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Montreal announces plans to test out driverless buses this summer

Posted on Aug 3, 2018 in Buses, News

Montreal’s Olympic Park is going to feel like an episode of The Jetsons. The city and transit company Transdev have announced a new...

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Autonomous driving Lidar pilot program announced by CEA Tech, Transdev, IRT Nanoelec

Posted on Aug 3, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

A pilot program to characterize and assess lidar sensors to improve performance and safety of autonomous vehicles has been announced by...

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Communications protocols proliferate in the drive toward autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 2, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Perspective

It’s not news that the electronic content of an automobile takes up an ever-increasing percentage of its cost. In fact, it is estimated...

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CAD webinar series (XI): The L3Pilot project – a methodology for piloting automated driving on European roads

Posted on Aug 2, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Knowledge Center, Technology, Trucks, Webinars

L3Pilot is a European research project co-funded by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 programme. The project is led by Volkswagen...

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Optimising the human centric experience by improving ADAS performance

Posted on Aug 2, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Knowledge Center, Technology, Trucks, Webinars

AVL’s Erich Ramschak explains how the company’s technology is used for the calibration and testing of assisted driving features....

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Future-proofing to secure the connected automotive ecosystem

Posted on Aug 2, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Knowledge Center, Technology, Trucks, Webinars

Stacy Janes, Chief Security Architect at Irdeto, discusses the critical role future-proofing plays in protecting automotive systems from...

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Winners revealed in Govt £12.1m autonomous vehicle giveaway

Posted on Aug 1, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Finance, News, Trucks

The Government has announced the winners of a collaborative R&D competition for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), with £12.1m...

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Preparing for automated vehicles: Traffic safety issues for states

Posted on Aug 1, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Knowledge Center, Policy & Regulation, Reports, Trucks

Governors Highway Safety Association, August 1, 2018 Automated vehicles will bring new and perhaps unanticipated traffic safety issues to...

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Analog Devices and B-Secur collaborate on biometric technologies

Posted on Jul 31, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

Analog Devices (ADI) and B-Secur have joined up to develop a complete biometric authentication solution for use in automotive vehicles....

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HK’s autonomous vehicle sector getting a boost

Posted on Jul 30, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Trucks

The Hong Kong Productivity Council and its Automotive Parts and Accessory System (APAS) R&D Centre have promised to strengthen their...

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Armidale Regional Council wins first regional trial of new driverless bus technology, due to start at the end of the year

Posted on Jul 26, 2018 in Buses, News

Armidale Regional Council has committed $100,000 to a three-phase trial of a driverless shuttle service, the first of its kind in regional...

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Anticipating the regional impacts of connected and automated vehicle travel in Austin, Texas

Posted on Jul 26, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Knowledge Center, Reports, Trucks

University of Texas, July 26, 2018 Automated vehicles are undergoing very rapid development and have potential to revolutionize the...

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AECOM trials driverless pods

Posted on Jul 25, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News

AECOM’s Capri consortium has launched driverless pod trials at Filton Airfield, hoping to pave the way for greater use of the connected...

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EEMBC to license autonomous driving benchmark suite

Posted on Jul 25, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

Industry consortium EEMBC is now making its ADASMark autonomous driving benchmark suite available for licensing. The benchmarks provide a...

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UNLV collab to position Nevada as autonomous mobility leader

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Trucks

A new partnership between UNLV, the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), and Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation...

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Mike Schagrin, former US DOT connected and autonomous vehicle leader joins McCain

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News, Trucks

Connected and automated vehicle (CAV) expert and former U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) ITS Joint Program Office (JPO)...

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UK launches autonomous driving study. BMW chief claims full self-driving will not be permitted

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Buses, Cars, News

The UK has begun a three-year-long study designed to assess current laws regarding autonomous driving and recommend future legal policies...

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Autonomous vehicle implementation predictions

Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Knowledge Center, Reports, Trucks

Victoria Transport Policy Institute, July 24, 2018 This report explores autonomous (also called self-driving, driverless or robotic)...

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Cisco and UCL plan to build a £77m AI research centre

Posted on Jul 23, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Finance, News, Trucks

Cisco is set to pump $100 million (£76.8 million) into building one of the world’s largest AI research centres with University...

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Stagecoach and Alexander Dennis Limited developing UK’s first full-sized driverless bus

Posted on Jul 23, 2018 in Buses, News

Transport operator Stagecoach has confirmed it has partnered with bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis Limited and tech company Fusion...

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