The new project, aimed at bringing automated terminal tractors to series production, adds to Fernride’s work with HHLA Next for highly automated and electric container logistics, both aimed at using autonomous driving and teleoperated technology within live operations.

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.

The latest autonomous-driving push for the maker of Jaguars and Land Rovers is the creation of hubs in Germany, Italy, and Spain to develop technologies and recruit talent, building on its Reimagine transformation strategy that includes partnerships with Nvidia and Plug and Play.

The new software is the first in line with all 20 recommendations from the European Union expert
group on autonomous vehicle decision-making.

The company’s technology will be used at Singapore’s Changi, which expects to be the first airport in the world to operate autonomous luggage trucks, adding to a recent UK grant award for Aurrigo’s Auto-Shuttle in the Sunderland Advanced Mobility Shuttle project.

The extra light would signal autonomous vehicles to move and human drivers to follow.

The ProPILOT Assist 2.0 advanced driving assistance system, starting with the Ariya all-electric crossover, uses lane-level positioning by Trimble, high-definition map data by Ushr, and a high-definition location module by Mitsubishi Electric.

The joint development is for a next-generation high-end parking user experience for customers on private grounds and parking facilities ranging from automated maneuver assistance to Level 4 automated valet parking.

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.

U.S. self-driving trucking company Plus and Italian vehicle maker Iveco are starting public road testing of their jointly developed highly automated trucks in Germany, with plans to expand tests to Austria, Italy and Switzerland in coming months.