FiskerOcean Extreme Vigyan EditionThis is the decade & century of India and EVs will drive BMW's growth: Vikram PawahFisker Inc. today announced that it will launch the Ocean electric SUV in India.\nCalifornia-based car manufacturer states that it will produce the top-spec Extreme Vigyan Edition of the Fisker Ocean for the Indian market which will be limited to 100 units.\nHowever, it is yet to be confirmed that the manufacturer will bring these features in the India-spec Ocean Extreme Vigyan Edition.Currently, the Fisker Ocean Extreme is priced at €69,950 is Germany, translating into 64.5 lakh in the Indian currency.\nThe brand states that it will try to price the electric SUV competitively in India.\nOnce launched, it will rival the likes of the Audi e-tron, Jaguar i-Pace and the BMW iX across the country.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"FPInnovations announces the successful completion of the baseline tests of the truck platooning project","slug":"fpinnovations-announces-the-successful-completion-of-the-baseline-tests-of-the-truck-platooning-project","publishDate":"2023-07-18 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-19 14:31:09.560591","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"FPInnovations’ truck platooning project aims to accelerate the adoption of the off-highway, automated vehicle technology to support the sustainable development of Northern communities and to address the critical shortage of truck drivers.\nThese improvements could be applied in subsequent development phases of the platooning technology.\nThe trials also aim to bring together numerous businesses and remote communities to assess the positive impact of the platooning project on their environment.\nFPInnovations will continue its efforts to attract other partners to support the project and make the technology available to future end-users.\nQuotesThe off-highway platooning technology represents a promising approach for businesses facing the challenges of transportation profitability and labour shortages.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Mobileye’s latest car tech reads road signs to better pester you about speed","slug":"mobileyes-latest-car-tech-reads-road-signs-to-better-pester-you-about-speed","publishDate":"2023-07-18 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-19 14:31:09.081352","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Driverless car tech developer Mobileye has a new vision-only system designed for one job: figure out the proper speed limit.\nMobileye’s new ISA system is certified by 27 EU countries, plus Israel, Norway, Switzerland, and Turkey.\nSlightly more advanced vehicles can use a camera to read speed limit signs and even adjust cruise control speed automatically to match.\nMobileye’s new ISA system, while based on its advanced EyeQ platform, is a set of software specialized for making speed decisions.\nThe ISA tech can decide if some road signs are relevant to speed, detect sign signatures from current and future signs, read text on signs indicating city entrances, and make decisions based on road type, even without signs.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"NHTSA to Propose New Self-Driving Vehicle Regulations this Fall: Report","slug":"nhtsa-to-propose-new-self-driving-vehicle-regulations-this-fall-report","publishDate":"2023-07-18 13:10:51+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-19 14:31:08.596961","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Federal traffic safety experts are preparing to introduce new regulations for self-driving vehicles, an emerging technology which many hope will eventually make U.S. roadways safer, but have been linked to hundreds of auto accidents, as manufacturers try to perfect the technology.\nAccording to a recent report by Automotive News (subscription required), the acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Ann Carlson, has announced that the agency intends to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking this fall on self-driving vehicle regulations, known as the ADS-Equipped Vehicle Safety, Transparency, and Evaluation Program (AV-STEP).\nCarlson made the statements last week at the Automated Road Transportation Symposium.\nThe announcement follows a report by the NHTSA released last month, which found that driver-assist technologies were involved in nearly 400 auto accidents between July 1, 2021 and May 15, 2022.\nMost of those accidents involved vehicles manufactured by Tesla, which accounts for the bulk of U.S. vehicles equipped with autopilot or driver-assistance technology.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Stellantis Sees Risk of New Chip Shortage on Demand Surge","slug":"stellantis-sees-risk-of-new-chip-shortage-on-demand-surge","publishDate":"2023-07-18 13:53:07-04:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-19 14:31:07.817701","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Stellantis NV expects semiconductor shortages to re-emerge on growing demand for electric vehicles at a time of increased geopolitical risk, making the current respite short-lived.\nThe risk of a return of severely stretched chip supply “will increase dramatically” in coming years as vehicle software functions balloon, according to Joachim Kahmann, who oversees semiconductor purchases for the Jeep maker.\nThe industry is also still subject to heightened geopolitical risk after China said it would restrict exports of two metals used in the semiconductor and EV industries.\nStellantis expects to spend 10 billion euros ($11.2 billion) through 2030 to secure various kinds of semiconductors.\nStellantis is among major carmakers transitioning to electric vehicles, which tend to use more chips than cars running on gasoline or diesel.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Elroy Air Expands Executive Leadership","slug":"elroy-air-expands-executive-leadership","publishDate":"2023-07-18 19:08:27+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-19 14:31:07.196150","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"“I believe Elroy Air is at the forefront of a critical segment of the market.\nIndustry leader and eVTOL technical expert Zach Lovering joins as VP of Engineering“We recently welcomed Zach Lovering as VP Engineering.\n“Even before joining Elroy Air, I was impressed by their approach to tackling logistics challenges,” said Lovering.\nElroy Air has additionally developed lightweight, aerodynamic modular cargo pods that can be pre-loaded by ground personnel and picked up robotically by the aircraft before takeoff.\nAbout Elroy AirElroy Air is developing industry-first autonomous aircraft systems and software to expand the reach of express shipping to every person on the planet.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Ansys enables Flexium’s 5G mmWave antenna module designs to advance ADAS/AV technology","slug":"ansys-enables-flexiums-5g-mmwave-antenna-module-designs-to-advance-adas-av-technology","publishDate":"2023-07-18 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-19 14:31:06.716194","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Flexium uses Ansys simulation solutions to explore design ideas, and develop and test antenna modules for high-frequency signal transceiver designs used in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicle (AV) applications.\nWithin Flexium’s PCB layouts are numerous flexible print circuits (FPCs) responsible for critical connections that enable 5G communication in ADAS and AV applications.\nTo address these challenges, Flexium uses Ansys simulation software for the electromagnetic, thermal, and mechanical optimisation of its FPC designs through efficient layout and material changes.\nAnsys tools also helped Flexium set specific parameters for board layout and materials, then create a reference library for future mmWave design verification.\n“Ansys delivers the greatest predictive accuracy and yields the strongest results for us during PCB layout analysis critical to today’s ADAS and AV applications,” says Ming-Chi Cheng, president of Flexium.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Tesla Driver Receives Felony For Fatal Autopilot Collision","slug":"tesla-driver-receives-felony-for-fatal-autopilot-collision","publishDate":"2023-07-18 09:39:53-04:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-19 14:31:05.518265","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Tesla drivers abusing Autopilot and the company’s “full self-driving” tech have almost become a meme at this point, but there are very real consequences when things go wrong.\nA California man was behind the wheel of a Tesla Model S in 2019 when it collided with another car, killing the two people inside.\nThe Tesla was using Autopilot at the time, and the driver recently pleaded no contest to two counts of vehicular manslaughter.\nRiad and his Tesla ran a red light before slamming into the other car at 74 mph.\nThis is believed to be the first felony prosecution against someone using partially autonomous driving technology.
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