General Motors has announced additional details for its upcoming driver-assistance platform Ultra Cruise, one day after an executive at its robotaxi subsidiary, Cruise, spoke of plans to cut technology costs.\nOn Tuesday, GM published a press release revealing that its Ultra Cruise system will come equipped with a “unique sensor suite” that gives the vehicle a 360-degree view of its surroundings.\nThe driver-assistance service will debut on the Cadillac CELESTIQ 3 which is expected to go into production this December.\n“We’ll continue to look at hardware [and] software…and continue to drive cost out as we move forward,” explained West.\nFor now, GM has elected to embrace both driver-assistance and driverless technologies, placing it at the forefront of automotive innovation.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Mercedes-Benz says Level 4 autonomy is 'doable' this decade","slug":"mercedes-benz-says-level-4-autonomy-is-doable-this-decade","publishDate":"2023-03-09 01:31:07+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-09 14:31:00.248568","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Mercedes-Benz‘s chief technology officer says private buyers will be able to enjoy Level 4 autonomous driving by the end of this decade.\nMercedes-Benz self-approved its Level 3 autonomy in the United States earlier this year, and is reportedly now looking to meet demand for Level 4 driving capabilities.\nPer the Society of Automotive Engineers’ levels of autonomy, the highest is Level 5 which allows for hands-free and eyes-free autonomous driving in any driving conditions.\nGermany passed a law in 2021 which allows Level 4 driving in certain public spaces.\nLevel 3 autonomy allows for hands-free driving, and drivers are theoretically allowed to play a game or turn to the passengers and have a conversation.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"How GM Ultra Cruise Differs From Tesla's Autopilot","slug":"how-gm-ultra-cruise-differs-from-tesla-s-autopilot","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-03-09 14:30:58.808200","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Called Ultra Cruise, the feature builds on the existing hands-free Super Cruise function with more advanced hands-free features and sensors.\nThough it’s more advanced than the existing system, GM is careful not to label Ultra Cruise as an autonomous driving system, saying that drivers will still need to pay attention at all times.\nGeneral MotorsAnother significant difference between GM’s Ultra Cruise and Tesla FSD is the sensor setup that guides each system.\nAdvertisementGeneral Motors is taking a more measured approach to the Ultra Cruise rollout, saying that its fundamental strategy is to safely release the functions to the public.\nIts testing regimen has examined the handoff point between tech and human control, saying that the most consistent and clear operation presents the safest situation.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"How Tesla Uses and Improves Its AI for Autonomous Driving","slug":"how-tesla-uses-and-improves-its-ai-for-autonomous-driving","publishDate":"2023-03-08 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-09 14:30:56.906685","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"How Tesla Uses and Improves Its AI for Autonomous DrivingTesla's self-driving capabilities will improve significantly once the Dojo supercomputer is added to its high-performance computing infrastructure, the company said at last week's investor meeting.\nIn its early days, Tesla’s AI system relied on single camera and single frames, which were then stitched in post-processing for the autonomous car planning system.\nEach car has eight cameras, which feeds visual information into the AI system, which then generates a single 3D output space.\nElluswamy highlighted how maturing Tesla's AI system solved a problem of false braking in its early days.\nAnd then you can do this for every kind of task that we have in our system,\" Elluswamy said.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Autonomous Vehicles Might Only Add to Climate-Harming Emissions","slug":"autonomous-vehicles-might-only-add-to-climate-harming-emissions","publishDate":"2023-03-08 21:18:00+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-09 14:30:56.187623","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"A recent paper by MIT researchers predicts that by 2050, the energy consumption and emissions of autonomous vehicles (AVs) will be comparable to that of data centers today, which is 1 percent of global energy consumption and 0.3 percent of global emissions.\nIn particular, it’s the smart sensors built into AVs that the researchers think could seriously add up.\nEach of these cameras is composed of a neural network that is constantly analyzing visual input to ensure the vehicle’s safety.\nBy 2022, the global electricity consumption of Bitcoin mining was between 0.4 and 0.9 percent of global consumption.\nThis puts it just ahead of the current 0.3 percent global energy consumption of data centers and the predicted 2050 energy consumption of AVs, and on par with the country of Argentina.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Ford rejoins autonomous driving race as competition heats up","slug":"ford-rejoins-autonomous-driving-race-as-competition-heats-up","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-03-09 14:30:55.508758","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"This week Ford established Latitude AI, a wholly owned subsidiary to develop what it calls a “hand-free, eyes off driver assist system” for its next-generation vehicles.\nThe team will be working with data from Ford’s BlueCruise system, which has accumulated more than 50 million miles of driving data to work from.\nFord’s executive director of advanced driver assistance technologies (ADAS) – Sammy Omari – will serve as the CEO of Latitude.\nCompanies dedicated to developing their own autonomous driving systems without the vehicle have had a rough year.\nThe end goal to all this research and development will be adaptive full self-driving capabilities that work outside of specific metropolitan areas.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Shocking things autonomous cars can and will do","slug":"shocking-things-autonomous-cars-can-and-will-do","publishDate":"2023-03-08 16:08:35+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-09 14:30:54.726428","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"(Our Auto Expert) — Mercedes has the most autonomous capable cars available for consumers today.\nThe fines and fees justice center found that some cities make up over 10% of traffic ticket writing.\nThey also do some alarming trends in traffic ticket writing.\nBy its very nature, the autonomous car does not speed.\nSo those that can afford the autonomous car will not be paying for traffic tickets.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Clemson, U.S. Army GVSC reach mobility R&D milestone","slug":"clemson-u-s-army-gvsc-reach-mobility-r-d-milestone","publishDate":"2023-03-08 17:43:30+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-09 14:30:51.928147","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"VIPR-GS Annual Review highlights advances, working prototypes out of $58M centerLast week, Clemson researchers realized a crucial milestone for the University’s $58M landmark virtual prototyping research center with a two-day technology review for the United States Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC).\nAnnounced in 2020 and expanded in 2022, Clemson’s partnership with GVSC created the Virtual Prototyping of autonomy-enabled Grounds Systems (VIPR-GS) Center to develop innovative digital engineering tools for rapid exploration and design of the next generation of on- and off-road vehicles.\nThese tools aim to support of GVSC’s ambitious goals for rapid modernization of U.S. Army fleets.\nThe review took place at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) campus in Greenville, South Carolina.\nThe work Dr. Filipi and the Clemson VIPR-GS team are doing contribute directly to developing those tools and technology roadmaps for adoption of autonomy and advanced vehicle propulsion.
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