e former Apple employees have been arrested in the United States on suspicion of trade secrets to a Chinese company. Xiaolang Zhang is due during his parental leave Apple He has downloaded carefully-guarded information about a self-driving car onto his laptop and shared it with start-up Xiaopeng Motors, according to the FBI’s indictment. In addition,… Continue reading Apple developer is spied on for Chinese company
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Tag: Autonomous
Sprawling Wheel Leg Robot Crawls and Climbs
Photo: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev We’re always impressed by the way David Zarrouk (a professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev by way of UC Berkeley’s Biomimetic Millisystems Lab) manages to extract a ton of functionality from the absolute minimum of hardware in his robots. In the past, we’ve seen clever designs like a… Continue reading Sprawling Wheel Leg Robot Crawls and Climbs
Video Friday: World Cup Fever, Tricopters of Doom, and Generation Robot
Image: ETH Zürich via YouTube Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your Automaton bloggers. We’ll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here’s what we have so far (send us your events!): ICARM 2018 – July 18-20, 2018 – Singapore ICMA 2018 – August… Continue reading Video Friday: World Cup Fever, Tricopters of Doom, and Generation Robot
ZF brings out the robot mini bus
N Still, the streetcars’ transporters are a source of surprise: electric vans that are used by the postal service in large numbers while large automakers are still in the test stage. The co-founder of Streetscooter GmbH, the Aachen Professor Günther Schuh, has now become the automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen taken to the partner. Together, they… Continue reading ZF brings out the robot mini bus
What is behind the attempts of the auto companies
German car companies tested pollutants – on animals and humans. They even started their own research initiative. What was the purpose of VW, Daimler and BMW? The overview. Exhaust of a diesel car Monday, 29.01.2018 16:52 clock The auto industry is said to have commissioned trials to prove how harmless the supposedly clean diesel engines… Continue reading What is behind the attempts of the auto companies
TriLumina to Demonstrate 3D Solid-State LiDAR using its 3D Sensing VCSEL Illumination Solutions at CES 2018
TriLumina Corp. (www.trilumina.com), the leader in solid-state, back-emitting, low-cost VCSEL illumination modules for LiDAR and 3D sensing, will be demonstrating 3D LiDAR and 3D sensing solutions featuring its breakthrough technology at CES 2018. Albuquerque, NM – December 19, 2017 – At CES 2018, TriLumina will demonstrate multiple use cases for its innovative 940 nm VCSEL… Continue reading TriLumina to Demonstrate 3D Solid-State LiDAR using its 3D Sensing VCSEL Illumination Solutions at CES 2018
Aptiv Opens Boston Technology Center
BOSTON, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Aptiv PLC (NYSE: APTV), a global technology company focused on the development and commercialization of advanced mobility solutions, today announced that it has opened a new technology center in Boston’s Seaport district, expanding the Company’s U.S. engineering footprint and further establishing itself as a leader in the future of mobility.… Continue reading Aptiv Opens Boston Technology Center
China’s Uber-Like Trucking Unicorns Merge As Sharing Economy Consolidates
After years of explosive growth, China’s vast sharing economy is entering consolidation mode. The latest merger news comes from Chinese Uber-like truck logistics leaders Yumanman and Huochebang, both valued at US$1 billion on China Money Network’s China Unicorn Ranking. The deal may herald more mega-mergers in the sharing space due to intense competition and overlapping business… Continue reading China’s Uber-Like Trucking Unicorns Merge As Sharing Economy Consolidates
Delphi Closes Acquisition of nuTonomy
BOSTON, Nov. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE: DLPH), soon to be Aptiv (NYSE: APTV), announced today that it has closed its acquisition of nuTonomy, a leading developer of autonomous driving (AD) software solutions. The addition of nuTonomy further strengthens Aptiv’s position as a technology leader in the global autonomous mobility market. nuTonomy… Continue reading Delphi Closes Acquisition of nuTonomy
Eiheiji Town, Fukui Prefecture and Panasonic Teaming up to Test Experimental Autonomous Vehicle on Eiheiji Mai-road
Eiheiji, Japan – The Eiheiji Town Government, the Fukui Prefectural Government and Panasonic Corporation announced today that they have jointly started a field test of an experimental autonomous electric vehicle on Eiheiji Mai-road in the temple town in western Japan. The field test of Panasonic’s autonomous driving EV commuter, which started on October 3, 2017,… Continue reading Eiheiji Town, Fukui Prefecture and Panasonic Teaming up to Test Experimental Autonomous Vehicle on Eiheiji Mai-road