automated driving

"New automated driving functions will significantly boost convenience and safety," VW Chief Executive Oliver Blume said.Volkswagen will bring new automated driving technologies to series production as it deepens its partnership with Mobileye in automotive driving technologies, Europe's biggest carmaker said on Wednesday.Israeli automotive tech company Mobileye will provide driving assistance software based on its SuperVision and Chauffeur platforms to VW's luxury brands…

The findings of the pre-competitive research project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and initiated by the VDA flagship initiative, autonomous and connected driving will be discussed in detail at the final presentation at the Carl Benz Arena in Stuttgart.Four years ago, the German automotive industry joined forces with 21 partners in a project to develop the world’s first structures for the verification of safety standards for…

“The future of mobility is rapidly changing towards electrically powered, automated and software-defined vehicles,” said Stephan von Schuckmann, member of the ZF Board of Management.The technology company ZF presented its innovative technology portfolio to more than 600 representatives from around 40 Chinese automobile manufacturers at its “Next Generation Mobility Days” customer event in Shanghai. During driving demonstrations and technical discussions, customers were…

The Jeep brand will release this summer the full video showcasing the future generation of its advanced autonomous off-road driving technology.Coinciding with National Autonomous Vehicle Day in the US, the Jeep brand Thursday provided a glimpse of its future generation of advanced off-road driving technology. A team led by Neda Cvijetic, Head of AI & Autonomous Driving at Stellantis, tested in Moab, Utah, the latest prototypes of automated off-road driving technology…

Volkswagen pulled out of its planned investment in Argo AI last October and said at the time its commercial vehicles unit would seek a new partnership.Porsche will incorporate automated assistance and navigation functions from Mobileye's so-called "SuperVision" technology platform in future models, Mobileye said on Tuesday.The agreement is the technology provider's second large signing for the platform with a major automotive group after China's Geely.Volkswagen…

Ford, which jointly ran Argo with Volkswagen AG.Ford Motor Co on Thursday launched a new automated driving system subsidiary, Latitude AI, months after winding down operations of its former self-driving technology unit Argo AI.Carmakers including Mercedes-Benz have ramped up their investments towards integrating more software and autonomous tech in vehicles despite some skepticism on the technology.Latitude will expand on the company's existing BlueCruise technology, which already offers hands-free highway driving on…

Luminar and Mercedes-Benz had announced a partnership in January last year.Self-driving sensor maker Luminar Technologies Inc announced an expanded partnership with Mercedes-Benz Group on Wednesday to enable fully automated driving for its next-generation vehicles. Automakers from Tesla Inc to General Motors are focusing on autonomous vehicles, but technological and regulatory hurdles remain. Tech firms such as Alphabet Inc's Waymo and Aptiv-Hyundai Motor joint venture, Motional, are also looking to develop autonomous…