AB Dynamics, together with sister company Dynamic Research (DRI), has launched an active taillight system for its Soft Car 360 ADAS target, Euro NCAP’s official Global Vehicle Target. The active taillights are a representative rear lighting system for the development and testing of camera-based ADAS systems. The addition of the taillights to Soft Car 360 comes as automotive manufacturers increasingly focus on the performance of camera-based ADAS technologies. These systems rely heavily on v...| ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
Kodiak AI has achieved the highest Visually Enhanced Risk Assessment (VERA) Score for safe driving performance in assessments by Nauto. The VERA Score is Nauto’s safety benchmark that summarizes a fleet’s driving events and behaviors into a single score, enabling fleets to assess overall driver safety over time. The Kodiak Driver, Kodiak’s AI-driven autonomous system, earned a VERA Score of 98, tying for the top spot among the more than 1,000 commercial fleets in Nauto’s network. All ...| ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
Modern self-driving vehicles rely on multi-camera rigs to see the world, but transforming those streams into 3D understanding is a challenge. Rig3R, Wayve’s latest advance in geometric foundation models, has been designed to power robust ego-motion and 3D structure estimation from embodied camera rigs Robustly estimating the structure of the world and ego-motion of the vehicle has been a multi-decade pursuit in computer vision. Classical feature-based and photogrammetry methods have long de...| ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
Waymo has announced plans to arrive in London to support London’s extensive network of bus, tube, bike and pedestrian infrastructure with its ride hailing service, which will be available via the Waymo app. Over the coming months, the company plans to lay the groundwork for its service in collaboration with fleet operations partner Moove. Waymo is engaging with local and national leaders to secure the necessary permissions for commercial ride hailing service in London. “We’re thrilled t...| ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
QNX, a division of BlackBerry, has released UK-specific findings from its global research study, Under the Hood: The SDV Developer Report, revealing that UK automotive software developers are grappling with complex regulatory demands, AI-driven transformation and long development cycles. The report follows the UK government’s recent £2.5bn (US$3.3bn) Drive35 program to accelerate zero-emission vehicle production, R&D and supply chain transformation. Regulatory pressure on SDV development T...| ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
Space42 and Autonomous A2Z have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish an Abu Dhabi-based joint venture that will deploy and commercialize Level 4 autonomous driving solutions in the Middle East and Africa. The venture builds on a previous partnership between the two companies. Hasan Al Hosani, CEO of Smart Solutions at Space42, said, “The UAE is rapidly advancing toward a new era of intelligent transport. Cross-market collaboration facilitates knowledge sharing, integral to real...| ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
As part of the MINGA research and development project, Munich-based Stadtwerke München (SWM) and its mobility subsidiary Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG) have partnered with Ingenieurgesellschaft Auto und Verkehr (IAV) to test three ID.Buzz vehicles in on-demand operation, thereby laying the foundation for more flexible, efficient and sustainable public transportation. IAV will equip them with an advanced system that enables Level 4 autonomous driving. The first test phase will focus on ...| ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
Sony Semiconductor Solutions has announced that it will use rFpro’s AV Elevate to showcase its next-generation camera sensor technologies for ADAS and AV applications. It will use the simulation platform to demonstrate the performance and capabilities of its technologies before any physical prototypes are manufactured. The announcement follows the technical collaboration between the two companies, first announced in 2023, which focused on integrating high-fidelity sensor models into rFpro...| ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
Tobii, HTEC and D3 Embedded have announced the development of an interior sensing solution powered by Texas Instruments’ automotive-grade System-on-Chip (SoC) and its high-resolution radar sensor. The solution is the first to fuse single-camera and radar technologies on Texas Instruments’ platform for full interior sensing. At the core is Texas Instruments’ TDA4VEN processor, part of the Jacinto 7 family. Designed for demanding automotive AI workloads, the processor integrates dedicated...| ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
To truly understand and prevent alcohol and drug impairment in traffic, extensive and ethically approved real-world data is essential. Sightic has received ethical approval to collect data from up to| ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
Kodiak Robotics has become a publicly traded company, having completed its business combination with Ares Acquisition Corporation II (AACT), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), following approval by AACT shareholders. Kodiak| ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
Teledyne SP Devices has expanded its 12-bit ADQ3-series digitizer line-up with the ADQ3-USB. Designed for high-performance data acquisition in compact, space-constrained environments, the ADQ3-USB brings the full capabilities of the| ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
Continental’s Automotive group sector has made its debut as independent company Aumovio, which pools together Continental’s consolidated automotive expertise into a technology and electronics company. “We have bundled our unique| ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
eFreight Autonomous, a consortium of experts in commercial vehicles and automotive technology, has secured funding and support from the UK government and industry through the CAM Pathfinder Feasibility Studies (FS)| ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
Qualcomm Technologies and Valeo have expanded their longstanding collaboration to deliver advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving (AD) solutions to the global automotive industry. The technology collaboration will integrate| ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
Fusion Processing has announced it has made significant progress toward operating automated vehicles with no user in charge (NUIC), achieving SAE Level 4 capability in the AutonoBus track testing project| ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
International Motors (International) has launched customer fleet trials in Texas using second-generation autonomous vehicles. In partnership with Plus AI, International will begin piloting its autonomous on-highway tractor along the Interstate-35| ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
The consortium of project partners from industry, science, software development and infrastructure behind the ATLAS-L4 research and development project has presented a safety concept for autonomous trucks in road traffic.| ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
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Pony.ai has launched public road testing of its seventh-generation robotaxis – jointly developed with GAC – in China, ramping up its robotaxi mass production and commercialization efforts. Vehicles currently being| ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International
