Our Autonomous Future: The Outlook for Driverless Vehicles
Driverless or not, safety continues to be both the biggest motivator for automotive manufacturers to invest in the autonomous vehicle, as well as the biggest driver for consumers to question the technology.
Autonomous Vehicle Testing: ‘Not In My Town,’ Report Says
A new study on autonomous vehicle testing shows that a large part of the public agrees that the testing is needed, but doesn’t want it happening in their own neighborhoods.
Ford Creates ‘Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC’
The new organization is charged with accelerating its AV business to capitalize on market opportunities.
GM, Waymo, Daimler-Bosch Leading in Autonomous Vehicle Development
Navigant research has analyzed 19 of the major players autonomous driving and found GM, Waymo and Daimler-Bosch to be out in front.
Peterbilt Autonomous Truck to be displayed at CES 2018
A Peterbilt Model 579 autonomous truck will be on display from Jan. 9-12 at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Fisker, Hakim Unique Group to Create Autonomous Shuttle
Fisker, an electric vehicle design and technology manufacturer, has teamed up with the China-based Hakim Unique Group, a conglomerate possessing global smart city infrastructure expertise, to develop the world’s most appealing autonomous shuttle for smart cities across the globe.
Hunter Releases Semi-Autonomous Tire Changer
Hunter Engineering is showcasing their new technology, the Revolution tire changer with “WalkAway” capability. The unit features 80-seconds of autonomous bead breaking and demounting that can be performed without an operator present.
Goodyear Teams Up with Tesloop in Autonomous Testing
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is equipping Tesloop, a city-to-city mobility service that exclusively uses Tesla electric vehicles, with wireless sensors in its tires to improve overall tire management and maximize uptime for its growing fleet.
Denso, Toshiba Partner to Develop Autonomous Vehicle Technology
Denso Corp. and Toshiba Corp. have partnered to jointly develop an artificial intelligence technology called Deep Neural Network-Intellectual Property (DNN-IP) to help advance driver assistance and automated driving technologies. The new technology will be used in image recognition systems that have been developed independently by the two companies. According to Denso, DNN is an algorithm
IHS Predicts Early U.S. Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles
The United States is expected to be one of the earliest countries to deploy autonomous vehicles, according to IHS Automotive. According to IHS research, deployment will begin with several thousand autonomous vehicles in 2020. Forecasts anticipate this number to grow to 4.5 million vehicles by 2035. ”Future mobility will connect and combine many different modes
