Hyundai and Aptiv redeploy autonomous vehicles to deliver meals to vulnerable people in Las Vegas
The Hyundai-Aptiv Driving Joint Venture, a collaboration between Hyundai and Aptiv (formerly Delphi) to develop autonomous vehicle...
Read MoreAs Waymo resumes self-driving tests, backup drivers are still worried about the virus
Waymo is planning to resume testing its autonomous vehicles in Arizona on May 11th, nearly two months after pausing its robotaxi service...
Read MoreHow does Tesla Autopilot handle a typical daily commute?
It’s dark and raining, plus the traffic is relatively heavy at times. Tesla owner and popular YouTube influencer Andy Slye takes us...
Read MoreLet’stalk LiDAR
Over the next few months, you’re going to hear “LiDAR” thrown around a lot in tech. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is, in its...
Read MoreOpen source and automotive safety critical systems: What are the tradeoffs?
As discussed in “Linux Beat IBM IBM, Will Open-Source Software Beat Waymo And Tesla TSLA,” the power of open source systems to...
Read MoreVCs are gearing up for a post-pandemic auto industry
It’s been a nerve-wracking few years for the traditional auto industry given the surge of ride-hailing startups and the expansion of Tesla...
Read MoreCan robotaxis ease public transport fears in China?
The rise of self-driving taxis in China comes at a time when people are nervous about taking public transport. Robotaxi providers plan to...
Read MoreVideo Friday: Robot startup Refraction AI testing contactless food delivery
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your Automaton bloggers. We’ll also be posting a weekly...
Read MoreMore than autonomy: V2X is about a safer, smarter mobility ecosystem
There will inevitably be a time when vehicles possessing partial if not full autonomous capabilities will share the road with those that...
Read MoreAs Waymo resumes self-driving tests, backup drivers are still worried about the virus
Waymo is planning to resume testing its autonomous vehicles in Arizona on May 11th, nearly two months after pausing its robotaxi service...
Read MoreCutting through the self-driving hype
As recently as March 2020, AI analyst Emerj pointed out that despite the bullish public pronouncements of the auto industry CEOs it is...
Read MoreDiscover China: Self-driving taxi service promotes smart travel
CHANGSHA, May 6 (Xinhua) — Liu Xinlin, 22, experienced her first ride in a self-driving taxi in Changsha, capital of central...
Read MoreGatik adds autonomous box trucks to its ‘middle mile’ game plan
Gatik, the autonomous vehicle startup focused on the ‘middle mile’ of logistics, has added box trucks to its fleet as Walmart and other...
Read MoreLearning about autonomous-vehicle test and design technology
Autonomous vehicles include everything from drones to self-driving cars. Designing and testing of these systems can be a challenge....
Read MoreSimulation is key to real-world autonomous driving
Relying on real-world autonomous vehicles road tests would make them less safe, says Dr Luca Castignani, Chief Automotive Strategist, MSC...
Read MoreVolvo to use Luminar’s lidar in production vehicles to unlock automated driving on highways
Volvo Cars will start producing vehicles in 2022 that are equipped with lidar and a perception stack — technology developed by Silicon...
Read MoreVideo game developers helping drive Oxbotica’s development of future autonomous vehicles
Oxbotica, is employing world-leading video game developers who have worked on some of the highest-rated titles of the last decade to...
Read MoreStartupoffers parking autonomy to almost any vehicle
The popular Hyundai commercial for its Smart Park system that aired during this year’s Super Bowl got a lot of people taking on a Boston...
Read MoreThe relentless startup fast-tracking Ford’s self-driving cars
LIKE THE RESIDENTS of many cities that boomed before the advent of cars—and before the arrival of the coronavirus—the people of Pittsburgh...
Read MoreFord shares a year’s worth of self-driving car data
Self-driving vehicles require massive amounts of data, which can be difficult to obtain without vehicles equipped with cameras and LiDAR...
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