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Archives for August 3, 2018

General Motors outlines vision of self-driving vehicles of the future

August 3, 2018 by Sam Francis

Chevrolet Bolt EV autonomous test vehicles are assembled at GM

“Imagine a world with no car crashes,” says General Motors in a statement outlining the company’s vision of the driverless automotive culture of the future.

“Our self-driving vehicles aim to eliminate human driver error – the primary cause of 94 percent of crashes — leading to fewer injuries and fatalities.

“Imagine widespread use of electric-only vehicles, reducing vehicle emissions. Our self-driving vehicles will all be electric, contributing to a better environment.  [Read more…] about General Motors outlines vision of self-driving vehicles of the future

Filed Under: Features, Transportation Tagged With: driverless vehicles, general motors, safety

Murata launches auto industry’s ‘first’ GHz band tiniest noise suppressor

August 3, 2018 by David Edwards

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Murata claims it has launched “industry’s first GHz Band 0201-inch noise suppression filter for automotive applications.

Murata has launched a BLM03EB_SH series, 0.6 x 0.3 mm GHZ band, high impedance ferrite bead, or noise suppression filter, for the auto industry.

This is intended mainly for use with automotive powertrain and safety applications. This product has already entered mass production.  [Read more…] about Murata launches auto industry’s ‘first’ GHz band tiniest noise suppressor

Filed Under: Industry Tagged With: murata, noise suppressor

Magna to acquire Olsa for $280 million to expand automotive lighting business

August 3, 2018 by Sam Francis

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Components and systems supplier Magna us to acquire Olsa in order to expand its automotive lighting business.

The company says that automakers will soon have a familiar name to source lighting products “on a global scale” – Magna International.

Magna’s acquisition of Olsa will enable it to grow the company’s lighting capabilities and allow it to design, engineer and manufacture headlamps, tail lamps and other lighting products in every key region of the world.  [Read more…] about Magna to acquire Olsa for $280 million to expand automotive lighting business

Filed Under: Manufacturing, News Tagged With: acquisition, automotive lighting, magna, olsa

EU-funded organisation offers €200,000 in funding to each robotics ‘experiment’

August 3, 2018 by David Edwards

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The European Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Robotics Applications organization has opened its first call for experimental proposals.

The EU-funded robotics project says this is its first competitive call for experiment proposals.

Within the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, ESMERA aims to boost robotics innovation by European small and medium-sized enterprises.  [Read more…] about EU-funded organisation offers €200,000 in funding to each robotics ‘experiment’

Filed Under: News Tagged With: esmera, european small- and medium-sized enterprises Robotics applications, funding for robotics startups

Driverless race car becomes first to complete uphill event

August 3, 2018 by Anna

The dynamics of racing — a human driver guiding a powerful machine to reach the finish line as fast as possible — haven’t changed much since the Goodwood Festival of Speed was founded a quarter century ago. Until now.

The Roborace Robocar, a futuristic vehicle designed for the new era of driverless transportation, became the first car to complete the Goodwood hillclimb without a human at the wheel.

The innovative race car, powered by the Nvidia Drive autonomous vehicle computing platform, wowed 55,000 spectators by navigating with ease around trees, hay bales and tight curves.

[Read more…] about Driverless race car becomes first to complete uphill event

Filed Under: Features, Transportation Tagged With: drive, nvidia, racing car

Seegrid self-driving vehicles clock up over 1 million ‘safe’ hours

August 3, 2018 by Anna

Seegrid, the leader in connected self-driving vehicles for materials handling, says its self-driving vehicles have exceeded 1 million production miles at customer sites without a single personnel safety incident.

Having travelled the equivalent of over 40 times around the earth, Seegrid’s vision-guided vehicles (VGVs) have logged more infrastructure-free miles at customer sites than any other infrastructure-free AGV company.

According to OSHA, in the United States, someone dies every three days in a forklift accident and each year 34,900 serious injuries occur, making worker safety a massive factor in any factory or warehouse setting.

[Read more…] about Seegrid self-driving vehicles clock up over 1 million ‘safe’ hours

Filed Under: News Tagged With: distribution centre, seegrid, self-driving vehicle, warehouse

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