Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 44.34
November 09, 2021
Autonomous driving developer Motional Inc. and ride-hailing provider Lyft Inc. today announced that they plan to launch a fully driverless robotic taxicab service in Las Vegas in 2023. Motional's all-electric Hyundai IONIQ 5 robotaxis will be available on the Lyft app. Motional and Lyft announced their partnership last year and claimed that their service will be the first time fully autonomous vehicles will be available to the public. “The 2023 deployment represents a significant expansion,” said the companies, which plan to scale and launch robotaxis in multiple markets. “Motional and Lyft pioneered collaboration between the ride-hail and driverless industries, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 28.07
April 27, 2021
…acquire Level 5, the self-driving division of ride-hailing company Lyft Inc. This marks the first major deal for the newly established Woven Planet and continuing consolidation in the autonomous vehicle space. Woven Planet Group launched in January 2021 as an expansion of the operations of Toyota Research Institute - Advanced Development Inc. (TRI-AD) with the motto of “Mobility to Love, Safety to Live.” It includes four companies in support of connected and autonomous vehicles, robotics, smart cities, and more. Woven Planet Holdings Inc. makes strategic decisions for the group, Woven Core Inc. develops autonomous vehicle technologies, and Wolven Alpha Inc.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.78
July 26, 2023
…products for loading and unloading heat-treatment furnaces. The Karter Lyft AMR. Source: Karter Karter AMRs offer agility, ease of integration The Karter AMRs are the first result of the company’s close technical partnership with BlueBotics SA. Since these vehicles use BlueBotics' Autonomous Navigation Technology (ANT) natural feature navigation, they do not require any permanent infrastructure changes such as laying magnetic tape or installing reflective targets, noted the companies. Capable of operating for eight hours after just 10 minutes of charging, Karter claimed that its AMRs are easy to integrate into a site’s existing operations. The Karter AMRs include: The Karter…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.58
August 31, 2021
…to a new path. Motional to offer rides through Lyft Motional plans to start transporting public passengers in the IONIQ 5 robotaxi in 2023 through a partnership with Lyft. The company said it has already moved hundreds of thousands of people in Las Vegas. Motional has also collaborated with Via, another ride-hailing provider. The companies said it will use this experience to deploy IONIQ 5 robotaxis in multiple U.S. markets, “marking a turning point for driverless technology and laying the foundation for making robotaxis a global reality.” Motional and Hyundai will show the IONIQ 5 robotaxis publicly for the first…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.31
December 23, 2021
…developer Motional, which plans to provide robotaxi services with Lyft in Las Vegas in 2023. Hyundai to share vision of virtual world plus robots Under its theme of “Expanding Human Reach,” Hyundai Motor said it will share its vision of how robotics will “complete the metaverse by connecting the virtual world with reality as a medium and eventually overcome the physical limitations of movement regarding time and space.” The company will also exhibit its robot product lineup, including the recently announced Mobile Eccentric Droid (MobED), as well as Boston Dynamics' Spot quadruped robot and Atlas humanoid. In addition, Hyundai Motor…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.18
March 11, 2016
…said it would invest $500 million in ride-hailing company Lyft Inc and followed that by forming a new car-sharing brand operation called Maven. The company has also established a separate unit for autonomous vehicle development. GM executives have outlined plans to develop self-driving vehicles, including autonomous electric vehicles, that could be deployed in ride sharing operations in various markets. Other automakers are forging into ride sharing and autonomous driving, as are some traditional auto suppliers. Germany’s Continental AG and Delphi Automotive Plc, among others, are prowling for technology companies to buy, gathering in intellectual property and programming talent. The flurry…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.05
June 08, 2021
…supplies mechanical and solid-state lidar sensors to AutoX, Nuro, Lyft, Navaya, WeRide, and Zoox. Investors want lidar for multiple applications GL Ventures, the venture capital arm of Hillhouse Capital, led Hesai's Series D round. Chinese Internet provider Meituan and smartphone maker Xiaomi and also participated, as did Citic Private Equity (CPE) Funds Management. Other investors included Baidu, Bosch, Huatai International Private Equity Fund, and ON Semiconductor. Baidu and Xiaomi are working with partners on electric vehicles, and Meituan is developing robots for indoor and outdoor deliveries. In addition, existing investors Lightspeed China Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Qiming Venture partners…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.46
August 01, 2021
…plans to launch a fully driverless ride-hail service with Lyft to millions of people in multiple U.S. markets. Motional employees will be able to provide RVA to the robotaxis used in this service. The company also recently partnered with Eversource Energy to use its autonomous vehicles to monitor energy infrastructure. RVA a 'universal teleoperation platform' Founded in 2018, Ottopia designs, develops, and commercializes teleoperation systems for cars, trucks, shuttles, and other vehicles. The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said its technologies, which include software available on the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX platform, can accelerate the deployment of autonomous vehicles and improve their…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.74
December 07, 2023
…the system’s performance, the team conducted experiments using the Lyft dataset, which consisted of road information captured from 20 autonomous vehicles traveling a predetermined route in Palo Alto, California, over a four-month period. The results demonstrated that YOLOv3 exhibits high accuracy, surpassing other state-of-the-art architectures. Notably, the overall accuracy for 2D and 3D object detection was an impressive 96% and 97%, respectively. Professor Jeon emphasizes the potential impact of this enhanced detection capability: “By improving detection capabilities, this system could propel autonomous vehicles into the mainstream,” he said. “The introduction of autonomous vehicles has the potential to transform the transportation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.24
September 03, 2020
…Ibrahim Toukan, head of Supply Chain at Level 5, Lyft’s autonomous vehicle unit, agrees. Key Transparency Features Available now, Fictiv’s radical transparency initiative includes these key features: On-Demand Production Status: detailed current production status of all the parts within every order, immediately and online; Virtual Inspection Photos: inspection photos from manufacturing partner facilities, before the parts are delivered; Centralized Access to Quality Documentation: material certifications, certificates of conformance and inspection documentation all available in one place; Order Configuration Details: centralized access to 2D and 3D design files, thread specifications, material and process configurations and invoices for all Fictiv orders; Historical…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.11
October 04, 2023
…former CEO of Velodyne Lidar; Mahesh Krishnamurthi, formerly of Lyft and Apple; and Nitish Srivastava, formerly of Apple and the University of Toronto. They are developing technologies to democratize robotics for widespread adoption, Vayu asserted. Vayu Drive will be a foundational model for mobility. Source: Vayu Robotics Investors share vision of the future Khosla Ventures led Vayu Robotics' seed round, with participation from Lockheed Martin Ventures, ReMY Investors, and others. “At Khosla Ventures, we bet early on bold ideas that could be impactful to society,” said Kanu Gulati, a partner at Khosla Ventures. “In Vayu, we see a team that…
