Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.81
August 17, 2023
…Motrec's electric autonomous tuggers. Motrec said its customers include GM, FedEx, Tesla, and Walmart. Cyngn is also collaborating with BYD to add Cyngn's artificial intelligence capabilities to BYD's electric lift trucks. Their goal is to address labor shortages and consistency challenges while simultaneously enhancing safety. Cyngn said it plans to launch the DriveMod Forklifts commercially starting in 2024. Innovative proprietary technology Cyngn released EAS 9.0, which comes with tools that customers can use to manage and monitor their fleets from any location. The latest version of EAS allows customers to manage more data from the field and includes mission-planning capabilities,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.13
April 16, 2023
…2020 initiated the idea of robotizing the intralogistics processes. GM Automatyka, ASTOR’s partner, handled the implementation of the project in terms of mechanics, electrics, and applications. Currently, with ASTOR's support, VALEO engineers take care of the planning and implementation of the robot tasks. Equipped with special sensors, the robots safely navigate the traffic routes simultaneously. In special danger zones such as intersections, the robots additionally give light and sound signals and reduce their speed. Tasks are dynamically assigned to the robots, depending on their current location and task load. Mobile robot systems operate autonomously. There is no operator, the workers'…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.62
January 20, 2023
…specialty crop space by providing plant-level insights to help growers make more informed management decisions.” Koji Hasegawa, Kubota Corp’s GM of Innovation Center Silicon Valley, said the partnership will help spur more technological development in the farming space. “Through partnership between Kubota and Bloomfield, we believe that we can provide more precise and efficient farm operations and create new values for farmers by collaborating with some of both companies' technology, products and services,” stated Hasegawa.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.93
March 30, 2022
…unlock the full potential of mobile robotics and enable widespread adoption in all industries,” said Henny Bouwmeester, VP and GM. “BlueBotics, with its proven technology that requires little to no additional infrastructure, will be an integral part of our solution stack.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.77
March 21, 2022
…be the first company to do so. Now that GM has bought SoftBank Vision Fund's stake, it will give Cruise the $1.35 billion in SoftBank Vision Fund's place. GM continues to invest in Cruise, AV market Cruise was founded in 2013, and GM acquired the company in 2016. GM is manufacturing the Origin at its Factory ZERO facility in Michigan, the company’s first fully dedicated electric vehicle assembly plant. The Cruise Origin has no steering wheels, mirrors, or pedals, according to Cruise. “Our increased investment position not only simplifies Cruise’s shareholder structure, but also provides GM and Cruise maximum flexibility…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.45
February 02, 2022
…been developing self-driving vehicles such as the Origin shuttlebus. GM acquired the San Francisco-based company in 2016. Last April, Walmart Inc. joined investments of more than $750 million. In December, President Dan Ammann left Cruise. SoftBank backs full-stack approach to autonomy SoftBank's investment was made in two tranches, with the first being $900 million in 2018. Now that Cruise claims its autonomous vehicles are ready for deployment, the Vision Fund will complete the second tranche of $1.35 billion, subject to regulatory approval. This will result in the SoftBank Vision Fund owning a 19.6% equity stake in Cruise and will provide…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.49
January 07, 2022
…in a way generally reserved for an OEM like GM or Tesla. Speaking of commercialization, how much is the race toward more autonomous vehicles affecting the IAC? Mitchell: There's a lot from our competition feeding back into the autonomous race. Most of the components in our race cars have had some type of stepwise improvements made by our teams and transferred to sponsor companies. They've led to everything from firmware updates used in products worldwide to changes in their base software settings and parameters. For instance, we didn't know before that some subsystem would shut down under certain conditions. That…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.15
November 04, 2021
…be operating in the U.S., said Research Reports World. Momenta has established partnerships with global automakers including SAIC Motor, GM, Toyota, and Mercedes-Benz, as well as NVIDIA and Tier 1 suppliers such as Bosch. The company added that it plans work closely with them to develop and deploy smart driving technology suitable for environments worldwide.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.27
September 23, 2021
…accelerate the development of next-generation, self-driving technologies for future GM vehicles in China. “Customers in China are embracing electrification and advanced self-driving technology faster than anywhere else in the world, and the agreement between GM and Momenta will accelerate our deployment of next-generation solutions tailor-made for our consumers in China,” stated Julian Blissett, executive vice president of General Motors and president of GM China. “Momenta is committed to developing breakthrough artificial intelligence solutions to push beyond the frontier of possibilities today and significantly improve personal mobility experiences,” said Xudong Cao, CEO of Momenta. “Together with GM, we will jointly invest…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.84
June 24, 2021
…leading robot manufacturers; end users such as Amazon, Ford, GM, Honda, P&G, Nissan; and other government and non-government organizations such as the National Institute of Standads and Technology (NIST), UL, TUV, and academia to develop ANSI RIA 15.08-1. “As the AMR market has grown, so too has the need for accompanying safety standards in the U.S. and abroad,” said Jeff Burnstein, president of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). “OTTO Motors’ participation on our standards committee and leadership on this issue has helped to raise the bar for worker safety.” OTTO claimed that its fleet meets or exceeds the new…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.88
April 15, 2021
…impressive partner and investor ecosystem with the likes of GM, Honda, and Microsoft as we work towards pioneering this emerging technology.” San Francisco-based Cruise has been developing electric, autonomous vehicles including the Origin ride-sharing vehicle. The company said it has been working for five years, with more than 2 million miles of real-world testing and 200,000 hours of simulation per day. In November 2020, Cruise and Walmart partnered to launch a self-driving delivery pilot using Cruise’s all-electric fleet in Scottsdale, Ariz. Walmart said the funding reflects its commitment to reducing carbon emissions in response to climate change. “What’s unique about…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.11
March 18, 2021
…said its parking services are used by millions of drivers and organizations such as Audi, Apple, BMW, Ford, Garmin, GM, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, Sygic, TomTom, Toyota, and Volkswagen. Parkopedia is available in 15,000 cities across 89 countries globally, covering over 70 million parking spaces. Parkopedia said it helps drivers find the closest, cheapest, or available parking to their destination; pay in selected locations; and navigate directly to the parking space.
