Scania NXT hints the future of electric buses and trucks beyond 2030 Scania presents at the UITP Global Public Transport Summit in Stockholm (10-12 June) all-new all-electric concept – the Scania NXT, which is envisioned as fully autonomous vehicle for 2030 and beyond. The main topic of the concept is modular architecture, which enables use… Continue reading Electric, Autonomous And Modular Scania NXT Unveiled
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Uber unveils new Volvo self-driving vehicle in a step toward robotaxi service
Uber Advanced Technologies Group unveiled Wednesday a new generation of self-driving Volvo XC90 SUVs that are designed and built to be fully driverless, a critical milepost for the company as it inches toward deployment of a robotaxi service. Volvo and Uber have developed several prototypes since entering into a joint engineering partnership in September 2016.… Continue reading Uber unveils new Volvo self-driving vehicle in a step toward robotaxi service
CORRECTED-Ford launches testing of new self-driving fleet in Detroit
FILE PHOTO: The Ford logo is seen on a vehicle at the New York Auto Show in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co’s majority owned autonomous vehicle subsidiary, Argo AI, launched its new fleet of self-driving test vehicles – Ford Fusion… Continue reading CORRECTED-Ford launches testing of new self-driving fleet in Detroit
Launching Our Third-Generation Self-Driving Test Vehicle in the Motor City
Launching Our Third-Generation Self-Driving Test Vehicle in the Motor City Ford Motor CompanyBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Jun 12 By Peter Rander, President, Argo AI Earlier this month, I had the chance to visit Detroit and see the Motor City from a new perspective when I stepped into the backseat of one of our self-driving test vehicles. Our new Ford… Continue reading Launching Our Third-Generation Self-Driving Test Vehicle in the Motor City
A New Class of Vehicle: Production-Ready Self-Driving
A New Class of Vehicle: Production-Ready Self-Driving UberATGBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Jun 12 Introducing our latest self-driving vehicle in partnership with Volvo Cars, a world leader in automotive safety. Introducing Uber ATG’s latest self-driving vehicle Since September 2016, Uber ATG and Volvo Cars have teamed up in a joint engineering partnership to develop several self-driving car prototypes. Today… Continue reading A New Class of Vehicle: Production-Ready Self-Driving
Huawei looks to self-driving cars in bid to broaden focus
Chinese group partnering with carmakers to target 2021 launch of autonomous vehicles Go to Source
VW ends partnership with Aurora
The Volkswagen Group terminates the cooperation with the US startup Aurora. Looking for cooperation partner in the field of autonomous driving has Volkswagen found the startup Aurora. As announced last summer, Volkswagen even wanted to buy the startup. Aurora was from u. a. Chris Urmson, who worked on Google on Autonomous Driving founded. Since then,… Continue reading VW ends partnership with Aurora
VW’s partnership with self-driving car startup Aurora has ended
A partnership between Volkswagen and self-driving vehicle startup Aurora has ended, according to a report by the Financial Times, citing three people familiar with the matter. A spokesperson from VW confirmed the news, telling TechCrunch that “activities under our partnership have been concluded.” VW did not provide any further details. Aurora didn’t provide any details… Continue reading VW’s partnership with self-driving car startup Aurora has ended
Bobit Business Media Launches FleetForward.com
Bobit Business Media, the world’s largest fleet publisher, announces the launch of Fleet Forward, a new website and brand within Bobit’s fleet universe. FleetForward.com is designed to be the fleet community’s resource to understand new concepts and solutions around mobility, including electric vehicles, shared mobility, connected fleets, autonomous technology, smart cities, and more. Fleetforward.com, directed… Continue reading Bobit Business Media Launches FleetForward.com
The Rising Importance of Fleet Managers
Image via Gerd Altmann from Pixabay. When we finally get there, they say we won’t own autonomous vehicles (AVs), we’ll summon them as needed and pay for their usage. Deploying millions of AVs owned and managed by organizations, not individual consumers, will be a permanent, societal paradigm shift toward fleets. At Bobit, we calculate the… Continue reading The Rising Importance of Fleet Managers