Public Transportation

Its Ioniq 5 robotaxis have added Las Vegas autonomous rides at night, a remote vehicle assistance system helps with complex road scenarios, and passengers can control certain vehicle functions with their ride-hail app.

Wireless charging firm WiTricity is partnering with YuTong Bus, the number one bus brand in China, marking what is said to be the first-ever commercial wireless charging of autonomous buses.

After California’s approval last week, the company’s robotaxi can transport employees on a public route between its two main office buildings, traveling up to 35 mph, and handling left-hand and right-hand turns, bi-directional turns, traffic lights, cyclists, pedestrians, vehicles, and other road users on the route.

The computing efficiency of autonomous vehicles must rise to prevent a major rise in their carbon footprint.

The self-driving on-demand service will get tested in three European cities in Switzerland, Germany, and Norway.

The autonomous mover from the new Benteler vehicle brand, which had its world premiere at CES 2023, combines sustainability, inclusion, comfort, and safety with help from Pininfarina, Mobileye, Cognizant Mobility, and Beep, with a U.S. production start planned for the end of 2025. 

Among the supplier’s big show news was the world premiere of next generation Level 4 autonomous shuttle and a new partnership with Beep on autonomous transport systems for customers in the U.S. and a new multi-domain version of ZF ProAI high-performance computer.

A recent study found that shared automated vehicles could have many benefits for medium-sized cities.

Funding will support the Sheffield University spin-out’s radical new approach using Antimony to dramatically improve performance over silicon-based sensors, the new architecture being ten times more sensitive and with 50% more range compared to equivalent sensors.

At CES 2023, carbon nanomaterial developer Canatu and Covestro will showcase a joint lidar heater demonstrator using flexible transparent film heaters, thermoplastic polymers, and film insert molding processing.