Fraunhofer and PRoPART successfully test autonomous merging

On a test track in Sweden, a truck successfully merged between two cars driving alongside it in a fully automated maneuver. The live demonstration took place at the AstaZero test site near Borås, Sweden, on Nov. 21, 2019, showing automotive…
Department of Transportation updates guidelines on autonomous vehicles

Image: USDOT The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday released updated guidelines for autonomous vehicles. “Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0” (AV 4.0) was announced by U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao in a keynote speech…
DeepRoute releases L4 autonomous driving sensing solution

Autonomous vehicle startup announces availability of driving sensing solutions for purchase to OEMs DeepRoute has released for sale its autonomous vehicle sensing solution, DeepRoute-Sense. DeepRoute is a CES 2020 Innovation Award Honoree. Photo: DeepRoute DeepRoute-Sense is an L4-level self-driving full-stalk solution…
GMV to develop autonomous vehicle positioning for BMW

GMV has been awarded a contract for development of a precise GNSS positioning system with integrity for the new generation of autonomous vehicles of the German carmaker BMW Group. The Spanish multi-national’s technology solution is going to be developed for…
Quectel’s new C-V2X module supports autonomous driving

Quectel Wireless Solutions has launched the automotive-grade C-V2X module AG15, which features the Qualcomm 9150 C-V2X chipset solution from Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated. Image: Quectel The module is now sampling to the automotive industry for the development…
Launchpad: Cyber attack prevention, autonomous vans

A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the Augut 2018 issue of  GPS World magazine. OEM IP Solution With multi-constellation GNSS for internet of things (IOT) devices Dragonfly NB2 design. (Diagram: Ceva) The Dragonfly…
UK’s Westfield and Ordnance Survey work on autonomous vehicles

Westfield Technology Group, a British vehicle manufacturer, and Ordnance Survey have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support autonomous vehicle development. The MoU will support a wider range of autonomous vehicle operations by improving access to detailed and accurate…