Daimler Trucks & Buses has established an automated truck research & development center in Portland, Oregon. This innovation facility is already working in close cooperation with existing development functions for automated driving in ...
The UK Government has launched a three-year review into driving laws in preparation for self-driving vehicles. With the detailed review, the government plans to make sure that the UK remains one of the best places in the world to develop, ...
Technology company Continental has developed a central input device to further advance the development of automated driving. The Smart Control input device informs vehicle occupants if automated driving or manual driving is possible and ...
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Japanese automaker Honda is planning to introduce Level 4 automated driving capability into its vehicles by 2025. The decision is line with the company’s plans to introduce automated freeway driving capability (SAE Level 3) into ...
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Volvo Trucks has developed a new self-steering truck which is expected to significantly boost sugar-cane harvest in Brazil. The truck, which is used to transport newly harvested sugar-cane, is steered with great precision through the ...
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German auto supplier Bosch and Dutch traffic mapping firm TomTom have created a map which uses radar signals for automated driving. The HD map has integrated Radar Road Signature layer for the localisation of vehicles in autonomous ...
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Truck manufacturers in Europe have revealed plans to introduce convoys of semi-automated trucks on European motorways before 2025. Besides setting out the timing, the ‘EU Roadmap for Truck Platooning’ also provides guidance to ...
BMW is establishing a new facility to develop connected and automated driving tech in Unterschleissheim, near Munich, Germany. The BMW iNEXT is scheduled for release in 2021 – self-driving, electric and fully connected. A whole ...
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Those hoping for another peep under the hood of Apple's mysterious car project are in luck. It's only a peep though. In a November letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a US government agency that sets and enforces ...
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Savari has signed an agreement with SAIC USA, a subsidiary of Chinese automaker SAIC Motors, to manufacture and distribute its V2X communications solutions in the Greater China and selected ASEAN countries. With this partnership, the ...
A self-driving vehicle has been tested in public for the first time in the UK. The demonstration in Milton Keynes was coordinated by the Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) and marked the completion of the LUTZ Pathfinder project, which has ...
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Bosch and TomTom to jointly demonstrate autonomous driving technology, with Bosch's demo vehicle being equipped with TomTom's HD Maps and RoadDNA technology at Australian F1 Grand Prix circuit at Albert Park. TomTom HD Map and RoadDNA are ...
The driverless truck is no longer a fanciful idea that will materialise in some future world. The technology has advanced rapidly over recent years, and I believe that we’ll see these automated vehicles on our highways in the near ...
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The Association of Global Automakers and the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA) have called upon Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to focus on safety first while changing the rules of 5.9 GHz Safety Spectrum band. ...
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Honda is showcasing its automated vehicle testing program at GoMentum Station in the US. GoMentum Station features 20 miles of paved roadway on a 5,000-acre site situated in the decommissioned zone of the Concord Naval Weapons Station ...
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