Bosch acquires Five AI
Bosch has acquired British automated driving company Five AI. Five AI chose Bosch over other takeover bidders, as the companies “share a common vision of automated driving and of safe automated driving systems.” The acquisition agreement was signed earlier this month, with the two firms agreeing not to reveal financial details. The deal is still […]
Bosch Secure Truck Parking launches in the UK
Bosch has today announced the UK launch of its industry-leading Secure Truck Parking platform, designed to facilitate the access to high-security parking spaces at truck stops across the country. Evidence and data continue to highlight the pressing need to tackle the issue of secure parking. According to data from NaVCIS, the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service, […]
Bosch teams up with Microsoft to explore new frontiers with generative AI for safer roads
It’s a scenario that no driver ever wants to see: a ball rolling out into the road. The chances are it will be followed immediately by a child in hot pursuit, oblivious to any traffic. But while human drivers can assess this situation using their contextual knowledge, today’s assisted and automated driving systems still have […]
Bosch gives automotive supply business its own division
Engineering company Bosch has announced it is responding to a trend toward software-based automotive engineering by realigning its automotive-supply business. Within Robert Bosch GmbH, Bosch Mobility will in the future be managed as a business sector with responsibility for its own business and its own leadership team. The company says this is because “more than […]
Bosch and Mercedes-Benz’s driverless parking system approved for commercial use
Bosch and Mercedes-Benz have announced they have reached an important milestone on the way to automated driving. Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has approved their highly automated parking system for use in the P6 parking garage run by APCOA at Stuttgart Airport. The companies say this makes it the world’s first highly automated driverless […]
Bosch says AIoT, electrification, and green hydrogen are the way forward
Technology and services company Bosch says combining the internet of things with artificial intelligence, and developing electromobility will allow it to develop new business opportunities on the back of the “profound technological and ecological changes currently occurring”. “Bosch came through the first year of the coronavirus pandemic well,” said Dr Volkmar Denner, the chairman of […]
Partnership with Bosch provides solutions to modern transport challenges, says TfL
Better analysis of traffic flows and their impact on air quality, using AI to improve road safety and Working with innovative start-ups and small businesses have all been achieved on London’s roads as part of a successful partnership between Transport for London (TfL) and Bosch. The two organisations have outlined how their innovative partnership has […]
Bosch buys stake in smartphone crash alert company
Bosch Service Solutions has announced it’s buying a minority stake in the American startup Sfara, which offers app-based technologies for mobile devices that detect vehicle collisions and other emergencies. The New Jersey-based company has been working with Bosch for more than a year on the solution in which a user’s smartphone triggers an emergency call […]
Ford and Bosch trialling self-driving parking
A new trial to test self-parking technology for connected cars is getting underway in the American city of Detroit. Ford Motor Company has teamed up with technology firm Bosch and commercial property provider Bedrock to test whether vehicles can drive and park themselves. They say this is America’s first infrastructure-based solution for automated valet parking. […]
Bosch offers European EV charger app
Bosch is developing recharging services that now give drivers access to one of the biggest pan-European recharging networks. For the drivers of electric cars, this means that they can use the proprietary Bosch app “Charge My EV” or affiliated providers such as “Clever Laden” to find vacant charge spots round the clock. Users can access […]
