Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 37.93
November 13, 2024
…for $450 million. Under Iagnemma’s leadership, nuTonomy launched public robotaxi pilots in Singapore. Iagnemma was also founding CEO of Motional, a $4 billion robotaxi joint venture between automaker Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv. Prior to his industry career, Iagnemma directed the Robotic Mobility Group research laboratory at MIT, where he authored publications related to robotics and AI that have been cited more than 20,000 times. Iagnemma is also an inventor with more than 50 issued or pending patents in robotics and autonomous vehicles. “We are excited to see a skilled technologist and experienced leader like Karl take the helm at…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 55.34
October 11, 2024
…Optimus humanoid robot and unveiled two new autonomous vehicles: Robotaxi and Robovan. Optimus makes drinks, has conversations The Tesla Optimus humanoid was front and center at We, Robot. Attendees shared photos and videos on Twitter/X of Optimus pouring drinks and interacting with humans throughout the event space. In December 2023, Tesla released Optimus Gen 2, which featured enhanced sensors and language processing capabilities powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning. At We, Robot, Musk highlighted how Optimus can integrate with daily life alongside humans because of its autonomous task performing capabilities. Specifically, Musk declared Optimus could become an “autonomous assistant,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.20
September 08, 2023
…AVs, are hitting the road in the forms of robotaxis, delivery robots, and self-driving trucks. Stack AV Co. yesterday announced the launch of its autonomous trucking business, which it said uses technology to improve efficiency and safety while tackling supply chain challenges for its partners and consumers. “With customers at its core, Stack AV is focused on revolutionizing the way businesses transport goods, designing solutions to alleviate long-standing issues that have plagued the trucking industry, including driver shortages, lagging efficiency in uptime per vehicle, overarching safety concerns, high operating costs, and elevated emission levels,” stated the company. Pittsburgh-based Stack AV…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.76
August 24, 2023
…suitable for a variety of autonomous mobility applications, including robotaxis, self-driving trucks, drones, robotic delivery vehicles, and autonomous aviation, said Recogni. In addition, Pegasus' development and deployment flexibility allows for faster time to market for any of these applications, it asserted. Recogni gets support from VCs, Tier 1 suppliers Founded in 2017, Recogni said it provides vision-based perception processing for autonomous driving platforms. The company has offices in San Jose, Calif., and Munich, Germany. Lead investors in Recogni include GreatPoint Ventures, Celesta Capital, Mayfield, and DNS Capital. Other investors include automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers such as BMW iVentures,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 69.28
August 07, 2023
…toward mass production and large-scale deployment of fully self-driving robotaxis. Founded in 2016, Pony.ai said its goal is “to bring safe, sustainable, and accessible mobility to the entire world.” The Fremont, Calif.-based company, which raised Series D funding last year, has been rapidly extending its autonomous vehicle technologies at multiple sites. Pony.ai said its systems have driven more than 24 million km (14.9 million mi.) in autonomous testing and operation on open roads worldwide. It has partnered with leading OEMs such as Toyota, SAIC, SANY, FAW Group, and GAC Group. Within its self-owned fleets, Pony.ai currently has about 200 Toyota…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.36
August 02, 2023
…a high-performance, solid-state lidar and could be used for robotaxi, shuttle, and delivery applications, claimed Innoviz. It is designed to be reliable, affordable, and power-efficient and to integrate with Level 3 to 5 autonomous vehicles, ensuring safety, the company said. What about the debate between cameras and lidar? Are both necessary? “Visual sensors are very popular, but if you want 3D visibility, cameras can struggle,” Shabat replied. “Even with stereo vision, they're still not able to achieve the accuracy of lidar of a few centimeters at 100 meters. For different lighting and weather conditions, you want to have redundant systems…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.58
April 05, 2023
…but doesn't know where it is,” said Gershman. “Automotive wants military-grade performance and better-than-military reliability at no cost.” “Some robotaxi companies have already deployed test vehicles with Owl's HD thermal system,” he added.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.78
February 02, 2023
…quite a contrast to L4/L5 full automation areas like Robotaxis, Robo-shuttle, and Autonomous Trucking, where investments scaled back as the automotive community realized that L4/L5 is not easily commercialized for the next few years,” said Cho. “This is a very exciting time for Phantom AI as customers are recognizing the critical role driver-assisted technology plays in making automobiles safer for everyone,” stated Jay Jinhwan Jeon of InterVest, the lead investor in this round. “We're thrilled to partner with Phantom AI at this time to help bring this important technology to the market.” “Phantom AI's ADAS platform is filling an important…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.40
December 22, 2022
…trucks and industrial vehicles to vehicles with passengers like robotaxis and shuttle buses. Hyundai Mobis is the global no. 6 automotive supplier, headquartered in Seoul, Korea. The company's products include various components for electrification, brakes, chassis, and suspension, steering, airbags, lighting and automotive electronics. Hyundai Mobis operates R&D headquarters in Korea, with four technology centers in the United States, Germany, China, and India. Ottopia’s software has helped cut costs Ottopia's teleoperation software enables autonomous vehicle fleets to do things they otherwise cannot while allowing their developers to dramatically cut R&D costs and comply with regulatory requirements. With Ottopia, humans in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.91
December 19, 2022
Just as robotaxi services are testing self-driving passenger cars, autonomous trucks are joining existing fleets. Embark Trucks Inc. and Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. today announced that Embark has provided the first truck using its autonomy technology as part of the Truck Transfer Program, or TPP. The companies claimed that TPP is the first public initiative in which a carrier will directly own and operate a truck with select features of Embark's automated driving software. This will allow Embark to gain valuable insights from having its system components operating in a carrier customer's duty cycle, they said. “I am excited to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.75
October 16, 2022
…terrestrial roboticists include autonomous delivery fleets, unmanned rovers, and robotaxis over the next five years, leading to a wider $120 billion market opportunity. Integrating drones into the national airspace falls on the lap of NASA's Star Ginn, who is actively working to turn the promise of efficiency into actionable steps towards full autonomy. “We have this roadmap right now at NASA to start closing the loop on the system where machines and machines are negotiating that sort of scale, and we will just keep adding more complex situations,” explained Ginn. “So It’s not just to show it works on a…
