VW VW Sedric: The robot taxi for short-distance traffic could find its use as a shuttle bus at airports. Until the car is regularly on major roads is still years go by – if it comes at all. Fully developed robot cars, which do not require a driver at all, will not be around for… Continue reading Volkswagen Board dampens expectations: “Robot cars too expensive and complex as a Mars mission”
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TomTom & VW
The map and navigation service provider TomTom extends the contract with Volkswagen. Already, drivers of VW models can TomTom Use maps. That remains the same for the next two years, because Volkswagen has extended the contract with TomTom. TomTom announced this contract extension. Thus, TomTom is not only in the models of Volkswagen, but also… Continue reading TomTom & VW
Lidar Leader Award Winner 2019 – Outstanding Innovation in Lidar
Lidar Leader Award 2019
Winner – Outstanding Innovation in Lidar
On January 29th, 2019, AEye was awarded “Outstanding Innovation in Lidar” for the creation of the AE110 Artificial Perception System at the second annual Lidar Leader Awards ceremony at International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) – in cooperation with Spatial Media’s Lidar Magazine.
The AE110 is built on AEye’s iDAR (Intelligent Detection and Ranging) perception system, which delivers more accurate and more intelligent information faster to a self-driving car’s path planning system. Learn why iDAR is better than LiDAR here.
Pictured below: AEye co-founder & SVP of Engineering, Dr. Barry Behnken (left) accepting the prestigious award on AEye’s behalf, with Lisa Murray (middle), Group Director at Diversified Communications (ILMF), and Dr. Stewart Walker (right), Managing Editor at Lidar Magazine.
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Uber not responsible for fatal accident
After the fatal accident with an Uber vehicle is now clear, Uber was not to blame. in the March last year Overrun an Autonomous Test Car from Over a woman on a street in Tempe in the US state Arizona, There followed a media outcry based on the motto that people knew that the technology… Continue reading Uber not responsible for fatal accident
Prosecutors find Uber not criminally liable in 2018 Arizona self-driving crash that killed a pedestrian
Yavapai County prosecutors said today that Uber is not criminally liable in a crash last year when one of its self-driving cars fatally struck a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona. The autonomous SUV, which had a backup driver behind the wheel, collided with Elaine Herzberg while she was walking across the street. She later died as… Continue reading Prosecutors find Uber not criminally liable in 2018 Arizona self-driving crash that killed a pedestrian
Your autonomous ride is coming, but is it ready for you?
Autonomous car services are coming to the market, but are they ready to interact with humans? Automotive startup Zoox recently received California’s first permit to transport passengers in their self-driving test vehicles (backup human safety driver provided). With this new permit, companies will have the chance to test an entirely new aspect of autonomous vehicle operation. We… Continue reading Your autonomous ride is coming, but is it ready for you?
Volvo’s first driverless electric bus begins trial in Singapore
Autonomous vehicles can transform public transport: Volvo Bus
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Sweden's Volvo Buses began trial services for its first full-sized driverless electric bus in Singapore on Tuesday, in what its president has dubbed “the world's first.”
Speaking to CNBC's “Squawk Box,” Hakan Agnevall, the president of Volvo Buses, said the vehicle is the “first full-sized, autonomous electric bus in the world.”
The 12-meter long Volvo 7900 electric bus is jointly developed by the Swedish automobile firm, together with Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU), whose researchers will oversee the artificial intelligence developments of the vehicle.
“We really think that autonomous (vehicles) can really transform public transport,” Agnevall told CNBC on Tuesday. “It's about safety, it's about operational efficiency, and it's also about creating new opportunities for urban planning.”
The zero-emissionsvehicle will require 80 percent less energy than its diesel powered counterparts. Other features include light detectors, 3D picture-taking and a location accuracy of up to one-centimeter using an advanced navigation system.
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A Volvo AB 7300 electric autonomous passenger bus sits at a charging station at the Centre of Excellence for Testing & Research of Autonomous Vehicles (CETRAN) of Nanyang Technology University in Singapore, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019.
About four million people in Asia die each year due to air pollution, according to a United Nations report in October, which said that air pollution is a health risk for 4 billion people in Asia.
With air quality being a key concern amongst many world leaders, Agnevall said that the usage of electric vehicles will help address this problem.
“I would say that electric vehicles in general are environmentally friendly … because of energy efficiency,” he said. “With electric vehicles, you are addressing air quality right here, right now, in the city.”
The autonomous vehicle will be tested within the campus of NTU, which is modeled after real road conditions in Singapore.
Agnevall said the timeline for rolling out the technology will be “a staggered approach and it would take some years.”
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VW says driverless vehicles have limited appeal and high cost
GENEVA, March 5 (Reuters) – Fully autonomous vehicles will take at least another five years to perfect, with the cost and complexity of rolling out the technology globally serving to undermine the business case, Volkswagen’s head of commercial vehicles said. Autonomous cars require high-tech infrastructure, hugely expensive lidar and radar systems, as well as pricey… Continue reading VW says driverless vehicles have limited appeal and high cost
Russian project to develop fleet of self-driving delivery trucks is underway
The Russian mining industry management system developer VIST Group, a subsidiary of industrial digital technology corporation Zyfra, has teamed-up with Russian truck and engine manufacturer KAMAZ and Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan to launch an autonomous truck initiative. The hope is to develop an autonomous KAMAZ truck fleet for long-distance transportation. [Native Advertisement] The new… Continue reading Russian project to develop fleet of self-driving delivery trucks is underway
Daimler open to sharing battery cell design with rivals
FILE PHOTO: The Daimler logo is seen before the Daimler annual shareholder meeting in Berlin, Germany, April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke GENEVA (Reuters) – Daimler is open to collaborating with a rival on the design of electric car battery cells as carmakers struggle to bring down the costs of launching electric cars, research and development… Continue reading Daimler open to sharing battery cell design with rivals