Source: Aptiv announcement DUBLIN / SEOUL / BOSTON – Aptiv (NYSE: APTV) and Hyundai Motor Group are pleased to announce they have completed the formation of their 50/50 autonomous driving joint venture aimed at advancing the companies’ shared vision of…
Source: RoadShow post TUCSON, Ariz. – TuSimple, an autonomous driving company focused on self-driving Class 8 commercial trucks, will be partnering up with ZF, one of the largest Tier 1 suppliers of automotive parts and technologies, to “develop and commercialize…
Source: Porsche ZUFFENHAUSEN, Germany – As part of a collaboration with “Kopernikus Automotive,” Porsche demonstrated how autonomous driving can be used in the workshop on a test field on the company’s premises in Ludwigsburg. For the system, the partners rely…
Source: WRAL Tech Wire WASHINGTON, DC – For the first time, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has approved a company’s request to deploy a self-driving vehicle (AV) that doesn’t meet federal safety standards that apply to cars and…
Source: PolicyAdvice The age of autonomous vehicles (AVs) is upon us. Many governments are eager to see AVs go mainstream sooner rather than later, and certain automakers are accelerating the hype train. These futuristic cars are marketed as literal lifesavers,…
Source: Lucid Motors NEWARK, Calif. — Lucid Motors, which seeks to set new standards for sustainable transportation with its advanced luxury electric vehicles (EV), announced that Dr. Eugene Lee has joined the company as Senior Director of ADAS and Autonomous…
Source: CNN.com Washington, D.C.- General Motors (GM) and Honda, automakers with more than 160 years of experience between them, have thrown tradition out the window by unveiling the Origin, a new self-driving vehicle. The six-seat electric vehicle has no steering…
Source: Oculii LAS VEGAS — HELLA, one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers for radar, lighting, and electronic systems, and Oculii, a pioneer in advanced software solutions for radar technology, have established a strategic partnership to deliver high-performance radar sensing…
ZF Presseinformation Source: This is an excerpt of a ZF announcement (which can be read in its entirety by clicking on this phrase) at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show on the company’s overall progress in helping the automotive industry achieve…
Source: Excerpted from a post on VentureBeat.com, which can be read in its entirety by clicking on this sentence. LAS VEGAS –TryEye, one of the leaders in short-wave infrared imaging sensors (SWIRs), is collaborating with Porsche to improve the performance…
Source: Seedland Group GUANGZHOU, China – Seedland Group has launched Hachi Auto, an autonomous vehicle for smart communities, in one of the Seedland communities – “Boston Ivy” – early last month, becoming the first to bring UGV into residential communities…
Source: Hyundai IRVINE, Calif. — Hyundai, in collaboration with Pony.ai and Via, has unveiled BotRide, a shared, on-demand, autonomous vehicle service operating on public roads. Starting on November 4th, a fleet of self-driving Hyundai KONA Electric SUVs will provide a free…
Souce: Global Trailer Magazine With the advent of autonomous driving, vehicle system architecture is about to be re-written. Currently, the vehicle operator manages the integration of propulsion, braking and steering. To reach full autonomy, Haldex is adamant that the subsystems…
Source: BrakeBetter.com Deaglán Ó Meachair established Brakebetter.com to improve the efficiency of the planet’s electric vehicle fleet, by offering the automotive industry the insight and support required to move from legacy systems and grasp the vast potential available through electrification. The…
Source: Pulse News Seoul – Hyundai Mobis Co., the auto parts unit under South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, said it has developed a redundancy or back-up braking system tailored for autonomous driving which works in case of brake failure to…
DETROIT, Mich.–While we don’t yet have flocks of self-driving cars among us, Bosch, a key supplier of intelligent brake systems and other key systems for autonomous vehicles, is already working on the parking problem issue Bosch said Tuesday that it…
STUTTGART, Germany–Daimler Trucks is establishing the Autonomous Technology Group as a global organization for automated driving, bringing together its worldwide expertise and activities, as of June 1. The main tasks of the new unit comprise overall strategy and implementation of the…
AUSTRIA–ams, a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, announced it has signed an agreement to team with Ibeo Automotive Systems GmbH, the German specialist for automotive LiDAR sensor technology, and ZF Friedrichshafen AG, to advance solid-state LiDAR technology…
Chinese consumers hotter for AVs than Americans More than half of Chinese consumers can’t wait to get out from behind the wheel and into an autonomous car. That makes China more positive than most about driverless vehicles, with western consumers…
FREMONT, Calif.–Tesla is currently working on a new version of its Summon feature that enables its vehicles to autonomously navigate parking lots and pick up their owners on request. The latest version is becoming impressive as an owner demonstrated the…
Aeva’s groundbreaking 4D LiDAR technology enhances AID’s perception capabilities and increases vehicle safety while accelerating time to market for autonomous vehicles. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE) – Aeva, the company building the next-generation sensing system for autonomous vehicles, today announced a…
DETROIT, Mich.–The Army unveiled new automated vehicle (AV) technology this week that could be deployed before self-driving cars hit city streets in big numbers. At the same time, much testing is going on with commercial vehicles that could result in delivery…
LONDON, U.K.–Supervised autonomous vehicle tests have started in two London boroughs, according to FiveAI, which specializes in autonomous vehicles, machine learning and artificial intelligence. FiveAI said the trials, in Bromley and Croydon, represented a “significant next step towards launching autonomous,…
In a close dialogue with a world-leading manufacturer of trucks, Haldex has been selected to start a concept phase where Haldex’s solution “Scalable Brake System” will be evaluated, which is expected to lead to a development contract at the end…
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish autoparts maker Veoneer forecast organic sales would not grow this year as it expects a downturn in Chinese and European car production to persist, adding any further deterioration could force it to seek additional funding. Veoneer…