Ford and Argo AI today released details about its fourth-generation self-driving test vehicle. Built on the 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid, the vehicle has everything needed to standup a self-driving service, the Detroit automaker said. It’s equipped with an improved battery system, new sensors, and sensor cleaning technology. The previous three generations of test vehicles used… Read More »
By John Davis, Chief Engineer, Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC A fourth-generation self-driving test vehicle from Ford and Argo AI Launching a self-driving service is complex. Many different pieces need to come together to create a trusted and scalable self-driving service that provides value to customers and the cities they operate in. At Ford, we are taking a… Read More »
The concept of “driverless” had existed for decades, and as time went on, it became a reality. And it is emerging to be the norm in the next decade. Especially because of Google’s most surprising startup – Waymo. This company originally started off as a self-driving car project but has made a name of itself.… Read More »
Lyft Level 5 recently published an amazing overview of their PyTorch-based machine learning pipeline. Continue reading on Self-Driving Cars » Read the original article
Cruise CEO Dan Amman announced yesterday that his company will test fully driverless vehicles on the streets of San Francisco “before the… Continue reading on Self-Driving Cars » Read the original article
Velodyne Lidar Announces World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology Agenda Free Virtual Event Promotes How AVs and ADAS Advance Safety and Safe Communities SAN JOSE, Calif. (October 14, 2020) – Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR) today announced the agenda for the third annual World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology (WSS) that will address vehicle autonomy and advanced driver… Read More »
Autonomous shuttle manufacturer EasyMile has launched what it claims is the first autonomous tow tractor dedicated to material handling within a private site. TractEasy is designed for use at a factory or a logistics center, and is able to operate both inside and outside in a complex urban-like environment. EasyMile says it is building on… Read More »
Parking at the airport could soon be less stressful. Bosch, Mercedes-Benz, and the parking garage operator Apcoa want to introduce driverless and highly automated parking on Level 4 of Stuttgart airport. The automated valet parking (AVP) system co-developed by Bosch and Mercedes-Benz is to be made ready for commercial operation and will provide the world’s… Read More »
Volvo Cars has appointed Ödgärd Andersson as the new Chief Executive of its Autonomous Drive (AD) Software Development Company, which is called Zenseact. The appointment of Ödgärd Andersson, currently Chief Digital Officer at Volvo Cars, will come into effect on November 1. Zenseact was formed recently as a new entity wholly owned by Volvo Cars,… Read More »
Cruise, the self-driving car subsidiary of GM that also has backing from SoftBank Vision Fund, Honda and T. Rowe Price & Associates, has been issued a permit from California regulators that will allow it to test driverless vehicles on public roads in San Francisco. The California DMV, the agency that regulates autonomous vehicle testing in… Read More »