{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-av-news-template-js","path":"/av-news/167","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"allContentfulNfnPost":{"edges":[{"node":{"postTitle":"Volvo EX90 won't drive itself at launch, but autonomy is just a software update away","slug":"volvo-ex90-won-t-drive-itself-at-launch-but-autonomy-is-just-a-software-update-away","publishDate":"2023-03-07 09:40:26-05:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-08 14:31:05.663475","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>Safety, of course, has been a key pillar of the Volvo brand for decades.\nKalsaria wouldn't say when the software that will broaden the lidar's systems capabilities to assist in autonomous driving would be ready.\nThe EX90 is a slick, stylish EV with a luxurious interior, blistering performance and about a 300-mile driving range between charges.\nBut some customers are never going to pay for software that will enable self-driving features.\n\"The EX90 will have the most advanced sensor set on any Volvo, and it will be the safest vehicle Volvo has ever built.\"</p>"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Honda reveals third-gen Autonomous Work Vehicle","slug":"honda-reveals-third-gen-autonomous-work-vehicle","publishDate":"2023-03-08 03:19:54+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-08 14:31:02.097355","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>One of the main duties for the vehicles was to deliver materials and supplies along a calculated route which the brand says was carried out successfully.\nThe vehicles also proved capable of stopping within centimetres of the pre-set points.</p>"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Honda is looking for partners for on-site testing of its 3rd-gen AWV","slug":"honda-is-looking-for-partners-for-on-site-testing-of-its-3rd-gen-awv","publishDate":"2023-03-06 16:45:19.372000","createdLocal":"2023-03-08 14:31:00.516316","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>That Autonomous Work Vehicle entered its second generation in late 2021, and now the company will show off a new prototype in Las Vegas later this month.\nThe tablet-based programming interface has been simplified too, and obstacle avoidance chops have also been enhanced.\nEngineers are also looking into the production of a bunch of attachments and tools for even greater utility at the worksite.\nThe third-generation AWV prototype is heading to CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 in Las Vegas, which runs from March 14 -18, where Honda will invite construction industry representatives to register for field testing of the platform at their build sites.\nHonda Autonomous Work Vehicle Enhances Workforce ProductivitySource: Honda</p>"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Founders of Defunct Argo AI Launch New Self-Driving Startup","slug":"founders-of-defunct-argo-ai-launch-new-self-driving-startup","publishDate":"2023-03-07 10:43:25-05:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-08 14:30:59.316099","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>A Ford Argo AI test vehicle parked in front of the Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Mich. (Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg News)[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.]\nThe founders of Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle company that was shut down last year, are launching a new self-driving business that could specialize in trucking and ride-hailing, according to people familiar with the matter.\nIt will be based in Pittsburgh, which was home to Argo and is also the headquarters city for Ford Motor Co.’s new semi-autonomous-driving subsidiary, Latitude AI.\nThe two autonomy entrepreneurs are starting anew after Ford and Volkswagen AG pulled the plug on Argo, shutting down the startup with more than 2,000 employees worldwide.\nWaymo has had layoffs while its parent company focuses on AI in other applications.</p>"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"GM’s Ultra Cruise will use radar, camera, and lidar to enable hands-free driving","slug":"gms-ultra-cruise-will-use-radar-camera-and-lidar-to-enable-hands-free-driving","publishDate":"2023-03-07 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-08 14:30:58.677895","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>General Motors’ next-generation Ultra Cruise driver-assist system will come equipped with lidar as well as several other high-tech sensors designed to enable hands-free driving and cover “95 percent” of driving maneuvers, the automaker announced today.\nGM first announced Ultra Cruise during an investor event in 2021, describing it as a massive leap over the company’s Super Cruise system, which allows for hands-free driving on mapped divided highways.\nIn contrast, Ultra Cruise will cover “95 percent” of driving scenarios on 2 million miles of roads in the US, the company said.\nThe company is also developing the Ultra Cruise software in-house, using its own team of engineers and coders.\nThat said, GM intends Ultra Cruise to be its answer to other current Level 2 systems, like Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta system.</p>"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Honda reveals third-gen Autonomous Work Vehicle","slug":"honda-reveals-third-gen-autonomous-work-vehicle","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-03-08 14:30:58.056324","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>The third-generation Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle is set to be revealed at the CONEXPO in Las Vegas later this month, featuring some upgrades on the back of its prototype testing last year.\nHonda first teased its second-generation Autonomous Work Vehicle (AWV) late in 2022 as it started prototype testing on a solar construction site in New Mexico.\nThe vehicle is designed as an autonomous operational vehicle or delivery solution to improve the construction industry and worksite efficiencies.\nBased on testing at the construction site, Honda has implemented a few additional features to the upcoming vehicle.\nThe carmarker later admitted that the incident showed “autonomous vehicles are not yet realistic for normal roads”.</p>"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Saudi Arabia aims for 15% of public vehicles to be autonomous by 2030","slug":"saudi-arabia-aims-for-15-of-public-vehicles-to-be-autonomous-by-2030","publishDate":"2023-03-08 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-08 14:30:57.278649","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>Saudi Arabia aims to have 15 per cent of its public transport vehicles as autonomous by 2030, as the kingdom seeks to be a leader in the future generation of transport, an official has said.\nThe future generation of transport in Saudi Arabia is primarily taking shape in its mega developments — Neom, the $500 billion futuristic mega-city, and the luxury resort-laden Red Sea Project.\nMega-projects in the kingdom have made moves to use autonomous mobility in their respective locations, including forging partnerships.\n“Following a lot of anticipation over the potential of autonomous vehicles over the last decade, promising silver linings are starting to appear”, he said.\n“While autonomous mobility is still not accessible or even available to most users on the roads globally, companies operating in this space have continued their work in the background to advance the technology.”</p>"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Mayor Duggan focuses on future in 10th State of the City address","slug":"mayor-duggan-focuses-on-future-in-10th-state-of-the-city-address","publishDate":"2023-03-08 04:09:59.168000","createdLocal":"2023-03-08 14:30:56.297382","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>DETROIT (WXYZ) — Mayor Mike Duggan focused on the future Tuesday night in his 10th State of the City address, highlighting the former Michigan Central Station in Corktown.\nThe iconic Detroit train station, which closed in 1988, is being refurbished by Ford Motor Company for a new Detroit campus.\nMayor Mike Duggan give 2023 State of the City speech“Bill Ford could have gone to Silicon Valley, he could've gone to Ann Arbor, but he came here to the City of Detroit,” the Mayor said during his address.\nIn the years since Duggan said the city has cleaned up thousands of alleys and cleaned up tons of debris.\n“This July, this site is going to be the center of one of the most exciting cities in all of America,\" Duggan said about the former train station.</p>"}}}}]}},"pageContext":{"limit":8,"skip":1328,"avNumPages":295,"currentPage":167}}}