Intel and HERE Work on HD Mapping with Centimeter Precision
Intel will acquire a 15 percent ownership stake in HERE, a developer of digital maps and location-based services based in the Netherlands. HERE is a private company, which is indirectly...
Automotive Networking
Automotive onboard networks, V2X, V2V
Molex takes 20% Stake in Excelfore for Smart Vehicles
Molex has acquired a 20% equity stake in Excelfore, a start-up based in Silicon Valley developing a cloud platform and connectivity applications for intelligent transportation. Molex’s investment is part of...
Ford Cites Progress in Autonomous Vehicles, to Double Silicon Valley Team
The Ford Motor Company is on track to build a high-volume, fully autonomous SAE level 4-capable vehicle by 2021. At CES and the North American International Auto Show in January,...
Google Relaunches Self-driving Car Project as Waymo
The Google self-driving car project has been relaunched as an independent company called Waymo. Waymo's focus is on fully self-driving cars that operate without steering wheels or human guidance. Its...
UNH-IOL Launches Three Time Sensitive Networking Consortiums
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) has launched three industry-specific time sensitive networking (TSN) consortiums – Automotive Networking, Industrial Networking, and ProAV Networking - designed to provide deterministic...
5G Automotive Association Gets Underway
A new 5G Automotive Association has been formed with the backing of AUDI AG, BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Nokia and Qualcomm. The mission is to develop, test...
Intel Teams with BMW and MobilEye for Autonomous Driving
BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye announced an alliance to combine their strengths in automotive, technology and computer vision to bring solutions for highly and fully automated driving into series production...
Symantec Debuts Automotive Anomaly Detection
Symantec is launching a new security product aimed at protecting automobiles from zero-day attacks. The idea is to leverage machine learning to provide passive in-vehicle security analytics that monitor all...
Intel to Acquire Itseez for Computer Vision
Intel agreed to acquire Itseez Inc., a privately-held developer of Computer Vision (CV) algorithms. Financial terms were not disclosed. Itseez is based in Russia. Itseez's Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)...
Chrysler Pacifica Minivan Joins Google’s Self-Driving Car Test Fleet
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will integrate Google's self-driving technology into all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans to expand Google's existing self-driving test program. This is the first time that Google...
#MWC16: IDT Partners with 5G Lab Germany on Autonomous Cars
Integrated Device Technology announced a multi-year collaboration with 5G Lab Germany on 5G tactile networks, including the application of IDT technology to enable network-connected autonomous vehicles. The project extends the...
Savari Secures $8 Million for Vehicle Situational Awareness Tech
Savari, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, raised $8 million in Series A funding for tis V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) safety communication technology. Complementary to LiDAR, Radar and Camera-sensor technologies, Savari's...
Wind River Intros Helix Cockpit for Automotive Controls
Wind River introduced an automotive software platform for the command center of the connected car. The Wind River Helix Cockpit, which is a GENIVI-aligned, Linux Yocto Project–based software platform, incorporates...
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