Xpeng, a Chinese EV manufacturer, has initiated the deployment of its XNGP advanced driver assistance system to eligible customers in China. The first stage of the rollout will focus on expanding the City Navigation Guided Pilot (NGP) features, which are already available in Guangzhou, to eligible customers in Shenzhen and Shanghai. The OTA update will […]
The Watt Electric Vehicle Company WEVC in the UK has partnered with ETRUX, an electric commercial vehicle specialist, to adapt WEVC’s electric vehicle platform technology for the commercial vehicle market. The partnership will enable the production of up to 5,000 vehicles per year and offer a range of electric commercial vehicle designs. The prototype will be […]
Kia has revealed the first images of its upcoming EV9 electric SUV, which features a striking design and three rows of seats, making it one of the first EVs to compete in the mid-size SUV category. The EV9 shares many design elements with Kia’s EV6 but also draws inspiration from boxy SUVs like older Range […]
Siemens Digital Industries Software has helped MobileDrive accelerate the development of its Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) by adopting a model-based systems engineering (MBSE) approach. MobileDrive, a joint venture between FIH Mobile and Stellantis, is focused on developing infotainment, telematics, and a cloud service platform, as well as ancillary hardware and software for next-generation autonomous […]
Goggo Network, a Spanish last-mile delivery company, has announced a partnership with UK-based autonomous vehicle software developer, Oxbotica, to bring driverless deliveries to Europe. The partnership will involve deploying Oxbotica’s autonomous driving software in Goggo’s EV network for middle and last-mile deliveries, including groceries and food delivery, in Spain. The success of the initial testing […]
Ford has recently announced the release of their new all-electric Explorer in Europe, marking the beginning of their series of new electric vehicles. Engineered and constructed in Germany, the mid-size crossover boasts Volkswagen’s MEB platform and can seat up to five people across two rows. This move comes after Ford and the Volkswagen Group’s announcement […]
Applied Intuition, a leading autonomous vehicle simulation provider, has acquired SceneBox, a machine learning (ML) data management and operations platform developed by Caliber Data Labs. The acquisition is aimed at strengthening Applied Intuition’s machine learning data operations, which is critical for building safe and intelligent autonomous machines. The SceneBox platform was designed to help engineers […]
In a major move for the agricultural industry, lidar solutions provider Ouster and agtech company Fieldin have announced a multi-year supply agreement for the largest known deployment of retrofit autonomy kits for autonomous tractors. Fieldin, which offers a smart farming platform and autonomous technology, has already deployed dozens of autonomy kits to farms and plans […]
Automotive manufacturers are facing increasing pressure to develop new software-defined vehicles that meet the highest levels of safety and performance requirements. To help them achieve this, Infineon Technologies and Apex.AI have partnered to develop a platform that will greatly accelerate software development for automotive customers. The platform integrates Apex.AI’s software development kit and Infineon’s AURIX […]
Aves Reality and dSpace have formed a technology partnership aimed at facilitating the validation of autonomous driving (AD) functions and sensor simulations in virtual test drives. The partnership will leverage Aves Reality’s artificial intelligence (AI) and video game technology to create synthetic environments for dSpace’s sensor simulation solution, Aurelion. This will enable autonomous vehicle developers […]
