Category Archives: autonomous vehicles

Nissan to Start Autonomous Vehicle Tests in London

One in three cars built in the UK is a Nissan, but following the Brexit dustup (Brexit Automaker Winners, Losers – Predictable and Surprising, ‘Bloody Hell,’ What Does Brexit do to Automakers?), it’s not clear Nissan will stay in the UK. Continue reading

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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

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Autoliv: Learning Intelligent Vehicle to Debut at CES Tomorrow

“As vehicles become safer, in a sense we become worse drivers. We no longer need to control the vehicle unless it needs or wants us to.” Continue reading

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Michigan Makes Rules for The Research, Testing, Use, and Ultimately Public Sale of Autonomous Vehicles

The law establishes the Michigan Council on Future Mobility, as part of the Michigan Department of Transportation, that will recommend policies to set industry standards. It also will regulate connected vehicle networks and how traffic data, such as vehicle crashes, will be collected and shared.

Lobbyists from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), Ford Motor, General Motors, Toyota Motor, and Google, as well as ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft had a large say in the regulations.
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Honda NeuV Automated EV Debuts at 2017 Consumer Electronics Show

Honda today announced that “Cooperative Mobility Ecosystem” is the theme for its participation at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas highlighted by the NeuV concept an automated EV commuter vehicle with artificial intelligence (AI). Continue reading

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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

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Chinese Ride Hailing Ucar Partners With BitTiger

It’s all part of a global race to develop a road ready self-driving car where engineering talent is in high demand. Ucar (神州专车) booked approximately 15% of car chauffeur services in China in 2015, and are backed by Alibaba. Continue reading

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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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Chinese Amap to Offer Free HD Maps to Automakers

Amap Software Co., a Chinese web mapping, navigation and location-based services provider says that it has made its HD map and data services free to automakers during the development and testing of autonomous cars. 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

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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

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Renault Group Links with Computer Vision Firm Chronocam

In the latest development on the rapidly moving road to autonomous vehicles, Renault now has an agreement with Chronocam SA, a developer of vision sensors and “computer vision solutions.” Continue reading

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