Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous Vehicles
Local Motors' Olli autonomous shuttle now operating in Rancho Cordova, California
Local Motors has announced that its Olli autonomous shuttle recently began operating in the city of Rancho Cordova, California at the White Rock Corporate Campus, which is a large business park that is home to 1,600 employees.
Over the next three months, Olli will be available to campus employees and the general public under a pilot project being funded primarily by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG). The city of Rancho Cordova is providing additional funding assistance.
Loadsmart, Starsky Robotics automatically dispatch autonomous truck to haul freight
Digital freight broker Loadsmart and autonomous truck startup Starsky Robotics have announced that they were able to automatically dispatch an autonomous truck to haul freight.
Loadsmart successfully priced, tendered and booked the dispatchment, while Starsky's self-driving technology was used to pick up and deliver the shipment.
There was no need for human intervention during this process, thanks to the integration of Loadsmart's artificial intelligence (AI)-powered pricing and load matching technology with Starsky's API.
Kodiak Robotics making first commercial deliveries using self-driving trucks
Just 16 months after forming, self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics Inc. has announced that it has started making its first commercial deliveries with a safety driver behind the wheel.
Optimus Ride launching New York state's first self-driving vehicle program
New York state’s first self-driving vehicle program will officially launch on Wednesday, Aug. 7 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
The program will feature autonomous vehicles from Optimus Ride, as six of the company's autonomous vehicles will be used to transport passengers between the NYC Ferry stop at Dock 72 and the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Cumberland Gate at Flushing Avenue.
According to Optimus Ride, its vehicles will transport an expected 500 passengers per day and more than 16,000 passengers per month.
Electrify America, Stable Auto partner to deploy robotic charging platforms for self-driving vehicles
Electrify America, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America, has announced that it will work Stable Auto, a San Francisco-based electric vehicle (EV) fleet charging company, to deploy robotic charging platforms for self-driving vehicles in a pilot demonstration site in San Francisco.
Together, the companies will deploy a pilot platform in San Francisco, which will seek to charge autonomous EVs without human intervention using a robotic platform attached to a 150-kilowatt DC fast charger.
Expected to open in early 2020, the charging location will be Stable’s first commercial autonomous charging site.
EasyMile driverless shuttle being tested at Texas Airport
An EasyMile EZ10 driverless shuttle is being tested at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) in Austin, Texas, as part of a new pilot program.
The shuttle is available to transport passengers traveling between the Barbara Jordan Terminal and the Rental Car Facility/Ground Transportation.
The shuttle will take passengers from the terminal to the front of the Rental Car Facility/Ground Transportation, which is also where the airport's ground transportation pick-up area for taxis and ride-app services is located.
AUS notes that other route options could be explored in further testing.
Recogni seeks to make autonomous vehicles a reality with low-power AI processing
A company called Recogni Inc. that designs a vision-oriented artificial intelligence (AI) platform for autonomous vehicles has emerged from stealth with the announcement of $25 million in Series A financing.
EasyMile's NUSmart Shuttle begins passenger service at National University of Singapore
This week, EasyMile’s fully autonomous NUSmart Shuttle began passenger service at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Kent Ridge campus.
Part of a year-long study, the trial, which is free to all commuters, is designed to determine the commercial viability of providing safe autonomous shuttle bus services. The shuttle will operate along a predefined route.
“As a pioneer in autonomous vehicle technologies, EasyMile is proud to support its partners in testing the integration of our autonomous shuttle for public transportation,” says Alexandre Pequignot, EasyMile Business Development & Partnership manager for Asia Pacific.
