Announced via the Dubai Ruler’s official Twitter, Sheikh Mohammed tweeted that the UAE has approved ‘the first national license for self-driving cars on the country’s roads.’The licence was granted to a specialized company called WeRide.\nWhat’s On had the opportunity to take a spin in one of these self-driving cars back in March 2023.\nThe meeting highlighted important issues including reduced emissions, energy consumption, and the preservation of the quality of roads in the UAE.\nEarlier this year, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) revealed that self-driving taxis will be trialled in the city, with an aim for an official launch targeting 2023.\nImages: Sheikh Mohammed Twitter, WeRide/TXAI and What’s On
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"How to Secure Today’s Workforce and Workspaces","slug":"how-to-secure-todays-workforce-and-workspaces","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-07-04 14:30:57.142035","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Most have categorized this style as “hybrid” work, but the more appropriate classification would be “flexible” work.\nOrganizations today are not only offering employees more flexible work arrangements, but they are also looking to secure those setups.\nThe current workforce situation is precisely what an approach like Zero Trust was tailormade to protect.\nBy adopting a Zero Trust security model, enterprises are enabling breach prevention.\nSecuring AssetsBeyond the people management component of security, flexible work also creates a set of new challenges around protecting company assets.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"GM Acquires Israeli Startup With Tech That Detects Battery Pack Issues","slug":"gm-acquires-israeli-startup-with-tech-that-detects-battery-pack-issues","publishDate":"2023-07-04 09:59:00+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-04 14:30:57.024639","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"General Motors has finalized a deal to purchase all the assets of ALGOLiON, a battery software startup from Israel that’s developed technology to detect problems in car battery packs.\nALGOLiON’s software suite uses data streams from EV battery management systems to help identify anomalies in cell performance in order to ensure proper vehicle health management.\nThe company’s two founders and its workforce will join the more than 850 employees currently working at the GM Technical Center in Herzliya, Israel.\nadvertisement scroll to continue“The ALGOLiON team is excited to join GM on its track to an all-electric vehicle future,” Fleischer said.\nIt has a particular focus on the areas of software and algorithms, machine learning, Software Defined Vehicles, cyber security, and user-facing applications for electric, autonomous, and connected vehicles.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"TechScape: Self-driving cars are here and they’re watching you","slug":"techscape-self-driving-cars-are-here-and-theyre-watching-you","publishDate":"2023-07-04 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-04 14:30:56.951986","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"What companies pitched were ultra-smart, AI-driven vehicles that make people inside and outside of the cars safer.\nThis is not the self-driving future we were promised – but it is the one that surveillance and privacy experts have warned about.\nWhen it comes to law enforcement and user data, if a tech company collects it the warrants and subpoenas will come.\nThe cameras on the outside of the cars help vehicles navigate the streets they’re driving on and manufacturers say the cameras inside the vehicles allow them to support customers as needed.\nAnd Cahn notes that companies developing driverless cars may not be incentivised to push back against local enforcement authorities.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"India-Spec 2023 Kia Seltos Revealed - The Return Of The OG Korean King","slug":"india-spec-2023-kia-seltos-revealed-the-return-of-the-og-korean-king","publishDate":"2023-07-04 12:46:06+05:30","createdLocal":"2023-07-04 14:30:56.566181","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Home Four wheelers India-Spec 2023 Kia Seltos Revealed - The Return Of The OG Korean King oi-Dennis Abraham JamesSouth Korean carmaker Kia has revealed the facelifted Seltos SUV in India.\nThe facelifted 2023 Kia Seltos is offered with a choice of three engine options - two petrol and one diesel.\nThe facelifted SUV retains its 1.5-litre petrol and diesel engines and adds the 1.5-litre turbo petrol from the Carens MPV.\nMoving onto the design, the facelifted Kia Seltos looks quite a bit different from the SUV that arrived on our shores.\nStep inside the facelifted Kia Seltos, and you'll be greeted by a heavily reworked cabin.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Whittier continues to work toward implementing a shuttle system in the city","slug":"whittier-continues-to-work-toward-implementing-a-shuttle-system-in-the-city","publishDate":"2023-07-04 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-04 14:30:56.195371","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Whittier City Council and staff are working toward implementing a shuttle system with a small-scale circular transit route for popular destinations in the city.\nThey looked into alternatives if the initial vision of an autonomous shuttle would not be possible.