Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.55
November 16, 2016
…partners will develop, integrate and demonstrate a set of co-optimized powertrain and automated driving controls to improve the fuel efficiency of tractor-trailers, which consumed over 40 billion gallons of diesel fuel in 2015 according to the American Trucking Associations. “This cutting-edge project advances private-sector collaboration underway with Peterbilt, Cummins, ZF TRW and others,” said Steve Boyd, Peloton’s VP of external affairs. “We are energized to work with these partners in developing and bringing to market the next stage of smart, connected truck systems and higher-automation platooning,” By combining novel algorithms, look-ahead data and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-cloud (V2C) connectivity, the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.14
October 17, 2016
…traffic, intersections and pedestrians,” said Matt Rendall, CEO and co-founder of Clearpath. “Unlike city streets, a factory floor is a controlled environment, which makes it an ideal place to introduce self-driving vehicles at scale. Companies like Google, Tesla and Uber are still testing, whereas our self-driving vehicles are commercially available today.” Companies including GE and John Deere have deployed OTTO’s material handling equipment in their facilities. “The market for self-driving passenger vehicles will be over $80 billion by 2030,” Rendall said. “We believe the market for self-driving materials handling vehicles will be equally significant. Clearpath has a big head start,…
