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Cruise is ‘days away’ from Origin robotaxi mass production

Ryan Daws — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 15:34:11 +0000

General Motors’ Factory Zero in Detroit and Hamtramck are on the cusp of mass-producing the Cruise Origin, a driverless vehicle designed to transport up to six passengers. Cruise is GM’s self-driving subsidiary headquartered in San Francisco, which already operates in several cities across the US. The Cruise Origin is devoid of manual steering controls or... Read more »

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Huawei demotes AV chief following comments Tesla is ‘killing’ people

Ryan Daws — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 15:19:11 +0000

Huawei has issued a media statement saying that it has demoted its autonomous vehicle chief following his controversial public comments about Tesla. Su Jing, Director of Intelligent Driving Products at Huawei, was told to clear his current desk after “inappropriate” comments. During the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai earlier this month, Su said: “Everyone... Read more »

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AutoX debuts ‘Gen5’ of its fully driverless robotaxis

Ryan Daws — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 10:54:26 +0000

Alibaba-backed autonomous driving leader AutoX has debuted “Gen5” of its fully driverless robotaxis. The latest generation system is able to safely navigate China’s complex urban driving situations using its 50 sensors and vehicle control unit packing 2200 TOPS of computing power. Dr Jianxiong Xiao, CEO and Founder of AutoX, said: “Safety is our number one... Read more »

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Robotaxi market heats up as Pony.ai unveils its next-gen sensing platform

Ryan Daws — Mon, 10 May 2021 16:57:12 +0000

Pony.ai has unveiled a next-gen sensing platform for the company’s autonomous vehicles that brings enhanced capabilities in a much-improved design. The new system was designed in collaboration with Luminar Technologies and removes the need for the unsightly cone-shaped LiDAR found on the roofs of most driverless vehicles. James Peng, CEO and Founder of Pony.ai, said:... Read more »

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Honda partners with AutoX to test autonomous vehicles on public roads

Ryan Daws — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:17:08 +0000

Honda is collaborating with level-4 autonomous driving pioneer AutoX to test autonomous vehicles on public roads. As part of the trials, Honda ACCORD and INSPIRE models will be fitted with AutoX’s technology and deployed on roads in some of China’s most populated cities. The demanding real-world tests are intended to help Honda deepen its understanding... Read more »

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Intel’s Mobileye will launch a fully autonomous delivery service in 2023

Ryan Daws — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:03:53 +0000

Intel subsidiary Mobileye is partnering with autonomous vehicle manufacturer Udelv to launch a fully autonomous delivery service in 2023. “Our deal with Udelv is significant for its size, scope and rapid deployment timeline, demonstrating our ability to deliver Mobileye Drive for commercial use now and in volume,” said Prof. Amnon Shashua, Mobileye president and CEO.... Read more »

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World-leading autonomous car development hub nears completion

Ryan Daws — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 17:09:27 +0000

A world-leading development hub for autonomous cars is nearing completion in Nuneaton, UK. Built by automotive engineering giant HORIBA MIRA, the facility aims to offer a complete environment for autonomous vehicles from concept to on-road testing. The facility is known as ASSURED CAV and promises to be “globally-unique” in providing support for all stages of... Read more »

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Baidu’s robotaxi service Apollo Go hits the streets of Beijing

Ryan Daws — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:05:56 +0000

Chinese tech giant Baidu’s robotaxi service, Apollo Go, has launched in Beijing following successful trials in other cities. Apollo Go previously launched in the cities of Changsha and Cangzhou back in August. The expansion to Beijing marks the first driverless car services operating in the capital. Zhenyu Li, Corporate Vice President of Baidu and General... Read more »

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Study: Americans believe driverless cars are ‘not ready for primetime’

Ryan Daws — Tue, 19 May 2020 13:23:21 +0000

A new study has found that Americans still distrust self-driving cars and believe they are “not ready for primetime”. The research comes from Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE), a coalition of self-driving car industry players and nonprofits which aim to boost the public’s sentiment towards autonomous vehicles. Cars provide us with freedom and we... Read more »

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NVIDIA DRIVE shifts to Ampere architecture, supports Level 5 self-driving

Ryan Daws — Fri, 15 May 2020 10:26:36 +0000

NVIDIA is shifting its autonomous car platform DRIVE over to its brand new Ampere architecture. The capabilities of DRIVE are expanding significantly. DRIVE is no longer just an entry-level ADAS (Advanced driver-assistance systems) solution and can now support complete Level 5 autonomous driving like robotaxis. DRIVE will now use NVIDIA’s Ampere GPUs which promise to... Read more »

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