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News, Analysis & Perspective on Autonomous Vehicles

New Wayne State lab uses autonomous vehicle tech to develop innovative computing solutions

Posted on Aug 7, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

The humble vehicle, purpose-built to carry people and goods from one place to another, is rapidly transforming into a “computer on...

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Testing finds flaws with car electronic car safety systems

Posted on Aug 7, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

Cars and trucks with electronic driver assist systems may not see stopped vehicles and could even steer you into a crash if you’re not...

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Why Europe is losing ground in race to offer self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 6, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Johann Jungwirth is visibly frustrated. In Hanover to present the latest iteration of the SElf-DRIving Car, or Sedric, Volkswagen...

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Cosworth providing vision solutions for ADAS and autonomous vehicles to MuCCA

Posted on Aug 6, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Cosworth is extending its range of camera and data systems to provide vision solutions for Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) and...

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Schaeffler buys drive-by-wire technology for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 6, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

German automotive supplier Schaeffler is acquiring drive-by-wire technology Space Drive from Paravan GmbH, which it said on Monday would...

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Blockchain and the autonomous vehicle

Posted on Aug 5, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Self driving cars seemed like a car dream a decade ago but now, they are not far from becoming reality. Autonomous cars are expected to be...

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Three companies vying for traction in self-driving software platform race

Posted on Aug 3, 2018 in News, Technology

The Apollo 3.0 Launch Event in Mountain View last night highlighted the strides made by the open-source self-driving car project backed by...

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Autonomous driving Lidar pilot program announced by CEA Tech, Transdev, IRT Nanoelec

Posted on Aug 3, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

A pilot program to characterize and assess lidar sensors to improve performance and safety of autonomous vehicles has been announced by...

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APTIV: Smart vehicle architecture: The backbone of the future

Posted on Aug 2, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

The concept of Smart Vehicle Architecture (SVA) was born a few years ago at Aptiv. We define Smart Vehicle Architecture as the power and...

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Audi and Ericsson to pioneer 5G for automotive manufacturing

Posted on Aug 2, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

At Audi’s headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany, the two companies agreed on a range of activities exploring the potential of 5G as a...

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CAD webinar series (XI): The L3Pilot project – a methodology for piloting automated driving on European roads

Posted on Aug 2, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Knowledge Center, Technology, Trucks, Webinars

L3Pilot is a European research project co-funded by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 programme. The project is led by Volkswagen...

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Optimising the human centric experience by improving ADAS performance

Posted on Aug 2, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Knowledge Center, Technology, Trucks, Webinars

AVL’s Erich Ramschak explains how the company’s technology is used for the calibration and testing of assisted driving features....

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Future-proofing to secure the connected automotive ecosystem

Posted on Aug 2, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Knowledge Center, Technology, Trucks, Webinars

Stacy Janes, Chief Security Architect at Irdeto, discusses the critical role future-proofing plays in protecting automotive systems from...

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Green light on lidar: Developing low-cost systems for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 2, 2018 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Technology, Webinars

For driverless cars to see mainstream adoption, engineers must solve critical lidar design challenges — including improving the detection...

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Elon Musk says Tesla A.I. chip project is ‘finally coming to fruition’

Posted on Aug 2, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that the company’s custom-built chip for handling autonomous driving is nearly ready. Tesla is...

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Part II: The autonomous car in your driveway

Posted on Aug 1, 2018 in Cars, Technology

HARMAN works with Rinspeed, a Swiss think-tank, to build concept cars that encapsulate these ideas about coming trends. Rinspeed cars seem...

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Networked lighting to eliminate auto blind spots

Posted on Aug 1, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

It is a horror scenario for every driver: Suddenly, a previously invisible pedestrian comes out of the dark between two street lights or...

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New material promises breakthrough IR sensing for autonomous cars

Posted on Aug 1, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

To overcome the issues inherent with using video or other forms of visible light detection (such as poor performance in fog, snow, and...

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FIR sensors are the future of autonomous vehicle technology

Posted on Aug 1, 2018 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

The advent of autonomous vehicle technology is causing the automotive industry to undergo radical change. Every tech business seems to...

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Liability and risk in programming autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 1, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Many readers will remember the Knight Industries Two Thousand (or KITT) from the 1980s – the fascinating self-aware car driven by the...

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