Autonomous Vehicles – Weekly Highlights – June18, 2020

ALLIANCE AND PARTNERSHIP

Honda forms a connected car research venture with China’s Neusoft

Honda Motor Co. has formed a research and development joint venture for connected vehicles together with a Chinese firm in a bid to accelerate future mobility services in the world’s largest automotive market.

LGU+ partners with autonomous vehicle solution developer to test self-driving cars

LGU+, a South Korean mobile carrier, has partnered with Autonomous a2z, a domestic self-driving technology solution developer, to develop upgraded autonomous vehicle technology and test a newly-developed unmanned driving solution on actual urban roads.

FUNDRAISING & INVESTMENT

Aisin Seiki joins StradVision Series B for autonomous vehicle algorithms

StradVision Inc., which is building vision-processing software for autonomous vehicles, today announced that it has received a strategic investment from global automotive supplier Aisin Siki Co. as part of its $27 million Series B fundraising.

 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH

China’s first 5G-powered level 4 self-driving production vehicle rolls off assembly line

Dongfeng Motor has rolled off the production line, the Dongfeng Sharing-VAN 1.0 Plus, China’s first 5G-enabled autonomous vehicle with level 4 applications. The first six vehicles are to be used at the National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology in Qingdao, to ferry passengers and to deliver goods.

NEW INNOVATION

Apple Patents A Way To Keep Drivers Alert In Self-Driving Cars

According to a patent discovered by AppleInsider, Apple might have come up with a way to keep drivers alert even in a self-driving vehicle. This will come in the form of notifications and alerts that will prompt users on their devices that they have linked to their car.

Driverless car design rethink could revolutionise transport for disabled people

Autonomous cars could revolutionise transport for disabled people – the car industry needs to commit to more inclusive design practices that right now are widely absent, and overcome the challenges of designing new ways to interact with autonomous vehicles.

PILOTS & TRIALS 

U.S. to unveil voluntary self-driving testing data-sharing effort

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is unveiling the Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing, or AV TEST, Initiative, to provide “an online, public-facing platform for sharing automated driving system on-road testing activities.”