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NVIDIA Leads D20 Rebound
The D20 Stock Index of the driverless industry roared back last week, rising 9 points, led by NVIDIA with an 18 percent jump and Valeo with a 17 percent increase.
Valeo’s Intuitive Driving = Autonomous Driving + Connected Car + HMI: a Q&A with Amine Taleb
Dr. Taleb discusses Valeo’s autonomous driving products, vehicle connectivity, and telematics solutions.
Driverless and Connected Car ‘Living Lab’ and Testing Ground Launches in UK
Jennifer van der Kleut
The United Kingdom is moving full-speed ahead toward a society where driverless transportation is more common. News outlets this week announced the launch of the UK Smart Mobility Living Lab in Greenwich, London. The lab will reportedly function as an “open innovation environment” where companies and researchers can design and develop self-driving and connected-car technology, test […]
Harbrick Goes West, Harvests Funds
Burney Simpson
PolySync developer is building it brick by brick, as it relocates to Portland, garners funds, builds staff.
Nissan Brings Us Self-Driving……Chairs?
Jennifer van der Kleut
Japan may not have self-driving cars loose on public roads yet-but they at least have self-driving chairs. Yes, we said chairs! In a new video uploaded to YouTube, Nissan shows off its latest creation-office chairs that reset themselves to their original position, tucked into a table or desk, at just the clap of your hands. […]
Navy Teaching Unmanned Subs to Think
Burney Simpson
The Pentagon’s Third Offset Strategy calls for the use of unmanned vehicles and robotics to counter enemy strengths.
California Researchers: We Can Now Pinpoint GPS Accuracy to Within A Centimeter
Jennifer van der Kleut
Exciting research coming out of the University of California at Riverside (UCR) this week could have a huge impact on not only the progress toward driverless technology, but also airline travel and several other industries as well. Thanks to smartphone apps and even the somewhat-ancient dashboard device, GPS navigation has become an essential part of modern transportation. […]
TomTom Banged, D20 Tumbles
The D20 stock index of the international driverless industry fell last week, with TomTom plummeting 20 percent due to a so-so forecast and reduced takeover hopes.
Toyota’s Crash Test Bike Braves Autonomous Cars
Burney Simpson
Steve, the pedestrian- and cycling- test dummy, has moving legs and a covering that appears to be human skin to driverless vehicle detection systems.
NHTSA: Google’s Artificial Intelligence System Counts as a ‘Driver’ for Self-Driving Cars
Jennifer van der Kleut
You may remember the big upset a few months ago, when California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) proposed new legislation that would require all vehicles-even self-driving ones-to include a human driver, steering wheel and pedals. Naturally, Google was quite unhappy about the proposed law, since its large fleet of self-driving test cars feature neither steering […]