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The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has classified autonomous driving into six levels, ranging from Level 0 to 5. New Delhi: In recent years, the Indian automotive industry has witnessed significant advancements in driving technologies. With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), cars are becoming smarter and more capable of performing complex tasks without human intervention.One of the most notable advancements is the proliferation of…

Apple has reportedly scaled back its automotive aspirations, at least for now. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the company’s decade-old vehicle project has pivoted from planning a fully self-driving car to an EV more like Tesla’s. The so-called “Apple Car” is now projected to launch no earlier than 2028 — two years after the company’s last reported target date.The car’s autonomous features have reportedly been downgraded from a Level 5 system (full automation) to a Level 4 system (full automation in some circumstances) — and…

TI is demonstrating these new products at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the US.Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced new semiconductors designed to improve automotive safety and intelligence.The AWR2544 77GHz mm-wave radar sensor chip is the industry’s first for satellite radar architectures, enabling higher levels of autonomy by improving sensor fusion and decision-making in ADAS, a company release said.TI’s new software-programmable driver chips, the…

South African aerospace startup Cloudline has secured $6 million in funding as it aims to lead the global frontier of carbon emissions-free autonomous flight. Schmidt Futures, the philanthropic venture founded by ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Wendy Schmidt, is an investor in the seed round. Other backers include pan-African funds such as the Raba Partnership, Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures, 4Di and other venture firms.  When Cloudline founder and CEO Spencer Horne started the company six years ago, he intended to…

Battery materials and related recycling business units generated sales of more than 1 billion euros in 2022, but it is one of two areas where BASF invests the most.BASF plans to turn its agriculture, battery materials and coatings businesses into autonomous units to try to boost earnings, a major revamp for the German chemicals giant that has traditionally been highly integrated.The company, with sales of 87 billion euros (USD 94 billion) last year, will create legally…

Tesla is close to achieving fully autonomous vehicles, CEO Elon Musk said during a visit to Paris on Friday, adding autonomy was the "main driver" of the brand's market value.The company's shares rose by as much as 3% to their highest level in more than eight months. The world's most valuable automaker, Tesla has a market capitalisation of around $800 billion, but for years has missed Musk's targets to achieve full self-driving capability. "Although I've said this before, I think we will solve autonomy soon," the…

"The value of the company is primarily on the basis of autonomy," Musk told the Paris event. "That's really, I think, the main driver of our value."Tesla is close to achieving fully autonomous vehicles, CEO Elon Musk said during a visit to Paris on Friday, adding autonomy was the "main driver" of the brand's market value.The company's shares rose by as much as 3% to their highest level in more than eight months.The world's most valuable automaker, Tesla has a market…

Last Updated: June 05, 2023, 18:53 ISTLevel 5 autonomy can help the vehicle manoeuvre in all geographical conditions, the startup claims.The vehicle, which can scale upto level 5 autonomy, doesn't have a steering wheel and navigates using a network of strategically positioned high-resolution cameras, according to the companyA Bengaluru-based Indian startup, Minus Zero, has unveiled what it claims is India’s first fully autonomous vehicle — ZPod. The vehicle, which can scale upto level 5 autonomy, doesn’t have a steering…

Elon Musk announced again that he believes Tesla might achieve “full autonomy” this year, but it is not even clear what this means at this point. Over the years, Musk has so often claimed that Tesla was on the verge of achieving “full self-driving capability” that it is hard to believe him now. It’s not only hard to believe, but it’s also even hard to understand what the actual goal is at this point. Tesla’s original promise was quite clear: every car sold since 2016 will be able to…

Kia is finally sharing some specs for the EV9 electric SUV, and they may be good news for families planning road trips. The three-row EV will now include Level 3 self-driving (that is, the car drives itself in some situations but may need you to take over) in some countries when you spring for the GT-line trim. The planned Highway Driving Pilot will use LiDAR and other sensors to let you “take a break” from driving, where conditions allow. The EV9 might also deliver more range than you'd expect for an SUV this size. Kia…