The company’s most recent partnership with Point One Navigation, to help guide its autonomous B2B delivery fleets, builds on others with Nvidia, Arcimoto, and ElectraMeccanica aimed at solving the challenge of urban delivery and personal transportation with autonomy and teleoperation.
Kevin Jost
Kevin Jost
Kevin Jost is the Executive Editor of Autonomous Media’s Inside Autonomous Vehicles and a contributing editor to Inside Unmanned Systems and Inside GNSS. He is also Editorial Director, Founder & CEO of Futurride covering sustainable mobility. Previously, he was the Editorial Director of BNP Media’s Autonomous Vehicle Technology, and before that the long-time Editorial Director & Content Strategist at SAE International.
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Fleets and TrucksOn RoadSelf-Driving Trucks
Embark demonstrates autonomous truck emergency-vehicle interaction in Texas
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe “first-ever” public demonstration of an autonomous truck being pulled over by law enforcement in a routine traffic stop on a public highway marks completion of 12 of 16 milestones on the company’s capabilities roadmap and bringing the Embark Driver closer to commercialization in 2024.
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Last Mile DeliveryOff Road
Ottonomy closes funding round, announces Ottobot 2.0
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostNew investments from Connetic Ventures and others will enable the autonomous robotics delivery startup to develop its business and launch the latest version of its fully autonomous robot as it looks to rollout to airports, curbsides, and last-mile deliveries.
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ADASDriverless CarsOn RoadTaxis and Ride Sharing
Innoviz to supply VW’s CARIAD in major Tier 1 LiDAR deal
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe LiDAR maker will provide InnovizTwo sensors and perception software to Volkswagen’s software unit for some of its brand segments for advanced ADAS features, with the direct-to-OEM deal expected to influence more car makers to follow the supply decision in their autonomous vehicle programs.
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ADASDriverless CarsOn RoadTaxis and Ride Sharing
Baidu reveals low-cost Level 4 AV for 2023 deployment on Apollo Go
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe company says that the Apollo RT6 autonomous vehicle is ready to provide driverless service as the company moves toward a future in which taking a robotaxi will be half the cost of taking a taxi today.
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ADASDriverless CarsOn RoadTest and Simulation
New steering system strengthens ZF’s by-wire portfolio
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe company says that its vehicle motion control portfolio and systems expertise across braking, steering, and active suspension uniquely positions it to realize fully automated by-wire vehicle control, with its new steer-by-wire beginning production with multiple OEMs starting next year.
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Automated FleetsAutonomous ShuttlesOn RoadTaxis and Ride Sharing
May Mobility strengthens AV mission of driver-out operations in 2023
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe autonomous vehicle technology company closed a $111 million Series C funding round and is beginning development on Toyota’s next-generation e-Palette mobility platform.
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Autonomous BusesDefense UGVDriverless CarsMachine Control & RoboticsOff RoadOn RoadPublic TransportationVehicles
Robotic Research Accelerates Commercial Autonomy Applications
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostA company with military application roots is leveraging two decades of autonomous mobility experience to…
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Driverless CarsOff RoadOn RoadSafety
Hexagon’s Michael Ritter discusses assured positioning for safe autonomy
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostAt his keynote during the HxGN LIVE Global 2022 event in Las Vegas, Michael Ritter,…
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ADASAutomated FleetsDriverless CarsOn RoadTaxis and Ride Sharing
One-year-old Zeekr 001 already getting major updates
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostWith a record-setting sales pace for an EV startup in China, the company’s first vehicle is getting a world-first 7-nm automotive application chip and a major OTA update for improved cockpit interface, driver comfort, and smart driving technologies.