Category: Automotive

Research by Juniper reveals that they are an increasingly viable alternative to battery electric vehicles with major car manufacturers making investments in the sector. The number of hydrogen vehicles in service globally will exceed one million in 2027, from just over 60,000 in 2022. This represents growth of more than 1,500 per cent, according to research. Juniper Research defines hydrogen vehicles as vehicles that use hydrogen propulsion systems as their onboard fuel. The chemical energy of hydrogen and oxygen reacts with the fuel cell and converts the energy to electricity.…

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Advanced artificial intelligence (AI) in the metaverse is being used to accelerate the safe and efficient deployment of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology. UK AV software company Oxbotica reckons its MetaDriver suite of tools is also reducing carbon emissions generated by vehicles driving actual miles. Challenging scenarios MetaDriver includes virtual world simulation, automated discovery of challenging scenarios, and real-time data expansion. It is designed to help AVs answer three core questions: “Do I see it right?, Am I doing it right? and Can I trust myself right now?”. It generates a…

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Self-driving vehicle software company Oxbotica has announced the “first safe and sustainable” deployment of a zero-occupancy, fully autonomous, electric vehicle (EV) on publicly accessible roads in the UK. The all-electric AppliedEV prototype vehicle, driven by Oxbotica, is operating in Oxford with no on-board driver, marking the next step in commercialising AV technology. The target for the first public on-road business deployment with Ocado Group, with a goods delivery variant, completing customer orders will be from 2023 onwards. Autonomous passenger shuttles Oxbotica will also now accelerate commercial deployment of autonomous vehicles…

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Motional and Uber have launched an autonomous delivery service for Uber Eats customers in Santa Monica, California. The partnership is a first for both companies: the first on-road autonomous vehicle (AV) pilot on the Uber Eats network and Motional’s entry into the autonomous delivery market. Motional and Uber see an opportunity for AVs to benefit the on-demand delivery space by providing safe, cost efficient, and reliable deliveries. Automated delivery model The two sides will jointly develop an automated delivery model that could quickly scale to more areas across Los Angeles…

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Wejo Group has introduced Wejo RTTI, a real-time traffic intelligence solution that aims to provide critical insights to help improve safety on road networks. RTTI data is delivered via an up-to-the-minute and holistic view of traffic conditions and safety incidents on roads using aggregated data derived from millions of connected vehicles. Real-world impact According to Wejo, this insight allows for a real-world impact on road safety and congestion within a community using easily digestible real-time traffic data. Solution is targeted at public agencies, civil engineering firms, mapping and navigation providers…

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Edinburgh has begun a roll-out of on-street electric vehicle charging. The programme is being funded by £2.2m award through Transport Scotland’s Switched on Towns and Cities Challenge Fund. The Scottish capital said its transition to clean, low emission transport like electric vehicles is critical if it is to meet its net-zero 2030 target. Installation plan New electric vehicle chargers are up and running at Ingliston Park-and-Ride and work is underway to install chargers around the city as part of plans to introduce 81 on-street chargers (141 bays). Another five rapid…

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Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification (Aspire) an NSF-funded engineering research centre, has announced a joint electrified roadway demonstration project in Utah. Electreon’s in-motion (dynamic) wireless charging technology will be installed in Aspire’s research test track in North Logan, Utah, in summer 2022 to showcase the company’s technology for the first time in North America. The launch of the testbed comes in advance of Electreon’s first deployment on a public road in the US in 2023 in Detroit – a partnership with the Michigan Department of Transportation. In-road…

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The global spend on electric vehicle (EV) charging at home will exceed $16bn globally in 2026, up from $3.4bn in 2021, a new study finds. According to Juniper Research, the rapid growth in excess of 390 per cent over the next five years is being driven by the lower cost and convenience of home charging for EVs, rather than using costly and frequently inconvenient public charging networks. Juniper reports the lack of access to charging at home for urban residents is a major issue, but given EVs are currently high…

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Artificial intelligence- (AI) powered geospatial intelligence and data analytics company Bayanat has completed the initial phase of trials of its autonomous taxi service, TXAI. It is claimed to be the first ever operation of level four autonomous vehicles in Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. Bayanat, part of the Group 42 companies (G42), partnered with WeRide, a level four autonomous driving technologies specialist for smart cities, which provided TXAI with its advanced full stack software and hardware solutions and operating and monitoring systems. Bayanat also worked closely with several…

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Connected vehicle specialist Wejo Group is developing a platform to enable the intelligent handling of data from vehicles at scale that also protects privacy. Wejo is announcing its Neural Edge processing platform, in partnership with Microsoft, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Smart city data Rich vehicle data will be one of the data sets that will help to power the smart cities of the future. Through a strategic partnership with Microsoft Azure and powered by Wejo’s Adept platform, Wejo Neural Edge aims to optimise how this…

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