It is applying its in-house vehicle, software, and autonomous driving hardware to a collaboration with UPS on an autonomous electric cargo vehicle pilot program in the UK and with the European Institute for Innovation and Technology to test driverless public transport in Europe and Milton Keynes.
Public Transportation
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ADASDriverless CarsOn RoadPublic TransportationTaxis and Ride Sharing
Widespread AV adoption remains at least a decade away, according to S&P Global Mobility
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostForecasters still see long-term adoption in certain segments, with mobility-as-a-service and robotaxis expected to lead the transition to an autonomous vehicle future, while broad deployments of Level 2+ and Level 3 automated driving systems will reach at least 31% of new vehicle sales globally by 2035.
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On RoadTaxis and Ride Sharing
Autonomous vehicles will soon be safer than humans, reports IDTechEx
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostAccording to James Jeffs, Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, the rate of autonomous technology improvement demonstrates the potential for them to far exceed human levels of safety in the future.
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Off RoadRail
Parallel Systems reveals 2nd-gen autonomous battery-electric rail vehicle
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe startup plans to integrate its vehicles into the existing rail network alongside conventional freight trains, setting the path for customer testing on U.S. railways and its long-term goal of decarbonizing freight on rail.
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Autonomous ShuttlesOn Road
Schaeffler and VDL to team on self-driving shuttles
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostAt the IAA Mobility 2023 show next week, Schaeffler will exhibit the first electric demonstrator and its electrification and steering technology and the plans for Mobileye to provide its SAE Level 4 autonomous driving system.
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Automated FleetsAutonomous ShuttlesOn RoadTaxis and Ride Sharing
SAE releases latest best practice for automated vehicle safety
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThis week’s best practice for developing ADS safety performance thresholds based on human driving behavior follows last month’s publication for continuous monitoring and improvement after deployment, as its Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium accelerates support for AV advancement.
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Autonomous ShuttlesOff RoadPublic Transportation
Beep launches autonomous shuttle pilot in Orlando
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiThe new pilot program will run for six months in downtown Orlando’s Creative Village.
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Automated FleetsFleets and TrucksOn RoadPublic TransportationSelf-Driving TrucksTaxis and Ride Sharing
Waymo driving away from trucking
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiGoogle’s sibling Waymo is focusing on robo-taxis instead of autonomous trucking.
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ADASAutomated FleetsDriverless CarsOn RoadTaxis and Ride Sharing
Big changes in lidar leaders for cars and robotaxis
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostAccording 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.
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Volkswagen conducts first autonomous driving tests with passengers in Munich
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostIts Commercial Vehicles unit is using a fleet of self-driving prototypes based on the ID. Buzz on German roads with ridesharing subsidiary MOIA, with simultaneous testing of identical prototypes in North America aimed at external mobility and transport sector companies.