Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.02
June 08, 2021
…regions. It 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…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 56.30
May 10, 2021
Last week, AutoX Inc. marked the first 100 days of its fully autonomous robotic taxicab service in Shenzhen, China. The company was among the first to get permission from municipal authorities in China and California for ride-hailing operations without safety drivers. Most testing of self-driving cars to date has included safety drivers, who can take the steering wheel in the case of an intervention to deal with unexpected road conditions, unpredictable human drivers, or pedestrians and cyclists. As progress gradually continues toward SAE Level 5 autonomous vehicles, including trucks, safety drivers are starting to be phased out in favor of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.35
May 10, 2021
…for autonomous vehicle development and testing, as seen in AutoX's announcement of its first 100 days of robotic taxicab service. Today, Pony.ai Inc. introduced a new sensing platform designed in collaboration with Luminar Technologies Inc. Pony.ai also said it has driven more than 5 million kilometers (3.1 million mi.) across an operational coverage area of over 850 km² (528 sq. mi.) and has provided more than 220,000 robotaxi rides. “Partnering with Luminar is a critical enabling milestone for Pony.ai as we build our next-generation system and prepare for large-scale series production,” stated James Peng, founder and CEO of Pony.ai. “Luminar…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 47.85
May 06, 2021
In December 2020, AutoX Inc. launched its fully driverless robotic taxicab service, making it the second company in the world (after Baidu's Apollo Go) to do so without a safety driver in the vehicle. “The first 100 days have been a huge step forward for us and for the entire industry in China,” stated Prof. Jianxiong Xiao, founder and CEO of AutoX. “We have learned so much from the feedback from our passengers about how to continuously improve our service to make the driverless journeys a fantastic experience.” Dr. Xiao has more than 10 years of research and engineering experience…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.46
April 27, 2021
…in equity in December 2020. Recent partnership examples include AutoX and Honda China collaborating on testing in China, Aurora and Volvo partnering on autonomous trucks, and Siemens Digital Industries Software working with the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. Race to autonomous driving is a marathon, not a sprint Toyota has said that it plans to offer next-generation mobility services rather than fully autonomous vehicles. Both Woven Planet and Lyft acknowledged that the quest for SAE Level 5 autonomy will still take time, money, and effort. “This acquisition significantly accelerates our ability to bring technology solutions forward with an influx of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 70.53
April 17, 2021
AutoX announced yesterday that it is working with Honda China on testing autonomous vehicles on public roads in China. Honda China said it will provide Accord and Inspire vehicles that will use AutoX's artificial intelligence technology. Shenzhen, China-based AutoX was founded in 2016 by Dr. Jianxiong Xiao, who has experience from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton University. The company has eight offices and five research and development centers globally. AutoX claimed that its SAE Level 4 AutoX Driver platform is capable of handling the densest and most dynamic traffic conditions in urban areas around the world. It is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.92
March 01, 2019
…AI scenarios and deep learning models.” — Dhananjai Saranadhi, AutoX Developers, however, don’t just need more data. They require a global collection of data—one that comes closer to accounting for the nearly countless variables encountered by vehicles on the road. To meet these demands, designers are turning to sophisticated simulators, tailored to create digital worlds that provide designers with more insight into the dynamic forces in play in today’s driving environments. In response to the growing contributions of these simulators, developers have begun to embrace a new design technique. “The industry is using an approach of combining real-world data with…
