Honda Looking for Business Partners Regarding Autonomous Work Vehicle
Posted on Dec 19, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Honda Looking for Business Partners Regarding Autonomous Work Vehicle
Honda will be seeking potential business and technology partners for its prototype off-road vehicle, the Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle, at CES 2019. Combining Honda’s all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and emerging advanced autonomous technology, the Autonomous Work Vehicle was designed by Honda R&D Americas to enhance efficiency and safety for public, commercial and consumer enterprises....
BlackBerry Buys Cylance for $1.4 Billion
Posted on Nov 19, 2018 in Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on BlackBerry Buys Cylance for $1.4 Billion
BlackBerry Ltd. executed a $1.4 billion purchase of California-based cybersecurity company Cylance, which further illustrates how tech companies are involving their operations in the autonomous vehicle space. Under John Chen, BlackBerry has shifted to selling software to manage mobile devices, as well as systems in driverless cars. The company’s QNX software allows carmakers to offer a...
Renting Out Your GM Car
Posted on Jul 24, 2018 in Industry News | Comments Off on Renting Out Your GM Car
General Motors has developed a peer-to-peer car-sharing platform for owners of its cars. The program will allow owners of GM cars and trucks to rent out their vehicles when they are not using them. This is an expansion of GM’s existing car-sharing service. For now, the new program is being tested in limited locations in the upper Midwest. Other companies are already in the peer-to-peer...
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...
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...
