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BMW Group, Mobileye to Crowd Source Digital Maps for Autonomous Vehicles
An emerging, show-stopping problem with autonomous vehicles comes from the state of the roads and existing GPS maps. Roads are inconsistently marked, in various states of disrepair and subject to camera and sensor fouling weather conditions. GPS maps aren’t accurate enough. Autonomous vehicles will require HD maps that can identify and update changes in the environment with near real-time speed, enabling very short “time to reflect reality.” Continue reading
Robert Bosch Invests in TetraVue for Lidar Skills
In theory, TetraVue’s expertise helps to address challenges with automated vehicles encountering unexpected and dangerous obstacles during operation. TetraVue’s core technology differentiation is claimed to be their patented “light slicer” technology, which uses time and distance measurements to find optical intensities using standard CMOS sensors. Continue reading
Posted in autonomous vehicles, electronics, news analysis
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, autonomous vehicles, Ken Zino, lidar, TetraVue
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Ford Places $1B Bet in Argo AI on Autonomous Vehicles
The very small Argo AI team of specialists in robotics and artificial intelligence is led by founders Bryan Salesky, CEO, and Peter Rander, COO. Both are alumni of Carnegie Mellon National Robotics Engineering Center and former heads of the self-driving car teams of Google and Uber, respectively. Continue reading
Penske Truck Rental now Providing Collision Avoidance
It’s the latest step in the ongoing, rapidly expanding driver assist safety system deployment that is the run up to autonomous vehicles. Continue reading
New Genesis App Adds Apple Watch, Android Wear
The Genesis Intelligent Assistant app that works with Genesis Connected Services now has Apple Watch and Android Wear integration. Continue reading
Chrysler Portal Concept, Millennial Family Wheels, New at CES
In what it is calling the “fifth generation” of family transportation – the Chrysler Portal concept debuted today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Eschewing its home town auto show, NAIAS that opens next week, the electric-powered Portal is estimated to have more than 250 miles of range on a full charge. Continue reading
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Hyundai Vehicles Adding Google Assistant
Hyundai tomorrow at CES will show the compatibility of its Blue Link with Google Assistant. Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Blue Link, Google Assistant on Google Home, Ken Zino
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Bosch CEO – Car as We Know It Will Soon Be History
Between 2017 and 2022, the global market for connected mobility is expected to grow by nearly 25% annually. Just a few years from now, cars will be an active part of the internet of things (IoT), able to communicate with other connected modes of transportation, and even with the smart home. Continue reading
Jaguar I-Pace Concept – Electric but not Electrifying
The revenge of tougher fuel economy regulations is on full display at the Los Angeles Auto Show with the debut of the Jaguar I-Pace concept – a frumpy electric vehicle that runs counter to Jaguar’s low and sleek design practices. Continue reading
Posted in alternative fuels, auto news, concept, design and styling, electric vehicles, electronics, environment, fuel economy or emissions, global warming, marketing, milestones, news analysis, public health
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, I-Pace, Jaguar I-Pace Concept, Ken Zino
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Intel: $250 Million More Investments for Autonomous Driving
Brian Krzanich, Intel Corporation chief executive officer, today announced that Intel Capital is targeting more than $250 million of additional new investments over the next two years to make fully autonomous driving a reality. Continue reading
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Honda Has Sophisticated Language Analysis Technologies
Successful development of language software that doesn’t require precisely phrased commands has enormous potential in vehicles and other applications – think Siri squared or Asimo to the third power. Continue reading
Planet M Buys Space at 2017 NAIAS
Planet M was launched in June 2016 as a collaborative branding effort to promote Michigan as the “epicenter of mobility.” The messaging pushes Michigan’s leadership in talent development, auto R&D and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) testing. Continue reading
Posted in autonomous vehicles, electronics, engineering, marketing
Tagged 2017 NAIAS, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, autonomous vehicles, Ken Zino, Planet M
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Toyota Moves on Connected Cars, R&D JVs, Takeovers
The latest developments come as Toyota is once again battling what is now a beleaguered, wounded Volkswagen Group for the world’s biggest car company title. The moves reflect a growing problem at all automobile companies. How do you pay for the cost of moving forward in a world with increasingly stringent safety and emissions regulations, web enabled cars, as well as the entire future of automobility and autonomous vehicles? Continue reading
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Tagged Auto Industry JVs, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, honda, Ken Zino, Suzuki, toyota, Yamaha
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Porsche Opens Digital Lab to Explore IT Innovations
Car companies increasingly look like technology companies as the opening Porsche Digital Lab in Berlin shows. The Stuttgart-based automaker says it will be used to identify and test information technology solutions, in IT babble. Continue reading
Execs from Uber, Intel Speaking at SAE Convergence
SAE today announced that executives from Uber and Intel Corporation will provide their thoughts on the future of technology, and how personal mobility, the Internet of Things (IoT), and autonomous driving are “converging.” Continue reading
