I Can See Clearly Now: Keeping AV Sensors Clean in Inclement Conditions

March 9, 2022 | Glenn Sanders

Cleaning sensors is a dirty job but has to be done to provide accurate data so AV systems can operate safely and reliably in all weather conditions. This has prompted the development of several technologies to keep sensors clean. Read More >>

How Autonomous Vehicles Navigate the Witner

March 3, 2022 | Kobi Marenko

With the myriad of possible weather conditions like snow, sleet, fog, etc., that autonomous vehicles need to be able to navigate through, it is important to ensure that the sensors embedded in the vehicle can provide a safe driving experience. Read More >>

Five Predictions for the Autonomous Vehicle Industry

February 23, 2022 | Andrey Bolshakov

An AV must make business sense in real time and they payback must be clear. In logistics, for example, an AV company has to show it can quickly deploy a commercial solution, and what the solution will mean in terms of dollars within a reasonable period of time. Read More >>

Flying Cars? What About Those Autonomous Vehicles?

February 3, 2022 | Steve Finlay

Full autonomy – in which a vehicle can drive itself under any circumstances – “is 20 years out,” says Xperi’s Jeff Jury. Read More >>

Fewer Vehicles, More Sales in Autonomous Age

February 1, 2022 | Steve Finlay

“It’s counterintuitive,” says Plante Moran’s Mark Barrott at a Society of Automotive Analysts conference. Read More >>

Aptiv Acquiring Software Developer Wind River for $4.3B

January 14, 2022 | Joseph Szczesny

Instead of trying to advance the development of autonomous-vehicle technology, the Indy Autonomous Challenge is about cultivating a new generation of software coders. Read More >>

ZF Pushes Further Into ADAS, Shuttles, BEV Tech

January 4, 2022 | Tom Murphy

ZF announces it will supply VinFast BEVs with Level 2+ ADAS technology, finds strong U.S. demand for autonomous shuttles and is launching high-voltage silicon-carbide inverters for a production battery-electric vehicle this fall. Read More >>

Technologies for Making AVs Safer in Bad Weather

December 28, 2021 | Yagil Tzur

By integrating Vehicle-to-Everything communication, smart tires and tactile sensors, autonomous vehicles will be well on the way toward providing safety and performance no matter the weather. Read More >>

Ground Positioning Radar Sharpens AVs’ Roadway ‘Sight’

December 21, 2021 | Gary Witzenburg

GPR says its technology creates a 3-D map of a road’s unique subsurface signatures, enabling new levels of safety and performance for ADAS and autonomous vehicles. Five years out from projected 2026 production, GPR says it has already mapped some 25,000 miles of roads. Read More >>

The Potential Business Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles

December 14, 2021 | Nand Kochhar

Many experts expect that connected, self-driving vehicle technologies will change the way consumers use or access private mobility, tending toward a model of transportation-as-a-service (TaaS). Read More >>

Public Needs Crash Course on Self-Driving Vehicles

December 14, 2021 | Steve Finlay

“Right now, consumers don’t know what they don’t know,” says J.D. Power’s Lisa Boor, citing a new survey. Read More >>

Racing at Indy Brings Autonomy Closer to Reality

November 1, 2021 | John McElroy

Instead of trying to advance the development of autonomous-vehicle technology, the Indy Autonomous Challenge is about cultivating a new generation of software coders. Read More >>

May Mobility Launches Semi-Autonomous Shuttle Service

September 29, 2021 | Gary Witzenburg

The free, on-demand service connects the Kerrytown neighborhood, University of Michigan campus and State Street corridor in Ann Arbor, MI. Read More >>

Merkel Pushes for German Leadership in Autonomous Tech

September 8, 2021 | Paul Myles

At the official opening of the IAA auto show, Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany is the first nation to officially permit automated driving technology up to Level 4 on its public highways. Read More >>

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