bp and Oxbotica complete industry-first autonomous vehicle trial at German refinery
The energy company bp has successfully completed an autonomous vehicle trial at its Lingen refinery in Germany, working with Oxford-based autonomous vehicle software company Oxbotica. They say the trial was a world-first in the energy sector and the latest addition to the bp ventures technology portfolio. During the trial the vehicle travelled over 180km fully autonomously, safely […]
Apple’s talks with Hyundai-Kia collapse
The carmaker Hyundai-Kia says it is not having any more talks with Apple on building autonomous electric cars, despite reports suggested they were pushing towards a deal. Reuters reports the companies announced, “We are receiving requests for cooperation in joint development of autonomous electric vehicles from various companies, but they are at early stage and […]
Cohda Wireless delivers new global C-V2X turnkey solution
The CAV software development company Cohda Wireless has announced a new cellular vehicle-to-everything turnkey solution for global vehicle makers and smart cities. The solution features Cohda Wireless’s vehicle-to-everything software integrated with the Qualcomm SnapdragonTM Automotive 5G and 4G Platforms. Cohda Wireless Chief Engineer Fabien Cure said that the porting of Cohda’s software stack to the […]
Apple and Hyundai-Kia “pushing towards deal” on driverless car
Apple and Hyundai-Kia are close to finalising a deal to produce an Apple-branded autonomous electric vehicle at the Kia assembly plant in America. American broadcaster CNBC quotes a source telling reporters the vehicle will be fully autonomous and that Apple wants to work with an established automaker willing to allow Apple to control the software […]
Ford investing $29bn in electric and autonomous vehicles
Carmaker Ford has announced it’s allocating a combined $29 billion (£21.1 billion) to develop electric and autonomous vehicles, to mark its “leadership of the EV revolution and development of autonomous driving.” In its Quarter 4 2020 results, CEO Jim Farley said the company is working on “bringing customers high-volume, connected electric SUVs, commercial vans and […]
Ford top of autonomous patents
New research analysing patent applications from the motor industry shows Ford has submitted the most relating to autonomous vehicles over the last ten years, while Toyota is number one for applications overall. The study by Bristol Street Motors using Google Patents, found Ford has submitted a total of 14,354 applications over the last decade. However […]
CAV developer admits driverless cars may never happen
The leader of a major driverless car trial says fully self-driving cars may be 10-15 years away from being a regular sight on British roads, or may never happen at all. The magazine Fleet News quotes Graeme Smith, Senior Vice President of Oxbotica and consortium leader for Project Endeavour as saying, “When most people think […]
Three quarters of people “wouldn’t feel safe” in a driverless car
A survey of a thousand British motorists suggest that the vast majority still doubt the safety credentials of a driverless car. Vanarama asked a series of questions about the concept of autonomy and found that 73% said they wouldn’t feel safe and only 13% would trust a driverless car to take their children to school […]
UK could be the first country to allow hands-free driving
The Transport Secretary is considering allowing drivers to take their hands off the wheel on motorways, and let the car stick to the lane and keep a distance from the car in front. The Times reports that Grant Shapps could allow the change by the summer which it says will mean drivers could watch a […]
Football fans to get driverless shuttle
Football fans heading to watch the Milton Keynes Dons will be able to ride to the ground from a local railway station in a driverless shuttle. As part of the MK 5G Create project, the Coventry-based driverless vehicle maker Aurrigo is going to supply a ten-seater pod to take people from Bletchley Station to Stadium: […]