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  • Billions of US trucking hours being spent in unladen trucks every year


    Autonomous Trucks

    As many as three-and-a-half billion hours of US trucking could be unproductive, according to Uber Freight. On average, trucks drive 5.5 times more miles than light-duty vehicles, and they make up 9% of all vehicles involved in accidents, accord...

  • IMI: ADAS skills gap threatens road safety


    Autonomous Vehicle News

    IMI: ADAS skills gap threatens road safetyAn analysis has revealed there is a shortfall of 6,000 advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) certified technicians in the UK in 2023 alone. However, there are currently only 3,000 technicians with I...

  • The latest numbers on the microchip shortage: Asian factories cut production


    Connected Car

    Auto plants in the Asia-Pacific region will cut nearly 36,000 vehicles this week because of microchip shortages, according to estimates from AutoForecast Solutions. The majority of the losses are in China, with 33,631 vehicles being taken out o...

  • The Intersection 7-3-23


    Connected Car

    The law — which has stringent sourcing requirements for vehicles to qualify for tax credits — was designed to boost U.S. manufacturing of EVs and batteries. In October, Automotive News reporter John Irwin wrote about the incoming wave of batter...

  • Amazon Robotaxi Team Growing, Robotaxi Use Launches In Las Vegas


    Autonomous Vehicle News

    Three years ago, in late June 2020, I wrote about Amazon buying the robotaxi startup Zoox. This year, while many robotaxi companies and projects have either folded or scaled back, one might think that Amazon and Zoox have been doing the same. E...

  • LG Uplus, Kakao to build EV charging network


    Autonomous Vehicle News

    South Korean mobile carrier LG Uplus Corporation and local transportation technology company Kakao Mobility announced plans to establish a joint venture to build an electric vehicle (EV) charging network in the country. LG Uplus is expected to ...

  • The Latest Autonomous Technologies Are Already Outdated


    Autonomous Vehicle News

    Certified Level 3 is a gargantuan milestone on the way to fully autonomous vehicles. All of these are based on semiconductor technologies, all of which are evolving rapidly. But this change in wavelength also means that different semiconductor ...

  • Dual Names Considered For Landmarks In Northern NSW For Greater Indigenous Recognition


    Image Recognition

    Nearly 45 dual names have been already assigned across NSW since 2001. The soaring headland of Cape Byron, home to Byron Bay's famous lighthouse, could be known by its Aboriginal name Walgun as part of a push for greater Indigenous recognition....