Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.29
February 22, 2023
Clevon and ZF Group are joining forces to accelerate the deployment of efficient and integrated next-generation last-mile delivery services using driverless carriers in urban and on-yard environments. Clevon and ZF teams will work together to carry out a full-scale integration of the SCALAR SaaS platform and CLEVON 1 vehicles over the upcoming months and deploy it to manage CLEVON 1 unit fleets on public roads. Talinn, Estonia-based Clevon was founded in 2022 and was spun out of Cleveron, which develops robotic-based parcel terminals. Its CLEVON 1 autonomous shuttle carriers have completed deliveries in Europe and the U.S. “Clevon is making…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.57
August 09, 2022
…Functional Safety. StradVision expects to grow with AV market ZF and Aptiv were strategic investors in StradVision's Series C round. Automotive industry investors to date include Hyundai Motor Co., Hyundai Mobis, LG Electronics, AISIN (Japan), and ZF. StradVision has now raised $129 million (U.S.) in cumulative funding, from its seed round through Series C. The company said it has seen “exponential” business and team growth over the past year. It opened its second German office and a new local subsidiary in Michigan. In addition, StradVision has expanded its workforce 69.2% year over year to 308 employees as of June 2022.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.46
November 16, 2016
…NEXTCAR project team also includes Cummins, Peterbilt Motors Company, ZF TRW, the University of Arizona and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Contributions from partners include Peloton’s current platooning system and higher-automation platooning technology under development, advanced powertrain solutions from Cummins, steering controls from ZF TRW and state-of-the-art trucks from Peterbilt. “Our first truck platooning system is coming to the market in 2017”Josh Switkes, Chief Executive Officer, Peloton Technologies “As we join in launching this national project, we are excited about the team’s complementary strengths in commercial powertrain development, connected vehicle applications, vehicle automation and trucking operations,” said Peloton CEO…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.24
September 20, 2019
…McKinsey reports. However, most companies are in stealth mode. ZF revealed autonomous Terminal Yard Tractor to the world last year. Running defined lanes within a restricted area, the yard trucks present an easy use case for moving freight from point A to point B autonomously. An extended sensor set enables the Terminal Yard Tractor to monitor its surroundings, while the central computer – ZF ProAI – coordinates the functions of longitudinal and lateral guidance, allowing the tractor to take the trailer from the truck and autonomously maneuver it to the ramp for loading and discharging. “These vehicles can prevent maneuvering…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.98
January 11, 2023
…vehicles in partnership with Applied EV, bp, NEVS, and ZF. Meanwhile, together with Wenco International Mining Systems Ltd., Oxbotica said it is bringing open autonomy to mining to improve safety and sustainability combined with lower operational costs. Applied EV and Ocado Group have partnred with Oxbotica for autonomous deliveries in the U.K. Source: Oxbotica More investors get on board Oxbotica said its Series C accommodates growing demand from new and current shareholders. It said it expects more investors to sign on before the funding round closes in a few months. The round included financial and strategic partners, as well as…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.91
December 14, 2021
…funding 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…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.85
June 19, 2022
…said Spencer Earle, director of supply chain at evo. ZF Group uses machine vision for manufacturing In an example of autonomous robot perception at work in an industrial setting, German automotive supplier ZF Group wanted to automate machine tending in its high-volume milling stations, where it manufactures gears. To perform this application, ZF deployed a system that consisted of a MIRAI kit from Micropsi Industries, which included a control box and a camera. It also included a Universal Robots UR10e collaborative robot arm, an OnRobot force-torque sensor, and a Schunk gripper. The MIRAI vision-based control system uses artificial intelligence to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.55
May 06, 2022
…announced strategic investors, including Toyota Ventures, Volvo Group Venture Capital, Jaguar Land Rover’s InMotion Ventures, Airbus Ventures, Continental AG, ZF, AGCO, and HELLA Ventures. Robotics 24/7 has tracked more than $2.6 billion in autonomous vehicle transactions to date in 2022. The global market for self-driving trucks alone could surpass $2.5 billion by 2028, according to Global Market Insights Inc.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.32
August 19, 2022
…Bolitho, just started last month and previously worked at ZF Group, another technology company working on self-driving vehicle systems. Annad recently sat down with Robotics 24/7 to discuss his company’s products and the underling technologies powering them. Before starting Recogni, RK Annad founded OttoQ, a now defunct parking service technology company. Source: Recogni Camera technology gives autonomous systems depth Cameras are some of the biggest enabling technologies behind the company’s vision system, Anand explained. “We live in a three-dimensional world,” he said. “Anything that is autonomous in nature, whether its cars or factory automation, they have to navigate a three-dimensional…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.24
October 04, 2021
…system, Kodiak said. In addition, the truck incorporates the ZF Full Range Radar and Luminar's long-range Iris lidar for performance and reliability. The company said these sensors, combined with its previously announced integration with Hesai Technnology Co. 360-degree scanning lidar for side- and rear-view detection, will provide automotive grade-reliability. All three sensors are purpose-built to meet the needs of autonomous trucks, which need to “see” long-range in a wide variety of weather conditions to safely operate at highway speeds, it said. The ZF Full Range Radar provides four-dimensional (4D) capabilities, measuring the distance, height, lateral angle, and velocity of objects…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.15
March 10, 2022
…and maintainability. The Kodiak Driver incorporates Luminar's Iris lidar, ZF full-range radar, Hesai 360-degree scanning lidars, and a range of cameras to capture and process hundreds of megabytes of perception data each second. These sensors allow the truck to “see” long range and all around the vehicle in a wide variety of weather conditions. This enables safe operation at highway speeds, Kodiak claimed. Kodiak Robotics has been delivering freight daily between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston since mid-2019. Since mid-2021, the startup has been delivering freight weekly between Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio, operating autonomously on the highway portions of the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.13
December 04, 2021
…has relationships with industry leaders including German auto supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Japanese auto supply giant Denso, and Nikon, a global manufacturer and supplier of metrology and inspection equipment. We've started to see trials of autonomous trucks—when can retailers, consumers, and logistics providers expect fleets? Kuepper: Fleets are coming, and they’re already using Aeva’s technology. TuSimple’s Autonomous Freight Network, which is a fleet of trucks used by customers like UPS, is making regular trips between hubs in the Southwest, with plans to expand to Florida soon and across the U.S. by 2024. And Amazon, which is one of the largest…
