A land transport company called ComfortDelGro has announced that it will test an autonomous shuttle bus service in real traffic conditions on the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Kent Ridge campus starting in March 2019.
The year-long autonomous bus shuttle operational trial will include ComfortDelGro and NUS, as well as Inchcape Singapore and EasyMile.
If the trial is successful, the service could be implemented commercially.
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Addison Lee Group and Oxbotica begin mapping London's Canary Wharf in prep for autonomous vehicles
A few weeks after agreeing to a “wide-ranging strategic alliance” that accelerates the implementation of autonomous vehicles to the streets of London, Addison Lee Group and Oxbotica have launched a 3D street mapping exercise in London’s Canary Wharf.
With the goal of rolling out Addison Lee’s autonomous services by 2021, this mapping process is expected to create the backdrop for new autonomous services that meet urban requirements for efficient transport, reduced congestion and improved air quality.
Along with their partners Canary Wharf Group and insurer AXA XL, Addison Lee Group and Oxbotica have started the mapping process using a vehicle equipped with mapping technology to record every curb, road sign, landmark and traffic light in Canary Wharf’s 128-acre estate.
Daimler and Bosch to test automated ride-hailing service in San Jose, California next year
Next year, Daimler and Bosch plan to begin testing their fully automated driving (SAE Level 4/5) on-demand ride-hailing service in San José, California.
According to the companies, San José wants to prepare itself for a future where autonomous cars operate on the streets, so Daimler and Bosch will use automated Mercedes-Benz S-Class vehicles to offer their service to a selected user community in the San Carlos/Stevens Creek corridor between downtown and west San José.
Optimus Ride equipping its fleet of autonomous vehicles with NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Xavier computing platform
Self-driving vehicle tech company Optimus Ride has announced that it will equip its autonomous vehicle fleet with the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Xavier computing platform, which is capable of delivering 30 trillion operations per second using new deep learning and computer vision accelerators.
The company says that the NVIDIA DRIVE platform will deliver “unprecedented computational performance and safety” to its self-driving vehicles.
“Building on NVIDIA DRIVE ensures our vehicles are equipped with the highest performance and most efficient processing power available,” says Optimus Ride CEO and Co-Founder Ryan Chin.
Volvo Cars and Baidu partner to develop and manufacture autonomous vehicles for China
Volvo Cars and Baidu have agreed to jointly develop electric and fully autonomous drive-compatible cars, with a mind towards mass producing these vehicles for the largest car market in the world, China.
Through their partnership, Volvo Cars and Baidu will develop and sell these vehicles to potential Chinese customers, which underlines Volvo Cars’ desire to be the supplier of choice for mobility companies across the world.
Ford and Baidu announce two-year joint autonomous vehicle test project in China
Ford Motor Company and Baidu Inc. have announced a two-year joint autonomous vehicle test project in which they’ll work together to further advance the development and on-road testing of autonomous vehicles in China.
According to Ford, the collaboration is aligned with its plans to “further advance and promote autonomous vehicle technologies,” which ultimately supports the company’s vision of designing “smart vehicles for a smart world.”
Waymo granted landmark permit to test fully driverless cars on public roads in California
Just a few weeks after its self-driving vehicles surpassed 10 million miles driven on public roads, Waymo has announced that the California Department of Motor Vehicles has granted the company the first permit in the state to begin driverless testing on public roads.
According to Waymo, the permit is the result of new DMV regulations that took effect in April that allow companies to apply for fully driverless testing within carefully defined limits.
Waymo, which has been testing its technology in the state of California for almost a decade, notes that this is the first time California has allowed tests on public roads of fully driverless cars without a test driver sitting in the driver’s seat.
Lyft boosts its self-driving efforts with acquisition of Blue Vision Labs
With a mind towards revolutionizing transportation, Lyft has acquired Blue Vision Labs, an Augmented Reality (AR) company that is enabling the next-generation of AR and robotics.
Thanks to the acquisition, Blue Vision Labs will be the first Lyft office in London, and will become part of Lyft’s Level 5 division to build technology for the ride-hailing service’s self-driving efforts.
“We are very excited to be working with Lyft to contribute to their efforts in enabling the future of autonomous mobility,” Blue Vision Labs says in a company blog post.
Auro receives license to test autonomous vehicles on public roadways in California
Auro, which is the self-driving vehicle division of Ridecell Inc., is now licensed to test autonomous vehicles on public roadways in California.
“Receiving a California autonomous testing permit signals an important expansion of our new mobility product offering,” says Aarjav Trivedi, CEO of Ridecell.
“Ridecell’s successful ridesharing and carsharing fleet management platform will now expand as our Auro division begins operations testing of self-driving passenger cars and minivans on public streets in cities across California.”
Addison Lee Group and Oxbotica aim to provide self-driving services to customers in London by 2021
London-based private hire taxi company Addison Lee Group and autonomous vehicle software company Oxbotica have agreed to a “wide-ranging strategic alliance” that accelerates the implementation of autonomous vehicles to the streets of London.
Under the agreement, the two companies will work together on the development, deployment and operation of autonomous vehicles, with a goal of providing self-driving services to customers in London by 2021.