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Ontario Gives Green Signal to Self Driving Testing on Its Roads

Oct 15, 2015

Ontario is set to become the first Canadian state to allow testing of self driving cars on public roads, starting January 1st 2016. The Canadian Ministry of Transportation said that at present around 100 companies and institutions are ...

Tags: self driving cars, Connected Vehicle, Automated Vehicle

Self-Driving Vehicles Will Be on Roads

Apr 13, 2015

Don't panic if you see a driver in a moving car with no hands on the wheel because chances are the vehicle is self-driving. Such scenes, previously only found in fiction, are likely to be reality very soon. In late March, Volvo ...

Tags: BMW, Volvo, Transportation

Electric Vehicles Development

Apr 9, 2015

Electric vehicles have been developing rapidly from the original hybrids, to parallel/serial and plug-in hybrids through the optimization of power drive designs. Since then, the industry has been able to develop all-electric models as the ...

Tags: Electric Vehicles, Global Trends, Audi

Volvo Cars Attempt to Launch Self-Driving Cars on Public Roads

Feb 26, 2015

Volvo Cars introduced a system designed to integrate self-driving cars into real traffic, with ordinary people behind the wheels. Volvo's new production-viable autonomous driving system uses cloud-based positioning systems, intelligent ...

Tags: Volvo Cars, Self-Driving Cars

Volvo Has Been Testing Efficacy of Magnets to Keep Self-Driving Cars Moving Safely on Road

Mar 14, 2014

Volvo has been testing the efficacy of magnets to keep self-driving cars moving safely on the road. The idea is for magnets to help the cars identify where they need to be in lanes. The Volvo Car Group tested how well the road magnets in ...

Tags: Auto, technology, GPS positioning

Swedish Automobile Manufacturer Volvo Car Group Has Completed a Research

Mar 13, 2014

Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group has completed a research which uses magnets to help the self-driving car determine its position. Conducted in a strategic co-operation with the Swedish Transport Administration, the project ...

Tags: magnets, ferrite magnets, on-board sensor technology

DARPA Responded by Launching Its Biggest and Most Ambitious Robot R&D Program Yet

Jan 3, 2014

"Where are the robots?" That was what many people were asking when events at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant spiraled out of control in March 2011. With deadly levels of radiation collecting inside the damaged reactors, attempting to ...

Tags: robots, U.S.Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

NXP Further Development in Asia

Oct 8, 2013

NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced that it has strengthened its presence in Asia by establishing Singapore as its Global Headquarters for Standard Products, Global Headquarters for Operations, and ASEAN Headquarters for Sales & Marketing. ...

Tags: Semiconductors, Lighting

Slew of New Technologies Set to Either Be Released

Sep 26, 2013

A slew of new technologies set to either be released or to go mainstream over the next decade will transform the data centre, a transformation that will go hand-in-hand with a wider revolution in computing that will demand faster and more ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

Smart Machines, Cognitive Computing and The "Internet of Things" in Hype Cycle for 2013

Aug 26, 2013

Smart machines, cognitive computing and the "internet of things" all feature highly in Gartner's latest Hype Cycle for 2013, the analyst group's long-range examination of emerging technologies. Innovative emerging technologies highlighted ...

Tags: 3D Printing, software, Computer Products

Driverless Cars Is Not Yet at a Stage That It Can Be Authorized for Use by The Public

May 31, 2013

Self-driving vehicle technology is not yet at a stage that it can be authorized for use by the public for general driving, according to a U.S. Department of Transportation recommendation to state governments. If a state decides to permit ...

Tags: Road Safety, Driverless Car

NHTSA Has Revealed a New Policy Regarding The Development of The Automated Vehicles

May 31, 2013

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT's) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has revealed a new policy regarding the development of the automated vehicles in the region. The policy includes plans for research on ...

Tags: Automated Vehicle, Department of Transportation

California Has Subscribed a New Bill That Will Bring Across Driverless Cars in The State

Dec 25, 2012

California has signed a new bill that will bring across self-driving (driverless) cars in the state. California Governor Jerry Brown said that the state is looking at science-fiction becoming tomorrow's reality. "Anyone who gets inside ...

Tags: self driving car, car, vehicles, Motor Vehicles

Volvo Is Testing The Self-Driving Car Technology in Normal Traffic Condition in Spain

May 30, 2012

Swedish car maker Volvo is testing the self-driving car technology in normal traffic condition in a public motorway in Spain to validate its effectiveness. During the trial, the convoy was led by a truck driven by professional driver, ...

Tags: Volvo, Driving Car Technology, Auto Parts

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