Not exact matches
Zimmer says that Lyft's view of self - driving
vehicles» immediate future contrasts with ideas of a «magical autonomous car [that] drops out of the sky and does everything,» and also of cars with autonomous
software that theoretically improve over time in the model of Tesla's Autopilot.
Because all of Tesla's cars are equipped with the
software and hardware necessary to collect data that can be used to improve its ML system, the electric - car company could have a huge edge against other automakers and tech companies working on autonomous
vehicles.
He believes they'll go through several iterations of self - driving
software and systems before the French
vehicles are fully operational sometime in 2019.
• Ushr Inc., a Livonia, Mich. - based provider of high - definition mapping technology and
software for autonomous and semi-autonomous
vehicles, raised $ 10 million in Series A funding.
The service makes it possible to update
vehicle software remotely, get status updates on
vehicle components and install apps to a car's entertainment system.
The fund's launch coincides with the release of Apollo 1.5, the second generation of the company's open - source autonomous
vehicle software.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has accused Fiat of using «hidden
software» that appeared to make some of its
vehicles perform differently in testing than on - road use, according to a Reuters report.
Today, the ride - hailing company officially announced that it will develop a suite of hardware and
software that will allow any manufacturer to turn its
vehicles into autonomous
vehicles.
General Motors (gm), which pioneered the connected car with its OnStar concierge service, sent a
software update to million of
vehicles in December, introducing an e-commerce system that lets drivers order coffee or make restaurant reservations while driving — to the chagrin of some safety advocates.
Every day the hardware guys are losing more and more of their share of the actual value in each
vehicle as the
software and the sensors take over the driver's experience.
But the sheer volume of
software and sensors in new
vehicles, combined with artificial intelligence that can sift through data at ever - quickening speeds, means new services and revenue streams are quickly emerging.
After all, Tesla's autonomous
vehicles are inherently dependent on machine learning
software.
After the car companies met with the government at the start of this month, the CEOs of Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW conceded responsibility for the diesel scandal and promised to pay for
software upgrades to reduce emissions from affected
vehicles.
Aurora is developing a «full - stack solution» for self - driving cars, which means it intends to design and develop the sensors,
software, and data services needed to deploy fully autonomous
vehicles.
Tesla also said California should not prohibit the sale of any non-self-driving
vehicle that was previously used for autonomous
vehicle testing, an issue that could affect the company because of company
software.
videos online since October, when Tesla updated its
software with an «autopilot» feature that steers the
vehicle on highways — not fully autonomous, but a strong start.)
Volkswagen AG CEO Martin Winterkorn is set to be grilled by the executive committee of the company's board as the fallout from its emissions cheating scandal spreads.Winterkorn issued a video apology Tuesday, after the company admitted that 11 million
vehicles worldwide run
software that cheat local emissions tests.
The electric, luxury
vehicle recently got a
software upgrade and is now able to autonomously stay in its own lane, change lanes and stop and go in traffic.
Another supply chain upset resulted when Volkswagen admitted
software was installed to allow 580,000 diesel
vehicles in the U.S. to emit excess emissions.
The March 18 fatality near downtown Tempe also presents an unprecedented liability challenge because self - driving
vehicles, which are still in the development stage, involve a complex system of hardware and
software often made by outside suppliers.
The Alphabet subsidiary said in the filing that it recently learned that former employees took Waymo source code when they went to work at Uber, «including
software related to the «brains» of the
vehicle that determines how the car moves.»
The cars, which are equipped with the same
software used in Google's previous generation of self - driving Lexus
vehicles, are designed to work without a steering wheel or pedals.
While most automakers are adding
software to conventional mass market cars to enable autonomous driving, Google has designed its self - driving
vehicles from the ground up.
«By integrating our self - driving system into the
vehicle from the beginning, and through close coordination between the hardware and
software teams, we have evaluated potential failure modes for all systems, and addressed them throughout development to ensure a safe and reliable product,» the report says.
