Tag: Autonomous

On autonomous journeys, smarter payments and seamless mobility

This article was originally published on LinkedIn. The future of urban mobility will be a smart, automatic and seamless movement for all between public, private and shared forms of transportation. City-dwellers face increasing mobility needs and challenges, and there is considerably more to keeping a city moving efficiently than merely easing traffic congestion, due to… Continue reading On autonomous journeys, smarter payments and seamless mobility

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says Singapore Government has been ‘unwelcome’ to the company – The Straits Times

NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk reiterated that Singapore has been “unwelcome” to the company, doubling down on his previous assertions that the Government is not supportive of electric vehicles. Musk was responding to a tweet inquiring why Tesla wasn’t in the city-state. He had said in May that Tesla tried to… Continue reading Tesla CEO Elon Musk says Singapore Government has been ‘unwelcome’ to the company – The Straits Times

GM and DoorDash to deliver food in self-driving cars – CNN

During the tests, there will a be a “safety driver” in the automated Chevrolet Bolt EV, but that person will be there only to take over in the event of an emergency. The car will mostly drive on its own. The test program will take place within San Francisco, where Cruise is based. Ford has… Continue reading GM and DoorDash to deliver food in self-driving cars – CNN

Spectrum-Scan LiDAR developer Baraja closes $32M Series A – Green Car Congress

Baraja, the developer of Spectrum-Scan LiDAR for autonomous vehicles, announced a $32-million Series A investment from Sequoia China, Blackbird Ventures, and the CSIRO Innovation Fund managed by Main Sequence Ventures. In July 2018, Baraja launched a novel LiDAR system that uses prism-like optics and shifting wavelengths of light. The company will use the funding to… Continue reading Spectrum-Scan LiDAR developer Baraja closes $32M Series A – Green Car Congress

Velodyne Lidar to Present Breakthrough Technology for Autonomy and Driver Assistance at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019

January 4, 2019 Velodyne Introduces World’s First Wide Field of View Short-Range Sensor and Groundbreaking Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) The Alpha Puck, Velarray & VelaDome In advance of CES, Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today introduced trailblazing technology that will serve as the cornerstone of future advanced driving safety systems. The new products strengthen Velodyne’s position as the… Continue reading Velodyne Lidar to Present Breakthrough Technology for Autonomy and Driver Assistance at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019

Kia AI tailors vehicle interiors to passengers’ emotions

Kia Kia is preparing for a future with autonomous cars and at CES it will be showing off its Real-time Emotion Adaptive Driving System, or R.E.A.D. The company says its AI-based system can adapt vehicle interiors to a passenger’s emotional state by using sensors to monitor their facial expressions, heart rate and electrodermal activity. Based… Continue reading Kia AI tailors vehicle interiors to passengers’ emotions

Sequoia China co-leads $32m Series A round in Australian LiDAR developer Baraja

January 4, 2019 Sequoia Capital China has co-led a Series A investment of $32 million in Baraja Pty, an Australian LiDAR technology developer for autonomous vehicle applications, according to an announcement. Other investors including CSIRO Innovation Fund, managed by Main Sequence Ventures, and Blackbird Ventures also participated in the round. Steven Ji, Partner, Sequoia China,… Continue reading Sequoia China co-leads $32m Series A round in Australian LiDAR developer Baraja

Musk: Singapore government unwelcoming to Tesla

Musk: Singapore government unwelcoming to TeslaElon Musk tweeted that Singapore has been unwelcoming to Tesla Inc., adding to his previous assertions that the government doesn’t support electric vehicles.
The chief executive officer was responding to a tweet inquiring why Tesla wasn’t in the city-state. Musk had said in May that Tesla tried to bring its cars to Singapore but was unsuccessful because the government was “not supportive” of electric vehicles.
In a response to another tweet that Singapore’s economy is reliant on fossil fuels and that it is against electric vehicles, Musk said the Southeast Asian country could switch to solar or battery power.
While Tesla contends a lack of support from Singapore and is establishing a factory in China, Dyson Ltd. said in October it will set up its first electric-car manufacturing facility in the city-state. The plant by the British manufacturer – known for its vacuum cleaners – is expected to be completed by 2020 with a goal of rolling out its first model by 2021 as part of a 2 billion-pound ($2.5 billion) effort to expand into automobiles.
Singapore has said it supports adoption of hybrid buses and electric vehicles, in response to Musk’s earlier statements, the Today newspaper said in June, citing the country’s Land Transport Authority. In 2016, Musk contacted Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong over the case of a Tesla sedan that was taxed with a carbon surcharge in the city, the Straits Times reported.
Singapore, a tiny and densely populated nation, restricts the number of vehicles on its roads partly by controlling the number of car-ownership permits, each costing tens of thousands of dollars to bid for.
As the industry moves toward autonomous and alternative-energy vehicles, the nation has focused its efforts on mass transportation. Singapore has built a mini town replicating its public roads that will be used as a trial circuit for driverless electric buses. More than 10 companies are testing vehicles at the facility, and buses from Volvo AB are among those expected to join this year.
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