Driver shortages, rising insurance rates, “nuclear” verdicts, and growing fuel costs all contribute to a desire for greater autonomy As factory production begins for leading OEMs within the next three years, SAE Level 4 autonomy will move from modified heavy-duty trucks and pilots to a reality across multiple regions. According to ABI Research, a global tech market advisory […]
Global Tier-One Supplier ZF will supply Locomation With Level 4 Redundant ReAX steering units Locomation, a leading provider of autonomous truck technology solutions, announced a comprehensive agreement with ZF, one of the largest automotive and commercial vehicle suppliers in the world, for joint development of steering units to enhance autonomous truck safety. Under the terms of […]
Aurora’s next-generation hardware is designed to operate all of Aurora’s vehicle platforms, including trucks, light-duty vans, and passenger cars Aurora met a critical milestone in its path to commercialization by announcing the development of its next generation of hardware. Aurora’s next generation of hardware will debut in commercial pilots this year and lay the foundation for the […]
Funding round led by Prime Movers Lab and 8VC Spartan Radar, a provider of biomimetic automotive radar solutions raised $10 million in a seed round led by Prime Movers Lab and 8VC. Additional investors include Mac VC, Alumni Ventures Group, Broom Ventures and Gaingels. Spartan Radar builds cutting-edge software that improves radar performance for use in autonomous […]
Integrating Goodyear’s intelligent tires with Plus’s autonomous driving system can also improve a vehicle’s overall performance The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced a strategic collaboration with Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a global provider of self-driving truck technology, to provide optimized, autonomous trucking solutions that elevate the intelligent and connected transformation of the logistics industry. Through […]
A Safety Case Framework can be used to help an organization to analyze whether its self-driving vehicles are acceptably safe for public roads Aurora, the self-driving company, released its initial version of the Aurora Safety Case Framework — the first self-driving Safety Case Framework that applies to both autonomous trucks and passenger vehicles. The safety case-based approach […]
