Beep Announces Advisory Board Formation
The advisory board includes distinguished transportation and public-sector industry leaders whose focus will be to shape and guide the strategy and go-to-market priorities of Beep, working closely with the leadership team.
Frost & Sullivan Ranks Top 100 Global Cities In Smart Mobility Tracker
Underlining the huge, untapped potential of smart mobility, none of the 100 cities studied achieved a score that would qualify them to be termed “innovators/leaders” in smart mobility solutions, according to Frost & Sullivan.
Baidu Teams Up With Volvo Cars To Develop L4 Autonomous Cars For Mass Production
The agreement marks a starting point for the two companies from which they plan to explore commercialization opportunities in China’s autonomous driving passenger car market in the coming years.
Symposium Will Examine How To Deploy Autonomous Vehicles in New York City
University Research Center C2SMART and NYC’s Department of Transportation will bring together experts to discuss real-world impacts and challenges.
Honda Joins With Cruise And General Motors To Build New Autonomous Vehicle
Honda investment of $750 million values Cruise at $14.6 billion.
Company Gives Autonomous Vehicles Virtual Eyes To Gain Human Trust
Jaguar Land Rover has enlisted the help of cognitive psychologists to understand how vehicle behavior affects human confidence. To do so, autonomous pod vehicles have been fitted with large, virtual, cartoonish eyes. The eyes seek out nearby pedestrians before “looking” directly at them – silently signaling that the vehicle “sees” them and plans to remain stationary so they can pass by, the company said.
Americans Support Autonomous Vehicles To Help Seniors, People With Disabilities
Survey shows people are likely to support self-driving cars to improve independence for the disabled and elderly.
Ford Creates ‘Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC’
This new organization is aimed at accelerating its AV business to capitalize on market opportunities. Ford expects to invest $4 billion in its AV efforts through 2023.
Toyota Research Institute Joins Study Of Workforce Impact From Automated Vehicles
The automaker is contributing $75,000 to the American Center for Mobility analysis conducted by Michigan State University and Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
Autonomous Vehicles Among The Influences Changing The Robotics Market
According to a new report from Tractica, non-industrial robots represented 70 percent of the $39.3 billion robotics market globally in 2017, growing from a 64 percent share in 2016.
US And Canada Among Most Skeptical Of Autonomous Vehicles
In the U.S., political divides hint at an impending car-culture war, says market research firm Ipsos.
Autonomous Vehicle Legislation Stalled By Senate Democrats
The legislation, which establishes a regulatory framework for fully autonomous vehicles operating on American roads, contains an amendment sponsored by Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and supported by the Auto Care Association that would create a federal advisory committee to provide recommendations to Congress on consumer control of vehicle data.
