Ford disbanded its Argo AI self-driving car joint venture with Volkswagen last year, but now it's getting back into autonomy … a bit.\nThe automaker has launched a new subsidiary, called Latitude AI, that's aimed at developing semi-autonomous advanced driver assistance systems that could be on the road soon.\nFORD BEATS GM AND TESLA WITH DRIVER ASSIST TECHNOLOGY IN CONSUMER REPORTS TEST\"We feel like that is such a big unlock for customers,\" Ford CEO Jim Farley told Fox News Digital.\nAlong with the sensor systems used by BlueCruise, Farley believes lidar will play a key role in enabling the new capabilities, which will only be activated on pre-certified sections of road.\nCLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP\"We do think that lidar is critical … to make the system safer than a human.\"
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Ford seeks patent for self-driving cars to repossess themselves","slug":"ford-seeks-patent-for-self-driving-cars-to-repossess-themselves","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-03-05 14:30:54.030679","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"(CNN) -- Ford has some interesting ideas on what self-driving cars might soon be able to do.\nBesides freeing us from the tedium of commuting, the company envisions cars that could repossess themselves.\nIf the owner persists in ignoring these messages, the vehicle would, in the words of Ford's patent application, \"initiate execution of a multi-step repossession procedure.\"\nStep one involves making the owner pay in other ways.\nA borrower might need to drive to work in order to earn the money to pay back the loan.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"JLR opens three new tech hubs in Europe to accelerate self-driving tech","slug":"jlr-opens-three-new-tech-hubs-in-europe-to-accelerate-self-driving-tech","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-03-05 14:30:53.391568","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Jaguar Land Rover opens three new tech hubs in Europe to accelerate self-driving techNew engineering hubs in Germany, Italy and Spain to work on developing driver assistance systems and AI for self-driving cars of the future; join six JLR tech hubs in USA, Hungary, Ireland, UK, China and IndiaJaguar Land Rover is expanding its global digital capability and has opened three new tech hubs in Europe last month, creating nearly 100 new engineering jobs.\nThe hubs are set up to develop autonomous driving systems for JLR’s next generation of modern luxury vehicles, and come in addition to the six existing global tech hubs JLR has invested in.\nThe new hubs’ inception comes in addition to existing JLR tech hubs in Portland (USA), Budapest (Hungary), Shannon (Ireland), Shanghai (China), Bengaluru (India) and Manchester in the UK.\nCollectively these hubs employ over 1,100 engineers, forming part of JLR’s nearly 9,000-strong global engineering force.\nTeams based at the new tech hubs have expertise spanning areas of autonomous technology including systems & features, software, verification and validation and hardware.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Column: When Toyota gets humbled, everyone should take note","slug":"column-when-toyota-gets-humbled-everyone-should-take-note","publishDate":"2023-03-02 19:42:01-05:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-05 14:30:52.030991","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"While many revealing quotes were from unnamed executives and engineers not authorized to speak publicly, Sato has been unusually blunt in his criticism of Toyota's EV approach.\nToyota has been so successful for so long that its leaders have had to work to create an internal sense of crisis to combat complacency.\nAfter all, if Toyota had been more \"all in\" on EVs, it would already have a dedicated platform and production sites.\nBut here's the thing: The conversion to EVs — and concurrently, competition with Tesla — is a long, long game.\nSato is tacitly acknowledging that Toyota is going to be behind Tesla in EV manufacturing efficiency at least until 2026.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Coventry firm at forefront of world's driverless vehicle revolution","slug":"coventry-firm-at-forefront-of-world-s-driverless-vehicle-revolution","publishDate":"2023-03-05 05:00:00+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-05 14:30:50.517337","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"That's the view of a forward-thinking business leader whose Coventry firm has established itself as one of the world's major players in the research, design and development of autonomous vehicles.\nREAD MORE: Redundancies and uncertainty as Coventry City of Culture Trust goes into administration\"The vehicles are moving so quickly, the environments are extremely complicated and uncontrolled.\nMuch lower speeds and much more controlled environments and that's where you can get a payback and a commercial business case.\"\nAurrigo's first autonomous passenger vehicles were rolled out at Heathrow Airport some years ago now.\nPoh Li San, SVP of Terminal 5 Planning at Changi Airport Group, said the Auto-Dollies would have a huge benefit.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"XPeng Chairman Proposes Speeding up Lawmaking for Autonomous Driving","slug":"xpeng-chairman-proposes-speeding-up-lawmaking-for-autonomous-driving","publishDate":"2023-03-03 09:18:31+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-04 14:31:08.346450","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"He Xiaopeng, chairman of Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng, who was elected as a delegate for the first time, put forward suggestions on accelerating the systematic guarantee of autonomous driving.\nIn comparison, countries such as the United States, Britain and Japan have already clarified the responsibility of safety and the insurance coverage of autonomous vehicles.\nIn 2015, some insurance companies in Japan launched special insurance for autonomous driving tests, which aims to cover the risks that may occur during the test and encourage enterprises to develop autonomous driving technology.\nHigh-precision maps are essential to ensure high-level assisted driving and automatic driving.\nIn addition, He proposed allowing and encouraging intelligent networked cars to be collectors of data for the upgradation of high-precision maps.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"RoboSense Launches RS-Fusion-P6, Automotive-Grade Solid-State LiDAR Perception Solution for L4 Autonomous Driving","slug":"robosense-launches-rs-fusion-p6-automotive-grade-solid-state-lidar-perception-solution-for-l4-autonomous-driving","publishDate":"2023-03-03 05:57:00-05:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-04 14:31:07.866168","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"RoboSense, a world-leading provider of Smart LiDAR Sensor Systems, has announced the launch of its first automotive-grade solid-state LiDAR perception solution for L4 autonomous driving, the RS-Fusion-P6 (P6).\nRoboSense's RS-Fusion-P6 solution is designed to be flexible and scalable, making it suitable for a wide range of autonomous driving applications.\nP6 is equipped with RoboSense self-developed real-time point cloud perception software Perception.\nUnder the intelligent processing of perception, P6 will be able to accurately process complex traffic environment information.\nWith the P6, RoboSense further expands its product portfolio, which includes mechanical and solid-state LiDAR sensors, perception software, and integrated sensing solutions.
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