In an effort to improve transportation options for people with disabilities, autonomous shuttles are being tested on the campus of Western Michigan University (WMU).
Led by Pratt & Miller Engineering, the project is being coordinated and carried out by WMU graduate students Nick Goberville, a mechanical engineering doctoral student, and Johan Rojas, a mechanical engineering master's student.
“We're working on the modeling simulation of the autonomous vehicles,” Rojas says.
“We helped with the mapping, the cost value analysis and with everything needed to make the pilot possible here at Western.”
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State Farm joins Arizona's Institute of Automated Mobility
State Farm has become the first insurance company to join the Institute of Automated Mobility (IAM), a consortium that is overseen by the Arizona Commerce Authority.
Established by executive order in October 2018 by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, IAM is a collaborative effort involving experts from private industry, government and academia that are working together to “advance research in automated vehicle science, safety and policy.”
Local Motors' Olli autonomous shuttle seeks to solve 'first mile, last mile' challenge in San Francisco
To address the “first mile, last mile” challenge that commuters in the San Francisco Bay Area face every day, Local Motors, AAA Northern California and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) will test Local Motors’ Olli autonomous shuttle to see if the vehicle is a possible solution to this problem.
Featuring cognitive response technology and sensors, as well as an obstacle avoidance system, Olli will be tested at GoMentum Station in Contra Costa County, with future plans to deploy the technology near transit stations around Northern California.
Newly established Volvo Autonomous Solutions to accelerate development of autonomous transport platforms
The Volvo Group has established Volvo Autonomous Solutions, a new business area that will accelerate the development, commercialization and sales of autonomous transport platforms.
According to the Volvo Group, this new business area will allow it to meet a growing demand, and ultimately offer customers in segments such as mining, ports and transport between logistics centers, the best possible platforms as a complement to today’s products and services.
Yandex's self-driving cars reach one million autonomous miles driven on public roads
Less than two years after it began operating on public roads, Yandex has announced that its self-driving cars have driven one million autonomous miles on public roads.
Einride to use latest funding to support organizational growth and continued investment in its software platform
Autonomous transport provider Einride has raised $25 million in a Series A round.
The company will use the funding to support both organizational growth and continued investments in its software platform. The funding will also be used to further international expansion, which will allow the company to continue building demand for sustainable transport and delivering on its growing number of customer contracts with entities such as logistics provider DB Schenker, supermarket chain Lidl and transport intensive companies based in the U.S.
Newly launched Autonomous Vehicle Computing Consortium seeks to make self-driving vehicles a reality
With a goal of making fully self-driving vehicles a reality, the new Autonomous Vehicle Computing Consortium (AVCC) officially launched this week during Arm TechCon in San Jose.
Featuring industry leaders from automotive, automotive supply, semiconductor and computing such as Arm, DENSO, General Motors, NVIDIA, and NXP Semiconductors, AVCC look will to serve as the leading organization for autonomous computing expertise, and help solve some of the greatest challenges associated with deploying self-driving vehicles at scale.
Self-driving vehicle startup DeepRoute raises $50 million in funding
Self-driving vehicle startup DeepRoute has raised $50 million in its pre-Series A funding round to expand the global presence of its autonomous driving technologies.
With the funds, DeepRoute will be able to accelerate the research and development of autonomous technologies for passenger vehicles.
“Our team is very excited about the most recent round of funding we have received and how these funds will help further the advancement of autonomous vehicles on our roads,” says Shuang Gao, chief operating officer of DeepRoute.
Optimus Ride showcases self-driving shuttles at Reston, Virginia's Halley Rise
During the groundbreaking of Halley Rise, a new $1.4 billion mixed-use district in Reston, Virginia, on Monday, Oct. 7, self-driving vehicle tech company Optimus Ride showcased its self-driving shuttles and provided attendees with a chance to experience the technology firsthand.
Global real estate services company Brookfield Properties selected Optimus Ride to provide “safe, efficient, autonomous transportation” to Halley Rise office tenants traveling within the campus. In just five weeks of its service being in effect at Halley Rise, Optimus Ride has already provided 15,000 rides using its autonomous vehicles.
