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    One million robots work in car industry worldwide – new record
    Automotive industry is a front runner in automation.
    26 March 2023, by

    Year end summary: Top Robocar stories of 2022
    Here's my annual summary of the top stories of the prior year. This time the news was a strong mix of bad and good.
    10 January 2023, by

    Researchers release open-source photorealistic simulator for autonomous driving
    MIT scientists unveil the first open-source simulation engine capable of constructing realistic environments for deployable training and testing of autonomous vehicles.
    22 June 2022, by
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    Autonomous Need for Speed, with Joe Speed

    Joe Speed, VP of Product at ApexAI, dives into the current multi-year development process of bringing a car to market, and how ApexAI will transform this process into the shorter development time we see with modern technology.
    08 April 2022, by

    California’s AV testing rules apply to Tesla’s “FSD”
    Tesla is testing its self-proclaimed “full self-driving” vehicles on California roads without complying with the testing requirements of California’s automated driving law.
    10 January 2022, by and

    Showing robots how to drive a car… in just a few easy lessons
    By Caitlin Dawson USC researchers have developed a method that could allow robots to learn new tasks, like setting a table or driving a car, from observing a small number of demonstrations....
    27 November 2020, by



    Tesla’s fatal crash
    Tesla can do better than its current public response to the recent fatal crash involving one of its vehicles. I would like to see more introspection, credibility, and nuance....
    26 April 2018, by

    Gallery of photos from CES 2018, and other news
    I have created a gallery in Google Photos with some of the more interesting items I saw at CES, with the bulk of them being related to robocars, robotic delivery and transportation....
    29 January 2018, by
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    Embedded Platform for SLAM, with Zhe Zhang

    In this episode Abate talks with Zhe Zhang from Perceptin where they are building embedded platforms for robots to do Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) algorithms in real time. Zhe explains...
    20 January 2018, by

    Tons of LIDARs at CES 2018
    When it comes to robocars, new LIDAR products were the story of CES 2018. Far more companies showed off LIDAR products than can succeed, with a surprising variety of approaches. CES is now the 5th lar...
    17 January 2018, by

    Top Robocar news of 2017
    Here are the biggest Robocar stories of 2017....
    04 January 2018, by

    The senate’s automated driving bill could squash state authority
    My previous post on the House and Senate automated driving bills (HB 3388 and SB 1885) concluded by noting that, in addition to the federal government, states and the municipalities within them also p...
    31 October 2017, by

    Congress’ automated driving bills are both more and less than they seem
    Bills being considered by Congress deserve our attention—but not our full attention. To wit: When it comes to safety-related regulation of automated driving, existing law is at least as important as...
    27 October 2017, by

    Robocars will make traffic worse before it gets better
    Many websites paint a very positive picture of the robocar future. And it is positive, but far from perfect. One problem I worry about in the short term is the way robocars are going to make traffic w...
    25 October 2017, by

    How to start with self-driving cars using ROS
    Self-driving cars are inevitable. In recent years, self-driving cars have become a priority for automotive companies. BMW, Bosch, Google, Baidu, Toyota, GE, Tesla, Ford, Uber and Volvo are investin...
    24 October 2017, by
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    High-Performance Autonomous Vehicles, with Chris Gerdes

    In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Chris Gerdes, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University, about designing high-performance autonomous vehicles. The idea is to make vehicles sa...
    14 October 2017, by

    GM accepts all liability in robocars, and other news
    General Motors announced this week that they would “take full responsibility” if a crash takes place during an autonomous driving trip. This follows a pledge to do the same made some time ago by D...
    11 October 2017, by

    3 Questions: Iyad Rahwan on the “psychological roadblocks” facing self-driving cars
    by Peter Dizikes This summer, a survey released by the American Automobile Association showed that 78 percent of Americans feared riding in a self-driving car, with just 19 percent trusting the techn...
    12 September 2017, by

    SMART trials self-driving wheelchair at hospital
    Singapore and MIT have been at the forefront of autonomous vehicle development. First, there were self-driving golf buggies. Then, an autonomous electric car. Now, leveraging similar technology, MIT a...
    26 July 2017, by

    Federal regulations pass next hurdle
    This week's news is preliminary, but a U.S. house committee panel passed some new federal regulations which suggest sweeping change in the US regulatory approach to robocars....
    21 July 2017, by

    Robohub Digest 06/17: Robots in health and medicine, wheeling and dealing in the world of autonomous vehicles, and lots of new tech in action
    A quick, hassle-free way to stay on top of robotics news, our robotics digest is released on the first Monday of every month. Sign up to get it in your inbox....
    14 July 2017, by

    Baidu’s self-driving tech plans revealed
    In the race to develop self-driving technology, Chinese Internet giant Baidu unveiled its 50+ partners in an open source development program, revised its timeline for introducing autonomous ...
    09 July 2017, by

    Simulated car demo using ROS Kinetic and Gazebo 8
    By Tully Foote We are excited to show off a simulation of a Prius in Mcity using ROS Kinetic and Gazebo 8. ROS enabled the simulation to be developed faster by using existing software and libraries...
    04 July 2017, by

    Can we test robocars the way we tested regular cars?
    I’ve written a few times that perhaps the biggest unsolved problem in robocars is how to know we have made them safe enough. While most people think of that in terms of government certification, the...
    30 June 2017, by

    It’s not just self-driving cars; trains could soon be autonomous too!
    Judging by the frequency that self-driving cars are mentioned in scientific discussions and the media, they are not only the next big thing, but might actually take over as our main means of transport...
    20 June 2017, by

    New laissez-faire robocar rules may arise
    While very few details have come out, Reuters reports that new proposed congressional bills on self-driving cars will reverse many of the provisions I critiqued in the NHTSA regulations last year....
    19 June 2017, by

    VENTURER driverless car project publishes results of first trials
    VENTURER is the first Connected and Autonomous Vehicle project to start in the UK. The results of VENTURER preliminary trials show that the handover process is a safety critical issue in the developme...
    05 June 2017, by

    SoftBank invests $5 billion into Didi Chuxing and $4 billion more in Nvidia
    SoftBank, the giant telecom company, is venturing out into the world of robotics and transportation services. DealStreet Asia said that SoftBank is trying to transform itself into the 'Berkshire Hatha...
    24 May 2017, by

    Transportation as a service (TaaS): A look ahead
    SoftBank Group just invested $5 billion in China's Didi Chuxing, China's biggest ride-sharing service. Last year Uber sold their China business to Didi resolving (by giving up) all the legal and antit...
    15 May 2017, by

    LIDAR vs RADAR: A detailed comparison
    I was recently asked about the differences between RADAR and LIDAR. I gave the generic answer about LIDAR having higher resolution and accuracy than RADAR. And RADAR having a longer range and performi...
    09 May 2017, by

     
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