In Brief Two recently reported crashes involving cars with autonomous driving systems have re-raised a key question. Who is at fault — the driver or the car? Collision Ethics Two separate incidents in California involving self-driving vehicles have recently gotten attention. One accident involved a Tesla Model S, the other, a Chevrolet Bolt that was using General… Continue reading Who Is Responsible When a Self-Driving Car Has an Accident?
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Hotel guests get a kick out of Nissan’s self-parking slippers
[embedded content] YOKOHAMA, Japan – Combining the ultimate in traditional hospitality with Nissan’s autonomous driving technology, one Japanese inn is treating guests to some unusual amenities: self-parking slippers, tables and floor cushions. At first glance, the ProPILOT Park Ryokan looks like any other traditional Japanese inn, or ryokan. Slippers are neatly lined up at the… Continue reading Hotel guests get a kick out of Nissan’s self-parking slippers
DriveNow becomes wholly-owned subsidiary of BMW Group
Munich. With the acquisition of Sixt SE’s stake in DriveNow, the BMW Group continues its systematic development as a customer-centric mobility company. Today’s signing is subject to approval by antitrust authorities. With this move, the world’s leading provider of premium mobility is offering customers efficient, sustainable mobility solutions from a single source. The rapidly growing… Continue reading DriveNow becomes wholly-owned subsidiary of BMW Group
LeddarTech Inc. and OPTIS Announce LiDAR Simulation Partnership
LeddarTech Inc. and OPTIS Announce LiDAR Simulation PartnershipPhillip Keane posted on January 27, 2018 | 857 views Virtual prototyping company OPTIS has announced a partnership with LeddarTech Inc., the developer and owner of Leddar, a patented digital signal processing technology used in automotive solid-state LiDARs. The partnership will see the development of LiDAR simulation software geared… Continue reading LeddarTech Inc. and OPTIS Announce LiDAR Simulation Partnership
Welcome Veoneer
Mon, Jan 29, 2018 08:30 CET (Stockholm, Sweden, January 29, 2018) – Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV and SSE: ALIVsdb), the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, today announced that the new electronics spin-off company will be named Veoneer. In December 2017, Autoliv’s Board of Directors decided to continue with the spin-off of its Electronics business… Continue reading Welcome Veoneer
Alibaba, Foxconn, IDG Lead $348M Investment In Chinese Smart Car Maker Xiaopeng Motors
Chinese electric vehicle maker Xiaopeng Motors has raised RMB2.2 billion (US$348 million) in a series B round led by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., IDG Capital and Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., also known as Foxconn. Jack Ma-backed Yunfeng Capital, Apoletto Asia, CICC, and existing investors GGV Capital, Matrix Partners China and Morningside Venture… Continue reading Alibaba, Foxconn, IDG Lead $348M Investment In Chinese Smart Car Maker Xiaopeng Motors
GM faces lawsuit over self-driving car collision
Self-driving car manufacturers dread lawsuits over crashes due to questions of liability, and GM is about to learn just how problematic they can be. Oscar Nilsson has sued GM after a December collision between his motorcycle and one of the company’s self-driving Chevy Bolts. According to his version of events, he was trailing the Bolt… Continue reading GM faces lawsuit over self-driving car collision
HERE & Unifly for drone order in the sky
HERE relies on Unifly to create the charts of the skies. The map provider HERE Cooperates with Unifly to map the world of drones. Next to the goods trackingto whom Indoor Card Business and above all the map material for autonomous driving, one has discovered a new space to be mapped: the air. Bundeswehr drone… Continue reading HERE & Unifly for drone order in the sky
AirSpaceX’s Autonomous Electric Flying Taxi Will Hit the Skies in 2026
In Brief AirSpaceX unveiled their MOBi-ONE flying taxi at the North American International Auto Show in January. The autonomous, fully-electric flying taxi can carry 2 to 4 passengers to specific areas within 60 miles, at a top speed of 250 mph. Autonomous Air Travel Self-driving and electric cars are already changing how we travel on… Continue reading AirSpaceX’s Autonomous Electric Flying Taxi Will Hit the Skies in 2026
Ford patent details system for autonomous police cars
This month, Ford was granted a patent for an autonomous police car. The car can work in cooperation with a human officer or by itself, and it can tell when a traffic law has been violated and act accordingly. These may be described as “autonomous police vehicles,” but I’m just going to say what we’re… Continue reading Ford patent details system for autonomous police cars