I'm going to be meeting with BlackBerry and talking about the investments they've made in QNX, an additional $ 100 million, to really look at how they can adapt their
software and security technologies with Ford and other
vehicles and really help drive the autonomous
vehicle initiatives in Canada.
In 2015, the company's test drivers disengaged — a jargon term that means they had to take manual control of the
vehicle because the
software failed or for safety reasons — at a rate of 0.8 times per 1,000 miles in California.
Short of building entire cars, there is money to be made from the
software to run a self - driving
vehicle, as well as the services associated with autonomous driving, such as mapping, car - sharing and car recharging services, the auto source said.
For Krafcik, the integration of self - driving hardware and
software is the trick, and that engineering challenge stands apart from what GM and Cruise have consistently said about the need to bring self - driving technology into the
vehicle during the assembly process.
In January 2017, Audi recalled the same group of
vehicles in the United States to update the
software...
Similar to a smartphone,
vehicle software will increasingly need to be updated as well — and OTA technology allows this to happen remotely.
The startup will collect data during the public trial to refine the
software and improve
vehicle routing efficiency, the booking process, and passenger experience ahead of a wider commercial launch that is expected to begin in 2018.
Some
vehicles can be fixed with a
software adjustment, others will need fuel injection equipment and catalytic converters.
Prior to OTA, consumers had to visit dealerships to get their
vehicle software updated, a costly burden for automakers and a hassle for
vehicle owners.
The recently released
software update allows Tesla
vehicles to park themselves on command.
From there, the engineers run professional - grade artificial intelligence and robotics
software which controls the
vehicles.
CI's subscription - based service, Lourakis says, is built around cellular transponders that relay GPS signals from a client firm's
vehicles or parcels to CI's network
software.
Combined with next - generation
software, the chips can help detect and read road signs, recognize pedestrians and detect braking
vehicles, he said.
The college dropout went on to found Vulcan, his private - investment
vehicle, shortly after leaving the
software giant.
GM is asking owners of 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EVs to take the
vehicles to dealerships for a
software update that will sooner detect a potential battery issue that could lead to a reduction or loss of acceleration.
GM is asking owners of 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EVs to take the
vehicles to dealerships for a
software update that will sooner detect a potential battery issue that could lead to a reduction or loss of acceleration.Wednesday, May 2, 3:30 pm ET
Further internal investigations conducted to date have established that the relevant engine management
software is also installed in other Volkswagen Group
vehicles with diesel engines.
Another key update for the
software is that it enables
vehicles to drive autonomously on simple urban streets.
A new
software update for HW2 Tesla
vehicles is rolling out, Elon Musk, Tesla's chief, has now confirmed.
Tesla Motors has started rolling out the 8.1
software update, which includes upgrades to the controversial Autopilot feature, to about 1,000 HW2 - era electric
vehicles.
It's poised to bring a functional - yet - still - lacking Autopilot
software for all eligible
vehicles.
Between September 1, 2015 and March 22, 2016: Levandowski accessed 347 files on his personal devices that included proprietary information about his work on Google's self - driving car project that included «confidential presentations regarding the self - driving car and its marketing and business plans; videos of features and test drives of the self - driving car; pictures of the self - driving car and multiple components; notes pertaining to plans for the self - driving car; diagrams of
vehicle components marked confidential; system files;
software files; and code regarding the self - driving car.»
With WorldFleetLog fleet management
software,
vehicle, driver and fuel costs can be applied to specific projects to produce detailed reports that managers can use in their business decisions.
It lets
vehicles scan their surroundings and create a virtual map that the
software can understand, in turn, helping it navigate roads safely.
We've financed over 40,000 transactions for business equipment from plumbing equipment to phone systems, security systems to healthcare
software and waste oil heaters to
vehicles.
Artificial intelligence serves as the foundational technological platform for several of Aspect's portfolio companies targeting key verticals, including companies like Amino (digital health), Astro & Troops (future of work), and Mapper (autonomous
vehicle software).