Apple speeds up driverless car project
Apple is reported to be pushing to accelerate development of its electric car and is refocusing the project around full self-driving capabilities. Bloomberg says it’s spoken to people “familiar with the matter”, explaining Apple is aiming to solve a technical challenge that has “bedevilled the auto industry”. “For the past several years, Apple’s car team had […]
Australian engineers in driverless breakthrough
Researchers in Australia have worked out how to let driverless vehicles “see” pedestrians hidden behind buildings, and cyclists obscured by lorries and buses. The study, by the University of Sydney and Cohda Wireless deploys what are called collective perception messaging which Cohda calls emerging technology that could save lives. The study conducted in Sydney’s Central Business […]
Teledyne FLIR and Plus testing thermal cameras for autonomous trucks
Global self-driving truck technology company Plus is collaborating with Teledyne FLIR on a development project to explore the addition of thermal cameras to the sensor stack used with Plus’s Level 4 autonomous driving technology. Plus, which recently disclosed its proposed business combination with Hennessy Capital Investment Corp currently uses lidar, cameras, and radar to provide […]
Cruise seeks permission to commercialise driverless vehicles
The General Motors driverless car subsidiary Cruise is seeking final approval from California to begin commercialising its driverless taxi fleet in San Francisco. CNBC says the self-driving start-up has submitted a permit for an autonomous vehicle deployment with the California Public Utilities Commission. It is the last of six permits needed to begin charging the […]
Ericsson and partners test new safety features on 5G self-driving bus
The 5G Ride self-driving bus project in Sweden has moved closer to full operations following a successful trial of remote digital monitoring and on-board digital safety services near Ericsson’s company headquarters in Kista, Stockholm. The partners say the project has successfully trialled new safety features which explore how 5G and remote monitoring of vehicles via […]
Americans draw up ten CAV policy principles
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has published a policy paper outlining the ten key policy principles needed for connected and automated vehicles covering, among other things, strategy, sustainability, data and safety. Aashto says it is a paper intended to be a “living document,” reviewed and updated every year to reflect changes […]
VW ridesharing subsidiary promises driverless rides by 2025
The CEO of MOIA, Volkswagen’s ridesharing business, has told Highways News that the company will be providing driverless services in Hamburg within four years. Speaking on the Highways Voices podcast from the ITS World Congress in Hamburg, Robert Henrich explained that ridesharing services in the electric vehicles are already taking place but that autonomy was […]
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 […]
Ocado invests in Wayve to further driverless deliver ambitions
The grocery delivery company Ocado is investing £10 million in self-driving technology startup Wayve. Reuters and other news outlets report the companies are planning a partnership to develop autonomous grocery deliveries that can “handle tough traffic on busy city streets”. Wayve’s technology will be used in an autonomous delivery trial using a number of Ocado delivery […]
GM to predict driverless revenues of $50bn
General Motors’ majority-owned driverless car subsidiary Cruise is expected to tell investors that it sees a path for its ride-hailing business to reach $50 billion (£37 billion) in revenue as the company ramps up over the next couple of years. Bloomberg is reporting that Cruise Chief Executive Officer Dan Ammann is expected to say the […]