Uber using AI to predict traffic
Uber’s come up with an Artificial Intelligence solution to predict traffic movement with, it says, a high degree of accuracy. It’s published a paper saying it’s come up with a new way of simplifying the modelling used to predict how vehicles move around by constantly re-evaluating to produce more realistic trajectories each time. This is […]
AppyWay adds board members “to future proof strategy”
The parking and kerbside management company AppyWay’s appointed two more people to its Board and signed another as an adviser to, as it puts it, “further support AppyWay’s mission to empower cities with a data-driven platform”. It’s hired Amazon veteran Ron Kornfeld and promoted CTO John Fogelin to its Board and added Geert-Jan Kistemaker from […]
TomTom and Verizon expand deal
Dutch navigation and location company TomTom has expanded its deal with American mobile network Verizon to integrate APIs and SDKs into its location services. It says it’ll make it easier for developers to build and integrate the platform. It expands the current deal where TomTom offers location services to enhance Verizon’s location-based data, nav and […]
Popular cars can easily be hacked, says Which?
The consumer magazine Which? has found that best-selling Ford and VW cars can easily be hacked, putting motorists’ personal data and even safety at risk. Working with Context Information Security on testing the latest versions of the Ford Focus Titanium and Volkswagen Polo, it found things like traction control and collision warning systems could be […]
HERE working on mapping mobility trends across Italy
Mapping business HERE is working with Enel Group to deliver a map detailing mobility trends across Coronavirus-struck Italy. The solution uses connected vehicle sensors, nav systems, apps and government data to generate key indicators around percentage change in trips, variation in distance travelled, plus incoming and outgoing daily and weekly trips. The info will be […]
Drivers consider EV switch over air quality
The reduction in travel during the Coronavirus crisis, and the subsequent improvement in air quality, seems to be making more people think about buying an electric vehicle. A survey by Venson Automotive Solutions says 45% of respondents said radical improvement on air pollution has made them reconsider their electric vehicle ownership plans. 19% said their […]
BMW admits driverless design “difficult”
The top designer at German car maker BMW has admitted that designing driverless vehicles is “a new problem” with the sensors having a “huge impact” on design. Domagoj Dukec told Digital Trends placing the Lidar behind the twin kidney radiator grills is doable for a Level 3 vehicle, but things get harder with Level 4. […]
Make driverless cars, not comms, cleverer, says academic
A Fellow of Queens College, Cambridge is suggesting that “clever” driverless cars could cope with 2G connectivity, and that improving their sensors is a faster way to deployment, rather than relying on 5G communications. Dr Ramsey Faragher, who’s also CEO of FocalPoint, told TU-Automotive that cheap software can bridge the gap to truly smart automated […]
Leeds delays clean air zone implementation
Leeds City Council is to delay the implementation of its Clean Air Zone until next January at the earliest. The city was to be one of the first to bring in charges for certain vehicles to enter the city but it’s holding off during the Coronavirus crisis. It says it’ll continue to accept applications for […]
Amey gets SW Scotland maintenance contract
Amey’s been appointed as the new maintenance and improvement provider for motorways and trunk roads across the south western Scotland. From August 2020, Amey will run the £400m contract for a minimum of eight years, with an option for a further four which would make the total contract value of £690m. It’ll will deliver engineering […]