LIDAR

A virtual ride-along in Waymo Via’s latest Class 8 autonomous truck

Waymo Via took to the freeways outside Phoenix on Wednesday to demonstrate its fifth generation of Level 4 autonomous Class 8 trucking. 

The system is still “years away” from production. And while the drive was real, invited media experienced it virtually.

Lessons from Waymo Via’s Peterbilt-based heavy-duty trucks traveling Interstate 10 and Arizona 202 freeways are shared with Waymo’s more mature autonomous ride-hailing service.  Waymo operates Chrysler Pacifica minivans without drivers in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-virtual-ride-along-in-waymo-vias-latest-class-8-autonomous-truck

Breaking The Blueprint

Breaking The Blueprint

Digital technology allows organizations to collaborate earlier, forming new, more efficient, or safer ways of working. While its implementation is easier for uniform processes in bulk, things get trickier when working at a rarer size and scale. However, technology exists that can make planning a heavy lift project as simple as walking around site – months or years before it even exists. Mammoet World investigates.

The role of engineered heavy lifting has...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/03/15/breaking-the-blueprint/

Truck Talk: Autonomous range-finding edition

This week we’re looking at the plethora of lidar companies chasing autonomous vehicle business; asking three questions of Torc Robotics CEO Michael Fleming; and circling the globe with new business announcements. Plus, some people, places and things. Starting next Friday, Truck Talk will be delivered by email if you subscribe at: https://www.freightwaves.com/truck-talk.

Business for all?

Lidar, which stands for light detection and ranging, is a critical element of autonomous vehicles. The...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/truck-talk:-autonomous-range-finding-edition

Chinese investors join $200M funding round for autonomous startup Plus

Self-driving truck technology developer Plus has completed its Series B funding round, pulling in $200 million from returning backers and new investors from China. In total, Plus has raised nearly $400 million.

The new investors include Hong Kong-listed Guotai Junan International, China’s leading securities firm, and Wanxiang, a top Chinese automotive components supplier. SAIC, China’s largest carmaker; and Full Truck Alliance, the world’s largest trucking platform serving more than 10 million...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/led-by-chinese-investors-self-driving-truck-startup-plus-raises-200m

MicroVision To Ship the Explorer Edition of Its MEMS-based 3D Consumer LiDAR

  • Explorer Edition is a ready-to-integrate engine that combines hardware and software in a compelling form factor.
  • It enables advanced differentiated solutions for Artificial Intelligence or AI-connected devices.
  • It delivers low latency and high-fidelity spatial awareness to AI-embedded hardware and applications.
  • 3D sensing engine delivers instantaneous depth data and thereby the ability to build contextual maps of spaces and acquire localization information of tracked objects.

According to...

http://mfame.guru/microvision-to-ship-the-explorer-edition-of-its-mems-based-3d-consumer-lidar/

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