Known for its EZ10 electric driverless shuttle, EasyMile has announced that international certification agency Bureau Veritas has awarded ISO 9001:2015, an international standard related to quality management, to the company's quality management system.
“The ISO 9001:2015 is a very important step for EasyMile towards worldwide Autonomous Transport System acceptance,” says Gilbert Gagnaire, founder & CEO of EasyMile.
Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous Vehicles
Groupe Renault, Nissan and Waymo partner to explore driverless mobility services in France and Japan
Groupe Renault, Nissan Motor Co., and Waymo are joining forces to “explore all aspects of driverless mobility services for passengers and deliveries in France and Japan.”
The exclusive agreement between the three companies is designed to leverage the strengths of each company, while also expanding expertise in this field by not only assessing market opportunities, but also collaborating to research commercial, legal and regulatory issues related to driverless transportation-as-a-service offerings in France and Japan.
Local Motors' autonomous shuttles begin operating at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall near D.C.
On Wednesday, June 19, Local Motors deployed a fleet of its Olli autonomous shuttles at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, which is an Army and Marine Corps joint base adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.
The deployment is the result of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall winning a regional fleet challenge, which asked entrants to propose use-case scenarios for the Olli autonomous shuttle.
Volvo Group, NVIDIA partner to develop decision making system for autonomous vehicles
The Volvo Group and NVIDIA have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of the decision making system of autonomous commercial vehicles and machines.
The system will be designed to safely handle fully autonomous driving on public roads and highways, the companies say.
The system will use NVIDIA’s end-to-end artificial intelligence platform for training, simulation and in-vehicle computing. It will be built on NVIDIA’s full software stack for sensor processing, perception, map localization and path planning, which will facilitate a number of possible autonomous driving applications including public transport, freight transport and refuse and recycling collection.
Volvo Trucks' autonomous vehicle Vera to help transport goods in Sweden
Volvo Trucks and DFDS, a ferry and logistics company, are collaborating to use Volvo Trucks' electric, connected and autonomous vehicle Vera as part of an integrated platform to transport goods from a logistics center to a port terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The goal of the collaboration is to utilize Vera in a real application as part of a connected system for a continuous flow of goods from a DFDS’ logistics center to an APM Terminals port facility in Gothenburg, for distribution across the world.
Domino's, Nuro partner to deliver pizzas using autonomous vehicles
Domino’s Pizza customers in Houston, Texas will have the opportunity to experience autonomous vehicle technology firsthand later on this year thanks to a partnership between the pizza company and robotics company Nuro.
Domino’s will use a fleet of Nuro’s R2 autonomous vehicles to serve select Houston Domino's customers who place orders online.
“Nuro's vehicles are specially designed to optimize the food delivery experience, which makes them a valuable partner in our autonomous vehicle journey,” says Kevin Vasconi, Domino's executive vice president and chief information officer.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs autonomous vehicle bill
On Thursday, June 13, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill that “removes unnecessary obstacles that hinder the development of autonomous vehicle technology.”
The bill, CS/HB 311: Autonomous Vehicles, removes barriers to the advancement of autonomous vehicles, and establishes a statewide statutory framework.
“Signing this legislation paves the way for Florida to continue as a national leader in transportation innovation and technological advancement,” Governor DeSantis says.
