Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.35
December 17, 2019
…manufactured parts are already built into the interiors of buses. However, instead of using external service providers, Daimler Buses plans to set up its first service bases in 2020 as its own 3D printing centers for spare parts and individualized components. The production and delivery of a 3D printed part only takes a few days instead of several months. Logistical costs can be greatly reduced, and this production technology also produces significantly less waste, the company reports. Sintratec offers an affordable end-to-end solution in the field of selective laser sintering (SLS), which is suited for training and education as well…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.21
July 03, 2021
On June 21, the autonomous bus Xiaoyu 2.0 designed by Yutong was awarded the 2021 Red Dot Award. The Zhengzhou, China-based company said it is world's first autonomous bus manufacturer to win the world-class industrial design award, as well as the only bus brand in China to be so recognized. Yutong said its combination of artificial intelligence, aesthetic design, and SAE Level 4 autonomous driving are why Xiaoyu 2.0 won the prestigious Red Dot Award. Yutong Xaioyu combines form and function With 5G V2X (vehicle-to-everything) transmission technology, unnecessary suspensions are avoided by the interactions between vehicle and traffic lights, said…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.53
August 14, 2021
…to self-driving passenger cars, delivery robots, and autonomous trucks, buses are another vehicle class that could eventually be driverless. Qcraft Inc. said it has raised $100 million in Series A+ funding. The Beijing-based company said it will use the financing to build an autonomous driving “super factory.” “Unmanned driving is a trillion-dollar, long-term race,” stated Yu Qian, co-founder and CEO of Qingzhou Zhihang, which does business as Qcraft. “If you want to successfully run to the end, technically you can’t just have massive amounts of data, but you must rely on the 'super factory.' A high degree of automation is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.95
February 16, 2022
…to develop and produce fully electric and autonomous shuttle buses in North America. The companies plan to have the people movers on public roadways by 2024. The trio said the partnership will be fruitful because each company has years of experience in different aspects of autonomous vehicle development. The SAE Level 4 self-driving shuttle will be built by Benteler EV Systems and be underpinned by Mobileye’s Mobileye Drive autonomy system. Beep's deployment and operations systems, technology, and services will support the shuttles, according to the companies. By working together, the companies said they hope to address “micro-transit” inequities in transportation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.92
May 06, 2022
…itself, creating challenges and opportunities for college graduates,” said BU President Robert A. Brown. “To prepare our students for a changing world, Boston University has invested significantly in this area,” he added. “We are grateful for the commonwealth’s support for this new center and look forward to seeing the breakthroughs in robotics and autonomous systems resulting from this partnership.” New center focuses on real-world applications RASTIC said it will emphasize real-world prototyping projects to integrate new materials, functionality, and artificial intelligence into robotic devices, delivering tools that will allow students to design and launch their own research and development projects.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.80
December 08, 2022
…Robotics Inc will be used on an autonomous shuttle bus that will provide service to Texas Southern University, Houston’s Third Ward, and the University of Houston. Perrone will outfit the Zeus 400, a mid-size body-on-chassis shuttle bus from Phoenix Motorcars, with its technology. The Zeus 400 is compliant with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), Buy America compliant, as well as compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Partnership part of METRO program Perrone was awarded the opportunity by the Houston METRO as part of the “METRO Shuttle of the Future” project. This award is part of the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.23
December 02, 2021
…have partnered to bring a new serial-produced, self-driving shuttle bus to the European market in 2023. “We are excited about this partnership, bringing highly automated Level 4 driving to our Mover platform and serving customers with specific automatic and autonomous solutions,” said Stefan Miltenyi, CEO of MOOVE. Funded in 2018 at the RWTH Aachen University in Germany, MOOVE is developing electric and autonomous vehicles. The startup said it is designing its light commercial vehicle platform for a delivery and passenger service ecosystem that will reduce emissions, accidents, and noise in cities. “We are thrilled to announce our collaboration with MOOVE,”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.84
January 05, 2023
…have developed will also make it possible to build buses that can be retrofitted with autonomous mobility technologies,” said Navya. Navya and BlueBus worked with Keolis and Plastic Omnium as part of the EFIBA (Emergence Filière Industrielle Bus Autonome) project supported by the France Relance program. Tests validate electric, autonomous shuttles Founded in 2007, BlueBus manufactures 100% electric buses in 6-m (19.6 ft.) and 12-m (39.3 ft.) sizes. The zero-emission, silent vehicles meet the demands of local authorites and transport operators for clean and sustainable mobility, said the Bolloré Group unit. “The Bluebus [shuttles] are also equipped with Blue Solutions'…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.18
October 21, 2022
…predecessor. The drive's EtherCAT and CANopen versions also deliver bus latency reduced to a single cycle, claimed Celera. “We’re excited to introduce the Everest S to meet the growing demand for smaller, faster servo drives that provide more space for applications and even better performance,” stated Marc Vila, director of strategy and business development at Celera Motion. “Our goal is to give product designers as much freedom and flexibility as possible, and the Everest S delivers that and more.” Bedford, Mass.-based Celera Motion provides motion-control components and subsystems for OEMs serving a variety of medical and advanced industrial markets. The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.08
April 10, 2023
…protocol based on the Controller Area Network, or CAN bus. Scythe Robotics uses an automotive-grade CAN bus as the “backbone” of its autonomous mower, the M.52. The company said it developed CANfentti because it found other open-source CAN frameworks “too constraining.” “Given the complex communication needs across the range of specialized components in Scythe M.52, we knew we’d have to leverage a higher-level CAN protocol,” said Matt Quick, lead firmware engineer at Scythe, in a statement. “A number of our vendors already support CANopen, making it a great fit for us. But as advantageous as CANopen is, the available open…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.93
December 09, 2021
…focused on commercializing autonomous driving systems for commercial truck, bus, drayage, and logistics vehicles. “This investment reflects our success in developing autonomous solutions for our U.S. government customers, and [it] will provide the resources needed to meet our growing commercial customer demand and the expansion of our commercial efforts,” said Alberto Lacaze, CEO of Robotic Research. Robotic Research said it has delivered autonomous mobility and robotics systems to the defense sector for two decades. The company said some of its products have been used on roadways around the world, as well as in the harshest unstructured environments without relying on…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.86
August 24, 2018
…self adjust metal deposition during the print. The LM 2100 (an update of the A2100) is Lockheed’s largest satellite bus, and is used for high-powered missions. Source: Sciaky
