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VW joins the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium in the United States
The Volkswagen Group in the USA has joined the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium. There is none in the US yet Federal law in the field of autonomous driving and so there is a patchwork of different rules, depending on Federal State. formed. But the industry has in that Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC) agreed on… Continue reading VW joins the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium in the United States
Oxbotica uses ZF technology for autonomous driving
The British startup Oxbotica uses ZF Technik to provide autonomous driving. The enterprise Oxbotica, which wants to map autonomous driving in the UK, has with the supplier ZF Friedrichshafen signed an agreement. It is about the hardware for autonomous driving, on which the Oxbotica software will run. Autonomous ride hailing. Powered by ZF ProAI. Source:… Continue reading Oxbotica uses ZF technology for autonomous driving
Auto industry: Fiat Chrysler and PSA want to seal their merger – experts fear wave of layoffs
Munich, Paris, Milan, New York The verdict of PSA-Manager about the possible merger partner is tough. The offer of Fiat Chrysler (FCA) for many future technologies is simply “not at the state of the art”, it says in a 40-page executive presentation in November, which is available to the Handelsblatt. Neither the alternative drives and… Continue reading Auto industry: Fiat Chrysler and PSA want to seal their merger – experts fear wave of layoffs
Segway-Ninebot adds electric scooter, moped options
Sponsored Links Segway Ninebot acquired Segway and its personal transports a few years ago, but now their combined transportation aspirations are growing up with two devices announced at an event in China ahead of CES 2020. The Ninebot eMoped and eScooter can both carry riders for miles and will come in a range of models… Continue reading Segway-Ninebot adds electric scooter, moped options
Toyota to use advanced self-driving tech in commercial vehicles first
A Toyota logo is displayed at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp plans to first deploy advanced self-driving features in commercial vehicles before adding them to cars meant for personal use, a senior official at the Japanese auto major said on… Continue reading Toyota to use advanced self-driving tech in commercial vehicles first
Segway-Ninebot is getting into the electric moped and scooter game
Segway-Ninebot is taking its expertise in small electric vehicles and applying it to something slightly bigger. Two things, in fact: a new electric moped and an even larger electric Vespa-style scooter. Both vehicles will be on full display at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada this coming January. But Segway-Ninebot is sharing… Continue reading Segway-Ninebot is getting into the electric moped and scooter game
AEye Unveils New Headquarters in Dublin, California
Larger Headquarters to House Growing Workforce for Disruptive Autonomous Vehicle Technology Provider
Dublin, CA, December 16, 2019 – Today Bay Area-based artificial perception pioneer AEye announced the opening of its new, state-of-the-art headquarters at 1 Park Place in Dublin, California. The building accommodates the company’s growing workforce, while furthering its mission to pioneer breakthroughs in intelligent sensing that pave the way for safe, reliable vehicle autonomy. Employees are moving into the 50,000 square-foot facility in stages, as progress is made on the building’s extensive remodel.
AEye commemorated the opening during an evening sign-lighting led by the company’s founders, the mayor of Dublin, and AEye president Blair LaCorte.
“Our business and employee base has grown in concert with the maturing automated vehicle space, necessitating the need for a larger headquarters that meets our needs both today and in the future,” said Luis Dussan, CEO of AEye. “This location checks all of the boxes, providing a top notch facility that’s close to public transit in a location that enables us to attract and retain the very best workforce.”
AEye employs approximately 100 people across the U.S., Germany and Japan, and has been growing rapidly – doubling its size in 2019. That growth trajectory is expected to continue into 2020, as customers’ commercialization ramp up there automated and autonomous vehicle initiatives. The Dublin headquarters will house AEye’s executive, engineering, product, business development and marketing teams. The facility will also be home to the company’s research and development labs, its indoor testing facilities, as well as a garage for AEye’s test vehicles.
“On behalf of the City of Dublin, we are thrilled to officially welcome AEye to the community,” said Dublin Mayor David Haubert. “AEye is working on exciting, world-changing technology, and we are proud to welcome such an innovative tech company to our city.”
About AEyeAEye is an artificial perception pioneer and creator of iDAR™, a perception system that acts as the eyes and visual cortex of autonomous vehicles. Since its demonstration of its solid-state LiDAR scanner in 2013, AEye has pioneered breakthroughs in intelligent sensing. The company is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and backed by world-renowned investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Taiwania Capital, Hella Ventures, LG Electronics, Subaru-SBI, Aisin, Intel Capital, Airbus Ventures, and others.
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Cadillac’s 2021 Escalade will boast a 38-inch curved OLED screen
Sponsored Links Cadillac In a teaser video published today, Cadillac offers a glimpse of the 38-inch, curved OLED screen that will arrive in its 2021 Escalade. Cadillac says the display will have “twice the pixel density of a 4K television.” It didn’t share much beyond that but plans to reveal the Escalade during Oscars week,… Continue reading Cadillac’s 2021 Escalade will boast a 38-inch curved OLED screen
Arbe Raises $32M to Step Up Productization of First High-Definition Radar Chipset for ADAS and Autonomous Vehicles
TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Arbe, the provider of next-generation 4D Imaging Radar Chipset Solution, enabling high-resolution sensing for ADAS and autonomous vehicles, today announced the closing of $32 million in Round B funding from existing, new, and CVC investors Catalyst CEL, BAIC Capital, AI Alliance (Hyundai, Hanwha, SKT), and MissionBlue Capital,… Continue reading Arbe Raises $32M to Step Up Productization of First High-Definition Radar Chipset for ADAS and Autonomous Vehicles