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Ford doubles down on EV and AV development

Posted by Gary Mason | Feb 5, 2021 | Autonomy, Business Development, Electrification

Ford commits more than $22 billion to electric vehicles, $7 billion to autonomous vehicles through 2025.

All-in on the Indy Autonomous Challenge

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jan 25, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Simulation, Software, Testing, Vehicles

At the CES 2021 racecar reveal, a number of events highlighted the support behind the global student competition meant to advance autonomous vehicles and excite the best and brightest university students from around the world.

PACCAR and Aurora to partner on autonomous trucks

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jan 19, 2021 | Autonomy, Business Development, Vehicles

Newly fortified with the completion of its Uber ATG acquisition, Aurora announces its first commercial automated driving product with PACCAR for heavy trucks.

Futurride Briefs | 2020 12 20: Your source for quick sustainable mobility news

Posted by Kevin Jost | Dec 20, 2020 | Electrification, Infrastructure, Mobility Services, Research, Sensors, Technology, Vehicles

In this edition we cover the Mercedes-EQ EV plan, Motional and Lyft driverless rideshare, Veoneer thermal sensing for Cadillac, Vayyar 4D imaging radar, Mobileye and Luminar collaboration clarifications, Britishvolt’s battery ‘gigaplant,’ and Faraday Future and Philips on user wellness monitoring.

Zoox reveals autonomous bi-directional robotaxi

Posted by Kevin Jost | Dec 18, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Design, Electrification, Mobility Services, Vehicles

Following its Amazon acquisition, the autonomous mobility company debuts its carriage-style vehicle with more than 100 proprietary safety innovations.

Futurride Briefs | 2020 12 04: Your source for quick sustainable mobility news

Posted by Kevin Jost | Dec 4, 2020 | Autonomy, Electrification, Materials, Mobility Services, Vehicles

In this edition we cover Uber, Rivian, JetBlue, Cabify, and Boom Supersonic signing The Climate Pledge; Nvidia powering Einride’s Pod; Luminar going public; Faraday Future partnering with MIVOLT; Trimble and SiriusXM on vehicle positioning; and Volvo introducing electric truck.

Nio goes on an EV tech blitz in 2020

Posted by Kevin Jost | Nov 12, 2020 | Business Development, Design, Electrification, Technology, Vehicles

Among the innovations is a new 100-kWh battery, battery as a service with flexible upgrades, over-the-air updates, Navigate on Pilot, and two new production models.

Pony.ai strikes autonomous deal with FAW

Posted by Kevin Jost | Nov 4, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Business Development, News, Software

The Chinese automaker is just the latest partner for the supplier to explore autonomous vehicle technology, specifically involving SAE Level 4 systems for “pre-installation mass production and business operations models.”

Einride reveals Pod, platform for autonomous electric freight

Posted by Kevin Jost | Oct 12, 2020 | Autonomy, Electrification, Vehicles

The latest-generation vehicle and freight mobility platform make autonomous hauling closer to commercial availability worldwide.

Otonomo shares consumer attitudes on data, shared mobility, and autonomy

Posted by Kevin Jost | Oct 6, 2020 | Analysis, Autonomy, Data, Mobility Services, Research

The research conducted with SBD Automotive shows that most drivers do not want a future of public transport-style mobility, many have strong concerns about autonomous vehicles, and most want to monitor the data their cars generate.