Toyota registers most automotive patents for 8th Consecutive Year
The United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded Toyota more patents than any other automaker in 2021, as it registers its innovations in electric vehicle batteries, automated driving systems and AI. The latest annual ranking by the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) shows Toyota’s engineers and scientists were granted a total of 2,753 patents in […]
Report calls for driverless vehicles to get dedicated lanes
A group of Australian academics are suggesting that dedicated lanes for driverless vehicles would enable cities to be better prepared for their introduction. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the University of New South Wales Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation found transport networks unprepared for driverless cars would disrupt the experiences of all users, […]
Wayve announces $200 million investment to deploy next-gen AVs
London-based autonomous mobility start-up Wayve has received $200 million (£148 million) of Series B funding from a group of global financial and strategic investors. This latest round of funding brings total equity raised to over $258 million (£189 million) since inception, which the company says reinforces its position as a leader in autonomous driving, pioneering […]
Majority in UK still uncomfortable about driverless vehicles
A study carried out as part of the country’s first multi-city autonomous vehicle says that 55% of respondents would not feel comfortable using a self-driving car if given the opportunity, The survey by DG Cities canvassed the opinions of 2,500 people and found 44% think they’ll be less safe than traditional vehicles, compared with 30% […]
WMG academic joins DfT’s Science Advisory Council
Dr Siddartha Khastgir from WMG, University of Warwick, has been appointed to be on the DfT’s Science Advisory Council, where he will advise on a wide range of science and engineering issues, such as enrolment of Autonomous Vehicles. The DfT’s Science Advisory Council provide the DfT with advice and challenge on key areas of science, […]
Autonomous delivery market “to be worth £3.5 bn”
It’s being predicted the global autonomous delivery market will grow to US$4.9 billion (£3.5 billion) by 2030. The American website Modern Shipper quotes a new report from consultancy MarketsandMarkets predicting the sector will grow at a 21.5% compound annual growth rate. The report, “Autonomous Last Mile Delivery Market by Platform,” cited the advancement of sense and avoid […]
Volvo planning driverless journeys this year
Carmaker Volvo has announced it’ll introduce its unsupervised autonomous driving feature Ride Pilot to customers this year. It says by building on an industry-leading safety standard that will feature in Volvo Cars’ next generation of pure electric cars, Ride Pilot aims to free up more time for customers and make driving a Volvo even more […]
John Deere reveals fully autonomous tractor
Agricultural machinery maker John Deere has revealed a fully autonomous tractor that’s ready for large-scale production. The company announced the breakthrough during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, saying the machine combines Deere’s 8R tractor, TruSet-enabled chisel plow, GPS guidance system, and new advanced technologies. The autonomous tractor will be available to farmers later this […]
WSP’s CAV research showcased at CES in Las Vegas
A research project led by WSP Future Mobility Consultant Lawrence Penn has been showcased by Innovate UK at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The CAV Road Scoring Index aims to create a methodology to assess the readiness of the road network for Connected and Automated Vehicles by assessing the quality of the […]
LG unveils new driverless concept
The consumer electronics company is looking to enter the transport space with a new concept for transport which it says ‘blurs the distinction between home and car”. It’s unveilled the OMNIPOD at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which it says is an on-the-road extension of a person’s living space. It’s described as […]