Lyft today announced the hiring of John Maddox, founder of the American Center for Mobility and previous associate administrator of vehicle safety research at the US Department of Transportation, to lead its autonomous vehicle safety and compliance efforts. At Lyft, Maddox will be the company’s first senior director of autonomous safety and compliance. “I’ve dedicated… Continue reading Lyft is getting more serious about autonomous vehicle safety with new hire
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Lyft Welcomes First Senior Director of AV Safety and Compliance
Lyft is on a mission to build the world’s best transportation ecosystem, and as part of that, our ongoing investment in self-driving is critical. That’s why we’re excited to announce that we’ve brought on a world-class executive to lead our AV safety efforts. John Maddox joins Lyft as Senior Director, Autonomous Safety and Compliance, where… Continue reading Lyft Welcomes First Senior Director of AV Safety and Compliance
An amazing year for SEAT
2018 has been an exceptional year for SEAT. In these past 12 months, SEAT saw the birth of CUPRA, the company’s first sub-brand, and the launch of the Tarraco, the brand’s new flagship model. The year began with record results and the company expects to post historic high sales figures by the end of December.… Continue reading An amazing year for SEAT
SEAT partners with Barcelona to spearhead Europe’s urban mobility
The European Union has chosen the MOBILus consortium, made up of the city of Barcelona, SEAT and 46 other cities, businesses and universities in 15 European countries, to develop the Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) on Urban Mobility, the initiative that is tasked with developing innovations in urban mobility in the European Union. The Knowledge… Continue reading SEAT partners with Barcelona to spearhead Europe’s urban mobility
BMW Group at the CES 2019 in Las Vegas. Virtual drive in the BMW Vision iNEXT.
Munich/Las Vegas. At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the BMW Group will showcase the future of driving pleasure and the potential of digital connectivity in a variety of different ways. From January 8-11 2019, visitors will have their first chance to take a virtual drive in the BMW Vision iNEXT, accompanied… Continue reading BMW Group at the CES 2019 in Las Vegas. Virtual drive in the BMW Vision iNEXT.
First self-driving Uber returns since pedestrian death
First self-driving Uber returns since pedestrian deathUber Technologies Inc., which halted its self-driving car program after the death of a pedestrian in March, will return one or two self-driving cars to public roads in Pittsburgh on Thursday, the company said.
Uber said it received the all-clear from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation this week. The self-driving car program has been suspended as the National Transportation Safety Board investigated the pedestrian fatality in Tempe, Arizona, and as state officials reviewed Uber’s authorization.
This is the first time Uber is returning autonomous vehicles to public roads since the accident. In order to collect data, Uber had previously deployed some autonomous vehicles in manual mode, meaning that human drivers were operating them at all times. On Thursday, Uber will also deploy cars in San Francisco and Toronto in the manual, human-driven mode.
True autonomous testing will resume in Pittsburgh, but it will be more limited than before. Uber’s cars will drive at speeds of 25 miles per hour or below, the company said. Uber announced a number of other safety measures, including improvements to braking, operator training and driver monitoring.
“Over the past nine months, we’ve made safety core to everything we do,” said Eric Meyhofer, head of Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group.
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Connected cars are the eyes of the (automotive) future
When you can’t see past that truck, through the fog or around the corner, connected cars will provide all the information we need. It’s becoming clearer every day: autonomous cars will necessarily be connected cars. Of course, it is within the industry’s reach to build a completely self-contained computer-controlled car equipped with the full bulk… Continue reading Connected cars are the eyes of the (automotive) future
Cruise control: GM’s No. 2 exec to run self-driving car unit – Herald and News
]]> ]]> SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — General Motors’ No. 2 executive is moving from Motor City to Silicon Valley to run the automaker’s self-driving car operations as it attempts to cash in on its bet that robotic vehicles will transform transportation. GM President Dan Ammann will become CEO of the company’s Cruise Automation subsidiary at… Continue reading Cruise control: GM’s No. 2 exec to run self-driving car unit – Herald and News
Cruise control: GM’s top Kiwi exec to run self-driving car unit – NZME
General Motors’ No. 2 executive is moving from Motor City to Silicon Valley to run the automaker’s self-driving car operations as it attempts to cash in on its bet that robotic vehicles will transform transportation. GM President Dan Ammann, who was born in Hamilton, will become CEO of the company’s Cruise Automation subsidiary at the… Continue reading Cruise control: GM’s top Kiwi exec to run self-driving car unit – NZME
Press release / December 19, 2018 LeddarTech and Cailabs Sign Agreement on Combining LIDAR and Laser Beam Shaping Solutions LeddarTech has entered an agreement with Cailabs to explore combining LeddarTech’s solid-state LiDAR technology with Cailabs’ laser beam shaping solutions for the automotive industry.
