Vehicular automation

HNTB Survey Finds Autonomous Vehicle Knowledge is Key to Acceptance

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Cycling, Physical exercise, Sustainable transport, Transport, Vehicular automation, Contents, Articles, Human activities, Self-driving car

HNTB's latest survey, Sharing the Road with Autonomous Vehicles-2019, found that among those familiar with autonomous vehicles, 58 percent believe they will be commonplace on America's streets and highways within 10 years.

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  • HNTB's latest survey, Sharing the Road with Autonomous Vehicles-2019, found that among those familiar with autonomous vehicles, 58 percent believe they will be commonplace on America's streets and highways within 10 years.
  • Autonomous vehicles will help improve safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vehicles.
  • The HNTB survey also asked Americans what they would do while riding in an autonomous vehicle instead of driving themselves.
  • The survey found that among all survey respondents, the single most important benefit of autonomous vehicles was increased mobility for non-drivers (52 percent).

PolyExplore Announces DeepMap as a New Customer

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Technology, Hardware, Satellite, Semiconductor, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive Manufacturing, Engineering, Avionics, Technology, Articles, Navigation, Geodesy, Satellite navigation, Unmanned aerial vehicle, Vehicular automation, Electronics

Polynesian Exploration (PolyExplore), a manufacturer of economical high-precision navigation solutions for autonomous vehicles, announced that DeepMap is utilizing the companys PolyNav2000 GNSS/INS rover for research and development related to mobile high-definition mapping.

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  • Polynesian Exploration (PolyExplore), a manufacturer of economical high-precision navigation solutions for autonomous vehicles, announced that DeepMap is utilizing the companys PolyNav2000 GNSS/INS rover for research and development related to mobile high-definition mapping.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190603005921/en/
    We are delighted to work with DeepMap toward a shared vision of safe autonomy, said Dr. Senlin Peng, Polynesian Exploration CEO.
  • DeepMap is using PolyExplore products to achieve these accuracy levels and bring safe autonomy to the market, said James Wu, Co-Founder and CEO of DeepMap.
  • The company launched its high-accuracy navigation solutions for demanding applications such as autonomous driving and UAVs on July 1st, 2017.

Daimler Trucks establishes global organization for highly automated driving

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance, Automotive industry, Automation, Transport, Land transport, Truck, Daimler AG, Daimler, Emerging technologies, Automated driving system, Self-driving car, Vehicular automation

Daimler Trucks brings together global expertise and activities for trucks with automated driving in the Autonomous Technology Group, effective June 1, 2019

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  • Daimler Trucks brings together global expertise and activities for trucks with automated driving in the Autonomous Technology Group, effective June 1, 2019
    New unit to implement Daimler Trucks' effort to put highly automated trucks (SAE level 4) onto the roads within a decade, investing more than EUR 500 million (around USD 570 million)
    Martin Daum, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Trucks and Buses: "We are the pioneer for automated trucks.
  • Daimler Trucks is establishing the Autonomous Technology Group as a global organization for automated driving, bringing together its worldwide expertise and activities, as of June 1.
  • The newly established Autonomous Technology Group is part of Daimler Trucks' global effort to put highly automated trucks onto the roads within a decade.
  • With the formation of our global Autonomous Technology Group, we are taking the next step, underscoring the importance of highly automated driving for Daimler Trucks, the industry and society as well.

New SAE International® Meetup to Explore Radar Technology in Autonomous Vehicles

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Sunday, May 26, 2019
Technology, Articles, Emerging technologies, Automation, Robotics, Self-driving car, Radar, Vehicular automation

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 26, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- SAE International announces a new Meetup that will explore the Metawave radar platform and how it is used in autonomous vehicles.

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  • PALO ALTO, Calif., May 26, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- SAE International announces a new Meetup that will explore the Metawave radar platform and how it is used in autonomous vehicles.
  • The Meetup will feature two featured presentors:
    Metawave is building a radar platform to identify and classify objects at long-range with a higher resolution than today's radar.
  • With its groundbreaking beam-steering capabilities, Metawave's WARLORD can detect and classify vehicles beyond 300 meters and pedestrians beyond 200 meters.
  • Detection at these distances has proven challenging for other sensors but is essential for safe, high-speed autonomous driving.

New Car “Intenders” Anxious to Own Smart-Equipped Vehicles Often Underestimate Costs

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Thursday, May 23, 2019
Alternative Vehicles, Fuels, Automotive, Performance & Special Interest, Car, Vehicular automation

To be read: 49% of new car intenders consider Active Safety Tech a must-have for their next cars; 19% of intenders would pay up to $500 for this feature.

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  • To be read: 49% of new car intenders consider Active Safety Tech a must-have for their next cars; 19% of intenders would pay up to $500 for this feature.
  • Men planning to buy a new car are twice as likely, for example, to see Autonomous Vehicles and Augmented Reality as essential, compared to female intenders.
  • In addition, male intenders are almost twice as likely to view Infotainment Systems and Electric Vehicles as must haves.
  • GfK found, for example, that one-third to three-quarters of new car intenders say they know little or nothing about these in-vehicle technologies.

