Self-operating shuttle bus crashes after Las Vegas launch (All Things Self Driving)

ronjor · Jun 17, 2020

Driver free but virus fee? Robo-car firms hit new speed bump

by Tom Krisher June 17, 2020
The latest challenge for the autonomous vehicle industry: How to assure passengers that the car they are getting in is virus free, even if it doesn't have a driver.
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guest · Jun 18, 2020

Ford to Offer Hands-Free Driving in 2021-Six Years After Tesla
June 18, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/06/18/business/18reuters-autos-self-driving-ford.html

Ford Motor Co said on Thursday that it will offer hands-free driving on its new Mustang Mach-E in fall 2021, six years after Tesla Inc and four years after General Motors Co introduced similar systems.

The system, called Active Drive Assist, will be offered on several Ford models, most notably the Mustang Mach-E, an all-electric crossover vehicle that goes on sale later this year and is targeted at the Tesla Model Y market.
Ford said U.S. buyers can order the Mustang Mach-E this fall with the Active Driver Assist hardware package, which includes extra radar sensors and a driver-facing camera, but the software won't be ready until fall 2021.
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guest · Jun 19, 2020

BMW, Mercedes put automated driving alliance on hold
June 19, 2020
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...omated-driving-alliance-on-hold-idUSKBN23Q23Q

Daimler (DAIGn.DE) on Friday said it had put on hold a development alliance in the area of automated driving between its luxury brand and rival German luxury carmaker BMW (BMWG.DE).

“Following extensive review, the two companies have arrived at a mutual and amicable agreement to concentrate on their existing development paths, which may also include working with new partners,” Daimler said in a statement.
Daimler said the cooperation, which was announced in 2019, may resume at a later date.
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More details:
BMW, Mercedes Benz end ‘long term’ automated driving alliance, for now

guest · Jun 21, 2020

Waymo and Uber propose AI techniques to improve self-driving systems
June 21, 2020
https://venturebeat.com/2020/06/21/...i-techniques-to-improve-self-driving-systems/

During a workshop on autonomous driving at the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) 2020, Waymo and Uber presented research to improve the reliability — and safety — of their self-driving systems

Waymo principal scientist Drago Anguelov detailed ViDAR, a camera and range-centric framework covering scene geometry, semantics, and dynamics. Raquel Urtasun, chief scientist at Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group, demonstrated a pair of technologies that leverage vehicle-to-vehicle communication for navigation, traffic modeling, and more.
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ViDAR
ViDAR, a collaboration between Waymo and one of Google’s several AI labs, Google Brain, infers structure from motion. It learns 3D geometry from image sequences — i.e., frames captured by car-mounted cameras — by exploiting motion parallax, a change in position caused by movement. Given a pair of images and lidar data, ViDAR can predict future camera viewpoints and depth data.
V2VNet
Researchers at Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) created a system called V2VNet that enables autonomous cars to efficiently share information with each other over the air.
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guest · Jun 22, 2020

AImotive raises $20 million for driver-assistance and self-driving car software
June 22, 2020
https://venturebeat.com/2020/06/22/...ver-assistance-and-self-driving-car-software/

AImotive has raised a $20 million round to further develop its software for self-driving cars and advanced driver assistance. This brings Budapest, Hungary-based AImotive‘s total raised to over $70 million. It’s also a sign software is becoming an important piece of technology as we head toward the future of automated driving.

The company is also working to advance its automated valet parking solution. This tech saves drivers from the hassle of parking by allowing them to exit their vehicle at the entrance of supported parking lots.
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guest · Jun 23, 2020

WeRide, Alibaba’s AutoNavi expand roll-out of robotaxis in Guangzhou’s ride-hailing services market
June 23, 2020
https://www.scmp.com/tech/start-ups...avi-expand-roll-out-robotaxis-guangzhous-ride

Chinese smart mobility start-up WeRide is making its fleet of autonomous robotaxis available to more ride-hailing users in Guangzhou, capital of southern Guangdong province, through a new collaboration with the popular AutoNavi app known as Gaode.

“More people can enjoy our RoboTaxi service through this collaboration,” said WeRide chief operating officer Li Zhang, adding that the company is keen to work with other ride-hailing platforms.
That initiative marks another step forward in developing demand for autonomous vehicles in China, the world’s largest car market, as well as in helping foster increased efficiency and safety of robotaxis for ride-hailing users.

