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San Francisco officials want the CPUC to slow robotaxi authorisations

Ryan Daws — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 13:17:04 +0000

San Francisco officials have sent letters to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) expressing their concerns over the pace of robotaxi deployments. Driverless vehicle giants Cruise and Waymo have significant expansion plans for their respective operations in San Francisco. However, their existing deployments have been causing some problems for the city. Some of the reported... Read more »

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Uber launches hailing of Motional robotaxis in Las Vegas

Ryan Daws — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 12:57:47 +0000

Uber users in Las Vegas can now hail Motional’s robotaxis for autonomous trips around Sin City. “Today, Motional becomes the first AV company to conduct all-electric autonomous rides on the Uber network for public passengers,” said Akshay Jaising, Motional’s VP of Commercialisation. The vehicles used for the rides will be adapted Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric... Read more »

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Waymo launches 24/7 autonomous ride-hailing service in San Francisco

Ryan Daws — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:25:33 +0000

Alphabet subsidiary Waymo has launched San Francisco’s first 24/7 fully-autonomous ride-hailing service. Earlier this month, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) granted Waymo a permit to participate in the state’s pilot initiative to provide “driverless” autonomous vehicle (AV) passenger service to the public. “We are seeing momentum build in this space and are working to... Read more »

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AutoX wins the race to build China’s first Level 4 robotaxi production line

Ryan Daws — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 10:47:38 +0000

Alibaba-backed AutoX has won the race to build the first Level 4 robotaxi production line in China. Level 4 “mind off” driverless vehicles are fully autonomous and can handle complex urban driving situations. However, a human driver must be available and in a fit state to take control if required. If the human driver does... Read more »

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Road to Success: Ericsson’s connected car report highlights ‘significant’ opportunities

Ryan Daws — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 14:10:45 +0000

Ericsson has released a connected car report highlighting a number of “significant” monetisation opportunities for car manufacturers. The report – Connected Cars: Succeeding in the midst of economic and societal transformation – also examines some of the challenges faced by automotive OEMs as they seek to secure their place in a world that’s rapidly changing. Statista... Read more »

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AutoX’s driverless taxis reach 100 consecutive days of operation

Ryan Daws — Fri, 07 May 2021 15:31:27 +0000

Alibaba-backed autonomous vehicle firm AutoX has now operated a driverless taxi service for 100 consecutive days. The service has been operating without a safety driver on the roads of Shenzhen, the most population-dense city in China. Professor Jianxiong Xiao, Founder and CEO of AutoX, said: “The first 100 days have been a huge step forward... Read more »

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Nuro receives first permit to operate self-driving cars commercially in California

Ryan Daws — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 12:56:41 +0000

California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has awarded Nuro the state’s first commercial permit for self-driving cars. The permit allows Nuro to operate its autonomous vehicles commercially on the roads of two counties near the company’s Bay Area headquarters. Nuro says it will soon announce its first commercial deployment with an “established” partner. The company’s... Read more »

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Vodafone builds a 5G network for HORIBA MIRA to test connected cars

Ryan Daws — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 17:03:23 +0000

Vodafone has built a private 5G network for the automotive experts at HORIBA MIRA to test connected cars. The high speeds and low latency of 5G networks are unlocking new possibilities for connected vehicles. HORIBA MIRA partnered with Vodafone to deploy a 5G network at its Midlands headquarters so it can explore and develop some... Read more »

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Arm unveils new solutions for IoT and automotive applications

Ryan Daws — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 13:00:46 +0000

Arm has unveiled new computing solutions designed for improving autonomy in IoT and automotive settings. Arm has announced a suite of new IP including the Arm Cortex-A78AE CPU, Mali-G78AE GPU, and Mali-C71AE ISP. Each will work in tandem with supporting software and tools to enhance the autonomous workload capabilities of silicon providers and OEMs. Chet... 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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