Tag: Mobility

Forbes Features AEye’s iDAR 1000 Meter Detection Range and 100 HZ Scan Rate Achievement

Forbes details why conventional, solid-state LiDAR systems won’t be enough to cultivate the future of autonomous vehicles. Instead, what will catapult autonomous vehicles into the mainstream market is faster, smarter, detection systems, like AEye’s iDAR, which fuses agile LiDAR with a high-resolution, low-light camera to replicate the advanced processes of the human visual cortex.

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Forbes Features AEye’s iDAR 1000 Meter Detection Range and 100 HZ Scan Rate Achievement — AEye’s iDAR Shatters Both Range and Scan Rate Performance Records for Automotive Grade LiDARThe Future of Autonomous Vehicles: Part I – Think Like a Robot, Perceive Like a HumanAEye Announces the AE100 Robotic Perception System for Autonomous VehiclesBlair LaCorte Named President of AEyeElon Musk Is Right: LiDAR Is a Crutch (Sort of.)The Future of Autonomous Vehicles: Part II – Blind Technology without Compassion Is RuthlessGartner Names AEye Cool Vendor in AI for Computer VisionAEye Granted Foundational Patents For Core Solid-State MEMs-Based Agile LiDAR And Embedded AI TechnologyAEye Introduces Next Generation of Artificial Perception: New Dynamic Vixels™AEye’s iDAR Leverages Biomimicry to Enable First Solid State Lidar with 100Hz Scan Rate

Arizona residents attack self-driving cars – The Telegraph

Arizona residents have attacked self-driving cars with rocks and slashed their tyres. Police reports obtained by local media suggest that the Chrysler Pacifica cars run by Google sister company Waymo have become a target for some disgruntled locals, with 21 incidents recorded in the past two years. One car had its tyres slashed while parked… Continue reading Arizona residents attack self-driving cars – The Telegraph

Lime continues to battle San Francisco’s electric scooter decision

Electric scooter and bike-share company Lime is not giving up on San Francisco. This afternoon, Lime plans to protest on the steps of SF City Hall to petition the city’s scooter selection process. “We are calling the SFMTA to expand equitable transportation options throughout the City by allowing more choice and greater options, by requiring… Continue reading Lime continues to battle San Francisco’s electric scooter decision

News – RACE 2050: A Vision for the European Automotive Industry

The European automotive industry is one of our continent’s major success stories – but can it also master the major societal and environmental challenges that we face today and shape the disruptive megatrends of tomorrow? In the new ‘Race 2050’ report, McKinsey & Company set out a future vision for the industry that is built… Continue reading News – RACE 2050: A Vision for the European Automotive Industry

A Waymo Rider Talked Publicly About the Service — Even Though He Wasn’t Supposed To

Contract, Schmontract Michael Richardson is one lucky guy. In mid-September, self-driving car company Waymo accepted the technologist and entrepreneur into its early rider program in Phoenix, Arizona. Like all riders, Richardson signed a nondisclosure agreement (NDA), a legal contract forbidding him from talking about his experience as a Waymo rider. Now he’s getting away with… Continue reading A Waymo Rider Talked Publicly About the Service — Even Though He Wasn’t Supposed To

Volkswagen with new IQ.DRIVE umbrella brand campaign

ID. VIZZION in the IQ.DRIVE TV commercial. IQ.DRIVE bundles communication with all existing and future level 1 to 5 smart driver assistance systems Europe-wide marketing campaign starts in Germany on December 20 with TV commercial as core element IQ.DRIVE special models planned for January 2019 for European dealer network Jürgen Stackmann, Board Member for Sales:… Continue reading Volkswagen with new IQ.DRIVE umbrella brand campaign

BMW Group extends mobility service offer in China by launching a Ride-Hailing business based in Chengdu

Munich. Today, the BMW Group announced the launch of its Ride-Hailing service in Chengdu, the capital city of the Chinese province Sichuan as part of its premium mobility brand ReachNow. The BMW Group is the first foreign company in China to obtain a license to operate a Ride-Hailing service. By adding an additional premium mobility… Continue reading BMW Group extends mobility service offer in China by launching a Ride-Hailing business based in Chengdu

A former Ofo exec is launching his own scooter startup

The funding extravaganza may be approaching its end for scooter “unicorns” Lime and Bird, but smaller startups in the micro-mobility space have continued to close venture capital rounds at a consistent pace. See Grin, Tier and Yellow for examples. The latest is Dott, a European scooter startup founded by Maxim Romain, Ofo’s former head of Europe, the… Continue reading A former Ofo exec is launching his own scooter startup

Lightyear starts partnership with LeasePlan for Lightyear One

We are pleased to announce that Lightyear will partner with LeasePlan, and that Lightyear One will soon be available for reservations in a lease construction.

The partnership with Leaseplan is a natural outcome of the mutual pioneering role that Lightyear and LeasePlan both play in the area of sustainability. At Lightyear our goal is to provide clean mobility for everyone, where Leaseplan has the goal to get their entire fleet of lease cars fully emission free by 2030. Offering Lightyear One in a lease construction via is contributing to both Lightyear’s and LeasePlan’s company goals. Besides, this will make the Lightyear One accessible for a broad business audience. Our mutual goal was also underlined by the joint participation at the COP 24 climate summit in Katowice.

“With this cooperation we have on-boarded a big partner that can support Lightyear with a solid European network”
Lex Hoefsloot – CEO Lightyear

Lex Hoefsloot with Managing Director Erik Henstra

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