The company has a fleet of 20 new RoboTaxis, which are based on Lincoln cars, deployed from 8am to 10pm every day in a geo-fenced area that stretches 144 square kilometres across the Huangpu and Guangzhou Development districts in the Guangdong capital.
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“We believe the integration of sharing economy and autonomous driving is an important trend for transportation,” AutoNavi said in a statement.
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ronjor · Jun 23, 2020

Nvidia and Mercedes-Benz detail self-driving system with automated routing and parking

Kyle Wiggers@Kyle_L_Wiggers June 23, 2020
Nvidia today shed light on an expanded collaboration with Mercedes-Benz to roll out an in-vehicle computing system and AI infrastructure starting in 2024, which was first revealed last January. The two companies say the platform will launch across the fleet of next-generation Mercedes-Benz vehicles, imbuing those vehicles with upgradable automated driving functions.
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guest · Jun 23, 2020

DriveU.auto, a LiveU spinout, comes out of stealth with $4M
June 23, 2020
https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/23/driveu-auto-a-liveu-spinout-comes-out-of-stealth-with-4m/

Teleoperators who remotely monitor and control autonomous vehicles rely on high-performance connectivity to transfer 4K video, multiple audio streams and other data. Even a skosh of latency, jitter or packet loss could spell disaster for a teleoperator intervening to help an autonomous sidewalk delivery bot or even a robotaxi.

One Israeli startup, which spun out of video transmission technology company LiveU, has developed a connectivity platform aimed at ending unpredictable network behavior. Now, after a year as an independent company, DriveU.auto is coming out of stealth with $4 million in new funding.
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DriveU.auto uses what it calls cellular bonding technology, 4K video encoding and advanced algorithms to adapt to changes on a network. Podhurst explained that the company’s “secret sauce” is how it fuses dynamic encoding and cellular network bonding to enable the level of connectivity needed for demanding AV use cases.
DriveU.auto isn’t sharing customer names.

However, Podhurst was able to share that its product is being tested by companies developing delivery and robotaxi platforms, autonomous trucking technology as well as a Tier 1 supplier.
DriveU.auto also has a long-term proof of concept agreement with another Tier 1 supplier.
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guest · Jun 23, 2020

Accelerating Autonomous Driving with Lyft’s Ridesharing Data
June 23, 2020
https://medium.com/lyftlevel5/accel...ving-with-lyfts-ridesharing-data-b547f960d027

Drivers all over the world face unplanned scenarios daily and often must make split-second decisions to ensure safety.

But as autonomous vehicles (AVs) become a mainstream transportation option, the need to make such real-time assessments is no longer isolated to human drivers. To accelerate the development of self-driving technology, Lyft is tapping into our greatest asset — our nationwide rideshare network that is accessible to 95% of the United States population, making it one of the largest in the world.
By leveraging this data, Lyft is uniquely positioned to develop safe, efficient, and intuitive self-driving systems.
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guest · Jun 24, 2020

Didi Chuxing: Apple-backed firm aims for one million robotaxis
June 23, 2020
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53157368

The robotaxis are to be deployed in places where ride-hailing drivers are less available, according to Meng Xing, Didi’s chief operating officer.

Mr Meng was speaking at an online conference hosted by the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post newspaper.
One analyst suggested it was a very ambitious aim.

“I’ll be surprised if we see a million by 2030,” a spokesman for market research firm Canalys said.
He pointed out that it was a strange time to make such a commitment, given the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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guest · Jun 25, 2020

Waymo inks deal with Volvo to develop self-driving electric cars
June 25, 2020
https://venturebeat.com/2020/06/25/waymo-inks-deal-with-volvo-to-develop-self-driving-electric-cars/

Waymo and the Volvo Cars Group have agreed to develop a self-driving electric vehicle designed for ride-hailing use, as part of a new global partnership, the companies said on Thursday.

Waymo, a unit of Silicon Valley’s Alphabet, said it will be the exclusive global partner for Volvo Cars for developing self-driving vehicles capable of operating safely without routine driver intervention. Waymo will focus on the artificial intelligence for the software “driver.”
The Waymo-Volvo deal marks a return by Waymo to its early goal of rethinking how cars that can pilot themselves should look.
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Waymo and Volvo did not say when or where they expect to launch their new ride-hailing vehicle.
Waymo said it will continue working with Fiat Chrysler, Jaguar Land Rover and the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance.
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guest · Jun 26, 2020

Amazon reportedly seals $1.2 billion acquisition of self-driving startup Zoox
It would be Amazon's biggest bet yet on self-driving technology
June 26, 2020
https://www.engadget.com/amazon-self-driving-acquires-zoox-090509371.html

Amazon will reportedly pay over $1.2 billion to acquire Zoox, one of the many companies working on self-driving technology, according to The Information and The Financial Times. The acquisition would be Amazon’s biggest step into self-driving so far, compared to smaller startup investments and internal work it has done to date.

