IVECO and Plus say they are beginning public-road testing of their jointly developed next-generation automated trucks in Germany.\nAs a part of the testing, the companies will collect road data to validate their autonomous truck’s operations and start designing the potential factory production model.\nThe PlusDrive-enabled IVECO S-WAY truck is designed to improve safety, efficiency, driver experience, and to provide a more sustainable option for fleets.\nThe public road testing starts in Germany, and will expand to Austria, Italy and Switzerland in the coming months.\n“Given that Germany alone faces a shortage of 60,000 truck drivers, [PlusDrive] will help improve road safety, sustainability, and driver recruitment and retention issues confronting fleets in the region.”
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Commentary: Singapore must clear the roadblocks for driverless cars","slug":"commentary-singapore-must-clear-the-roadblocks-for-driverless-cars","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-02-03 14:30:57.042607","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"SAVING LIVESIndustry players implicitly understand that if operating AVs safely is not the number one priority in developing the vehicles, there will be no industry to speak of.\nThe strong focus on safety will result in the biggest benefit that AVs could bring to the land transport network: Saving lives.\nA driverless public transport system will save commuters money not only from the drivers’ salaries, but also from having to pay for driving lessons and getting drivers’ licences.\nIf AVs operated by fleet owners were shared by commuters, there would be fewer cars parked and waiting for their owners to drive them.\nAs compared to today’s vehicles that remain parked more than 90 per cent of the day, shared AVs operating in fleets could be fetching passengers and delivering goods more than 12 hours each day.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Mercedes-Benz DRIVE PILOT first certified Level 3 autonomy in US beating Tesla","slug":"mercedes-benz-drive-pilot-first-certified-level-3-autonomy-in-us-beating-tesla","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-02-03 14:30:52.882768","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"To be exact, DRIVE PILOT will be available for 2024 S-Class and EQS Sedan models, the first regular production vehicles authorized to drive autonomously on US public freeways.\nDRIVE PILOT, launched in Germany last May, can take dynamic control of the vehicle.\nYou can control DRIVE PILOT using buttons on the steering wheel's rim.\nTo ensure that the autonomous system remains effective and safe, cars equipped with DRIVE PILOT also have additional sensors.\nThe first 2024 S-Class and EQS Sedan vehicles are expected to reach customers later this year.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"California Could Outlaw Fully Autonomous Trucking","slug":"california-could-outlaw-fully-autonomous-trucking","publishDate":"2023-02-02 13:33:00-05:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-03 14:30:52.262612","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Proposed legislation would requires a safety driver to be present in the cab of any vehicle weighing more than 10,000 lbsA battle is brewing in California over whether to allow fully autonomous trucking in the state, and one side has introduced legislation to try to make sure it never happens.\nIt’s not only lives that are potentially at stake, but the livelihoods of truck drivers as well.\nIf the bill passes, big rigs would need a driver even if the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) decides to allow autonomous trucks.\nBut a rule prohibiting vehicles weighing more than 10,001 lbs means large trucks and semis can’t currently operate without a driver.\nA study from the Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation Suggested that autonomous trucks could boost economic activity in the state to the tune of $6.5 billion.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Ford Lost $2 Billion in 2022 as Some Investments Soured","slug":"ford-lost-2-billion-in-2022-as-some-investments-soured","publishDate":"2023-02-02 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-03 14:30:51.805339","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Ford Motor said on Thursday that it lost $2.2 billion in 2022 as it wrote down the value of two big investments and struggled with high costs and supply chain problems.\nThe company wrote down its investments in Rivian, a young electric truck maker, by $7.4 billion and Argo AI, a company developing autonomous vehicles, by $2.8 billion last year.\nThe automaker said its revenue had risen about 16 percent, to $158 billion, mainly because of higher car prices.\nThe company sold 4.2 million vehicles worldwide, up from 3.9 million in 2021.\nFord has long struggled to reduce defects and recalls in its cars and trucks.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Autonomous driving: New algorithm distributes risk fairly","slug":"autonomous-driving-new-algorithm-distributes-risk-fairly","publishDate":"2023-02-03 12:22:19+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-03 14:30:51.424219","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"In the next step the algorithm was told not to exceed a maximum acceptable risk in the various respective street situations.\nAn example will illustrate the approach: An autonomous vehicle wants to overtake a bicycle, while a truck is approaching in the oncoming lane.\nWhat is the risk posed to each respective vehicle, and what risk do these vehicles constitute to the autonomous vehicle itself?\nIn unclear cases the autonomous vehicle with the new software always waits until the risk to all participants is acceptable.\nAggressive maneuvers are avoided, while at the same time the autonomous vehicle doesn’t simply freeze up and abruptly jam on the brakes.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"San Francisco, the city driven to distraction by autonomous car glitches","slug":"san-francisco-the-city-driven-to-distraction-by-autonomous-car-glitches","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-02-03 14:30:50.845757","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Self-driving cars operated by firms including Cruise have been blamed for causing disruptionBy the time one of San Francisco’s growing fleet of self-driving taxis chanced upon a huge fire on Hayes Street it had trained for “millions of miles”, its manufacturers said, to keep passengers safe.\nYet fire crews, having already rescued 25 people and three dogs from their homes in the early hours of January 21, watched aghast as a vehicle operated by the company Cruise did not stop.\nSponsoredInstead, according to reports, it crept its way on to the scene, driving over fire hoses despite two rescue workers standing in front of it in an attempt to trigger its safety function.\nAs it inched forward, one rescue worker smashed a front window, finally bringing the car to a halt.\nWaymo, a subsidiary of the internet giant Google, has logged millions of test miles in San Francisco JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGESThe incident illustrated the extent to
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Invest Ottawa’s 10th birthday party comes with over $6.6 million in funding to support Area X.O","slug":"invest-ottawas-10th-birthday-party-comes-with-over-6-6-million-in-funding-to-support-area-x-o","publishDate":"2023-02-01 21:27:23+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-02 14:31:06.745131","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"As the local tech community came together to celebrate Invest Ottawa’s tenth year, Ottawa’s economic development agency for innovation received a significant anniversary present from the federal government.\nInvest Ottawa expects the totality of the funding to bolster Area X.O’s simulation capabilities, catalyze smart mobility partnerships, and commercialize smart mobility solutions.\nIn October 2020, Invest Ottawa received $17 million to expand the site, $7 million from FedDev, and rebranded the facility to Area X.O.\nNick Quain, VP of venture development at Invest Ottawa, began the event seated in his office surrounded by a manifestation of Invest Ottawa’s work.\nHis office walls are covered floor to ceiling in dozens of small pins that each represent a company under Invest Ottawa’s umbrella.
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