The strategic cooperation between the two companies and SAIC Group’s Utopilot intelligent driving unit expands Hesai’s production relationship with the OEM’s Rising Auto premium passenger electric vehicle brand with the AT128.
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Driverless CarsNavigationOn RoadSafety
Autonomous vehicles may better navigate roads with high-tech pavement markers
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiSensors and microchips in pavement markers could provide road condition data and shift part of a car’s processing loads to infrastructure, says a research team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Western Michigan University.
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Autonomous BusesAutonomous ShuttlesOn RoadPublic Transportation
Hawaii to launch first autonomous electric passenger shuttle
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiThe new autonomous bus is planned to save more than 660 gallons of gas per year and decrease carbon dioxide by 13,021 pounds annually.
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Automated FleetsFleets and TrucksLast Mile DeliveryOn RoadSelf-Driving Trucks
Volvo plans to launch autonomous operations in Texas
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiAutonomous freight corridors planned between Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso and Houston.
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Machine Control & RoboticsOff RoadOn Road
Pittsburgh Robotics Network and Odense Robotics create transatlantic partnership
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe collaboration consolidates ties between two leading global robotics ecosystems to boost business growth.
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Last Mile DeliveryOn Road
Innoviz lidar enables Loxo last-mile autonomous deliveries in Switzerland
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostInnovizOne sensors are being used for Loxo’s fleet through 2024 in what is said to be the first commercial application of an autonomous last-mile delivery vehicle in Switzerland and presumably in all of Europe.
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ADASDriverless CarsOn Road
AEye updates lidar range and resolution easily with software
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe software-defined 4Sight+ dramatically increases spatial resolution by 400% and range by 20% to deliver industry-leading path-planning, obstacle avoidance, and prediction capabilities.
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On RoadTaxis and Ride SharingTest and Simulation
Zoox claims its first with purpose-built robotaxi operation on Nevada public roads
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostSince June 16, the robotaxi that operates without a steering wheel and pedals has been autonomously carrying company employees in Las Vegas, marking another big step toward commercial launch.
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ADASDriverless CarsNavigationOn RoadSafety
NoTraffic gets boost for AI-based autonomous traffic management
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThis latest $50 Million Series B funding round bolsters the company’s position as a pioneering company digitizing signalized city intersections to help better adapt infrastructure for the rise of autonomous vehicles.
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Driverless CarsOn RoadSafetyTest and Simulation
“Ghost driver” reveals what visual cues from autonomous cars may prove most helpful
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiUsing a scientist behind the steering wheel disguised as a car seat, researchers find the most expressive signals proved best.