Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.48
July 24, 2023
…Trucks, PACCAR, and Toyota, as well as hardware-as-a-service provider Continental, Urmson said. He cited FedEx, Uber Freight, Werner, Schneider, and Hirschbach are pilot customers. The company reached “feature complete” status in April, and Urmson said he expects it to reach “Aurora Driver Ready” by the end of 2023. That milestone will include validating software, hardening software, and proving that autonomous trucks can safely haul freight between Dallas and Houston without human drivers. Aurora plans to have a full prototype of its FirstLidar system on a chip for long-range sensing at highway speeds by the end of this year. Urmson added…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.69
April 02, 2021
…Motors, and Kurt Lehmann, former chief technology officer at Continental, to its advisory board. “We're bringing on world-class talent for software, mechanical, and electrical engineering from the robotics, software, and automotive sectors,” said Bolat. “At the board level, we're filling our bench with automotive wisdom and have worked really hard to earn the trust of some of the biggest automotive companies in the world.” “It has become very clear that trillions of dollars are at stake with electrification and autonomy, acccelerating efforts and capital commitments across the board,” he said. “If automakers and Tier 1 suppliers will be making new…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.27
October 18, 2022
…company said it can deliver absolute positioning at the continental scale required by today’s safety-critical applications. Skylark has been independently rated against other Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) networks as providing the highest levels of safety, accuracy, and availability, Swift Navigation said. Swift said it has built specific software and receiver platforms for each application—from automotive and mobile to industrial machine control—to solve the unique problems that precision location poses for each industry. In addition, Swift said its technology is part of improvements in mobile phone positioning, supporting new applications, such as navigation, traffic, and augmented reality. The company supports…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.91
January 08, 2023
…and development lidar sensors to its Iris series-production sensors. Continental provides 4D radar sensors. The racecars themselves were built on a Dellara AV-21 chassis, which will be upgraded to the AV-23. The Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research integrated sensors, and Bridgestone supplied the tires. dSPACE provided simulation and validation technology and the onboard supercomputer, and AWS provided cloud computing and data analytics. The initial 31 university teams used open-source software including the Robot Operating System, or ROS 2. PoliMOVE pulls ahead in close contest Yesterday's challenge required racecars to take turns passing one another as leader/defender and follower/passer/attacker…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.50
December 18, 2022
…autonomous vehicle advancements. In addition to these technology suppliers, Continental said it is the exclusive supplier of 4D imaging radars for the IAC with its ARS540. VectorNav Technologies will supply its VN-310 dual-antenna GNSS/INS with real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning for the Dellara AV-21 racecars. “These are among the most advanced autonomous vehicles in the world,” explained Mitchell. “There's no place for a human, and the autonomous system is packed tightly into the cockpit, including three lidars, three radars, a supercomputer, a drive-by-wire system, six optical sensors, six GPS/GNSS units, a low-level computer, a BP/Cisco network switch, and wireless communications.” “If…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.33
June 05, 2023
…are involved in the process, including Luminar for lidar, Continental for radar, Cisco for communications, and Bridgestone for tires,” he explained. “There aren't a lot of real-world examples of all these technologies working together, from engines and wiring harnesses to sensors and software.” IAC has hosted four oval competitions, with one IAC team setting a world record for autonomous racing on an oval track reaching 180 mph at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Jan. 7, 2023. That same team, PoliMOVE, also holds the world’s fastest autonomous land-speed record of 309.3 kph (192.2 mph) over 1 km. The races have been…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.16
November 01, 2021
…Existing investor BMW i Ventures and long-term strategic partner Continental AG also participated. “Autobrains has tested its technology with hundreds of engineers and millions of miles in lots of geographies,” Raichelgauz said. “One surprise was that after just a few weeks, our partners could see the technology steering a car from a laptop. They saw that this technology could solve many problems, including object and scene recognition, as well as localization. They were surprised by the time—just weeks to low false positives.” “We're working with OEMs right now, and we'll see this technology on the road within the next two…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.64
December 14, 2021
…to $74 million to date. New participants included ZF, Continental AG, AGCO, Canaan, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Airbus Ventures, and Jaguar Land Rover’s InMotion Ventures. Other previously announced investors included Volvo Group Venture Capital, Toyota Ventures, and HELLA Ventures. “We have a lot of strategic investors, predicated on technology partnerships,” said Becker. “All of these relationships have been built up over quite some time.” “Based on the Apex.OS, we can offer our customers an additional ZF Middleware option,” said Nico Hartmann, head of the ZF Global Software Center. “This solution is certified to the highest standards of functional safety for passenger…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.51
August 08, 2023
…enable the design of novel robotics and control systems. Continental, a leading automotive and autonomous systems company, said it is using Omniverse to generate physically accurate synthetic data at scale to train computer-vision AI models and test systems integration for robots. Volvo Cars has transitioned its digital twin to be OpenUSD-based, using Omniverse to create immersive visualizations to help customers make online purchasing decisions. Marks Design, a brand design and experience agency, is using Omniverse and OpenUSD to streamline collaboration and improve its animation, visualization, and rendering workflows. Luxury electric vehicle maker DENZA, a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and BYD,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.09
May 01, 2019
…go into every next-generation Volvo. At CES 2019, suppliers Continental and ZF announced their production plans for Level 2+ systems built on NVIDIA DRIVE, with production starting as early as 2020. Mercedes-Benz also announced that its next-generation centralized computing architecture for AI in the cockpit and AI for self-driving will use NVIDIA DRIVE technology. The A8 Highway in Germany as seen in rFpro simulation software, running a test in a scenario with cones blocking off traffic. Image courtesy of rFpro. At GTC, NVIDIA unveiled its safety driving policy called the Safety Force Field (SFF). which is integrated into the NVIDIA…
