Kevin Jost

The Deep Orange 14 autonomous vehicle was engineered and developed by a team at Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) in Greenville, SC, to navigate around damaged transportation infrastructure necessary and provide reconnaissance and relief.

Its MK6 connected-vehicle solution has achieved CE certification in Europe, paving the way for its implementation in the region for the rollout of intelligent transport systems and an enabler for highly automated driving introduction.

Whittle Consulting and Pronto released a study showing that autonomous small trucks of 40-ton capacity delivered a life-of-mine net present value 30% greater than larger 100-ton manned trucks for a hypothetical ore body.

Innoviz is developing an enhanced solution including the InnovizTwo lidar, a new InnovizCore compute box, and AI-powered software solutions including an industry-first MRM system to enable Level 3 automated driving capabilities to a broader range of future vehicles.

The intent is to offer OEMs an integrated hardware/software solution based on Horizon’s Journey series of chips and compute solutions and Wind River’s cloud-to-edge portfolio to reduce time to market and cost by simplifying development and integration for applications.

The swarming farm autonomy startup’s Steward technology is aimed at allowing existing tractors to perform tasks without an operator present, allowing workers to focus on other tasks around the farm and operation while the machines run on their own.

According to Yole Intelligence, Chinese passenger car OEMs and robotaxi technology companies are driving the automotive lidar market, which is expected to grow globally to about $4.5 billion in 2028.

The technology company worked with Drivewyze and the Texas Department of Public Safety to launch the initiative on Texas interstates following the new Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance standard to help autonomous trucks handle highway weigh station inspections.

The company has created a new division led by repair industry veteran Doug Kelly aimed at fixing the fragmented and immature ADAS aftermarket that leaves drivers vulnerable to a host of potential safety issues.

The new intelligent speed assist solution allows OEMs whose vehicles already integrate the supplier’s EyeQ4- and EyeQ6 chips to meet the new regulation by updating software without any new hardware requirements.