Qualcomm, ZF, And Mobileye Offer New ADAS Systems
Two new players have jumped into the ADAS space at CES this year — Qualcomm and Mobileye. The technology is expected to grow swiftly.
Intel
Intel Committed To Greenhouse Gas Reduction, Circular Economy in 2022
Earlier this year, we missed two news items from chip giant Intel. Taken alone, they may sound like small news items, and they also sound a lot like what ever large corporation is supposed to say these days. Everyone seems to be committing to some future target, but whether they’re … [continued]
3 Self-Driving Vehicle Stories You Probably Missed — From Mobile/Intel, Argo AI, & Waymo
We spilled a lot of virtual ink on Tesla AI Day 2022 recently, but there are several other self-driving stories from recent weeks that have been on the list waiting for their time to shine. Let’s catch up on a few of these other pieces. 1. Mobileye, the self-driving tech … [continued]
Chipmakers Cut Investments After Subsidies — Shame On You!
The biggest US chipmakers are slashing billions of dollars from planned capital spending — just when the US government has passed a law to subsidize a huge increase in domestic chip manufacturing capacity.
No, Elon Musk Not Looking “Increasingly Isolated As Automakers Embrace Lidar”
Tesla is forging ahead its own way.
Intel Will Transform Ohio Into A Semiconductor Chip Epicenter
Intel has announced that it will invest more than $20 billion to build two new factories while also establishing an epicenter for advanced chipmaking in the Midwest. The two new leading-edge chip factories will be located in Ohio and will help boost production to meet critical demand for advanced semiconductors. … [continued]
Mobileye Makes Big Robotaxi & Autonomous Consumer Vehicle Moves
The vast majority of the talk about robotaxis centers around Tesla and Waymo, but I have wondered more than a few times if Mobileye’s/Intel’s or NVIDIA’s more stealth approaches might end up paying off more — at least in the short/mid term. Mobileye announcements from CES 2022 certainly raise some … [continued]
U.S. National Science Foundation Expands National AI Research Institute Partnerships to 40 States
Originally published on The U.S. National Science Foundation. WASHINGTON — Last week, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced the establishment of 11 new NSF National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes, building on the first round of 7 institutes funded in 2020. The combined investment of $220 million expands the reach of these … [continued]
10 Robotaxi Services — Existing & Planned
I cover self-driving vehicles and robotaxis quite frequently as part of this job. In fact, I think we were using the term “robotaxi” before I saw it used by any other media outlet, and certainly before it had become an industry norm.
Mobileye’s Partnerships With BMW, Ford, NIO, Nissan, Volkswagen, & WILLER
Following up on my article about Waymo’s automotive connections, here’s a piece briefly diving into who Mobileye/Intel has automotive connections with. One problem here is that it’s not clear with some of the older announcements if they are still valid, and if they are headed where initially envisioned. Let’s jump in.
