@VW Group: The sound of e-mobility:||ID.3 attracts attention with its own driving sound

As of July 2019 all newly registered electric vehicles must produce an artificial driving sound. Yesterday, the ID.3’s sound design was presented at the DRIVE. Forum in Berlin as part of the Future Sounds event. The almost silent, electric drive offers great potential for brand-specific sound design that not only draws attention to the car,… Continue reading @VW Group: The sound of e-mobility:||ID.3 attracts attention with its own driving sound

Lyft: Self-Driving Research in Review: CoRL 2019

By: Peter Ondruska, Head of AV Research; and Guido Zuidhof, Software Engineer Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL) is a relatively new conference focused on the intersection of robotics and modern machine learning. Its 3rd edition was held in Osaka, Japan at the beginning of November. Read on for a summary of the most relevant papers to… Continue reading Lyft: Self-Driving Research in Review: CoRL 2019

@BMW: Collaboration between BMW Motorrad and mobility provider Cooltra.

Munich. Electromobility has a particular justification in heavily polluted cities and their urban surroundings. With its electrically powered maxi scooter BMW C evolution, BMW Motorrad was involved in pioneering work long before its competitors, having provided electromobility in the urban context for more than five years. Mobility provider Cooltra is now offering an innovative sharing solution to… Continue reading @BMW: Collaboration between BMW Motorrad and mobility provider Cooltra.

Lidar: Geely gets the sensor from Quanergy

The lidar producer Quanergy will supply the Chinese manufacturer Geely with the sensor. The market for lidar sensors is currently in transition. The startup Aeva has reached new benchmarks in sensor development and the market leader Velodyne has his position on the Chinese market lost. Now it became known that the Chinese manufacturer Geely his… Continue reading Lidar: Geely gets the sensor from Quanergy

Velodyne in China on the decline

The inventor and industry leader in Lidar, Velodyne, has to leave hair in China. Velodyne invented the lidar sensor and has been the undisputed leader in this segment so far. But there are more and more startups taking on the topic. That’s what the Californian company did Aeva Recently, a Lidarsensor in prospect, the smaller… Continue reading Velodyne in China on the decline

Auto detects vandalism by itself

The supplier Continental has developed a new sensor that detects and identifies minor touches. At the upcoming CES 2020 will be Continental also introduce a new sensor for the Autonomous Park was developed, but also recognizes vandalism. The Contact Sensor System (CoSSy) can detect even the slightest touch of the vehicle, such as touching a… Continue reading Auto detects vandalism by itself

LeddarTech & First Sensor for new lidar solutions

The two sensor specialists LeddarTech and First Sensor cooperate for new lidar solutions. Of the lidar is one of the most important sensors in the autonomous car, it shows the environment in 3D and allows routing and positioning of the vehicles. Although the importance of the sensor not all industry stakeholders divide, it is indispensable… Continue reading LeddarTech & First Sensor for new lidar solutions