Paris/Munch, June 27 2019 – Alliance Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, announces an investment in The Mobility House, a technology company that provides a platform for integrating vehicle batteries into power grids using intelligent charging, energy and storage solutions. That investment is the latest by Alliance Ventures in start-up, early-stage development… Continue reading ALLIANCE VENTURES INVESTS IN THE MOBILITY HOUSE TO BOOST ELECTRIC MOBILITY
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Boeing teams with flying taxi startup Kitty Hawk on ‘urban air mobility’
Sponsored Links Kitty Hawk Corporation Two of the better-known names in flying taxi development are getting together. Boeing and Kitty Hawk have formed a partnership that will have the two foster “safe urban air mobility.” While they’re unsurprisingly keeping their exact plans under wraps, the team-up is described as mating Kitty Hawk’s innovative side with… Continue reading Boeing teams with flying taxi startup Kitty Hawk on ‘urban air mobility’
Inside Roborace: the Formula One for self-driving cars – Business Insider
Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: By now, the world is well aware that self-driving cars are getting closer to becoming a reality. However, not everyone has heard about self-driving race cars. The up-and-coming motor sport known as autonomous racing is currently being led by Roborace, a series that features all-electric self-driving race… Continue reading Inside Roborace: the Formula One for self-driving cars – Business Insider
Lidar Enables Full Autonomy and Safe Driver Assistance Systems
Lidar Enables Full Autonomy and Safe Driver Assistance SystemsJune 26, 2019|In Media Coverage|By Albie Jarvis
Lidar was called “the key technology to enable both full
driving autonomy as well as safe driver assistance” in a Frost
& Sullivan white paper.
Matt McFarland of CNN Business wrote
a story about the industry’s continuing conversations on the role of sensor
technologies – lidar,
cameras and radar – in self-driving vehicles and cars with advanced driver
assistance systems (ADAS), spurred by Tesla CEO Elon Musk comments dismissing
the need for lidar.
The article discussed fatal accidents involving Tesla cars, which
are not equipped with lidar. In both incidences, the cars crashed into
tractor-trailers that were turning in front of the Tesla vehicles.
One independent expert commenting in the story was John
Dolan, a professor at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute, who
said in the article:
“The system would be better and have higher reliability
if it included lidar. It’s definitely going to see a large truck or vehicle
that’s crossing in front of you.”
Commenting on Musk’s remarks, Velodyne Lidar President &
CBDO Marta Hall said, “I like Elon, I like his spirit and I relate to his
passion. But I don’t like the irresponsible talk.”
To read the complete story, please go to: https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/17/tech/lidar-self-driving-tesla/index.html
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BMW accelerates EVs, VW secures batteries, Rivian plans more gear: Today’s Car News
BMW accelerated its electric-car plans by two years. Volkswagen says its battery supplies are secure. Rivian reveals more plans for lifestyle gear. And our readers weigh in on electric Hummers. All this and more on Green Car Reports.
At an event in Germany on Tuesday, BMW announced that it is pulling forward its plans to electrify its products by two years and focusing more on pure electric cars.
Despite shortages of batteries and battery materials beginning to roil the EV industry, Volkswagen, the automaker with the largest-scale plans for EVs says its contracts will guarantee it has enough batteries through 2023.
Rivian confirmed that it has more plans for accessories to fit in the R1T pickup's “gear tunnel” and that it intends to make smaller, more affordable models in the future.
Results from last week's Twitter poll show that GCR readers broadly support GM reviving the Hummer brand in all-electric form.
An Apple patent reveals a system to allow remote-control drivers to take over autonomous cars to get to a hospital faster in a medical emergency.
Finally, new headlights earned the 2019 Hyundai Tucson a Top Safety Pick+ award from the IIHS.
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Lidar Has Pivotal Role in Autonomous Vehicles
June 26, 2019 Lidar technology provides capabilities “essential for accurately locating the vehicle within its environment and planning its driving path,” noted a Frost & Sullivan white paper. Levi Sumagaysay of The Mercury News wrote an article about the industry dialogue on lidar and autonomous vehicles, which was sparked by Tesla CEO Elon Musk questioning… Continue reading Lidar Has Pivotal Role in Autonomous Vehicles
Mercedes-Benz’s Startup Autobahn scouts talented Korean startups
Global automotive companies are starting to heavily invest in autonomous driving, customized infotainment systems and sensor technology to improve driver assistance features.Philipp Gneiting, head of Open Innovation at Daimler Group, speaks during a meeting with reporters in Seoul on Wednesday.As part of the automaker’s plan for survival in the automotive revolution and meet consumer demand, Daimler has been developing its future mobility technologies based on four pillars — Connected, Autonomous, Shared, Electric — or CASE.
Tesla reportedly working on its own battery cell manufacturing capability
Automaker Tesla is looking into how it might own another key part of its supply chain, through research being done at a secret lab near its Fremont, CA HQ, CNBC reports. The company currently relies on Panasonic to build the battery pack and cells it uses for its vehicles, which is one of, if not… Continue reading Tesla reportedly working on its own battery cell manufacturing capability
China’s Didi Chuxing to expand partnership with automaker GAC Group
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said on Wednesday it would expand its partnership with Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd (GAC Group) to areas such as ride-hailing operations and autonomous driving. China’s largest ride-hailing firm and Guangzhou-based GAC Group will work on fleet expansion and management, development of new mobility products, and collaboration on smart driving,… Continue reading China’s Didi Chuxing to expand partnership with automaker GAC Group
Apple acquires self-driving vehicle start-up Drive.ai
A Drive.ai vehicle trundling around Texas Apple has acquired self-driving vehicle start-up Drive.ai for an undisclosed sum. On Tuesday, Apple told Axios that it had hired dozens of Drive.ai engineers to boost its own self-driving efforts. The iPhone maker also purchased the autonomous vehicles’ fleet and other assets of the company as part of the… Continue reading Apple acquires self-driving vehicle start-up Drive.ai