Oct 21, 2019 2 min read Zhang Bo, CTO of Didi Chuxing, spoke at the China National Computer Congress in Suzhou on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. (Image credit: Didi Chuxing) Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is opening up its significant stores of transit data with the release of two major datasets in order to improve… Continue reading Didi opens transit datasets to public for urban planning use
Tag: Autonomous
Mercedes-AMG hand-built engine production facility is 2019 “Factory of the Year”
Affalterbach. Overall winner at the first attempt ‑ following on from its habitual success in motorsport, the Mercedes-AMG performance and sports car brand has now pulled off a similar victory in the area of production: the AMG hand-built engine production facility at the company’s headquarters in Affalterbach is 2019 “Factory of the Year”. With this… Continue reading Mercedes-AMG hand-built engine production facility is 2019 “Factory of the Year”
View Beyond the Visible
The view from the thirty-fourth floor extends beyond the office towers and flat Bauhaus roofs, past small houses from the city’s early days, and out to the Mediterranean. The mirrored twin towers behind the highway in Tel Aviv are like an aerie for autonomous driving innovations. A team from the start-up TriEye is here working… Continue reading View Beyond the Visible
A 100x Investment (Part 2)
So I sat down to write part 2, and at first it was exactly what you’d expect. Copying and pasting the titles, “Don’t hand engineer feature spaces”, “Really, your hand engineered feature space won’t work”, “If you need a map for safety, you will fail”, “Level 4 or bust is stupid” etc. But then I… Continue reading A 100x Investment (Part 2)
Making mobility sustainable and autonomous
2019-10-24 | Yokohama/Herzogenaurach Schaeffler presents mobility solutions especially for the Asian region at 46th Tokyo Motor Show (S3203, South Hall) Product highlights fuel cell, Schaeffler Mover, Schaeffler electric motor and drive-by-wire as key technologies for tomorrow’s mobility Schaeffler developing Asia as innovation hub As a system partner for the automotive industry, Schaeffler Group is stepping… Continue reading Making mobility sustainable and autonomous
Elon Musk says Tesla “early access” full self-driving could arrive by end of year
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on the company’s earnings call today that the company’s full self-driving mode, in a feature-complete release, could arrive as early as the end of this year. That would be made available in an ‘early access’ mode which is essentially a limited beta, and Musk qualified that this isn’t a sure… Continue reading Elon Musk says Tesla “early access” full self-driving could arrive by end of year
Alphabet exec blames media for overhyping self-driving cars, even though Google drove the hype – CNBC
Ari Levy | CNBC Waymo executives think people have taken its promises of self-driving cars too seriously. The Alphabet subsidiary “went through a lot of hype that was sort of unmanageable,” said Tekedra N. Mawakana, Waymo’s chief external officer, at a Business Insider conference Tuesday. “Sometimes a lot of hype is so mismatched to what’s happening… Continue reading Alphabet exec blames media for overhyping self-driving cars, even though Google drove the hype – CNBC
Improvement in Key Automotive Markets, Ford Credit Contribute to Ford’s Q3, YTD Operating Results
About Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan. The company designs, manufactures, markets and services a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and Lincoln luxury vehicles, provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company and is pursuing leadership positions in electrification, autonomous vehicles and mobility… Continue reading Improvement in Key Automotive Markets, Ford Credit Contribute to Ford’s Q3, YTD Operating Results
Tesla is unveiling a third version of its solar roof this week, Elon Musk says
Tesla plans to unveil a third version of its solar roof product, CEO Elon Musk said on the company’s third-quarter earnings conference call Wednesday evening. “Tomorrow afternoon we will be releasing version three of the Tesla solar roof,” the CEO said at the end of his prepared remarks. “I think this is a great product.… Continue reading Tesla is unveiling a third version of its solar roof this week, Elon Musk says
Elon Musk: Camera Inside Teslas is “Meant for Robotaxi” Mode
Cabin Fever Every Tesla Model 3 is equipped with a mysterious camera that faces the inside of the cabin, mounted just above the rear view mirror. Tesla claims the camera is completely inactive, but the car company seemingly has big plans in store for it. According to a Wednesday tweet by CEO Elon Musk, the… Continue reading Elon Musk: Camera Inside Teslas is “Meant for Robotaxi” Mode