Autonomous Vehicles – Weekly Highlights – May 21, 2020

ALLIANCE & PARTNERSHIPS

Voyage To Integrate Self-Driving Tech In Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid (Source)

Voyage, a company that develops fully driverless car technology, announced a partnership with FCA on the integration of the self-driving package into a purpose-built Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid prototype.

iDriverplus Selects Ouster Lidar for Autonomous Robotics Platform (Source)

Ouster, a leading provider of high-resolution lidar sensors for autonomous vehicles, robotics, security, and mapping, is partnering with Chinese robotics leader iDriverplus for autonomous cleaning and sanitation robots used to safely sanitize and disinfect contaminated sidewalks and public areas.

INVESTMENT

Autonomous aviation startup Xwing raises $10M to scale its software for pilotless flights ( Source)

Autonomous aviation startup Xwing locked in a $10 million funding round before COVID-19 hit. Now the San Francisco-based startup is using the capital to hire talent and scale the development of its software stack as it aims for commercial operations later this year — pending FAA approvals

NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH

Waymo Driver makes better decisions with VectorNet (Source)

Waymo has developed VectorNet to more accurately predict behavior with less computing power. Using VectorNet, map features, and sensor input can be simplified into a point, polygon, or curve.  

PILOT & TRIAL

Locomation to Begin Testing Autonomous Truck Platform at TRC (Source)

Locomation is now collaborating with the Transportation Research Center (TRC) to test its autonomous truck platform.

Glass Pod to Transfer You Directly Into a Self-Driving Car (Source)

Embraer Design Ops has put together a pair of autonomous vehicles that travel by land and air without the passengers ever having to get out of a central pod. The team created the Pulse Concept for Embraer’s 50th anniversary.