ASA asks the repair industry to contact legislators to support addition of vehicle safety inspection requirements in AV legislation. The Pennsylvania State Legislature is currently considering S.B. 965, legislation that would allow companies to test self-driving vehicles on Pennsylvania highways without a driver available to take over in an emergency. This bipartisan bill, which was […]
Mercedes-Benz Receives World’s First Internationally-Valid Approval for Level 3 Automated Driving
Mercedes-Benz announced it met the demanding legal requirements of UN-R157 for a Level 3 automated driving system. The German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has granted system approval for this on the basis of the technical approval regulation UN-R157, thus paving the way for offering such a system internationally, provided that national legislation allows it. […]
GM Invests $300 Million in Momenta to Deliver Self-Driving Technologies in China
General Motors announced it will invest $300 million in Momenta to accelerate the development of next-generation self-driving technologies for future GM vehicles in China. “Customers in China are embracing electrification and advanced self-driving technology faster than anywhere else in the world, and the agreement between GM and Momenta will accelerate our deployment of next-generation solutions […]
Ford, Argo AI and Walmart to Launch Autonomous Vehicle Delivery Service in Three U.S. Cities
Ford Motor Company, Argo AI and Walmart are working together to launch an autonomous vehicle delivery service in Miami, Austin, Texas, and Washington, D.C. — Walmart’s first multi-city autonomous delivery collaboration in the U.S. The last mile delivery service will use Ford self-driving test vehicles equipped with the Argo AI Self-Driving System to deliver Walmart […]
Nationwide Invests in ADAS Validation Platform Provider Foretellix
Nationwide, the insurance and financial services company is making a venture capital investment in Foretellix, a platform provider automating the testing, verification, and validation for automated driving systems, both ADAS and AV, and ensuring safety. The investment is part of the Israel-based company’s Series B funding round and comes from Nationwide’s $350 million venture capital […]
Argo AI and Ford to Launch Self-Driving Vehicles on Lyft Network in Miami by End of Year
Plans to expand autonomous ride hailing to Austin, Texas in 2022. Argo AI, Lyft and Ford Motor Company are working together to commercialize autonomous ride hailing at scale. The unique collaboration brings together all of the parts necessary to create a viable autonomous ride hailing service, including the self-driving technology, vehicle fleet and transportation network […]
IIHS Research Indicates Curves Problem for Driving Automation
Curves in the road are posing a challenge to advanced driver assistance features like adaptive cruise control (ACC) and more sophisticated partial automation systems, limiting their potential safety benefits, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found. ACC and more advanced partial automation that combines ACC with lane centering are often disabled […]
NHTSA Orders Crash Reporting for ADAS and Automated Driving System Equipped Vehicles
Agency uses authority to gather additional information necessary to increase transparency and improve safety of new and emerging in-vehicle technologies. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it exercised its authority by issuing a Standing General Order requiring manufacturers and operators of vehicles equipped with SAE Level 2 advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) or […]
Hyundai Acquires Robotics Firm Boston Dynamics from SoftBank
Hyundai Motor Group, Boston Dynamics, Inc. and SoftBank Group Corp. (SoftBank), on June 21 announced the completion of the Group’s acquisition of a controlling interest in Boston Dynamics from SoftBank, following the receipt of regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The deal valued the mobile robot firm at $1.1 billion. Additional financial details were […]
TuSimple and Liberty Mutual Insurance Partner to Study the Safety Benefits of Autonomous Trucks
TuSimple (NASDAQ:TSP), a global self-driving technology company based in San Diego, California, and Liberty Mutual Insurance, the sixth largest global property and casualty insurer, announced a partnership to assess the comparative safety of autonomous trucks. TuSimple and Liberty Mutual will work together to better understand how autonomous technologies perform in comparison to the same types […]
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