New material promises breakthrough IR sensing for autonomous cars
To overcome the issues inherent with using video or other forms of visible light detection (such as poor performance in fog, snow, and...
Read MoreTesla’s autonomous ‘coast-to-coast’ drive on hold while autopilot team focuses on safety
Tesla’s autonomous coast-to-coast drive, originally promised in 2016, is on hold while the company’s Autopilot team stays “heads down” on...
Read MoreAutonomous-car tech investment skyrockets on SoftBank deals
Private investment in autonomous-vehicle companies soared in the second quarter to more than in the last four years combined, according to...
Read MoreCepton LiDAR goes Anti-MEMS route
Chemistry is just applied physics… or so a physicist would tell you. And autonomous vehicles are just a collection of applied sensors – if...
Read MoreBaraja lifts curtain on Spectrum-Scan™ LiDAR for autonomous vehicles
Baraja has unveiled Spectrum-Scan™ LiDAR, which uses prism-like optics and shifting wavelengths of light to create powerful eyes for...
Read MoreAI-Based autonomous vehicle to secure airports
A driverless all-terrain vehicle equipped with GPS and cameras trained to recognize animals is soon to join the security fleet at the...
Read MoreImperial plans deployment of seven automated trucks by year’s end, CNRL to start pilot in 2019
Imperial Oil plans to begin experimenting with up to seven autonomous hauler trucks at its Kearl site by the end of the year, while...
Read MoreCounty gurus prepare for inevitable automated vehicles
Automated vehicles – self-driving and self-parking cars, trucks, air and watercraft – are no longer things of science fiction. The...
Read MoreOOIDA submits comments to Oregon DOT’s autonomous vehicle task force
On Wednesday, Aug. 1, the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Task Force on Autonomous Vehicles will meet for a long-term policy...
Read MoreWaymo begins experimenting with self-driving taxi prices
Waymo, the self-driving unit of Google parent Alphabet, has kept mum about how much it will eventually charge people to ride in its...
Read MoreRenovo partners with aiPod to deploy self-driving cars in London and beyond
Renovo is licensing its technology to yet another self-driving startup — this time aiPod — in its bid to sell a platform that will enable...
Read MoreHertz to manage Aptiv’s autonomous vehicles
Today, The Hertz Corporation and its fleet management subsidiary, Donlen, announced a new strategic partnership with Aptiv, a global...
Read MoreUber kills self-driving trucks programme to focus on autonomous cars instead
Global cab-hailing platform Uber has stopped developing self-driving trucks as the programme was no longer competitive in the freight...
Read MoreAnalog Devices and B-Secur collaborate on biometric technologies
Analog Devices (ADI) and B-Secur have joined up to develop a complete biometric authentication solution for use in automotive vehicles....
Read MoreWaymo’s self-driving cars are near: Meet the teen who rides one every day
Alphabet is experimenting with prices and finalizing its business model before unleashing its autonomous fleet in Phoenix this year....
Read MoreBosch mandates Macquarie to explore sale of packaging business
German auto supplier Bosch has mandated investment bank Macquarie to explore options for its packaging machinery unit as part of a...
Read MoreHK’s autonomous vehicle sector getting a boost
The Hong Kong Productivity Council and its Automotive Parts and Accessory System (APAS) R&D Centre have promised to strengthen their...
Read MoreCepton Technologies furthers the advancement of autonomous driving with its MMT LiDAR
Cepton Technologies, a provider of 3D LiDAR solutions for automotive, industrial, and mapping applications, has announced that it will...
Read MoreOff-road construction vehicles go autonomous
An electronic revolution in the construction and agriculture vehicle market is well underway. It is analogous to the electronics...
Read MoreOn the eve of a 6-month pilot, Drive.ai details its self-driving car plans
It’s been almost a year since Waymo, the autonomous vehicle division of Google parent Alphabet, became the first company to operate...
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