BMW Announces Solid-State LiDAR System For Self-Driving Vehicles
Posted on Apr 30, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on BMW Announces Solid-State LiDAR System For Self-Driving Vehicles
BMW announced it will use solid-state LiDAR system for the company’s self-driving vehicles, which they plan to put into production by 2021. Israeli startup, Innoviz Technologies, along with Magna, will provide the technology that utilizes solid-state LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors with computer vision technology. The BMW contract is one of the first in the automotive...
England And Michigan To Work Together On Driverless Cars
Posted on Apr 24, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on England And Michigan To Work Together On Driverless Cars
Michigan governor Rick Snyder and UK business minister Richard Harrington signed a contract of understanding allowing agencies and businesses in Detroit to work with organizations in the UK on new technologies and new rules related to the development of autonomous vehicles and smart roads. British organizations will be able to share experiences with their counterparts in Michigan and...
Alibaba Joins Baidu And Tencent In China’s Autonomous Car Race
Posted on Apr 19, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Alibaba Joins Baidu And Tencent In China’s Autonomous Car Race
Alibaba has joined rival internet giants Baidu and Tencent—which are collectively known as BAT—in the artificial intelligence-driven industry. The company is looking to hire 50 more self-driving specialists for its AI research lab and is now running road tests of autonomous cars on a regular basis. The company has capabilities for open road trials with a goal of achieving Level 4...
Jaguar Land Rover To Test Cars That See Through Obstacles
Posted on Apr 18, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Jaguar Land Rover To Test Cars That See Through Obstacles
Jaguar Land Rover is leading project “AutopleX” to develop self-driving cars that have the ability “see” at blind points and through obstacles. AutopleX will aim to use technology to deliver information earlier to self-driving vehicles allowing communication with road users and detection of obstacles when no direct view is available. This should allow the vehicles to safely merge...
BMW Opens Campus to Develop Autonomous Vehicles
Posted on Apr 12, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on BMW Opens Campus to Develop Autonomous Vehicles
BMW recently opened an autonomous driving campus in Bavaria, allowing a centralization of development of fully automated driving. Fifteen months ago, BMW decided to pool together its development resources in the fields of vehicle connectivity and highly and fully automated driving at a single location, according to a BMW announcement. The campus will house more than 1,500 employees and...
