VW agrees €2.4bn auto-drive JV with Horizon Robotics in ‘most important’ China
Volkswagen (VW) Group is to invest €2.4 billion into a joint-venture partnership with China-based Horizon Robotics, maker of “energy-efficient computing solutions for smart vehicles”, to develop autonomous vehicles and driving …
Vodafone to test GNSS ‘corrections’ service for centimetre-level IoT and V2X accuracy
Vodafone is looking to offer enhanced satellite positioning to locate IoT devices and autonomous vehicles within centimetres, rather than with standard metre-range accuracy, as with straight GNSS services. It is …
AT&T and Nokia deploy private LTE network at APM Terminals port in Yucatán, Mexico
AT&T in Mexico has installed a private LTE network from Finnish vendor Nokia at the APM Terminals port in Puerto Progreso, in the Yucatán in Mexico. The pair are billing …
Euro transport and space agencies team up on satellite comms for smart vehicles
ERTICO, the European public-private collective of road transport agencies and organisations, has signed a provisional deal with the European Space Agency (ESA) to collaborate on space technology and services to …
Most Gen-Zers would hail an autonomous taxi – more for convenience, less for safety
A survey of Gen-Zers in the UK – born digital, come-of-age with ride hailing apps, and most comfortable, logically, with the concept of autonomous mobility – has found, indeed, that …
Ferrovial, Intel, Liberty Mutual, Toyota join MIT on ‘front line’ of mobility revolution
An automotive-technology-engineering collective has joined a new mobility initiative organised by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on the ‘front lines of the mobility revolution’. Their task is to shape a …
NXP, Foxconn sign deal to drive-forward electric, connected, autonomous vehicles
Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors is to work with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) to jointly develop new compute and connectivity platforms for software-defined electric vehicles, offering varying degrees of autonomy. …
Blue White Robotics taps Federated, Intel for CBRS automation of California winery
Blue White Robotics, Federated Wireless, and Intel have announced work to adapt and connect existing farm equipment, notably tractors, at a California winery into autonomous production vehicles. The trio said …
Volkswagen confirms Qualcomm as silicon partner for autonomous vehicles
Volkswagen-owned automotive software company CARIAD has said it will use system-on-chips (SoCs) from Qualcomm for its new automated driving platform, for use in all Volkswagen car brands from the middle …
Mitsubishi Electric, NTT Docomo team up on private 5G for Industry 4.0 in Thailand
Japanese manufacturing group Mitsubishi Electric has inducted country-mate NTT Docomo into its new Industry 4.0 alliance in Thailand in order to offer private 5G with smart manufacturing solutions from other …
