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A “test track” at the University of Cambridge sought to emulate our near future - when some cars will be communicating with each other, but most will remain off the grid.

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August 05, 2019 at 9:46 AM

Talk, Speed Racer, Talk!

Researchers at Southwest Research Institute developed a GPS “spoofing” system to help automakers to defend automated vehicles against would-be hackers.

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July 03, 2019 at 4:05 PM

Stopping “Spoofing” Global position system “spoofing” may sound like harmless fun, but it’s no laughing matter.

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May 03, 2019 at 1:11 PM

Plug-and-Play Wheelsets Plug-and-play technology – or tech that can apply to a wide swath of vehicle ranges – usually applies more to software than hardware.

Sandia National Laboratories researchers, from left, Steve Verzi, William Severa, Brad Aimone and Craig Vineyard hold different versions of emerging neuromorphic hardware platforms. Sandia’s new software, Whetstone, is designed to make artificial intelligence algorithms more efficient, enabling them on smaller, less power-hungry hardware. (Photo by Randy Montoya)

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April 03, 2019 at 10:00 AM

 

NVIDIA introduced DRIVE AutoPilot, which it says is the first commercially available Level 2+ Automated Driving System. Continental and ZF are among the first customers to integrate it.

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March 04, 2019 at 1:13 PM

NVIDIA’s Level 2 system; a 3D solution from U-M that sees the light; Toyota aims to smarten China’s car industry; a camera that sees like the fishes.

Denso is licensing technology from Finnish company Canatu, which makes heat conducting thin films - to could keep sensors warm even in bitter cold.

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February 04, 2019 at 12:00 PM

If you believe, as most of the car industry does, that the future of vehicles will be (A) autonomous and (B) electric, then one thing that will have to be taken into account is that many of those vehicles will spend four or five months in pretty cold temperatures.

The ProJet MJP 2500 IC by 3D Systems offers a new solution on investment casting, one that suggests fewer hours for metal parts at a fraction of the price. 

Tech Watch: January 2019

January 04, 2019 at 12:00 PM

Flexible, 3D metal; Denso takes stake in Infineon; ProJet by 3D systems; AdaSky Viper camera tech.

Berlin-based energy storage and systems start-up Qinous, makes big batteries like these. Rolls-Royce just took a stake in the company as it eyes an electric vehicle future.

Tech Watch: Dec. 2018

December 03, 2018 at 12:00 PM

 

Bosch and SiTime announced a new strategic partnership to produce things like MEMs devices. Yes, these devices are small. Really small.

Tech Watch: Nov. 2018

November 01, 2018 at 12:00 PM

  

Scientists at the Sandia National Laboratories published new research showing the creation of a new alloy that’s 100 times more durable than high-strength steel. (Photo: Randy Montoya)

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October 01, 2018 at 12:00 PM

  

The body of the Local Motors Olli shuttle will soon be printed with a Large Scale Additive Manufacturing system.

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July 30, 2018 at 12:00 AM

Infrared Abundance?

RoboSense’s solid-state LiDAR, which is packed into a new unmanned ground delivery vehicle known as the G Plus.

Tech Watch: Alibaba’s New Courier Comes with LiDAR

June 29, 2018 at 12:21 PM

Equipped with three LiDAR units, two in the front and one in the rear, the G Plus can “see” 360° of the road ahead, including the trajectory of shape/distance for cars, trucks and pedestrians.

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