Driverless timescale commitment, real-time roadworks info and cyclist safety technology on Highways Voices from Hamburg – sponsored by SWARCO and GEWI

Volkswagen’s autonomous ridesharing subsidiary MOIA is committing to delivering driverless rides to the city of Hamburg by 2025, and the company’s CEO explains the background on Thursday’s Highways Voices podcast from the ITS World Congress sponsored by SWARCO and GEWI. “The goal really is by 2024-25 we’ll have a commercial ride pooling service without safety drivers fully […]

Cohda’s Locate Solution to be Trialled for Safety Application in Naval Shipyard

Connected vehicle technology company Cohda Wireless has been invited by BAE Systems Maritime Australia to trial its proprietary positioning technology as part of an initiative to make its Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia a safer environment for thousands of shipbuilding workers. BAE Systems Maritime Australia is responsible for the design and build of nine […]

Australian breakthrough in V2X collective perception messaging

Few drivers would be unfamiliar with the shock and panic of having to avoid a pedestrian who has suddenly walked out onto oncoming traffic from behind a parked bus or truck. These incidents are commonplace and often fatal, but Australian scientists have made a substantial breakthrough in showing how a connected intelligent transport system can […]

Cohda and u-blox create next-gen V2X solution

Smart city solutions provider Cohda Wireless has partnered with Swiss firm u-blox to produce an advanced V2X solution. They say the deal will see Cohda’s V2X software stack supporting the a chip from the wireless communication technologies and services company. The u-blox chip enables wireless vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication which has now been enhanced with […]