It’s clear one company entered into 2026 with a big booster in its backpack and pep in its step. Waymo started the year ready to rock and roll, from rapid expansion into new markets, to a new funding round to speed that up further, to a new stage of autonomous … [continued]
Rivian this week announced it has developed its own self driving computer chip and will add Lidar to its vehicles by 2027.
Nissan today announced it will launch its next generation ProPILOT technology from fiscal year 2027. The system will feature Wayve AI Driver and Nissan Ground Truth Perception technology with next-gen LiDAR. Combined, these will set a new standard for autonomous driving technology with unprecedented high intelligence and collision avoidance capability. Wayve AI … [continued]
There’s constant talk about improving ADAS (advanced driver assist systems), or autonomous driving tech as it’s often referred to now. BYD is rolling it into every single new model by default. (As Oprah would say, “You get self-driving tech! You get self driving tech!“) Rivian just expanded what it’s offering. … [continued]
BYD is out in front and pulling away from the electric car competition in China with new ultra fast charging and advanced technology.
Lidar can see though smoke, fog, and rain that cameras cannot. These experiments show why that is important.
Lidar has also become a powerful tool for reclaiming lost histories and building the sustainable, circular economy of the future, too.
Polestar says it won’t cut prices to boost sales. It is also planning to take part in a major V2G experiment and add Lidar to the Polestar 4.
Luminar is a global automotive technology company helping to usher in a new era of vehicle safety and autonomy. Luminar says that for the past decade, it has built an advanced hardware and software platform to enable next-generation safety and autonomous capabilities for production vehicles for its more than 50 … [continued]
QUT robotics researchers working with Ford Motor Company have found a way to tell an autonomous vehicle which cameras to use when navigating. Professor Michael Milford, Joint Director of the QUT Centre for Robotics and Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and senior author, said the research comes from a project … [continued]
