Continental and Ambarella partner on assisted and automated driving systems with full software stack
Continental and Ambarella have announced a strategic partnership at CES 2023 in Las Vegas. The two companies plan to jointly develop scalable, end-to-end hardware and software solutions based on artificial intelligence, for assisted and automated driving, on the way to autonomous mobility. The joint venture...
Sony and Honda reveal the all-new “AFEELA”
Sony Honda Mobility Inc has announced its brand new “AFEELA” and unveiled a prototype as a new type of mobility at CES 2023. SMH announced its new brand alongside a prototype that aims to demonstrate a new relationship between people and mobility. The prototype was...
ZF partners with Beep for next generation autonomous shuttle
ZF has unveiled its next generation shuttle for autonomous driving in urban environments and mixed traffic at CES 2023 in Las Vegas. The new vehicle is said to complement the already established model, which is primarily designed for use in segregated lanes. Furthermore, for...
BT announces £5 million deal to scale UK drone industry
BT has announced that it has entered into a £5 million deal with startup Altitude Angel with the aim of scaling the UK drone industry and support the development of the UK’s drone superhighway. This is set to be the largest and longest network of...
Transport for Greater Manchester orders a further 50 zero-emission buses from Alexander Dennis
Bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis has announced that Transport for Greater Manchester has ordered a further 50 zero-emission double deck buses which will double the total order for the franchised Bee Network bus system to 100. The additional electric buses are planned to enter service in...
ABB E-mobility unveils new Terra Home charging solution
ABB E-mobility has unveiled its new Terra Home charging solution at CES 2023, a tech event held in Las Vegas. The Terra Home is set to go on sale later this year. The company has said that this will usher in the “next generation...
Nvidia and Foxconn announce partnership to build autonomous vehicles
NVIDIA and Foxconn have announced a strategic partnership to develop automated and autonomous vehicle platforms. The agreement will see Foxconn be a tier-one manufacturer, producing electronic control units based on NVIDIA DRIVE Orin for the global automotive market. Foxconn manufactured electric vehicles (EVs) will feature...
Amazon Web Services, Meta, Microsoft and TomTom partner to create the Overture Maps Foundation
Amazon Web Services, Meta, Microsoft and TomTom have come together as founding members to form the Overture Maps Foundation. This is an open-data project that aims to build “reliable, easy-to-use and interoperable open map data”. The new project is being established under the Linux Foundation...
Baidu extends autonomous robotaxi service in Wuhan
Chinese internet giant, Baidu, has begun a public autonomous taxi service in Wuhan between 7am and 11am. During this time, taxis will have no safety drivers behind the wheel. Prior to this new stride in autonomous driving, the company was only able to operate its...
EHang announces partnership with Qingdao West Coast New Area
Picture and press release: EHang EHang has announced a strategic partnership with Qingdao West Coast New Area, one of China’s national new areas in Shandong province. The press release states that this partnership comes with a binding US$10,000,000 equity investment and a potential additional investment of...
