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DRIVE Labs: How We’re Building Path Perception for Autonomous Vehicles

Editor’s note: No one developer or company has yet succeeded in creating a fully autonomous vehicle. But we’re getting closer. With this new DRIVE Labs blog series, we’ll take an engineering-focused look at each individual open challenge — from perceiving paths to handling intersections — and how the NVIDIA DRIVE AV Software team is mastering… Continue reading DRIVE Labs: How We’re Building Path Perception for Autonomous Vehicles

Velodyne Leads in Lidar Technology and Standardization

April 30, 2019 Velodyne is taking a leadership role in not only advancing lidar technology but also in advocating for autonomous vehicle (AV) community cooperation in addressing safety and standardization requirements for lidar sensors. Writing in Autonomous Vehicle International, Dieter Gabriel, marketing manager, Velodyne Europe, detailed Velodyne’s latest lidar sensors and discussed Velodyne’s call for… Continue reading Velodyne Leads in Lidar Technology and Standardization

Cummins Announces Strong First Quarter Results; Raises Full Year Profit Outlook

COLUMBUS, Ind.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) today reported results for the first quarter of 2019. First quarter revenues of $6.0 billion increased 8 percent from the same quarter in 2018. Increased truck production in North America and stronger demand in global construction and North American power generation markets drove the majority of the revenue increase.… Continue reading Cummins Announces Strong First Quarter Results; Raises Full Year Profit Outlook

Powertrain starts life as an independent company

Organizational realignment completed in record time; new management team in place since April 1, 2019 Technology company’s powertrain business to trade under the name of Vitesco Technologies Preparations on schedule for planed partial IPO in second half of 2019; company could begin trading in 2020 Vitesco Technologies is managed by Andreas Wolf (CEO), Werner Volz… Continue reading Powertrain starts life as an independent company

Bosch to cooperate in large-scale production of fuel cells for trucks and cars

Mobility Solutions is the largest Bosch Group business sector. According to preliminary figures, its 2018 sales came to 47 billion euros, or 60 percent of total group sales. This makes the Bosch Group one of the leading automotive suppliers. The Mobility Solutions business sector pursues a vision of mobility that is accident-free. emissions-free, and stress-free,… Continue reading Bosch to cooperate in large-scale production of fuel cells for trucks and cars

Nidec to Display Thermal Solutions for Smartphones and Other Devices at CES 2019

Nidec to Display Thermal Solutions for Smartphones and Other Devices at CES 2019

The upcoming launch of 5G, the fifth generation of mobile communications technology, is expected to deliver a slew of benefits including dramatically higher data transfer rates and reduced latency. Coupled with advances in artificial intelligence, smartphones, servers and other devices and systems used in telecommunication are set to become even more powerful. But this trend does not come without its challenges; as the performance of devices increases, so do the requirements on thermal management.
Nidec has recently been working with end product manufacturers to pioneer the development of a number of solutions for smartphones designed to leverage the capabilities of 5G and maximize the enjoyment of video content. One example is our small precision geared actuator that controls the front-facing camera and allows it to emerge from the top of the phone, eliminating the need for bezels and notches. Another is..

Nikon’s High-Volume Manufacturing Advances Velodyne Lead in Global Lidar Sensor Market

April 29, 2019 The Alpha Puck by Velodyne Lidar News that Velodyne Lidar has teamed with Nikon Corporation to manufacture lidar sensors for Velodyne attracted widespread attention. In a news release on its website, Nikon stated that “Sendai Nikon Corporation, a Nikon subsidiary, will manufacture lidar sensors for Velodyne and plans to start mass production… Continue reading Nikon’s High-Volume Manufacturing Advances Velodyne Lead in Global Lidar Sensor Market

Implementation of a partial sharebuyback management agreement

Implementation of a partial sharebuyback management agreement COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE DES ÉTABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN has called on the assistance of an Investment Services Provider for the implementation of its Share Buyback Program as authorized by the Annual Shareholders Meeting of May 18, 2018. Under the terms of the Agreement signed on April 26, 2019, the parties agree… Continue reading Implementation of a partial sharebuyback management agreement