Nvidia’s autonomous robocar replaces the combustion engine for good
In July 2019, the first racing competition for self-driving cars -Roborace – took place at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The race...
Read MoreStartup prepares for production of lidar at scale
In some respects, Austin Russell personifies a stereotypical Silicon Valley wunderkind. He dropped out of Stanford University at age 18 to...
Read MoreTesla Semi electric motorhome concept: a zero-emission and self-driving home
As Tesla is preparing to launch its ‘Tesla Semi’ electric truck next year, some are starting to imagine other possible applications than...
Read MoreMilitary working to make its autonomous technology smarter
Keeping soldiers safe continues to be the main reason the military enlists unmanned vehicles into its ranks, especially for resupply...
Read MoreGoogle’s DeepMind is using StarCraft II to help train self-driving cars
Finding new ways to train neural networks is becoming more important all the time, especially as the race to develop autonomous cars heats...
Read MoreWaymo uses evolutionary competition to improve its self-driving cars
The process of training self-driving car AI is seldom efficient when you need to either use a massive amount of computing power to train...
Read MoreHow HD Maps work in self-driving cars
HD maps are essential for self-driving cars. They have a high accuracy of object locations, up to 10 cm. Self-driving cars use HD maps for...
Read MoreKeys to get Tesla revving? Navigating battery and self-driving tech
Tesla (TSLA) has long been a battleground stock, as evidenced by its extremely volatile share action in recent years. But a breakthrough...
Read MoreDeepMind is helping Waymo evolve better self-driving AI algorithms
Waymo’s self-driving cars now have something in common with the brains that guide regular vehicles: their intelligence comes partly from...
Read MoreNew “automated following” tech lets one driver control two trucks
Peloton Technology’s vision of the future of truck automation includes trucks that aren’t autonomous at all. At the recent Automated...
Read MoreThis mini chip-sized LiDAR can fit on your fingertip!
LIDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, is a surveying method that measures distance to a target by illuminating the target...
Read MoreAV war heats up as Nissan launches revolutionary self-driving tech
Since 2016, Nissan has offered its autonomous drive tech ProPilot on a variety of models including the Rogue. This Advanced Driver Assist...
Read MoreCompetition in LiDAR market to enhance innovation and cost-effectiveness — Erik Frohmann, Geotech
GEOTECH, the developer, and manufacturer of Lidaretto, is located in Bratislava, Slovakia. Founded in 1994, the company has deep...
Read MoreJoint effort to develop smaller, lower-cost LiDAR for autonomous driving
A key goal is to shorten the LiDAR signal chain, which would ultimately help boost performance for automotive and industrial systems....
Read MorePostmates’ self-driving delivery rover will see with Ouster’s lidar
Postmates’ cooler-inspired autonomous delivery robot, which will roll out commercially in Los Angeles later this year, will rely on lidar...
Read MoreSiLC takes modular, FMCW approach to lidar for self-driving cars, robots
Among the most competitive component technologies for autonomous vehicles is lidar, even as the debate continues over whether such...
Read MoreBMW and Tencent will launch a computing center to support autonomous vehicle development
BMW and Chinese tech giant Tencent will launch a computing center to support autonomous vehicle (AV) development in China by the end of...
Read MoreAutonomous delivery robots find place in Michigan bike lanes
Groceries, take-out dinners and other items could soon arrive via an autonomous robot in one Michigan city. An Ann Arbor-based company...
Read MoreToyota shows off mascot robots and tiny autonomous car for Tokyo Olympics
Japan is keen to use next year’s Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to showcase its cutting-edge technology, with Toyota, for one,...
Read MoreChina’s first autonomous driving simulation bluebook released
China’s first self-driving simulation blue book “Annual Research Report on Autonomous Vehicle Simulation in China (2019)”, initiated by...
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