Articles and background information on the topic
As part of a consortium led by the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, the AGV provider DS Automotion is working on a two-year research project to release the driverless transport vehicle 'Sally' into public spaces.
read more...Audi has won the 2017 Logistics Award from the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) with an innovative driverless transport system (AGV) for vehicle shipping. The parking robots called 'Ray' sort up to 2,000 cars per day for loading onto rail wagons.
read more...Cab drones are to transport passengers in Dubai from summer 2017 - this has now been announced by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The 'Ehang 184' vertical take-off aircraft, which has successfully completed all flight tests, is to be used.
read more...Agreement between Volkswagen and Mobileye
Volkswagen and Mobileye are planning a new navigation standard for autonomous driving from 2018. Future Volkswagen models will use Mobileye's camera-based map and localization technology 'Road Experience Management'.
read more...At the Carolo Cup, student teams competed against each other with their self-developed and autonomously driving model vehicles. However, it wasn't just speed that counted.
read more...Hyperloop Pod Competition from SpaceX
The pod of the WARR Hyperloop Team of the Technical University of Munich almost reached the speed of sound at the final of the Hyperloop Pod Competition in Los Angeles.
read more...According to a new draft law, people should remain fundamentally responsible, even if they allow their autonomous cars to take the wheel. A black box should help to clarify the question of fault in the event of an accident.
read more...The new Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence (BCAI) began its work at the start of the year. The aim of the center is to expand expertise in artificial intelligence.
read more...The future of pipeline, plant and overhead line monitoring could lie in flying inspection systems. Siemens has already taken up this topic and is relying on sensor-equipped drones and intelligent 3D image analysis, among other things.
read more...Autonomous driving / electromobility
In March 2017, visitors to the Cebit trade fair in Hanover will be able to experience what has been running as a test in a Europe-wide pioneering project in Switzerland for several months: a ride in an autonomous 'SmartShuttle' - an overview of the key technical data.
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