‘Internet-connected vehicles number one application by 2020’
The rapid pace of digitisation is transforming the component-driven automotive sector to a software- and solutions-focussed industry, accelerated by consumers’ evolving digital lifestyle expectations and demands for new and innovative services. By 2020, internet-connected vehicles...Read more
Toward visible-light-based imaging for autonomous vehicles
MIT researchers have developed a technique for recovering visual information from light that has scattered because of interactions with the environment — such as passing through human tissue. The technique could lead to to computer...Read more
New alliance for connected and automated driving
At a Round Table on Connected and Automated Driving, the automotive and telecom industries have formally announced the creation of Europe’s first Automotive-Telecom Alliance. The Alliance includes six leading sectorial associations, as well as 37...Read more
NVIDIA and TomTom develop mapping system for self-driving cars
NVIDIA and TomTom (TOM2), the Dutch mapping and navigation group, announced on Friday they are partnering to develop artificial intelligence to create a cloud-to-car mapping system for self-driving cars. The work combines TomTom’s extensive HD map...Read more
Torn between need for safety and desire for control
Self-driving technology is on the rise and developments are being reported on an almost daily basis. However, new research from Kelley Blue Book reveals that Americans are most comfortable with the vehicles currently on the...Read more
Partnership expands self-driving taxi trial in Singapore
nuTonomy, a software developer for self-driving cars, and ride-hailing app Grab announced a partnership to expand nuTonomy’s ongoing public trial of self-driving cars in Singapore. The trial will give select Grab users a chance to...Read more
Renault-Nissan buys software developer Sylpheo
The Renault-Nissan Alliance is acquiring the French software-development company Sylpheo to accelerate the expansion of its connected vehicle and mobility services programs. The Alliance will launch more than 10 vehicles with autonomous drive technology by 2020. The...Read more
Roboat expected in Amsterdam waters in 2017
In a collaboration with researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS Institute) has started the world’s first major research program on autonomous floating vessels in metropolitan...Read more
‘Reserve 150 mile stretch of highway for self-driving cars’
A group of tech industry veterans in Seattle wants to ban human drivers from a 150-mile stretch of Interstate 5 and reserve it for self-driving cars, trucks and buses. They released their plan during a...Read more
Boston will test autonomous vehicles on city streets
Boston will partner up with the World Economic Forum to explore autonomous technologies in the city, Mayor Marty Walsh announced Wednesday. The collaboration will include a year-long engagement focused on creating policy recommendations and supporting...Read more