The software development kit for its Phoenix ADAS/AD high-performance computer, which combines its Scorpio AI processor with the Renesas R-Car V4H ASIL D support processor, gives customers the software tools to port their AI perception networks and autonomous driving functions to the platform.
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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Machine Control & RoboticsOff Road
ABI Research assesses the autonomous forklift vendor landscape
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostBased on eight criteria, the global technology intelligence firm assessed Balyo, Teradyne, Seegrid, and SEER as the top four market leaders.
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Machine Control & RoboticsOff Road
Inside Thoro’s next-generation autonomous mobile robot development
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThis week during a Cascadia Connect RAAI Conference-related tour the industry will get an inside look at where the Pittsburgh-based spinoff will develop the next generation of the technology behind the Nilfisk’s Liberty SC50 autonomous scrubber and Big Joe Forklifts Pallet Mover.
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Automated FleetsFleets and TrucksOn RoadSelf-Driving Trucks
Arbe and Weifu 4D imaging radar to power DiDi’s KargoBot L4 autonomous trucks
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostWeifu will develop and produce the 4D imaging radars with Arbe’s chipset for KargoBot’s L4-level self-driving trucks and hybrid driverless solution of an assisted human-driven pilot truck followed by multiple L4 autonomous trucks.
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ADASDriverless CarsOn RoadSafetyTest and Simulation
BMW i5 and other 5 Series to get automated lane changes via eye activation
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostAs final testing for the eight-generation car and its all-electric version wraps up, news breaks that fine-tuning of suspension control and driver assistance systems will result in the “world-first” automation feature.
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Automated FleetsOn Road
May Mobility and Via launch Arizona on-demand autonomous public transit service
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostIts latest deployment, designed to serve older adults in Sun City, adds to the company’s recent Moovit deal aimed at delivering shared AV solutions and launch of its third-generation AV system, as it prepares to launch driverless commercial operations by the end of the year.
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AgricultureMachine Control & RoboticsOff Road
John Deere prepares the field for Level 5 autonomy
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostRecent technologies like ExactShot, See & Spray Ultimate, and 8R autonomous tractor are just elements of Deere’s ambitious vision for agriculture as it works toward a goal of full machine autonomy for tilling, planting, applying herbicides/nutrients, and harvesting by the end of the decade.
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ADASDriverless Cars
Cepton unveils ultra-slim lidar for windshield integration
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe lidar maker calls its new Vista-X90 Plus the world’s smallest adaptive long-range lidar for windshield integration designed for OEMs to enable next-generation ADAS at a target price below $500 in automotive volumes.
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Arbe CEO Kobi Marenko writes about Euro NCAP’s Vision 2030 to improve automotive safety and the role of sensing technology for a future of zero fatalities from vehicle collisions.
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ADASDriverless CarsOn RoadTest and Simulation
Politecnico di Milano preps autonomous Maserati for the 1000 Miglia
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe university is leading the 1000-MAD project that sees a Maserati MC20 Cielo retrofitted with “robo-driver” technology that will travel the entire 1000 Miglia route in June with a human co-driver in preparation for the more ambitious goal of driving the entire 2024 race in autonomous mode.