Honda and Verizon are researching how 5G and mobile edge computing might improve safety for today’s connected vehicles and the future’s autonomous ones. The two companies, which announced the partnership Thursday, are piloting different safety scenarios at the University of Michigan’s Mcity, a test bed for connected and autonomous vehicles. The aim of the venture… Continue reading Verizon and Honda want to use 5G and edge computing to make driving safer
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Toyota president Akio Toyoda is 2021 World Car Person of the Year
Ninety-three distinguished international journalists on the World Car Awards jury panel have voted Akio Toyoda, President and CEO, Toyota Motor Corporation, as the 2021 World Car Person of the Year. Akio Toyoda is the charismatic President and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation, where he has spent years successfully remaking his company. In 2020, under his… Continue reading Toyota president Akio Toyoda is 2021 World Car Person of the Year
China Tech Digest: TuSimple Expected To Raise $800M To $1B In U.S. IPO; Tencent Launches E-signature Platform
TuSimple expected to raise US$800 million to US$1 billion in U.S. IPO The listing time of Chinese autonomous truck solutions provider TuSimple is tentatively scheduled on April 15th. Prior to that, TuSimple submitted an IPO application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, planning to list on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. If the issuance goes… Continue reading China Tech Digest: TuSimple Expected To Raise $800M To $1B In U.S. IPO; Tencent Launches E-signature Platform
@BMW: “Automated driving can only serve one purpose: to make driving safer and more comfortable.”001038
Dr. Nicolai Martin is in charge of a stimulating and highly complex area of innovation at the BMW Group, namely Automated Driving Development. It is his job to deal with questions such as: what degree of automation is useful? What does the future of automation really hold for the customer? And, most importantly: what route is… Continue reading @BMW: “Automated driving can only serve one purpose: to make driving safer and more comfortable.”001038
Toyota unveils new models in advanced driver-assist technology push
By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor Corp unveiled on Thursday new models of Lexus and Mirai in Japan, equipped with advanced driver assistance, as competition heats up to develop more self-driving and connected cars. Slideshow ( 4 images ) Toyota’s latest launch comes as automakers, electric car startups and tech giants… Continue reading Toyota unveils new models in advanced driver-assist technology push
NVIDIA’s Shalini De Mello Talks Self-Supervised AI, NeurIPS Successes
Shalini De Mello, a principal research scientist at NVIDIA who’s made her mark inventing computer vision technology that contributes to driver safety, finished 2020 with a bang — presenting two posters at the prestigious NeurIPS conference in December. A 10-year NVIDIA veteran, De Mello works on self-supervised and few-shot learning, 3D reconstruction, viewpoint estimation and… Continue reading NVIDIA’s Shalini De Mello Talks Self-Supervised AI, NeurIPS Successes
Polymer-based Sealant Material Enables New Soft Robotics Invention
Taking their cue from plants like the Venus Flytrap and some animals, which rapidly respond to any changes in their environment, scientists have developed an intelligent pressure and stretch-sensitive soft sealant material which can react in a similar way by curling or uncurling when under pressure or mechanical strain, and expand when stretched. The new… Continue reading Polymer-based Sealant Material Enables New Soft Robotics Invention
World NM: SK hynix in talks with Bosch over supply of automotive memory chips: sources001065
SK hynix Inc., South Korea’s second-largest chipmaker, is in talks with German auto parts giant Robert Bosch GmbH over a long-term supply of automotive memory semiconductors, industry sources said Wednesday. Industry observers believe that SK hynix will bolster its moves to expand its sales in the automotive sector amid a shortage of chips that led… Continue reading World NM: SK hynix in talks with Bosch over supply of automotive memory chips: sources001065
Sony puts its tech to the test with step into self-drive EVs
TOKYO — Hot on the heels of Apple’s drive into the realm of electric vehicles, Sony is trying to shift from electronics and services into auto manufacturing. The Japanese company has already started public road tests of its Vision-S EV as it attempts to leverage its smartphone and software prowess into making vehicles. A closer… Continue reading Sony puts its tech to the test with step into self-drive EVs
Tim Cook drops hints about autonomous tech and the Apple car
Apple CEO Tim Cook dropped a few hints in an interview released Monday about the direction of the much-anticipated Apple car, including that autonomous vehicle technology will likely be a key feature. “The autonomy itself is a core technology, in my view,” Cook told Kara Swisher in an interview on the “Sway” podcast. “If you… Continue reading Tim Cook drops hints about autonomous tech and the Apple car