Renesas enters automotive radar market
Japanese electronics firm Renesas is entering the automotive radar market with its launch of a 4×4 channel 76-81GHz transceiver designed for ADAS and Level 3+ self driving applications. The [...]
CerebrumX UBI incorporates Ford Vehicle Data
AI automotive data platform CerebrumX is incorporating Ford connected vehicle data to support its usage-based insurance (UBI) model for insurers. The CerebrumX integration is designed to enable insurers to [...]
California picks AECOM to manage High Speed Rail
The California High Speed Rail Authority has chosen an AECOM led joint venture to deliver the California High Speed Rail programme, an effort to build the first electrified high [...]
Hesai releases fully solid-state lidar
Shanghai based Hesai has released a fully solid-state near range blind spot lidar designed to support ADAS applications. The FT120 has no moving parts and has gained over one [...]
Nexar launches real-time mapping platform
AI vision specialist Nexar has released a real-time mapping platform. CityStream Live accesses a continuous stream of crowdsourced data, providing connected vehicles, maps, and mobility services with continually updated [...]
UTA developing more powerful auto lidar
Laser sensing for self driving cars could be about to get smaller, cheaper and more reliable. A project at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is looking to [...]
BMW launches 80 mph+ SAE Level 2+ in US
BMW has launched a head unit for SAE Level 2 automation at high speeds in the United States and Canada. The BMW 7 Series has become the company’s first [...]
Sikorsky flies unmanned Black Hawk missions
Sikorsky has demonstrated an autonomous helicopter performing internal and external cargo resupply missions and a rescue mission. The demonstrations used an uninhabited Black Hawk helicopter flying autonomously, and the [...]
Elektrobit partners Canonical on automotive
Automotive embedded software specialist Elektrobit and Canonical are partnering to develop an automotive version of Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux distribution. The move is aimed at enabling the transition towards software-defined [...]
Benteler reorients EV unit to autonomous mobility
Austrian automotive technology group Benteler International AG has rebranded its EV business and reoriented it to autonomous mobility. The Benteler EV Systems business unit, which was spun off at [...]
Kyocera Single GaN laser for Night Vision
Japanese electronics group Kyocera has developed an automotive night vision system to accurately detect collision risk objects in low visibility. This includes night, rain, snow, fog or smoke. The [...]
Renesas launches new automotive camera PMIC
Japanese semiconductor supplier Renesas has launched a new automotive power management IC for next-generation automotive camera applications. The RAA271082 supports the power requirements of almost any combination of image [...]