However, it could also be interested in developing autonomous tech to bolster its delivery network. If it succeeds, it could have self-driving trucks running 24/7, improving its same-day delivery services but eliminating human jobs in the process.
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guest · Jun 26, 2020

Tesla's most robust self-driving package will cost more — again
June 25, 2020
https://mashable.com/article/tesla-fsd-price-increase-/?europe=true

It'll soon cost you $8,000 to buy a Tesla upgrade package, which includes some features that don't even exist yet.

Tesla's Full Self-Driving package is a future-ready option for those ready to invest in partially automated driving capabilities, even if some of those capabilities— like autonomous driving on city streets — aren't ready yet. But eventually. At an unknown date.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is hiking up the price by $1,000 for the set of features on July 1.

Reminder that Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) price goes up by $1k on July 1st
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 22, 2020
The price hike means that the $7,000 add-on to any Tesla vehicle ramps up to $8,000. Musk has warned that the price is only going to keep inching up as the likelihood of actually using more of the self-driving features increases.
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For owners who already have the Enhanced Autopilot package with advanced automated driving features like highway auto-steering, the FSD upgrade is $3,000. But that cost, too, will bump up on July 1.
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guest · Jun 26, 2020

TuSimple seeking $250 million in new funding to scale self-driving trucks
June 26, 2020
https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/26/t...-in-new-funding-to-scale-self-driving-trucks/

TuSimple, the self-driving truck startup backed by Sina, Nvidia, UPS and Tier 1 supplier Mando Corporation, is headed back into the marketplace in search of new capital from investors. The company has hired investment bank Morgan Stanley to help it raise $250 million, according to multiple sources familiar with the effort.

TuSimple is a unique animal in the niche category of self-driving trucks. It was founded in 2015 at a time when most of the attention and capital in the autonomous vehicle industry was focused on passenger cars, and more specifically robotaxis.
As of March 2020, the company was making about 20 autonomous trips between Arizona and Texas each week with a fleet of more than 40 autonomous trucks. All of the trucks have a human safety operator behind the wheel.
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guest · Jun 27, 2020

Didi Installs V2X Equipment in Shanghai, Begins Test Robotaxi Service
June 27, 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/06/27/technology/27reuters-didi-autonomous.html

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing, backed by SoftBank Group, launched a test robotaxi service in a Shanghai suburb on Saturday after installing V2X (Vehicle to Everything) hardware throughout the area.

Under the test, customers within a designated area will be able to hire free on-demand rides using Didi's autonomous vehicles, which currently also have safety drivers, the company said.
Didi chief executive Cheng Wei said the company expected greater use of artificial intelligence to revolutionise safety and efficiency of the urban transit system.
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guest · Jun 28, 2020

Tesla Reportedly Sold Batteries It Knew Could Catch Fire
June 24, 2020
https://futurism.com/tesla-reportedly-sold-batteries-knew-catch-fire

Alarming allegations against Tesla claim that the electric automaker sold cars with batteries that it knew could spontaneously combust, back in 2012.

That was the year that the company was in a frantic rush to meet production goals for the Model S, its first all-electric sedan. As Tesla sprinted to get the Model S out the door, trouble emerged on the production line, Business Insider reports: Its battery-cooling system occasionally cracked and leaked, a problem that could make batteries short or even explode.
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Internal documents reviewed by BI show that Tesla knew about the cracking parts and that employees were sharing concerns about them even while Model S vehicles were being delivered to customers.
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guest · Jun 30, 2020

Daimler-backed Momenta says its robotaxis will be fully driverless and profitable in 2024
June 30, 2020
https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/30/momenta-robotaxis/

In China and the U.S., there’s much debate about when and how humans will achieve fully autonomous robotaxis at scale — cars that chauffeur passengers under complex road conditions without safety drivers behind the wheel.

Many pieces are needed to make this happen: mammoth amounts of test data, advanced algorithms, strong operational teams, big checks from investors and local policy support, to name a handful.
One recent pledge came from Momenta, one of Asia’s most valuable artificial intelligence startups and the country’s first autonomous driving company to reach the $1 billion unicorn valuation back in 2018.

