Baidu and Geely Holdings have announced the launch of a new autonomous mobility brand, Ji Yue, in what the partners say is a “significant milestone” in their strategic partnership.\nUnder the new venture, Baidu will provide its expertise in smart cabins, autonomous driving and AI technologies, and integrate these into Ji Yue cars.\nThe flagship smart car, Ji Yue 01, will be unveiled in the last quarter of this year.\n“The flagship Ji Yue 01 model aims to redefine the concept of intelligent mobility, serving the preferences of tech-oriented consumers in China for autonomous mobility solutions,” the companies said in a statement.\nThe pair co-funded an electric vehicle venture, Jidu, in 2021 and launched a robot concept car in June 2022.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Cyngn Kicks-Off Autonomous Vehicle Roadshow at Manufacturing and Warehousing Facilities Across America","slug":"cyngn-kicks-off-autonomous-vehicle-roadshow-at-manufacturing-and-warehousing-facilities-across-america","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-15 14:31:04.996543","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Cyngn is visiting manufacturing and warehousing facilities in key markets across America to demonstrate the efficiency, safety, and performance of its AI-powered Autonomous Stockchaser.\nCyngn Kicks-Off Autonomous Vehicle Roadshow at Manufacturing and Warehousing Facilities Across AmericaDriveMod, a full-stack autonomous driving solution, is an all-in-one autonomy integration package that enables the conversion of standard industrial vehicles to fully autonomous vehicles by utilizing sensors, computers, and artificial intelligence via Cyngn's proprietary DriveMod software.\nShowcase the DriveMod Stockchaser, an autonomous mobile robot for use in manufacturing, warehouse, and logistics industries that has the capability to tow up to 6,000 pounds.\nAbout CyngnCyngn develops and deploys scalable, differentiated autonomous vehicle technology for industrial organizations.\nCyngn's flagship product, its Enterprise Autonomy Suite, includes DriveMod (autonomous vehicle system), Cyngn Insight (customer-facing suite of AV fleet management, teleoperation, and analytics tools), and Cyngn Evolve (internal toolkit that enables Cyngn to leverage data from the field for artificial intelligence, simulation, and modeling).
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Metrology System Drives Precise Automated Flexible Manufacturing – Metrology and Quality News","slug":"metrology-system-drives-precise-automated-flexible-manufacturing-metrology-and-quality-news","publishDate":"2023-08-15 05:00:25+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-15 14:31:04.035454","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Automation clearly plays a key role in manufacturing, but what are the challenges faced when traditional automated manufacturing is met with modern-day dynamic requirements?\nIndustry 4.0 and AutomationThe integration of Industry 4.0 principles, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and data analytics, is transforming automotive manufacturing.\nBy incorporating automation into the manufacturing process, automotive manufacturers can achieve a higher level of flexibility and customisation while maintaining efficiency and quality.\nIt is a critical enabler of flexible manufacturing, adding value to the process at three key stages, Commissioning, Process Performance, Process Monitoring.\nWhen new technologies are embraced, the full potential of automated, flexible manufacturing can be realised, providing the solution to many of the challenges faced by car manufacturers of today.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Cyngn Kicks-Off Autonomous Vehicle Roadshow at Manufacturing and Warehousing Facilities Across America","slug":"cyngn-kicks-off-autonomous-vehicle-roadshow-at-manufacturing-and-warehousing-facilities-across-america","publishDate":"2023-08-15 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-15 14:30:57.198115","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Cyngn is visiting manufacturing and warehousing facilities in key markets across America to demonstrate the efficiency, safety, and performance of its AI-powered Autonomous Stockchaser.\nCyngn Kicks-Off Autonomous Vehicle Roadshow at Manufacturing and Warehousing Facilities Across America (PRNewswire)DriveMod, a full-stack autonomous driving solution, is an all-in-one autonomy integration package that enables the conversion of standard industrial vehicles to fully autonomous vehicles by utilizing sensors, computers, and artificial intelligence via Cyngn's proprietary DriveMod software.\nShowcase the DriveMod Stockchaser, an autonomous mobile robot for use in manufacturing, warehouse, and logistics industries that has the capability to tow up to 6,000 pounds.\nAbout CyngnCyngn develops and deploys scalable, differentiated autonomous vehicle technology for industrial organizations.\nCyngn's flagship product, its Enterprise Autonomy Suite, includes DriveMod (autonomous vehicle system), Cyngn Insight (customer-facing suite of AV fleet management, teleoperation, and analytics tools), and Cyngn Evolve (internal toolkit that enables Cyngn to leverage data from the field for artificial intelligence, simulation, and modeling).
