Eyes-on, hands-off for Nissan’s ProPILOT 2.0 rouses level 3 self-driving tech misgivings
We are entering into a murky driving era involving semi-autonomous cars, ones that are not yet proficient at true self-driving and are...
Read MoreVW wants to test robotic EV chargers for self-driving cars
The cars of the future will be electric and robotic, so why not use robots to charge their batteries, too? Volkswagen announced a pilot...
Read MoreElectrify America is deploying an autonomous fast-charging station with robot arms for self-driving cars
Electrify America announced that it is deploying what will likely be the first autonomous fast-charging station for electric vehicles and...
Read MoreMeasuring real-world fuel economy in autonomous cars
Automated control of cars may let “drivers” rack up more fuel savings than if they were completely in charge, according to a new study...
Read MoreGetting infrastructure ready for the rising generation of vehicles means rethinking from the ground up
Fifty years ago, a bright, shiny spacecraft delivered humans to the moon for the first time. That breathtaking achievement captured the...
Read MoreRobosense and Controlworks will provide smart LiDAR sensor systems to Korean automotive industry
Targeted to Level 3+ mass production passenger cars, RoboSense provides advanced Smart Sensors based on the RS-LiDAR-M1, a revolutionary...
Read MoreVirtual car sharing combines telepresence robots and autonomous vehicles
One of the remaining challenges for autonomous cars is figuring out a way to handle that long tail of weird edge cases that can randomly...
Read MoreStradVision unveils autonomous vehicle camera tech
Deep learning-based software provider StradVision has unveiled its advanced autonomous vehicle camera technology at an expo. The company...
Read MoreNvidia’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...
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