A new robotaxi service has officially launched for public use in Las Vegas. It’s being run by Lyft and an autonomous vehicle company called Motional and is a prelude to a fully driverless service that is set to launch in the city in 2023. Motional, which is a joint venture between Hyundai and Aptiv, has… Continue reading Lyft and Motional’s all-electric robotaxi service is now live in Las Vegas
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What will autonomous driving look like in the future?
Manual driving will one day be replaced by autonomous driving. What will autonomous driving actually look like in the future? Driving without people on board was recently permitted in the Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen. Also in parts of the USA there is the possibility without human supervision to drive an autonomous vehicle. Autonomous driving will… Continue reading What will autonomous driving look like in the future?
Waymo designed new features to improve AV access for passengers with disabilities
Waymo is introducing a raft of new features designed to make its fleet of autonomous taxis more accessible to passengers with visual impairments and other disabilities. The new features are sure to draw attention when they start hitting the streets. They include displaying the rider’s initials on the rooftop dome as a visual way to… Continue reading Waymo designed new features to improve AV access for passengers with disabilities
The Station: Rounding up the Tesla Cyber Roundup, a Waymo change up and the mysterious disappearance of Bolt Mobility
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. This week… Continue reading The Station: Rounding up the Tesla Cyber Roundup, a Waymo change up and the mysterious disappearance of Bolt Mobility
German Manager Magazin: Baidu: Tech company allowed to use robotic taxis without safety drivers in China001961
The Chinese technology giant Baidu was the first company in the People’s Republic to receive the green light to operate fully autonomous robotic taxis on public roads. The licenses are effective immediately in the two Chinese metropolises of Chongqing and Wuhan Googlecompetitor announced on Monday. Robotaxis could now operate there without additional safety drivers. This… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Baidu: Tech company allowed to use robotic taxis without safety drivers in China001961
Baidu to operate fully driverless commercial robotaxi in Wuhan and Chongqing
Chinese internet giant Baidu has secured permits to offer a fully driverless commercial robotaxi service, with no human driver present, in Chongqing and Wuhan via the company’s autonomous ride-hailing unit, Apollo Go. Baidu’s wins in Wuhan and Chongqing come a few months after the company scored a permit to provide driverless ride-hailing services to the… Continue reading Baidu to operate fully driverless commercial robotaxi in Wuhan and Chongqing
Baidu’s robotaxis can now operate without a safety driver in the car
Baidu has obtained permits to run a fully driverless robotaxi service in China. It says it’s the first company in the country to obtain such permissions. Back in April, Baidu received approval to run an autonomous taxi service in Beijing, as long as there was a human operator in the driver or front passenger seat.… Continue reading Baidu’s robotaxis can now operate without a safety driver in the car
Argo AI assembles panel of outside experts to oversee safety of its autonomous vehicles
As autonomous vehicle testing ramps up, Argo AI announced the formation of a panel of outside experts to oversee the safe deployment of its technology. The startup, which is backed by Ford and Volkswagen, will “provide feedback on Argo’s safety and security practices and policies, including maintaining a world-class safety culture, scaling safely across multiple… Continue reading Argo AI assembles panel of outside experts to oversee safety of its autonomous vehicles
TuSimple reportedly tried to pass off a self-driving truck crash as ‘human error’
TuSimple is in trouble. Last April, a semi-trailer truck operated by the San Diego-based company that was traveling down I-10 in Tucson, Arizona, suddenly lurched left, slamming into a concrete divider, according to dashcam footage leaked to YouTuber Asian Mai. TuSimple blamed “human error,” but a report in The Wall Street Journal says that’s a… Continue reading TuSimple reportedly tried to pass off a self-driving truck crash as ‘human error’
Global Revenues for Intelligent Speed Assistance and Autonomous Vehicle Maps Will Surpass US$500 Million by 2027
Intelligent Speed Assistance will kickstart a new era for automotive digital maps LONDON, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Over 47 million vehicles in circulation by 2027 will rely on digital maps to underpin active safety or autonomous driving applications, according to ABI Research, a global technology intelligence firm. Applications such as lane centering, localization, and… Continue reading Global Revenues for Intelligent Speed Assistance and Autonomous Vehicle Maps Will Surpass US$500 Million by 2027