Uber went on a moonshot spree between 2015 and 2018. It launched electric air taxi developer Uber Elevate and the in-house autonomous vehicle unit Uber ATG, which would be boosted by its acquisition of Otto in 2016. TechCrunch...
Read MoreA white paper released by the Mcity testing facility at the University of Michigan states that augmented reality can increase the testing speed of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) by 1,000 to 100,000 times and reduce the...
Read MoreWhile automakers from China to North America have publicly confirmed their intentions to pursue Level 3 autonomous driving, others—most notably the early-adopter German premium brands—are subtly easing off their Level 3...
Read MoreWhat was once seen as a science-fiction vision of the future is almost upon us. So what do engineers need to do to bring about the self-driving future we’ve long been promised?...
Read MoreIn a city filled with traditional taxi and ridesharing, self-driving vehicles could soon be a new mode of transportation seen on Toronto’s streets. ...
Read MoreAbout seven years ago, the founder of a self-driving vehicle company told me that competing with the likes of Waymo for talent was “like a knife fight.” TechCrunch Mobility: Who is poaching all the self-driving vehicle talent?...
Read MoreRobotaxis could be coming to Boston. At least, that’s the hope of Waymo, a subsidiary of the parent company of Google, which has been testing autonomous vehicles locally....
Read MoreThe readiness of charging hubs—where vehicles are powered, cleaned, maintained and inspected—is what will determine how fast this industry grows. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/speed-bumps-on-the-road-to-self-driving-cars-231e8756...
Read MoreIn response to a BTA inquiry about the development of intelligent transport systems (ITS) in Bulgaria, the Ministry of Transport and Communications said the country is at a key stage in deploying these technologies....
Read MoreAchieving dependable self-driving technology demands more than minor improvements to existing sensors—it calls for a fundamental transformation in how vehicles perceive their surroundings....
Read MoreAs more automated vehicles (AV) come to market in the U.S., teleoperation, which may include features such as remote driving and/or remote assistance, can aid the AV with navigating scenarios that are beyond its current...
Read MoreLate last year, mobility-as-a-service providers including Lyft, Uber and Waymo confirmed plans to trial “robotaxis” in the UK, starting in London....
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles (AVs), which already operate on the roads of several major U.S. cities and in countries worldwide, are expected to play a large role in shaping the future of cities....
Read MoreThe company signed two nearly identical investment-and-purchase agreements with the California-based EV makers Lucid and Rivian while quietly building optionality into which technology stack — and which company — ultimately...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars are transforming mobility with Level 3 autonomy allowing drivers to remove their eyes from the road under certain conditions....
Read MoreNew research from Washington State University suggests a potential answer, demonstrating that a small, affordable computer running a compressed large-language model may be an effective decision-maker for autonomous vehicles....
Read MoreTexas banned cities from regulating autonomous vehicles in 2017, a move policymakers and transportation experts said was necessary to allow the industry to grow. Autonomous Vehicle Incident Raises Safety Concerns as Driverless...
Read MoreThe greatest potential lies in automated trucks, which are expected to reach a market value of $600 billion by 2035, far above that of taxis and passenger cars....
Read MoreIndustry leaders warn that patchy rural connectivity and growing data demands could slow the rollout of autonomous vehicle services beyond Britain’s major cities. Do 5G gaps threaten Britain’s autonomous vehicle...
Read More“Automated service can significantly improve mobility in rural areas, provided it works reliably and the users understand what the vehicles can do,” said professor Martin Kagerbauer from KIT’s Institute for Transport Studies...
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