German lawmakers agreed to allow some driverless vehicles on public roads, a first step toward enabling autonomous driving in Europe’s biggest economy.\nLawmakers in the lower house of parliament adopted legislation enabling automated driving under some conditions.\nWe talk with Christoph Mertz of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon and Huei Peng of the University of Michigan.\n“This is the world’s first legal framework for autonomous driving in regular operation,” Ulrich Lange, a deputy leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s bloc in parliament, said in a statement May 21.\nGermany is keen to catch up in the field of autonomous driving, a technology that could reshape the transport industry but is enormously complex and costly.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"When Will Trucks Drive Themselves?","slug":"when-will-trucks-drive-themselves","publishDate":"2021-05-21 10:15:00-04:00","createdLocal":"2021-05-22 14:32:34.720498","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"RELATED: Some Self-Driving Truck Developers Make Case for Supervised AutonomyFor U.S. Xpress CEO Eric Fuller, the deployment of autonomous trucks is not a question of if, but when.\nTuSimple has teamed with Navistar to produce purpose-built autonomous trucks, which the companies aim to build starting in 2024.\nTuSimple has a similar agreement in place with truck maker Traton Group to develop self-driving trucks in Europe, including plans for an autonomous hub-to-hub route in Sweden using Scania brand trucks.\nVolvo Autonomous Solutions is working with Aurora to jointly develop on-highway autonomous trucks, starting with hub-to-hub applications in North America.\nRoadSigns · Roadsigns E56 Preview Even at Level 4 autonomy, self-driving trucks will have technical limitations.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Unmanned Tow Vehicles to Operate at the Defense Logistics Agency’s Storage Units","slug":"unmanned-tow-vehicles-to-operate-at-the-defense-logistics-agencys-storage-units","publishDate":"2021-05-21 15:09:45+00:00","createdLocal":"2021-05-22 14:32:33.699378","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"If there’s one industry sector that could really benefit from the use of unmanned vehicles, that’s the storage sector.\nWhen you think about all the operations that are performed on a daily basis and all that heavy cargo that needs to be moved around, it’s no wonder that autonomous vehicles seem like the perfect idea.\nThe future AGV is planned to have a heavy build and a towing capacity of 18,000 lbs (over 8,000 kg).\nAnd, of course, it needs to operate safely around people and other cars.In order to do so, the AGV will be equipped with Robotic Research’s universal autonomous solution, the Stock Handling Autonomous Robotic Kit (SHARK).\nThis complex system will use AI, a mix of sensors, safety-assist features and GPS-denied localization technologies, to guide the tow vehicle.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Michigan Teens Engineer Success at 2021 Innovative Vehicle Design Challenge","slug":"michigan-teens-engineer-success-at-2021-innovative-vehicle-design-challenge","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2021-05-22 14:32:32.498697","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Teams from 24 schools competed in four competitions: Autonomous Innovative Vehicle Design Challenge, Mini Innovative Vehicle Design Challenge, V2X Innovative Vehicle Design and the Full-Scale Innovative Vehicle Design Challenge.\n“The 2021 Square One Innovative Vehicle Design Competition reflected the perseverance and determination of our students and their teachers.\nThe Autonomous Innovative Vehicle Design Challenge project challenges students to re-engineer a “Power Wheels Jeep” into an autonomous vehicle.\nThe Mini Innovative Vehicle Design Racing Challenge requires teams to re-engineer an electric 1/10th scale RC vehicle, for optimal performance, and the V2X challenge simulates the sensors and coding necessary for successful autonomous movement.\nMatt Hughey of Ogemaw Heights High School; this scholarship is up to $5,000 a year and is renewable.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Apple CEO takes the witness stand in antitrust trial","slug":"apple-ceo-takes-the-witness-stand-in-antitrust-trial","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2021-05-22 14:32:31.699016","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The New York TimesBillions of dollars in COVID aid cushioned financial losses caused by the pandemic at some of the nation’s largest hospital chains.\nMajor employers had warned Congress that bailouts to the health care industry could spur even more consolidation and lead to price-gouging in medical care.\nCommonSpirit says it ended 2020 with a small loss, despite the federal aid.\nProvidence, a 51-hospital network, got about $1 billion in federal aid and bought two small public hospitals in Northern California last year.\nBanner received more than $400 million in federal aid, according to the Good Jobs First data.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Ford CEO says US needs to regulate automated driving systems","slug":"ford-ceo-says-us-needs-to-regulate-automated-driving-systems","publishDate":"2021-05-21 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2021-05-22 14:32:30.418782","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"“Today, the regulations are state-by-state,” he said of fully autonomous vehicles.\nIn the Phoenix area, Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo is already offering a limited fully autonomous ride service.\nThe man told the AP that his car was fully autonomous and designed so that he could ride in the back seat.\nNo federal regulations specifically govern electronic driving systems, although they do fall under safety standards that cover all vehicles.\n“We’re very encouraged that the new leaders in the administration want to take on large-scale deployment” of autonomous vehicles, he said.
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