Tag: Autonomous

Ford-backed self-driving car in crash that sent two to hospital

Ford exhibited self-driving delivery vehicle at CES 2018 this week – a modified Fusion, the same model involved in the Pittsburgh crash. Photograph: Jae C. Hong/AP Self-driving cars Ford-backed self-driving car in crash that sent two to hospital Modified Ford Fusion test car containing four occupants hit by van jumping red light in Pittsburgh, less… Continue reading Ford-backed self-driving car in crash that sent two to hospital

Grab, Uber’s rival in Southeast Asia, pulls in strategic investment from Hyundai

Grab, Uber’s closest rival in Southeast Asia, continues to slowly release information about its newest funding round after it revealed it has netted a strategic investment from Hyundai. To recap, the Singapore-based firm raised a massive $2 billion led by SoftBank and China’s Didi Chuxing last July with plans to extend the round by a… Continue reading Grab, Uber’s rival in Southeast Asia, pulls in strategic investment from Hyundai

Nissan and NASA extend research into autonomous mobility services

Update to research agreement will help Nissan develop the technology for prototype transportation services LAS VEGAS – Today at CES 2018, Nissan North America, Inc., the U.S.-based subsidiary of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., announced an agreement with NASA Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley to collaborate on research and technology development for future autonomous… Continue reading Nissan and NASA extend research into autonomous mobility services

Volvo and NTU to Trial Autonomous Electric Buses in Singapore

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, January 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Volvo Buses and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have signed a cooperation agreement on a research and development program for autonomous electric buses. The program is part of the Land Transport Authority of Singapore’s drive to create new solutions for tomorrow’s sustainable public transport. Volvo and NTU… Continue reading Volvo and NTU to Trial Autonomous Electric Buses in Singapore

Blacksburg’s Torc Robotics showcasing autonomous car at CES in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, NV A Blacksburg company is getting international exposure this week at one of the largest technology expo’s in the world. Torc Robotics is at CES in Las Vegas where thousands of tech insiders introduce next generation products on a global stage. Torc is offering consumers private rides in its self driving cars, marking… Continue reading Blacksburg’s Torc Robotics showcasing autonomous car at CES in Las Vegas

Panasonic Develops “Halogen-free Ultra-low Transmission Loss Circuit Board Material” for Millimeter-wave Band Antennas

Osaka, Japan – Panasonic Corporation has developed “Halogen-free Ultra-low Transmission Loss Circuit Board Material (Product No. R-5515)”. This material is suitable for millimeter-wave band [1] antenna circuit boards and will start mass production in April 2019. It achieves the industry’s lowest(*1) transmission loss [2] in the millimeter-wave band signal with thermosetting resins. As the result,… Continue reading Panasonic Develops “Halogen-free Ultra-low Transmission Loss Circuit Board Material” for Millimeter-wave Band Antennas

Xpeng Motors premieres its EV-G3 at 2018 International with 4 prominent attributes to Usher in A new Era of Autonomous Driving Experience.

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — On January 9, Xpeng Motors debuts its ready-to-sell production car at the International CES 2018 in Las Vegas, NV, USA. It is also the first mass production version of the intelligent car released by Chinese carmakers at CES. Xpeng Motors named its first production model G3. “G” is… Continue reading Xpeng Motors premieres its EV-G3 at 2018 International with 4 prominent attributes to Usher in A new Era of Autonomous Driving Experience.

Argo AI self-driving test car hit in Pittsburgh as truck runs red light

One of the test cars Argo AI operates in its Pittsburgh fleet was involved in an accident on Wednesday, with two people sent to hospital (n stable condition) with injuries as a result of the accident. The incident appears to have been caused by a light box truck driving through a red light, rather than… Continue reading Argo AI self-driving test car hit in Pittsburgh as truck runs red light

Nissan: Nissan sells more than 75,000 vehicles equipped with ProPILOT Assist

Nissan strengthens its autonomous driving technology leadership by selling 75,000 ProPILOT Assist-equipped vehicles Nissan has introduced ProPILOT technology in four models in Japan and the U.S., with more on the way Nissan announced today that it reached the milestone of selling 75,000 vehicles equipped with its ProPILOT Assist autonomous driving technology (known as ProPILOT in… Continue reading Nissan: Nissan sells more than 75,000 vehicles equipped with ProPILOT Assist