Browsing: Autonomous Vehicle

The Indian government has announced a significant new initiative to train 2,100 tribal students in semiconductor technology over the next three years. This program, designed to build a skilled workforce for chip design and manufacturing, marks a major step in the country’s semiconductor strategy.

Building on the success from their collaboration over the last several years, Zeekr and Mobileye have announced their plan to accelerate technology localization in China, integrate Mobileye technologies into the next-generation Zeekr models, and further their state-of-the-art driving safety and automation there and in the global market.

Anicut Capital managed a combination of financing and equity rounds that brought in INR 60 crore (USD 7.2 million) for the engineering and technology services business BlueBinaries. This calculated investment will help BlueBinaries continue to grow internationally while fulfilling its goal of providing cutting-edge technology services and solutions to the mobility sector.

Nikola Corporation, a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and energy supply and infrastructure solutions, via the HYLA brand, together with ITD Industries, opened the first commercial hydrogen refueling station for the heavy-duty transportation sector in Ontario. The station, located at ITD Industries’ headquarters in Etobicoke, ON, is situated at 161 The Westmall, a pivotal location near Highway 401, Highway 427, and the Queen Elizabeth Highway (QEW).

According to the news report from the technology-focused media DIGITIMES Asia, supply chain sources noted that Nvidia collaborates with numerous Tier 1 suppliers and automakers, continuously adjusting and enhancing its platform based on customer feedback and demands. Unlike Tesla, which focuses primarily on cameras, Nvidia’s platform is compatible with various sensory components and systems. Nvidia also has ample computational resources at its disposal, ready to capitalize on the autonomous driving boom whenever it occurs.

“By expanding on our wildly popular Southwest Prime microtransit service, we will stay on the cutting edge and ensure that we can provide a premium transit service for years to come,” said Erik Hansen, CEO of SouthWest Transit.

“We aim to offer a luxury car experience within a compact car’s space,” said Mate Rimac, CEO of the Rimac Group, which is partially owned by Porsche AG, during the presentation. “Although it’s the size of a smaller vehicle, it boasts higher safety and comfort than a luxury car.”

“This is an exciting moment for Innoviz as we collaborate with a major global OEM on a new product,” said Omer Keilaf, CEO and Co-Founder of Innoviz Technologies. “As the L4 market is starting to ramp-up, we are happy to be able to provide a complete set of solutions to meet the needs of OEMs worldwide and support the acceleration of AV adoption across all sectors.”

Ansys announced that it is adopting NVIDIA Omniverse application programming interfaces (APIs) to offer 3D-IC designers valuable insights from Ansys’ physics solver results…

ZF LIFETEC has developed a dual contour airbag for the passenger side, which can be inflated in two different sizes, depending on the seating position. ZF LIFETEC is also developing a dual contour airbag for the driver’s side for the next generation of partially or fully automated vehicles.