The company’s first battery-electric long-haul truck advances the Mercedes-Benz Trucks vision of accident-free driving with safety assistance systems that go beyond the legal requirements in many areas using a new electronics platform with sensor fusion that merges radar and camera data.
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ConstructionMachine Control & RoboticsOff Road
SOCOTEC’s European Projects to Benefit from Topcon Monitoring Technology
by IAV Staffby IAV StaffBERLIN – October 10, 2023 – Topcon Positioning Systems and SOCOTEC have announced an agreement…
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ConstructionOff Road
Teleo autonomous materials hauling will debut in December
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostIn addition to announcing the customer launch of autonomous heavy construction equipment, it has added new customers and is demonstrating the world’s longest point-to-point operation of remote-controlled and semi-autonomous heavy construction equipment at the UP.Summit in Dallas, TX.
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Last Mile DeliveryOn Road
Marco’s Pizza working with Magna on last-mile robot delivery services
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe auto supplier’s new mobility efforts get a boost from a proof-of-concept collaboration with the fast-growing chain that will include multiple last-mile delivery platform options, adding to its experience from other autonomous delivery robot projects with Brooklyn Pizza and Cartken.
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Autonomous ShuttlesMachine Control & RoboticsOff RoadOn Road
Aurrigo pilots autonomous systems in new cargo and people moving projects
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostIt 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.
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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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Automated FleetsFleets and TrucksOn RoadSelf-Driving Trucks
Inceptio receives orders for hundreds of autonomous trucks in China
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiAutonomous trucking startup Inceptio Technology has new orders from Chinese delivery companies for hundreds of…
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Driverless CarsOn RoadSafety
Waymo autonomous vehicles are significantly safer than human drives, Swiss Re says
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiThe autonomous vehicles of Google’s sibling Waymo are significantly safer than ones driven by humans,…
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ADASDriverless CarsOn Road
Hyundai Mobis ups automated parking ante with low-cost system
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe supplier’s system, which learns the driving route and performs parking using ultrasonic and surround view monitor cameras, is an intermediary technology on the competitive path to unmanned autonomous parking.
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Auburn University Autonomous Tiger Racing, sponsored by Safran Electronics & Defense, recently completed a full…