Leddartech/Press release/LeddarTech and Cailabs Sign Agreement on Combining LIDAR and Laser Beam Shaping Solutions
LeddarTech and Cailabs Sign Collaboration Agreement on Combining LIDAR and Laser Beam Shaping Solutions for the Automotive Market
RENNES and QUEBEC CITY, December 19, 2018 — LeddarTech, an industry leader providing the most versatile, scalable Auto and Mobility LiDAR Platform, announces that it has entered an agreement with Cailabs, a French deep tech company and global leader in light shaping technology, to explore combining LeddarTech’s solid-state LiDAR technology with Cailabs’ laser beam shaping solutions for the automotive industry.A memorandum of understanding between the two parties was signed on December 13, 2018.
LeddarTech delivers a proprietary auto and mobility LiDAR platform based on the LeddarEngine™ (SoC + software) enabling high-performance, low-cost LiDAR sensor solutions and that is used by large Tier-1 suppliers to develop specific LiDARs for ADAS and autonomous driving applications.
Cailabs develops and produces a unique range of optical components based on its know-how and its patented technological innovations, in particular, Multi-Plane Light Conversion (MPLC).
“For Cailabs, LiDAR technology is a strategic market that offers extraordinary growth potential in the coming years as ADAS and autonomous driving vehicles gain traction,” stated Jean-François Morizur, CEO at Cailabs. “We are excited to enter this partnership with LeddarTech; their innovative technology generates a higher range-to-power ratio and enables lower detection thresholds for significantly increased range and sensitivity over other solid-state LiDAR methods, and Cailabs is eager to assess the compatibility of its solutions with LeddarTech’s technology.”
“LeddarTech is committed to meeting present and future LiDAR market requirements and we are looking forward to validating that our LiDAR solutions can be combined with Cailabs’ advanced beam combination technology,” stated Charles Boulanger, CEO of LeddarTech. “If successful, we will proceed with developing prototypes to bring this innovative solution that will add great value to the automotive industry as rapidly as possible.”
About Cailabs
Founded in 2013, Cailabs is a French deep tech company which designs, manufactures and distributes innovative photonic products for telecommunications, free space transmission, industrial lasers, and LANs. A global leader in complex light shaping, its technology is currently protected by 15 patent families. Its innovative optical components are used in a variety of sectors and have contributed to several world records (notably the optical fiber bandwidth record achieved by the Japanese operator KDDI).
Cailabs, based in Rennes, has raised EUR 8.6 million since its creation and has 40 employees. Additional information about Cailabs is accessible at www.cailabs.com.
About LeddarTech
LeddarTech is an industry leader providing the most versatile and scalable Auto and Mobility LiDAR Platform based on the unique LeddarEngine, which consists of a suite of automotive-grade, functional safety certified SoCs working in tandem with LeddarSP signal processing software. The company is responsible for several innovations in cutting-edge mobility remote-sensing applications, its patented technologies enhancing ADAS and autonomous driving capabilities for automobiles, trucks, buses, delivery vehicles, robotaxis, shuttles, and more. Additional information about LeddarTech is accessible at www.LeddarTech.com, and on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
LeddarTech, Leddar, LeddarEngine, LeddarSP, and LeddarTech logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of LeddarTech Inc. All other brands, product names, and marks are or may be trademarks or registered trademarks used to identify products or services of their respective owners.
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