The four-year-old startup, which specializes in software solutions for autonomous vehicles (AVs), told TechCrunch recently that its entire robotaxi fleet will operate without safety drivers in 2024, while some of its vehicles will already be driverless by 2022.
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ronjor · Jun 30, 2020

Refraction AI’s robots start delivering groceries in Ann Arbor

Kyle Wiggers@Kyle_L_Wiggers June 30, 2020
Refraction AI, a company developing semi-autonomous delivery robots, today began handling select customers’ orders from Ann Arbor, Michigan’s Produce Station. This marks the startup’s first foray into grocery delivery after the launch of its restaurant delivery service. The move comes as Refraction reports a 3-4 times uptick in pandemic-related demand.
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guest · Jun 30, 2020

Lyft resumes autonomous vehicle testing on public roads
June 30, 2020
https://venturebeat.com/2020/06/30/lyft-resumes-autonomous-vehicle-testing-on-public-roads/

Roughly three months after the pandemic halted its autonomous vehicle tests, Lyft today announced its safety operators will resume driving a portion of its cars on public roads. An employee-only autonomous ride-hailing pilot in Palo Alto remains on pause.
Lyft’s resumption of on-the-road testing comes after the company revealed it would begin tapping data from its ride-hailing network to improve the performance of its autonomous systems.
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guest · Jul 1, 2020

TuSimple starts self-driving truck network with UPS, Berkshire Hathaway's McLane
July 1, 2020
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-ups-berkshire-hathaways-mclane-idUSKBN2425QS

U.S. technology company TuSimple on Wednesday launched a self-driving freight network with UPS and Berkshire Hathaway Inc supply chain unit McLane that it said should operate nationwide by 2024 and start running some driverless trucks routes by 2021.

UPS, the world’s largest package delivery company, is betting that autonomous vehicle technology can expand more rapidly in commercial vehicles than in robotaxis.
TuSimple already operates on seven routes between Phoenix, Tucson, El Paso and Dallas.
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guest · Jul 6, 2020

How May Mobility’s autonomous shuttle ambitions backfired
July 6, 2020
https://venturebeat.com/2020/07/06/how-may-mobilitys-autonomous-shuttle-ambitions-backfired/

By all appearances, May Mobility was a scrappy success story. The autonomous transportation startup made its debut at Y Combinator’s demo day in 2017, with a team that had been working on driverless tech since the third U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Grand Challenge in 2017.

But on the inside looking out, it was a different story.
The leadership’s ambition often outstretched May’s ability to deliver, which upset vendors, some of whom went unpaid for stretches. And not a single one of the company’s commercial routes approached full autonomy. [...]
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The industry isn’t without apparent success stories, like Optimus Ride. But May’s setbacks illustrate the nascent technology’s limited applicability, particularly when stretched beyond its capabilities.
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guest · Jul 9, 2020

Tesla 'very close' to level 5 autonomous driving technology, Musk says
July 9, 2020
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...us-driving-technology-musk-says-idUSKBN24A0HE

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is “very close” to achieving level 5 autonomous driving technology, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Thursday, referring to the capability to navigate roads without any driver input.

“I’m extremely confident that level 5 or essentially complete autonomy will happen and I think will happen very quickly,” Musk said in remarks made via a video message at the opening of Shanghai’s annual World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC).
However industry insiders have said it would take time for the technology to get ready and public to trust autonomous vehicles fully.
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guest · Jul 10, 2020

mood said: ↑

Amazon reportedly seals $1.2 billion acquisition of self-driving startup Zoox
It would be Amazon's biggest bet yet on self-driving technology
June 26, 2020
https://www.engadget.com/amazon-self-driving-acquires-zoox-090509371.html
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Amazon plans at least $100 million in stock awards to keep Zoox talent after $1.3 billion deal
July 9, 2020
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/09/ama...p-zoox-talent-after-1point3-billion-deal.html

Amazon plans to create at least $100 million in stock awards to retain the 900-plus employees of Zoox, the self-driving car startup it offered to buy last month, and can walk away from the deal if large numbers of them turn down job offers from the technology giant.

Amazon, which is aggressively expanding into self-driving technology, announced June 26 it had agreed to acquire the Silicon Valley company, which was founded on an ambitious effort to design a fully autonomous vehicle from scratch rather than retrofitting existing cars for self-driving.
Amazon will pay $1.3 billion in cash for the takeover, which the parties hope to close by September, according to deal documents seen by Reuters.
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hawki · Jul 14, 2020

"German court rules Tesla's Autopilot claims are misleading and bans the company from using them in ads

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Tesla Germany is banned from repeating misleading claims in advertising about the capabilities of its driver assistance systems, including that its vehicles were capable of autonomous driving, a judge in Munich said on Tuesday..."

https://www.businessinsider.com/tes...ng-german-court-ruling-advertising-ban-2020-7

hawki · Jul 14, 2020

"Arizona: A Tesla on Autopilot rear-ended a parked police car on Arizona highway renewing safety concerns..."

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/09/tes...ended-a-parked-police-car-on-the-highway.html

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