XPeng Sets Records for Longest Autonomous Drive – Navigation Guided Pilot Achieves 0.71 Human Driver Interventions Per 100 km

Guangzhou, China, March 31, 2021 – XPeng Inc. (“XPeng” or the “Company”, NYSE: XPEV), a leading Chinese smart electric vehicle (“Smart EV”) company, today announced the consolidated results for its 3,000 km navigation-assisted autonomous driving expedition, […]

Knox County Mayor Grants Operation on Public Roads to Autonomous Vehicle, Olli

Tuesday’s meeting makes Olli the first autonomous vehicle to operate on public roads in Knox County. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Autonomous vehicles may be operating in Knox County sooner than expected. On Tuesday, Knox County Mayor, Glenn Jacobs, met with leadership […]

China’s First Automotive-grade Solid-state LiDAR Production Line Was Launched

RoboSense And Inceptio Announce Cooperation On Mass Production Of L3 Heavy-duty Trucks Shenzhen (China), March 12, 2021  (https://robosense.ai/) announced the launch of China’s first automotive-grade solid-state LiDAR production line and would start mass production and delivery of […]

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles moves ahead with Autonomous Driving R&D for Mobility as a Service

All-electric ID. BUZZ shall be the first vehicle in the Volkswagen Group to also drive autonomously CEO Carsten Intra: “Important contribution to future mobility and road safety in cities” Hanover, 26 February 2021 – Volkswagen Commercial […]

Cybersecurity challenges in the Uptake of Artificial Intelligence in Autonomous Driving

Article originally published by The European Commission A report by the JRC and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) looks at cybersecurity risks connected to artificial intelligence (AI) in autonomous vehicles and provides recommendations for […]

Did Chamath Palihapitiya Tweet About Tesla’s Sleeping Giant?

In a brilliant video analysis by Dillon Loomis on his channel Electrified, Dillon analyzes a tweet by Chamath Palihapitiya and shares what he thinks could be Tesla’s sleeping giant. Chamath tweeted an image that listed several […]

Honda, Cruise & GM Take Next Steps Toward Autonomous Vehicle Mobility Service Business in Japan

~Cruise to send first self-driving vehicles to Japan and start development for testing this year as part of Honda’s new mobility business~ TOKYO, Japan, January 20, 2021 – Honda today announced that it will collaborate with […]

Cruise and GM Team Up with Microsoft to Commercialize Self-Driving Vehicles

SAN FRANCISCO, DETROIT and REDMOND, Wash. – Cruise and General Motors on Tuesday announced they have entered a long-term strategic relationship with Microsoft to accelerate the commercialization of self-driving vehicles. The companies will bring together their software […]

Toyota Shows e-Palette Geared Towards Practical MaaS Applications

Operation planned for Woven City while targeting commercial use in multiple regions in the early 2020s Services to provide safety, peace of mind and comfort through operations management based on Toyota Production System (TPS) Toyota City, […]

A New Electronic Module Safeguards Self-Driving Vehicles Against the Total Failure of Onboard Electrical Systems

Courtesy of Fraunhofer Autonomous electric vehicles draw power from two sources: a high-voltage battery and, additionally, a conventional 12-volt battery that supplies the vehicle when idling or in high-load situations while driving. Safety-critical systems such as […]