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Drive.ai wants to help autonomous cars talk with the people around them If you are walking around Mountain View, California and stumble across a car that beeps at you like R2-D2, it’s probably thanks to Carol Reiley. She’s the co-founder and president of Drive.ai, an autonomous car startup that wants to help robot cars learn how to interact with people better — and maybe even deliver a world without honking. "My interest in robotics lies in where technology intersects with humanity," says Reiley. "How do these cars actually... [Lire la suite]

      LeddarTech Inc. and Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT) (NASDAQ: IDTI) today announced they have entered into a partnership agreement to jointly carry out the development and supply of the LeddarCore LCA2 integrated circuits. The LeddarCore is a receiver IC which is a key element within an automotive LiDAR system. This newest generation of LeddarCore IC enables solid-state implementations of high-performance, low-cost automotive LiDARs, which are required for the mass-market deployment of... [Lire la suite]

Microsoft launches a new cloud platform for connected cars Microsoft isn’t building its own connected car — but it is launching a new Azure-based cloud platform for car manufacturers that want to use the cloud to power their own connected-car services. The new Microsoft Connected Vehicle Platform will go live as a public preview later this year. “This is not an in-car operating system or a ‘finished product’,” Microsoft’s EVP for business development Peggy Johnson writes in today’s announcement. “It’s a living, agile... [Lire la suite]

Driverless cars: the ultimate guide to self-driving vehicles With car manufacturers competing to be the first to offer truly self-driving cars, we ask what the changes mean for the motorist The race is on among car manufacturers to be the first to deliver a driverless car to the masses, but what does a self-driving, autonomous car future mean for the everyday motorist? Will we ever be able to sit back and relax while our vehicle autonomously drives us to our destination, and who’d foot the bill if something were... [Lire la suite]

Most futuristic cars of CES 2017 - from the driverless to the pure insane Futuristic cars controlled by voice commands that can interpret passengers' emotions and drive themselves are among the biggest attractions at CES 2017 . The technology trade show kicked off in Las Vegas on Thursday, with around 170,000 visitors expected across four days. p:nth-of-type(2)","sizes":[[300,250],[8,8]],"hideOnSensitiveArticle":true,"relativePos":"after","additionalClass":"in-article","name":"div-gpt-ad-vip-slot","type":"VIP"}"... [Lire la suite]

SafetyNex, a SmartPhone App that revolutionizes the automotive world : smart vehicle, car insurance, fleet management, digital App for retail Nudge SafetyNex is a smartphone application developed and marketed by NEXYAD and which reduces by 20% the number of road accidents [1]. This application is of direct interest to many application targets. 1 - Driver NEXYAD is convinced that the applications of vehicle telematics must first target. Driver’s satisfaction, and not only businesses that live of the automobile. It is a strong value... [Lire la suite]

UN General Assembly adopts a resolution on "Improving global road safety" UN General Assembly adopts a resolution on "Improving global road safety" The UN General Assembly and its Member States adopted a resolution on "Improving global road safety". The resolution, which was tabled by the Government of the Russian Federation, was co-sponsored by 55 governments. Among key decisions, resolution A/70/L.44 reaffirms adoption of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets on road safety outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable... [Lire la suite]

The Best of CES 2017 The Consumer Electronics Show (now officially simply termed CES) turned 50 this year. And yet, rather than turn stale or start to fade into irrelevance, the 2017 show brought some genuine innovation we haven't seen in quite a while. Sure, wacky gadgets and pointless prototypes are all over the place at CES, but this might be the year that many of them actually become reality. For instance, we didn't see many gimmicky curved televisions on the show floor. Instead, LG really wowed us with a new, incredibly thin... [Lire la suite]

NEXYAD invited at the round table of FLEET MANAGEMENT conference   NEXYAD could discuss with all the other invited speakers about telematics, connected car, and adas/driverless in the future,and focused of the new disruptive real time driving risk assessment smartphone App SafetyNex, for car insurance and fleets. NEXYAD is member of the Groupement ADAS of MOV'EO Read more : http://nexyad.net/Automotive-Transportation/?p=3569

Our autonomous future: How driverless cars will be the first robots we learn to trust Until recently, the concept of a driverless car seemed like the stuff of science fiction. But much has changed in just a few short years as the technology behind autonomous vehicles has taken huge strides. The cross-country driving Audi, powered by technology from Delphi, drove in autonomous mode 99 percent of the time. The US federal government has also begun to embrace autonomous vehicles as a coming reality. In February 2016, the US... [Lire la suite]