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"‘Winners Take None’ Is A Mantra For Many In The Unicorn Era","slug":"winners-take-none-is-a-mantra-for-many-in-the-unicorn-era","publishDate":"2023-08-15 04:00:43-07:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-15 14:30:56.676856","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Using Crunchbase data on unicorn rounds, we put together a list of areas where startups raised gobs of cash without yet producing an emergent winner or winners.\nOthers that raised funding when the flexible workspace sector was hot — including Knotel and Ucommune — have also struggled.\nAn October analysis of 14 companies that went public in the prior couple years shows an average post-debut decline of more than 80%.\nThrasio, Perch, Branded, Society Brands, Razor Group and others raised billions in equity funding and billions more in debt financings.\nThose are just a few examplesThe above are just a few examples of spaces where major funding went in, and no obvious winners have come out.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"‘Complete meltdown’: Driverless cars in San Francisco stall causing a traffic jam","slug":"complete-meltdown-driverless-cars-in-san-francisco-stall-causing-a-traffic-jam","publishDate":"2023-08-14 11:33:52-04:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-15 14:30:55.657837","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"CNN — New York (CNN) — San Francisco residents were caught off guard this weekend after Cruise self-driving cars caused a traffic jam, according to social media posts.\nThe obstruction came a few days after California regulators approved robotaxi companies to operate their driverless cars 24/7 throughout the city.\nOne account, FriscoLive415, said the incident was a “complete meltdown.”Witnesses told CNN affiliate KPIX-TV that the driverless cars were blocking intersections Friday evening for about 15 minutes, causing concern that driverless cars could impede emergency vehicles from accessing the area.\nThat means residents and visitors to San Francisco will be able to pay a fare to ride in a driverless taxi, ushering in new automated competition to cab and ridehail drivers.\nThe San Francisco Police Officers Association, San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs’ Association and the San Francisco Fire Fighters Local 798 all wrote letters to the CPUC expressing concerns that autonomous vehicles could impede emergency responders.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Self-driving cars can make traffic slower","slug":"self-driving-cars-can-make-traffic-slower","publishDate":"2023-08-23 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-15 14:30:54.777199","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"\"There is a lot of research showing that automated vehicles can improve safety.\nThe researchers accounted for four types of vehicles: human-driven vehicles (HVs); connected vehicles (CVs) -- which are driven by humans, but share information with other connected vehicles and with the control system that manages traffic lights; automated vehicles (AVs); and connected automated vehicles (CAVs).\nThe researchers ran 57 traffic simulations to assess the impact of a host of variables on travel time through an intersection.\nFor example, the researchers looked at how traffic would be affected by various combinations of HVs, AVs, CVs and CAVs.\n\"However, it's difficult and expensive to assemble a mixed fleet of HVs, AVs, CVs, and CAVs in a connected traffic-control system.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"BYD Auto Ends Its Partnership with Baidu in Autonomous Driving","slug":"byd-auto-ends-its-partnership-with-baidu-in-autonomous-driving","publishDate":"2023-08-15 11:50:00+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-15 14:30:54.276112","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"On August 15th, two informed sources revealed that BYD has abandoned the agreement to equip its electric vehicles with Baidu ‘s autonomous driving technology and will focus on developing in-house intelligent car software.\nAccording to the report, Baidu , Inc. initially agreed in March 2022 to use its technology in BYD’s electric vehicles, including navigation and automated valet parking.\nThis transaction was seen as a significant collaboration for Baidu ‘s autonomous driving division, Apollo.\nThis partnership signifies a growing interest from automakers in their autonomous driving solutions.\nThe South China Morning Post reported that, according to an anonymous source, Baidu , Inc. has invested several billion RMB in Apollo and still considers autonomous driving a top priority.
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