[1/2] Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) CEO Jawad Khursheed presents a prototype hydrogen fuel cell-powered medium-sized vehicle that the startup has developed, in Nuneaton, Britain, January 26, 2023.\nREUTERS/Nick CareyLONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A consortium including Hydrogen truck startup HVS and supermarket chain Asda said on Wednesday it had been awarded a 6.6 million pound ($8.1 million) UK government grant to develop autonomous hydrogen heavy goods vehicles.\nThe third member of the consortium is UK self-driving technology firm Fusion Processing.\n\"This project will feed back to the government's understanding of what the legislation should be to introduce safe self-driving vehicles,\" said HVS CEO Jawad Khursheed.\nThe self-driving vehicle without a cab will be operated on test tracks by a remote human driver.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"San Francisco is getting cold feet about self-driving car tests","slug":"san-francisco-is-getting-cold-feet-about-self-driving-car-tests","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-02-01 14:31:02.337854","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"San Francisco’s position at the heart of Silicon Valley and its wealth of technology talent has made it a hotbed for the driverless car industry.\nBoth Waymo, owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, and Cruise, owned by General Motors, operate experimental robotic taxi services in the city.\nBut details of other incidents with driverless cars have now emerged in letters from city officials.\nThese unexpected stops on busy streets range from minutes to hours, says one of the letters, giving an example of a Cruise car that reportedly stopped and blocked a San Francisco Fire Department vehicle on its way to a fire.\n“If the Commission approves sweeping authorizations for both Waymo and Cruise, the hazards and network impacts… could soon affect a large percentage of all San Francisco travelers.”Neither Cruise nor Waymo responded to a request for comment by New Scientist.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Driverless bus coming to Belfast Harbour Estate","slug":"driverless-bus-coming-to-belfast-harbour-estate","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-02-01 14:31:01.554182","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"\"The city's innovation district has enormous potential for growth and we at Belfast Harbour want to play our part in helping to build an innovation ecosystem that brings investment into the economy,\" he said.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Slow roll brings Aurrigo to self-driving airport baggage dollies","slug":"slow-roll-brings-aurrigo-to-self-driving-airport-baggage-dollies","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-02-01 14:31:00.750918","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Aurrigo has developed a four-seater \"auto pod\" with no steering wheel or pedals for slow non-road routes such as on university campuses.\nThe company has also designed the \"Auto-Dolly\" and \"Auto-DollyTug\" for airports and is working with Singapore's Changi Airport, its lead customer, to automate baggage handling.\nStory continuesBut Aurrigo's CEO said airports provide the perfect environment because all vehicles travel at low speeds.\nAurrigo is currently talking to 80 airports about following Changi's lead and Keene said the typical airport will need between 300 and 500 dollies.\nThe IPO raised only 8 million pounds ($10 million), but Keene said that should pay for the rollout of airport dolly AVs.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Slow roll brings Aurrigo to self-driving airport baggage dollies","slug":"slow-roll-brings-aurrigo-to-self-driving-airport-baggage-dollies","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-02-01 14:30:59.294357","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Aurrigo has developed a four-seater \"auto pod\" with no steering wheel or pedals for slow non-road routes such as on university campuses.\nThe company has also designed the \"Auto-Dolly\" and \"Auto-DollyTug\" for airports and is working with Singapore's Changi Airport, its lead customer, to automate baggage handling.\nBut Aurrigo's CEO said airports provide the perfect environment because all vehicles travel at low speeds.\nAurrigo is currently talking to 80 airports about following Changi's lead and Keene said the typical airport will need between 300 and 500 dollies.\nThe IPO raised only 8 million pounds ($10 million), but Keene said that should pay for the rollout of airport dolly AVs.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Investors go back to basics with simpler self-driving vehicles","slug":"investors-go-back-to-basics-with-simpler-self-driving-vehicles","publishDate":"2023-02-01 12:11:13+05:30","createdLocal":"2023-02-01 14:30:53.216123","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Developing fully Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) that can go everywhere has proven harder and more expensive than expected, but investors are continuing to fund startups that target simpler self-driving vehicle solutions far removed from pedestrians and other vehicles operated by unpredictable humans.\nEarlier promises made by robotaxi companies of operating fleets of vehicles by the early 2020s have fallen well short.\nBMW iVentures has also invested in AV truck technology firm Kodiak Robotics, which managing partner Sage said has adopted a simpler approach to areas like mapping.\nConstruction and agricultural equipment - used off-road in low-traffic environments - has been another growth area for AV startups.\nUS agricultural equipment maker AGCO Corp, for instance, is using the Palo Alto, California-based startup's software for an experimental automated electric planter.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Investors go back to basics with simpler self-driving vehicles","slug":"investors-go-back-to-basics-with-simpler-self-driving-vehicles","publishDate":"2023-02-01 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-01 14:30:51.754268","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"REUTERS/Phil NobleCOVENTRY, England, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Developing fully autonomous vehicles (AVs) that can go everywhere has proven harder and more expensive than expected, but investors are continuing to fund startups that target simpler self-driving vehicle solutions far removed from pedestrians and other vehicles operated by unpredictable humans.\nEarlier promises made by robotaxi companies of operating fleets of vehicles by the early 2020s have fallen well short.\nBMW iVentures has also invested in AV truck technology firm Kodiak Robotics, which managing partner Sage said has adopted a simpler approach to areas like mapping.\nConstruction and agricultural equipment - used off-road in low-traffic environments - has been another growth area for AV startups.\nU.S. agricultural equipment maker AGCO Corp (AGCO.N), for instance, is using the Palo Alto, California-based startup's software for an experimental automated electric planter.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"SF Firefighters Smash Cruise Self-Driving Taxi Window To Stop It From Driving Over Hose","slug":"sf-firefighters-smash-cruise-self-driving-taxi-window-to-stop-it-from-driving-over-hose","publishDate":"2023-01-30 21:00:00+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-01-31 14:32:51.247633","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"It's the latest clash between the robotaxis and city services, prompting transportation officials to ask that AV companies like Cruise and Waymo pump the brakes on expansion efforts.\nNow, the malfunctions of autonomous Cruise vehicles blocking traffic in San Francisco has become a bit of a running joke.\nIt echoes a similar incident in April and in June 2022, where Cruise vehicles attempted to drive over fire hoses, which is, unsurprisingly, against the law.\nBut backed-up streets aren't the only problems that Cruise vehicles have caused.\nSimilar to Cruise, Waymo has also requested virtually unfettered access to San Francisco's roads.
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