Chevrolet Bolt EV autonomous test vehicles being assembled in Michigan | Credit: Jeffrey Sauger for GM David Tulauskas, GM’s sustainability director, talks to BusinessGreen about the US car giant’s drive towards ‘zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion’ It is little more than a year since all-electric upstart Tesla briefly sped past the long-established General… Continue reading ‘Competition is really fierce right now’: General Motors sets sights on electrified, autonomous future
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769bhp Apollo Intensa Emozione hypercar to be inspired by GT1 Le Mans
Apollo, the company born from the ashes of Gumpert, has confirmed that it is working with motorsport engineers and designers from HWA, the specialist firm that operates Mercedes-AMG’s DTM racing programme, on its Intensa Emozione hypercar. HWA runs the most successful team in DTM’s history but Apollo said that it was its role in the development of the iconic Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR… Continue reading 769bhp Apollo Intensa Emozione hypercar to be inspired by GT1 Le Mans
Large ‘mothership’ dealerships to play pivotal role in the future
Large dealerships are set to play a pivotal role in delivering new mobility solutions to consumers. Big dealerships will be the “mothership” for introduction of EV, shared driving and autonomous technology because they offer the route to market for much of technology. That’s the view of Automotive Property Consultancy (APC) which said the current trend… Continue reading Large ‘mothership’ dealerships to play pivotal role in the future
Continental: New Camera & AI Intentional Recognition
Supplier Continental uses AI-integrated cameras to detect human intent. It is about the hazard detection and the informal communication in the traffic, what you at Continental has developed a new generation of cameras and their images with a Artificial Intelligence (AI) analyzed. People Intention detection. Source: Continental That’s another step in the direction Autonomous driving,… Continue reading Continental: New Camera & AI Intentional Recognition
Ballard and Audi Sign 3.5-Year Extension to Long-Term Program for Fuel Cell Passenger Cars
Contract extension to August 2022 supports Audi through vehicle launch VANCOUVER and INGOLSTADT, GERMANY, June 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) today announced that the Company has signed a 3.5-year extension to its current Technology Solutions contract with AUDI AG, part of the Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG, www.volkswagenag.com and AUDI… Continue reading Ballard and Audi Sign 3.5-Year Extension to Long-Term Program for Fuel Cell Passenger Cars
Let’s Give Them Something to Taco ‘Bout: Enabling Self-Driving Food Delivery With Postmates
Let’s Give Them Something to Taco ‘Bout: Enabling Self-Driving Food Delivery With Postmates By Alexandra Ford English, Ford Autonomous Vehicle Business Team It’s a familiar feeling. The day inches towards dinner and your stomach makes a simple, direct plea to your heart: You want tacos. That hand pressed corn tortilla, the tangy salsa and fresh cilantro — you’re… Continue reading Let’s Give Them Something to Taco ‘Bout: Enabling Self-Driving Food Delivery With Postmates
Tesla: Update 9.0 with more autonomous driving
Elon Musk announced a new update for the autopilot: 9.0 with more autonomous driving features. In recent times, it has been increasingly bleak for the e-car manufacturer Tesla – especially if the function of the autopilot. There was deadly accidents and complain against the system of partial autonomy (Level 2): the autopilot. Well, and maybe… Continue reading Tesla: Update 9.0 with more autonomous driving
Tesla’s AI director gives insights into Autopilot’s computer vision and neural net development
Andrej Karpathy, Tesla’s director of AI and computer vision, is currently hard at work trying to improve Autopilot by training Tesla’s neural net with incredible amounts of data from Tesla’s fleet. He took a break from it to give some interesting insights into the development at a conference last month. Home Solar Power At Train AI… Continue reading Tesla’s AI director gives insights into Autopilot’s computer vision and neural net development
Hyundai Mobis to strengthen autonomous driving tech capabilities
SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s top auto parts manufacturer Hyundai Mobis said Sunday that it will enhance its capabilities in autonomous driving capability by hiring more researchers and bolstering its research and development prowess. The company, one of the flagships of Hyundai Motor Group, said it plans to have some 4,000 researchers on… Continue reading Hyundai Mobis to strengthen autonomous driving tech capabilities
Tesla Roadster’s ‘Augmented Mode’ will boost your driving ability
Roberto Baldwin / Engadget Tesla’s current semi-autonomous technology helps reduce your driving involvement. Its next big move, however, could encourage you to take a more hands-on approach. Elon Musk has revealed that the new Roadster will include an “Augmented Mode” that promises to “massively enhance” your driving ability — he likened it to Tony Stark’s… Continue reading Tesla Roadster’s ‘Augmented Mode’ will boost your driving ability