Latest reports on Autonomous Vehicles: Collaboration announced between Mercedes-Benz, Lenovo, Innoviz, Waymo, and Kodiak in self-driving technology developments
In the realm of autonomous vehicles and AI technology, exciting developments are unfolding.
J.B. Hunt, Bridgestone, and Kodiak have successfully collaborated on a weekly delivery service, transporting Bridgestone passenger car tires between South Carolina and Dallas. This collaboration, which has surpassed 50,000 autonomous long-haul trucking miles, is a testament to the growing potential of autonomous vehicles in the logistics industry.
Meanwhile, Lenovo has made significant strides in the autonomous driving domain with the introduction of the Lenovo AD1. This automotive-grade L4 autonomous driving domain controller, designed for commercial scenarios of SAE level 4 autonomous driving, boasts an impressive AI computing power of 2100 TOPS@FP8/INT8 and a CPU computing power of 174. Lenovo's product line utilizes NVIDIA DRIVE Thor, further enhancing its capabilities.
Lenovo's AD1 is also compliant with ISO 26262 for functional safety and ISO 21434 for cybersecurity, ensuring a high level of reliability and security. The company's commitment to the L3 & L2++ ADAS market is further demonstrated by the cost-effective domain controllers they will offer.
WeRide, a leading autonomous driving technology company, has chosen Lenovo's domain control scheme for its next-generation autonomous driving technology platform.
In the ride-hailing sector, Waymo One, Waymo's service, is expanding in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles County. The service, which has completed more than 50,000 paid rides per week across San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix, is now available in Daly City, Broadmoor, and Colma in SF, and Marina del Rey, Mar Vista, Playa Vista, and more of Hollywood, Chinatown, and Westwood in LA. Waymo has had over 150 thousand people sign up for the waitlist in Los Angeles and is scaling to align vehicle supply with rider demand.
Waymo One's expansion comes amidst high demand in San Francisco, where it covers 55 square miles of the Bay Area and connects to the Daly City and Colma BART Stations.
Innoviz Technologies, a global leader in LiDAR technology, is making waves in the industry. Their LiDAR and perception software exceed human driver capabilities and meet automotive industry safety standards. Innoviz has entered into a distribution agreement with The Indoor Lab to deploy InnovizTwo LiDARs across airports.
Mercedes-Benz has also joined the fray, becoming the first international car maker to obtain approval for Level 4 automated driving testing in Beijing.
Elsewhere, Zoomcar has launched a new unified app for its self-drive car sharing service.
Bridgestone has further cemented its role in the autonomous vehicle industry by investing in and partnering with Kodiak. This partnership integrates Bridgestone's smart-sensing tire technologies into Kodiak's autonomous trucks, making Bridgestone Kodiak's exclusive tire supplier.
The autonomous route from Atlanta to Dallas, completed by Kodiak's autonomous trucks, has been driven with no accidents and achieved 100% on-time pick-up and delivery. This collaboration between J.B. Hunt, Bridgestone, and Kodiak uses Kodiak's autonomous trucks, Bridgestone tires, and J.B. Hunt's trailer capacity to minimize empty miles and improve route efficiency.
The future of autonomous vehicles and AI technology is undoubtedly promising, with these developments paving the way for a more efficient and safer transportation system.
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