Tag: autonomous vehicles
Data highway: Autonomous vehicles and the connectivity challenge
Dr Bryan Marshall, Head of IoT and AV Technology at Nominet, discusses the challenging road to our connected transportation future.
NEW CONNECTIONS
An occasional series of...
Self-driving pariah Anthony Levandowski claims California to New York breakthrough
Controversial ex-Google and Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski has reportedly completed a four-day, 3,099 mile journey from California to New York in an autonomous vehicle,...
Elon Musk unveils Loop high-speed transport tunnel prototype
Elon Musk’s personal mission to tackle LA’s traffic congestion took a significant step forward last night as a prototype tunnel was presented with characteristic...
Google spin-off launches commercial self-driving service: Waymo One
Google offshoot Waymo has introduced Waymo One – a self-driving ride-hailing service that promises to be the future of shared mobility.
Initially, the service will...
Rolls-Royce & Finferries test world’s first fully autonomous ferry
Finnish ferry operator Finferries has demonstrated the world’s first fully autonomous ferry, thanks to a collaboration with engineering giant Rolls-Royce.
A car ferry, by the...
Ericsson, Einride, Telia connecting self-driving trucks with 5G
Networking provider Ericsson and Swedish telco Telia, in partnership with autonomous transportation company Einride, are demonstrating how driverless trucks can be enhanced with 5G...
Addison Lee aims to bring driverless taxis to London by 2021
British minicab, car hire, and courier firm Addison Lee has partnered with driverless car group Oxbotica with the aim of offering an autonomous taxi...
US scraps driverless car regulations, redefines concept of ‘driver’
The US is scrapping autonomous tech regulations and opening up driverless car tests across the whole country, in a new policy that redefines the...
Toyota, SoftBank announce new driverless vehicles joint venture, MONET
We're in the MONET: Two of Japan’s biggest names, SoftBank and Toyota, have announced an autonomous vehicles joint venture.
The companies will team up to...
VW & Microsoft partnership reveals automotive cloud future
Volkswagen and Microsoft have announced a partnership that promises a connected, seamless transition from home to vehicle.
The future of transportation by road is electric...
Arm launches dedicated processor for autonomous vehicles
SoftBank's British chip-making giant Arm has launched what it describes as the "world's first autonomous-class" processor for driverless vehicles.
The Arm Cortex-A76AE has been designed exclusively for...
Renault unveils autonomous concierge concept for last mile delivery
French automotive giant Renault has unveiled the EZ-PRO, an autonomous delivery concept that could provide a modular, last-mile option for logistics operators.
Renault launched the...