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
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
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
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
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
Porsche and UP.Labs, a venture lab of mobility investment firm UP. Partners have joined forces to create Pull Systems. This new company will concentrate on developing a machine-learning-as-a-service solution for capturing and analyzing vehicle data. Pull Systems’ goal is to efficiently generate valuable information about the condition of a vehicle’s
Chinese automaker XPeng is set to launch its latest model, the P7i, which features the XNGP architecture, claimed to be the most advanced all-scenario driver assistance system in the automotive industry. The P7i will be equipped with features such as city navigation guided pilot, enhanced highway NGP, lane centering control,
California-based Teleo has signed deals with the John Aarts Group, Teichert, and Tomahawk Construction to provide retrofit solutions for remote-operated heavy construction equipment. The technology enables the remote and semi-autonomous operations of all makes and models of heavy construction equipment, including wheel loaders, bulldozers, and dump trucks. Teleo’s solution is
With the cameras and radars, the Ultra Cruise system also uses lidar technology to create an accurate 3D representation of the surroundings. Located behind the windshield, the lidar sensor provides more precise detection of objects and road features such as vehicles and lane markings, even in poor weather conditions. Furthermore,
South Korean tire manufacturer, Hankook & Company, has acquired driver-specific autonomous driving technologies from the Korean startup, 3Secondz. The startup was established in 2016 by CEO Kim Jae-woo and has developed advanced autonomous driving technologies based on real-time driving data collection and analysis. The partnership between Hankook & Company and
