Driverless Cars

The 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.

The ET25 in-cabin lidar is engineered to be placed behind the windshield, enabling car designers to overcome the limitations of most lidars on production and concept cars that have been roof-mounted and go back to sleeker designs with better aerodynamics.

The new collaboration will help Oxbotica simulate and test its autonomous vehicle operating system.

AIs trained to become horrible drivers can greatly slash costs of AV safety validation, according to researchers at University of Michigan, who are developing a new system that could help reduce the number of miles needed for testing by 99.99%.

Recent deals with AVES Reality and B-Design3D, along with higher-performance Sensor Simulation (SensorSim) PC HPP, enable better sensor and algorithm validation in simulated real-world environments to extend the company’s Aurelion offering and get AVs on the road faster.

Manju Hegde of the Austin, TX-based radar startup explained to IAV the tech behind the first fully automotive qualified, 4D digital imaging radar-on-chip used in Magna’s Icon Digital Radar that to power the Intelligent Pilot ADAS on the Fisker Ocean electric SUV that debuted late last year.

The virtual development platform is getting expanded use across nearly three dozen BMW Group factories worldwide, but the most significant automotive news from the developer conference is BYD’s planned use of Nvidia’s Drive Orin for a more standardized software platform in a broader range of vehicles.

New Ford subsidiary draws more than 500 employees from recently disbanded Argo AI.

The next-generation Ultra Cruise advanced driver assistance system on the upcoming Cadillac Celestiq is engineered to ultimately enable hands-free driving in 95% of all driving scenarios thanks to help from suppliers like Qualcomm, Infineon, Cepton, and FocalPoint.

At its Investor Day 2023, Tesla gave a four-hour deep dive at Gigafactory Texas on its Master Plan 3 for creating a sustainable energy future, which included some insight on recent developments in Autopilot and Full Self Driving and preparations for switching on its future robotaxi fleet.