramatic impact on both public and private transportation caused by the pandemic…
Fleet Orchestration: How to Enable Modern Mobility Services with Cloud Software The lockdowns caused by the pandemic have had a dramatic impact on public and private transportation. All services have seen ridership and revenue plummet. A silver lining in this scenario is that cities, with traffic suddenly disappearing, seem keen to keep the change. Many are… Continue reading The dramatic impact on both public and private transportation caused by the pandemic…
Mobileye and Intel Get It: Fleet Orchestration and the Acquisition of Moovit
When Intel announced its acquisition of the trip planning app Moovit and its integration into Intel’s Mobileye autonomous driving business; the tech giant revealed a giant-sized ambition to offer a complete “Mobility as a Service Stack.” Here’s what it looks like: Layer 1: Self-driving technology Layer 2: High-definition mapping Layer 3: Fleet operations and control center Layer… Continue reading Mobileye and Intel Get It: Fleet Orchestration and the Acquisition of Moovit
Voyage Partners with FCA to Deliver Fully Driverless Cars
Integrating our self-driving technology into a purpose-built Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid An AV-Ready Chrysler Pacifica A Necessary Partnership for Driverless Voyage has teamed up with FCA to accelerate Voyage’s deployment of fully driverless cars. We have integrated our self-driving technology into a purpose-built Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, developed specifically by FCA for the integration of automated technology. Building a… Continue reading Voyage Partners with FCA to Deliver Fully Driverless Cars
Continuous Development of our Mobility Platform
Coauthored with Pascal Rodriguez and Gregory Marti I remember our early production deployments at Bestmile, back in 2016. There were three main software components at the time. The “core” component — holding the seed of Bestmile’s Fleet Orchestration Platform; our homemade API Gateway — holding the plumbing around the core; and finally, the Dashboard web front-end. This early version of… Continue reading Continuous Development of our Mobility Platform
Data-Driven Development Process
In the beginning of our journey, we have been hard at work building the fundamental blocks and tools for our AI Driver: the mapping and perception pipeline, the planning and control stack, the infrastructure to record, replay, and simulate data, and the dedicated compute platform. With the basic features in place, we have evolved into… Continue reading Data-Driven Development Process
A Supercharged Automatic Emergency Braking System
Designed from the ground up for self-driving cars Voyage SafeStop Meet SafeStop Voyage SafeStop is a supercharged automatic emergency braking system, designed from the ground up for driverless cars. SafeStop utilizes high-resolution depth sensors, state-of-the-art algorithms, and automotive-grade compute to make intelligent decisions about emergency braking events. We are excited to begin sharing more information… Continue reading A Supercharged Automatic Emergency Braking System