Stainless Steel Cybertruck Good, Steel Level 5 Autonomous Ride Sharing Electric Vehicle Better
With an assist from the global steel industry, the humble electric vehicle battery case is ready for its Mobility-as-as-Service closeup.
autonomous buses
Autonomous Bus Trial A Success At Tokyo’s Haneda Airport
BYD completed a 10-day trial operation of an autonomous driving bus earlier this month at Tokyo Haneda Airport. BYD partnered with All Nippon Airways (ANA), which is Japan’s largest airline, to complete the trial operation. The bus is BYD’s first autonomous-driving bus. The next step is to put it into … [continued]
New Flyer Xcelsior AV Is America’s First Autonomous Bus
The New Flyer Xcelsior AV is America’s first SAE Level 4 autonomous electric bus – and it’s more than a futuristic concept, it’s road-ready NOW!
Baidu Builds 100th Autonomous Bus Ahead Of New Mobility Service Launch
Baidu is doing what Apple should have done but didn’t — build a Level 4 autonomous driving platform to sell to vehicle manufacturers. The Chinese company has been developing its self-driving platform called Apollo for the past several years but has no desire to manufacture vehicles. So far, it has 116 clients for Apollo, including Jaguar Land Rover, Valeo, Byton, Leopard Imaging, and Suning Logistcs.
Proterra Beginning “Industry’s First” Autonomous Bus Program — With Partners
The US-based electric bus pioneer Proterra has now begun what it has described as the industry’s “first” self-driving bus program. Its partners include the University of Nevada–Reno and the company’s Living Lab Coalition partners — amongst which are the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, the Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems IVI, the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County (RTC), the Nevada Governor’s Office for Economic Development, and the cities of Carson City, Sparks, and Reno.
Mercedes Autonomous Bus Drives More Than 12 Miles In Amsterdam
Mercedes-Benz recently unveiled its new “Future Bus with CityPilot” — an upgrade of the company’s Highway Pilot technology — which allows buses to autonomously drive more than 12 miles in a congested urban environment, according to recent reports. The technology was demonstrated recently on a bus-rapid-transit (BRT) route from Schiphol Airport in … [continued]
Autonomous Buses Being Tested In Greek City Of Trikala
While one may not immediately think of modern Greece as being at the forefront of current technological developments, a new driverless bus pilot project is actually underway in the Greek city of Trikala, according to reports. The pilot marks one of the first times that an autonomous bus system is being … [continued]
Self-Driving Buses Arriving In California In 2016
Self-driving buses will be arriving in California in 2016. Well, in a very limited fashion anyways — a suburban office park in San Ramon, California, will be playing host to a pilot project that aims to further the deployment of the technology. The pilot project will see the French company … [continued]
