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Competition in LiDAR market to enhance innovation and cost-effectiveness — Erik Frohmann, Geotech

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 in Cars, Technology

GEOTECH, the developer, and manufacturer of Lidaretto, is located in Bratislava, Slovakia. Founded in 1994, the company has deep...

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Joint effort to develop smaller, lower-cost LiDAR for autonomous driving

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 in Cars, Technology

A key goal is to shorten the LiDAR signal chain, which would ultimately help boost performance for automotive and industrial systems....

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Postmates’ self-driving delivery rover will see with Ouster’s lidar

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Postmates’ cooler-inspired autonomous delivery robot, which will roll out commercially in Los Angeles later this year, will rely on lidar...

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SiLC takes modular, FMCW approach to lidar for self-driving cars, robots

Posted on Jul 22, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Among the most competitive component technologies for autonomous vehicles is lidar, even as the debate continues over whether such...

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BMW and Tencent will launch a computing center to support autonomous vehicle development

Posted on Jul 22, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

BMW and Chinese tech giant Tencent will launch a computing center to support autonomous vehicle (AV) development in China by the end of...

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Autonomous delivery robots find place in Michigan bike lanes

Posted on Jul 22, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Groceries, take-out dinners and other items could soon arrive via an autonomous robot in one Michigan city. An Ann Arbor-based company...

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Toyota shows off mascot robots and tiny autonomous car for Tokyo Olympics

Posted on Jul 22, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Japan is keen to use next year’s Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to showcase its cutting-edge technology, with Toyota, for one,...

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China’s first autonomous driving simulation bluebook released

Posted on Jul 22, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

China’s first self-driving simulation blue book “Annual Research Report on Autonomous Vehicle Simulation in China (2019)”, initiated by...

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Truck platoons can save fuel and combat a rising shortage of drivers

Posted on Jul 22, 2019 in Technology, Trucks

Autonomous truck platoons offer benefits that might not be immediately apparent to the average road-tripper. Two or more semis following...

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Military working to make its autonomous technology smarter

Posted on Jul 21, 2019 in Technology, Trucks

Keeping soldiers safe continues to be the main reason the military enlists unmanned vehicles into its ranks, especially for resupply...

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How autonomous vehicles and hyperloop are scooting along

Posted on Jul 19, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Two years ago, Lime was a great addition to guacamole, rather than a sidewalk. The market wasn’t sure about car sharing and whether it had...

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Peugeot-maker PSA is testing autonomous driving technologies in Spain

Posted on Jul 17, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Autos giant PSA is conducting tests in the Spanish city of Vigo to “advance the development of autonomous driving”. The work, which is...

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HD maps video- Understand more on how HD maps power self-driving car

Posted on Jul 17, 2019 in Cars, Technology

The maps that are particularly built for self-driving purposes are usually called High Definition Maps or HD Maps for short. These maps...

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Laser Diodes: IDTechEx research reviews how smartphones and self-driving cars see the world

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Tiny infrared lasers offer 3D sensing functionality for consumer electronics, like smartphones, and robots, like self-driving cars. In...

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Intel’s ultra-efficient AI chips can power prosthetics and self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Even though the whole 5G smartphone thing didn’t work out, Intel is still working on hard on its Loihi “neuromorphic”...

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Voyant Photonics raises $4.3M to fit lidar on the head of a pin

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News, Technology

Lidar is a critical method by which robots and autonomous vehicles sense the world around them, but the lasers and sensors generally take...

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Are self driving cars the future?

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

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This Lidar technology is affordable enough to accelerate adoption of autonomous driving

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Cars, Technology

With the automobile industry advancing towards making the self-driving a reality, Luminar’s third-generation automotive-grade lidar...

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Multiband GNSS antennas designed for drones and self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Taoglas has introduced a new range of high-performance global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antennas designed to power applications...

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Nissan gives Japan version of Infiniti Q50 self-driving upgrade, more power

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Nissan is giving the sporty Skyline sedan a high-tech, midcycle update with a new semi-autonomous system that allows for truly hands-free,...

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