Tag: safely
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Sources of Pedestrian Distraction
Everyone has heard of distracted driving, but distracted walking can be equally dangerous. Pedestrians who do not pay attention to the road while walking and use their smartphones or do other activities can cause accidents. The worst part is that distracted driving hurts distracted pedestrians the most, and they get injured badly. You may be…
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Velodyne Lidar signs multi-year agreement with Boston Dynamics
Velodyne Lidar has agreed a multi-year contract for its lidar sensors with Boston Dynamics, a developer of mobile robotics. Boston Dynamics selected Velodyne’s sensors to provide perception and navigation capabilities for its highly mobile robots, which are capable of tackling the “toughest robotics challenges”. Velodyne’s lidar sensor solutions enable mobile robots to operate autonomously and…
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Embark provides Texas law enforcement with autonomous trucks
Embark Trucks, a developer of autonomous technology for the trucking industry, is making progress in its efforts to develop an emergency vehicle interaction capability for Embark-powered autonomous trucks to identify, stop for, and interface with law enforcement vehicles. Embark is working closely with the Texas Department of Public Safety to train Embark-powered trucks to identify…
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Kodiak Robotics demonstrates new safety technology for autonomous trucks
Kodiak Robotics, a self-driving trucking company, says it has become the first company to publicly demonstrate a “fallback” system, which can autonomously pull a self-driving truck over to the side of the road in the event of a truck or system failure. (See video below.) The ability to perform a safe, reliable fallback, otherwise known…
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Outrider releases ‘fully autonomous’ truck parking system
Outrider, a developer of autonomous technology for yard operations at logistics hubs, has released “fully autonomous” trailer backing capabilities to its fleet. This proprietary technology enables autonomous yard trucks to back trailers into tight spaces with precision and without modifications to trailers. These capabilities are now available as part of the Outrider System, which automates…
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DHL Supply Chain accelerates roll-out of autonomous forklifts with largest single implementation
DHL Supply Chain has introduced its largest ever single implementation of autonomous forklifts to date, with 15 embedded in its warehouse operations at Tyrefort, United Kingdom. The autonomous forklifts form part of DHL’s operation for a major customer in the automotive sector, taking over picking, put-away and replenishment of products and empty media in the…
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ANYbotics boosts autonomous mobile robots with Velodyne lidar sensors
ANYbotics is equipping its autonomous mobile robots with Velodyne’s Puck lidar sensors. ANYbotics robots provide industrial operators with an automated robotic inspection solution to support efforts in monitoring and maintaining plants. ANYbotics’ four-legged robot ANYmal performs inspection and monitoring tasks in challenging industrial terrains such as mining and minerals, oil and gas, chemicals, energy and…
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NuPort Robotics selects Nvidia Drive platform for autonomous trucks
NuPort Robotics, a Canada-based autonomous trucking company, has selected the Nvidia Drive platform to power its middle-mile semi-truck transportation solutions, which will be capable of safely operating in all weather conditions. NuPort is defining next-generation transportation solutions for the Canadian trucking industry. Using state-of-the-art technology and a unique approach, NuPort is poised to change the…
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Startup company building autonomous trucks on Nvidia platform already has ‘more than 10,000 pre-orders’
The autonomous trucking industry is about to get what is described by Nvidia as “a major new addition”. Self-driving truck company Plus announced that its upcoming autonomous vehicle platform will be built on Nvidia Drive Orin. This software-defined system will “continuously improve upon the safety and efficiency of the delivery and logistics industry with high-performance…
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How driverless shuttle vehicles can get safely from A to B
Project 3F, a consortium of six partners led by Bosch, has presented its results for automated driving in the low-speed range. (See video below.) Their main finding is that the vehicle can continue driving despite deviations on the specified route and technical failures in the system. The transport of people and goods were tested on…