\nCouncil members were presented with three options that staff could explore and look further into as an option to implement the shuttle system.\n“I would also like us to think about equity for the full city,” Councilmember Cathy Warner said about the area in which the shuttle system would serve.\n“I would want to have additional information in regard to handicap access.”Mayor Joe Vinatieri said that the shuttle system is long-term planning for the city.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Fact or Fallacy: Automated License Plate Readers Boost Public Safety","slug":"fact-or-fallacy-automated-license-plate-readers-boost-public-safety","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-07-04 14:30:55.842891","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Law enforcement agencies typically decide what the standard is based on their specific needs.\nThe earliest ALPR systems were created to help police automate the process of identifying and tracking vehicles involved in criminal activity.\nEXPLORE: How collaboration can improve outcomes for better public safety.\nHowever, there are now many affordable options on the market to fit the needs and budgets of different law enforcement agencies.\nFact: ALPRs Have Many Different UsesIn addition to their use in law enforcement, ALPR systems can also be used to enhance traffic safety.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Kia’s Gwangju auto plant gears up for 2nd heyday with EVs","slug":"kias-gwangju-auto-plant-gears-up-for-2nd-heyday-with-evs","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-07-04 14:30:55.624344","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Inside the first Kia AutoLand Gwangju factory on June 29, 2023Kia AutoLand Gwangju (Courtesy of Kia)Kia Sportage (Courtesy of Kia), South Jeolla Province -- Kia Corp.'s plant in Gwangju, about 270 kilometers south of Seoul, bustled with workers and cars, including its best-seller Sorento, last week when it hosted a tour for media, making it hard to believe that the factory was on the verge of collapse about 25 years ago.Now that seems a distant memory as Kia’s second-largest auto manufacturing center at home, South Korea, is readying to take another big leap with the production of electric vehicles, especially a new EV model specifically developed for Chinese drivers.Opened in 1965 as Asia Motors Industries, Kia’s auto plant in Gwangju, dubbed Kia AutoLand Gwangju, is composed of three factories with a floor area of about 1,190,082 square meters.Combined with its commercial vehicle factory for buses and trucks in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, Kia AutoLand Gwangju is capable of producing about 500,000 units of eight Kia models annually.\nIt employs 7,800 workers in total.The current production capacity is a whopping 800% surge from 1998 when itproduced about 60,000 units a year due to the financial struggle faced by the Korean automaker in the aftermath of the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis.But a rescue came as Hyundai Motor Co. took over Kia Motors, the parent of Asia Motors, in 1999 and restructured the latter’s auto manufacturing facilities in Gwangju in 2002 to improve the plant’s production efficiency and profitability.Such efforts have paid off thanks to the launch of the Sportage's second generation in 2004, which was a huge hit and became the first model exported from Kia’s Gwangju plant to North America.Twenty years have passed since it joined Hyundai Motor, and the factory is now Kia’s main export base.The plant has cumulatively produced 2,947,700 units of the Sportage until June this year.\nThe factory’s annual production capacity hit a record high of 538,896 units in 2014.In the first six months of this year, Kia churned out 279,790 units -- 98,928 units for the domestic market and 180,862 units for overseas markets.\nThe total figure is a 27.3% jump from the same period last year.The growth was mainly led by Kia’s two most popular models Sportage and Seltos, the production of which soared 42.7% and 34.8% on-year, respectively, to 103,038 units and 84,504 units in the cited period.Thanks to them, Kia’s global car shipments reached 1,575,920 units in the first half of this year, its record high for a first half-year period even without new model launches.Especially, the smaller sibling of Hyundai Motor delivered 390,433 cars in the US in the cited period, adding 18% from a year ago and marking its historic high for first-half-year shipments in the world’s second-biggest auto market.Kia is expected to maintain its current momentum.Inside the first factory of the Kia AutoLand Gwangju, about 1,000 workers were busy manufacturing and inspecting Seltos, Soul Booster and Soul Booster EVs on Saturday.The three models are produced on the same line despite their different power trains thanks to the factory’s mixed production line.Reflecting strong demand for Kia cars, the utilization rate for each model on the line is near 100%.The Kia AutoLand Gwangju is expected to be busier going forward as it plans to mass-produce a new EV model with the project code name OV1, a China-targeted EV.It is said to be preparing to add the OV1 mass production line from January of next year.Sungsu Bae at baebae@hankyung.com Sookyung Seo edited this article.
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