Beep Conducts Autonomous Shuttle First Responder Training In Orlando

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Automotive safety, Vehicular automation, Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida, Beep, Shuttle

Training will review how to interact with the vehicle in emergency situations and include a hands-on session on how to operate the vehicle.

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  • Training will review how to interact with the vehicle in emergency situations and include a hands-on session on how to operate the vehicle.
  • This training is being done in advance of the deployment of Central Florida's first autonomous shuttles expected be on the roads in Lake Nona this summer.
  • Beep has an exclusive dealer arrangement for the state of Florida, with NAVYA , a globalleader in the autonomous vehicle (AV) market, and the manufacturer of the AUTONOM SHUTTLE which underpins Beeps services.
  • Currently, Beep and Lake Nona are pursuing approvals with NHTSA and the Department of Transportation (DOT) for proposed autonomous shuttle routes throughout Lake Nona.

Foretellix and Metamoto Partner to Deliver Measurable Safety of Autonomous Vehicles Using Coverage Driven, Massively Scalable Solution for Testing and Validation

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Pharmaceutical industry, Validity, Articles, Health, Systems engineering, Clinical data management, Quality, Validation, Vehicular automation, Verification and validation, Business

Foretify includes a Measurable Scenario Description Language (M-SDL) used to describe both scenarios and coverage goals at a very high level, soon to be made open to enable a 'measurable safety' ecosystem.

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  • Foretify includes a Measurable Scenario Description Language (M-SDL) used to describe both scenarios and coverage goals at a very high level, soon to be made open to enable a 'measurable safety' ecosystem.
  • "Foretellix believes that the industry's mandate for measurable safety of autonomous vehicles requires significant collaboration across the ecosystem.
  • Foretellix's mission is to enable 'measurable safety' of autonomous vehicles, enabled by a transition from 'quantity of miles' to 'quality of coverage'.
  • They have adapted and tailored their approach for the safety verification and validation of autonomous vehicles.

Chordant's oneTRANSPORT Selected by UK-based Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Consortium

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Monday, May 20, 2019
CAV, MFM, Amey, Vehicular automation

WILMINGTON, Del., May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The oneTRANSPORT Data Marketplace has been selected by Amey Consulting and the Midlands Future Mobility (MFM) consortium to serve as the Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) Data Hub for the West Midlands facility in the UK.

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  • WILMINGTON, Del., May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The oneTRANSPORT Data Marketplace has been selected by Amey Consulting and the Midlands Future Mobility (MFM) consortium to serve as the Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) Data Hub for the West Midlands facility in the UK.
  • MFM is a combination of services and infrastructure brought together to enable the early deployment, development and integration of CAV-based transport solutions.
  • "We are focused on helping organizations to unlock the value of smart city and transport data" said Mika Rasinkangas, president of Chordant.
  • "We are delighted that Amey Consulting and MFM chose our oneTRANSPORT Data Marketplace for managing CAV-related data, enabling them to accelerate the UK's position as a global leader in the emerging Connected and Autonomous Vehicle sector."

MulticoreWare Announces Expansion of its Offering of System and Software Services to all Product Development Phases for ADAS and AD Vehicles

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Monday, May 20, 2019
MulticoreWare, Vehicular automation

MulticoreWare will enable their key expertise with a clear focus on automotive applications with ADAS and AD.

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  • MulticoreWare will enable their key expertise with a clear focus on automotive applications with ADAS and AD.
  • Optimization of system level algorithms and safety and regulatory standards are essential to bring a project successfully into the market.
  • The newly restructured Autonomous Vehicles and Automotive (AVA) business unit will facilitate and consolidate these activities inside MulticoreWare's development centers.
  • MCW's services span multiple verticals such as autonomous vehicles, broadcast video, imaging, scientific computing, industrial inspection, oil & gas, and defense & aerospace.

Uber Executive to Keynote Annual Autonomous Vehicle Sensors Conference

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Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Transport, Emerging technologies, Technology, Commuting, Transportation network companies, Unmanned ground vehicles, Robotics, Motor vehicles, Uber, Self-driving car, Vehicular automation

Keynote speaker Amrit Sinha of Uber will present " Uber's Path to Autonomous Vehicles " to discuss the models for autonomous ride share for Uber, offer a perspective of the autonomous technology development at Uber and provide insight into the use cases for sensors in the self-driving vehicles.

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  • Keynote speaker Amrit Sinha of Uber will present " Uber's Path to Autonomous Vehicles " to discuss the models for autonomous ride share for Uber, offer a perspective of the autonomous technology development at Uber and provide insight into the use cases for sensors in the self-driving vehicles.
  • "It's an exciting time to be part of the disruptive technology ecosystem enabling today's autonomous vehicles," said Willard Tu, Senior Director, Automotive Business Unit, Xilinx and Autonomous Vehicle Sensors Conference Chair.
  • The Autonomous Vehicle Sensors Conference is the premier event for sensors in autonomous vehicles.
  • The Autonomous Vehicle Sensors Conference is supported by the event's official publication, Sensors Online, the industry's leading resource and authority on sensing, communication, and control.