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Autonomous Driving Systems Could Reduce Energy Savings and Environmental Benefits

Driverless vehicles could intensify car use — reducing or even eliminating promised energy savings and environmental benefits, a new study co-authored by a University of Washington engineer finds.

26 Feb 2016

Researchers Develop Planning Algorithm Capable of Generating Contingency Plans

Planning algorithms are widely used in logistics and control. They can help schedule flights and bus routes, guide autonomous robots, and determine control policies for the power grid, among other things.

15 Feb 2016

Automakers to Discuss Critical Role of HMI in TU-Automotive Webinar

TU-Automotive has announced that speakers from Volkswagen, Peugeot Citroen PSA, Continental and SBD Consulting will speak on the critical role of HMI in driving ADAS technological capability and consumer acceptance in TU-Automotive’s HMI webinar, “HMI and the Changing Role of the Driver” on February 11th.

4 Feb 2016

Wind River Introduces IoT-Enabled Automotive Platform to Advance Connected Cars

NAIAS 2016, Wind River®, a global leader in delivering software for the Internet of Things (IoT), has introduced a breakthrough automotive software platform for the command center of the connected car, Wind River Helix™ Cockpit. Cockpit was designed from the ground up to meet the intersecting needs of the automotive and IoT landscapes.

13 Jan 2016

4moms Launches App-Based Self-Installing Car Seat

4moms®, a consumer technology company that applies robotics, technology, innovative design, and deep consumer insights to develop dramatically better products, announced today the launch of the new 4moms™ self-installing car seat.

7 Jan 2016

New V2X Connectivity Helps Connected Highly Automated Driving Vehicle Prevent Accidents

At the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Jan. 6-9, in Las Vegas, IAV and Microsoft will be demonstrating a connected highly automated driving (CHAD) vehicle capable of connecting with the Microsoft Azure cloud and Windows 10 to enable communication that helps prevent vehicle and pedestrian accidents and increases driving comfort and convenience.

6 Jan 2016

Ford Explores New Sync Connect Technology to Link Smart Homes and Smart Cars

Ford is exploring linking smart devices like Amazon Echo and Wink to its vehicles to allow consumers to control lights, thermostats, security systems and other features of their homes from their car, and to stop, start, lock, unlock and check their vehicle’s fuel range from the comforts of their couch.

6 Jan 2016

Ford Smart Mobility Expands Fleet of Third-Generation Autonomous Vehicles

Ford is tripling its fleet of fully autonomous Ford Fusion Hybrid test vehicles – making it the largest in the automotive industry – and will use a new-generation sensor technology as the company further accelerates its autonomous vehicle development plans.

6 Jan 2016

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Captures Pictures of Namib Dune

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, partway through the first up-close study ever conducted of extraterrestrial sand dunes, is providing dramatic views of a dune's steep face, where cascading sand has sculpted very different textures than the wavy ripples visible on the dune's windward slope.

6 Jan 2016