LIDAR point clouds including velocity from Doppler shift Blackmore/Aurora Aurora, the high-flying robocar startup founded by Chris Urmson of Waymo/Google, Sterling Anderson of Tesla and Drew Bagnell of Uber has used its super-high valuation money to purchase Blackmore, an FMCW LIDAR company based in Bozeman, Montana. That’s a strong expression of support for the value… Continue reading Aurora Buys High Performance LIDAR Firm Blackmore, A Vote For LIDAR, Almost In Rebuke To Elon Musk – Forbes
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Zoox Board Appoints Aicha Evans as CEO – GlobeNewswire
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Jan. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Autonomous mobility developer Zoox, Inc. today announced that Aicha Evans, former Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Intel Corporation, will join Zoox as its Chief Executive Officer and a member of its Board of Directors starting February 26.Evans comes to Zoox after spending 12… Continue reading Zoox Board Appoints Aicha Evans as CEO – GlobeNewswire
Nuance Automotive Powers Geely’s GKUI Smart Ecosystem – Yahoo Finance
BURLINGTON, Mass., May 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nuance Communications, Inc. (NUAN) today announced that its automotive platform provides AI-powered voice recognition for select car models from Geely, China’s fastest-growing automotive manufacturer, in its GKUI smart ecosystem powered by ECARX, a technology company under Geely Group. GKUI is Geely’s innovative digital cockpit system, integrating infotainment,… Continue reading Nuance Automotive Powers Geely’s GKUI Smart Ecosystem – Yahoo Finance
Ford Cuts To Grow. Sears Cuts To Die. – Forbes
Ford Motor Company recently announced dramatic cuts in staff. Sears Holdings has been doing so for years. What’s the difference? Ford cuts to transform and grow. Sears cuts to survive— and die. DETROIT, MI-JANUARY 14: Ford Motor Company President and CEO James Hackett speaks at the debut of Ford vehicles at the 2018 North American International… Continue reading Ford Cuts To Grow. Sears Cuts To Die. – Forbes
DENSO Delivers Company Direction Update, Shares Sales Projections
KARIYA, Japan, May 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — DENSO, the world’s second largest mobility supplier, today announced updates to its new business strategy and progress toward achieving its 2030 goal: to create and inspire new value for the future of advanced mobility. In October 2017, DENSO declared its ‘second founding‘ as it expanded into software-based solutions to… Continue reading DENSO Delivers Company Direction Update, Shares Sales Projections
Five millionth compact vehicle from Rastatt: Start of Production of the new A-Class Sedan
More than five million Mercedes-Benz compact vehicles “Made in Rastatt” since 1997. The A-Class Sedan is now being built at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Rastatt on the same line as the A-Class and the GLA. Flexible, resource-conserving and energy-efficient production of four compact models is now in operation at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Rastatt, in… Continue reading Five millionth compact vehicle from Rastatt: Start of Production of the new A-Class Sedan
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Says He Is ‘Very Excited’ About The Auto Industry
Just don’t expect a Kindle FIre EV anytime soon. At a recent all-hands meeting, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his excitement about the coming changes to the auto industry. “It’s going to be something very interesting to watch and participate in, and I’m very excited about that whole industry.” Said Bezos in a recording shared with… Continue reading Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Says He Is ‘Very Excited’ About The Auto Industry
Flying taxi startups look to Asian markets for takeoff
The world’s first passenger-drone services may debut in Asia — but the technology behind these flying taxis will be largely European. Volocopter GmbH of Germany said Thursday it will open a landing facility in Singapore later this year for trial flights, while Austria’s FACC AG is working to produce hundreds of passenger drones for Chinese… Continue reading Flying taxi startups look to Asian markets for takeoff
Automakers have a choice: Become data companies or become irrelevant
Jeff Peters Contributor Jeff Peters, PhD is a principal at Autotech Ventures, investing in transportation startups. He has published academic and media articles on transportation, optimization, autonomous driving and AI. More posts by this contributor Will self-driving cars kill parking? The AI in your non-autonomous car While Bezos amassed billions, Apple took over our culture,… Continue reading Automakers have a choice: Become data companies or become irrelevant
Watch Cruise’s self-driving cars perform 1400 unprotected left turns in 24 hours – The Verge
Left hand turns are tough, and unprotected lefts — no traffic light or stop sign to guide the way — are even harder. This holds true for both human and robot drivers; even the most skilled self-driving car struggles to make a seamless left turn. Cruise, the self-driving division of General Motors, knows this to… Continue reading Watch Cruise’s self-driving cars perform 1400 unprotected left turns in 24 hours – The Verge