Driverless

• [New] Construction of the Kinetic Edge platform is proceeding in 36 US cities, and will offer Kinetic Edge coverage that reaches ~ 80% of US population.
• [New] Tesla could realize huge gains if it follows through on its promise to establish a network of autonomous taxis.
• [New] The joint venture between the German and American giant is making an artificial intelligence system called Argo AI, which will specialize in Autonomous driving.
• [New] Ford announced during its Q4 earnings report that it will invest US$ 22 billion in electric vehicles and US$ 7 billion in autonomous vehicles through 2025.
• [New] General Motors has committed $27 billion to the development of all-electric and autonomous vehicles and plans to sell only electric vehicles by 2035.
• [New] Collaboration at the government level to establish shared principles such as safety standards vehicles will make it easier for US and ROK firms to jointly develop autonomous technologies.
• [New] Upon closing and as Verizon continues to expand its 5G coverage, capacity and mobile-edge compute capabilities, incubed IT's autonomous software will enable enterprise customers to gain new efficiencies as they scale their autonomous mobile robot fleets.
• [New] Dr Nunes says while the computing systems in cars today have between 80-100 million lines of computer code it's expected driverless cars would need at least double that.
• [New] In line with autonomous driving technology development, Tesla plans to establish Robotaxi Network to operate rental self-driving taxicabs, as its new business model.
• [New] The U.S. government is already procuring AVs for defense applications, while the U.K. government is expected to soon grant permission to operate self-driving cars on roads.
• Other digital technologies will play vital roles in the new normal of APAC, driving trends such as long-term adoption of autonomous vehicles and robotics.
• Following the successful teaming agreement between UAE-based Milanion Group and Polish company MSP, the coming together of the two autonomous unmanned systems will deliver unprecedented loitering munitions support.
• Five autonomous buses that could carry 10,000 passengers per week are expected to become fully operational on a 30-mile route between Edinburgh Park and Fife.
• We expect MicroVision's Long Range Lidar Sensor, which has been in development for over two years, to meet or exceed requirements established by OEMs for autonomous safety and autonomous driving features.
• Will use Microsoft's cloud platform to develop advanced driver assistance and autonomous driving technology.
• Upon closing and as Verizon continues to expand its 5G coverage, capacity, and mobile edge compute capabilities, incubed IT's autonomous software will enable enterprise customers to gain new efficiencies as they scale their autonomous mobile robot fleets.
• Human machine teaming with Robotic, Autonomous Systems and Artificial Intelligence will be a key capability in the future of Australian Defence systems.
• Toyota is currently testing autonomous E-Palette shuttles at its sustainable Woven City in the city of Susono in Shizuoka, and says it will aim to offer the electric self-driving shuttles as a service in various markets in the early 2020s.
• Providing access to T-Mobile's 5G network, the 5G Connected Future incubator program will allow startups and entrepreneurs to build and test solutions like autonomous vehicles (AVs), drones and robotics.
• NHTSA's request for comments demonstrates a federal response to evolving technology with focus on the importance of ensuring autonomous vehicles will be safely integrated into the transportation network.

Last updated: 07 March 2021