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How AI can help the Fleet Industry Solve its Most Persistent Problems The fleet industry has faced challenges related to operational inefficacies, theft, fleet maintenance since time immemorial. Today AI is helping to solve these and other persistent problems of the industry. Is it possible to eliminate these challenges completely? Perhaps not, but with AI-powered solutions, it is possible to face these with greater efficiency.   Artificial intelligence (AI) has woven its way into many aspects of our lives. Just a few years... [Lire la suite]

Rapid Growth of European Usage-based Insurance Programs According to a recent report by Research and Markets, the European market for insurance telematics policies reached 10.3 million in 2018. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 36 percent, this number is expected to reach 47.9 million by 2023. Usage-based insurance (or UBI) uses a special tracking device (usually placed within a client’s vehicle) to track driving behavior. The idea is that, by examining how a driver accelerates, brakes, and corners, an... [Lire la suite]

Automated Vehicles for Safety The continuing evolution of automotive technology aims to deliver even greater safety benefits and Automated Driving Systems (ADS) that — one day — can handle the whole task of driving when we don’t want to or can’t do it ourselves. Fully automated cars and trucks that drive us, instead of us driving them, will become a reality. These self-driving vehicles ultimately will integrate onto U.S. roadways by progressing through six levels of driver assistance technology advancements in the coming... [Lire la suite]

China’s Drive To Dominate Autonomous Cars The country is expected to have tremendous global influence over the design, operating rules, and sales of driverless vehicles. While Silicon Valley took an early lead in the race to develop autonomous vehicles, many observers believe it will soon be surpassed by China. And thanks to a ferocious push by the government that has catalyzed efforts by tech giants and startups alike, China seems poised not just to lead but to dominate this emerging global market in the decades ahead. “China is... [Lire la suite]

Everything you need to know about CES 2020 — the biggest tech show of the year Groupement ADAS of MOVEO will be at CES in Las Vegas this Jan 2020. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is celebrating its 53rd year in 2020 — it started way back in June 1967. The show runs from January 7 to January 10, 2020. CES sets the stage for all the technological innovations that will arrive in stores in 2020 and beyond. In 2019, CES drew in more than 175,000 attendees and drove more than 226,000 pieces of media coverage in print,... [Lire la suite]

Elon Musk Promises a Really Truly Self-Driving Tesla in 2020 Elon Musk is no stranger to bold predictions, and on Tuesday he lobbed another one at self-driving tech doubters: The Tesla CEO said the electric car maker’s full self-driving feature will be completed by the end of 2019. And by the end of 2020, he added, it will be so capable, you’ll be able to snooze in the driver’s seat while it takes you from your parking lot to wherever you’re going. “I think we will be ‘feature-complete’ on full... [Lire la suite]

Autonomous driving in urban environments: approaches, lessons and challenges The development of autonomous vehicles for urban driving has seen rapid progress in the past 30 years. This paper provides a summary of the current state of the art in autonomous driving in urban environments, based primarily on the experiences of the authors in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge (DUC). The paper briefly summarizes the approaches that different teams used in the DUC, with the goal of describing some of the challenges that the teams faced in... [Lire la suite]

EVENT :  NEXYAD WILL BE AT CONSUMER TELEMATICS SHOW IN LAS VEGAS IN JAN 6th 2020 NEXYAD will be at CTS Las Vegas the 6th of January 2020. We will present our technology SafetyNex. SafetyNex is an Artificial Intelligence Software component made to be integrated into telematics products, and that computes in real time, at each moment, the driving risk that driver is currently taking. This software componant can be integrated into smartphone apps, telematics devices, beacons, dashcams. It can be used to alert driver with... [Lire la suite]

Waymo’s robot taxi service is improving, but riders still have complaints Waymo is operating its self-driving ride-hailing service in two cities: Phoenix, with some paying customers and some riding for free, and Silicon Valley, with just employees as passengers. A majority of riders leave positive feedback about their experiences riding in Waymo’s robot taxis, but there are still some notable complaints, according to internal data reviewed by The Information. The Information reviewed feedback on 10,500... [Lire la suite]

How new waste truck technologies are changing fleet management Video and telematics have become standard on many of today’s collection vehicles, changing how operators think about managing fleets. Anyone who works with waste collection trucks knows how drastically technology has changed the roles and responsibilities of drivers and hauling companies in recent years. Thanks to the added emphasis on accountability, efficiency and preventative maintenance, video and telematics solutions have become standard additions to many fleets... [Lire la suite]