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Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.92
…the process, including Luminar for lidar, Continental for radar, Cisco for communications, and Bridgestone for tires,” he explained. “There aren't a lot of real-world examples of all these technologies working together, from engines and wiring harnesses to sensors and software.” IAC has hosted four oval competitions, with one IAC team setting a world record for autonomous racing on an oval track reaching 180 mph at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Jan. 7, 2023. That same team, PoliMOVE, also holds the world’s fastest autonomous land-speed record of 309.3 kph (192.2 mph) over 1 km. The races have been popular with the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.79
…as key enabling technologies including GPU virtualization and the software-defined data center. Earlier, Paikeday built data center solutions at Cisco. He started his career as a manufacturing engineer at Ford Motor Co., where he later held business development roles working with enterprise and service provider accounts. Paikeday holds an engineering degree from the University of Toronto.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.48
…resources, and technologies to solve complex challenges. In addition, Cisco provided networking technology. Luminar has agreed to a three-year partnership with the IAC to transition from Hydra research and development lidar sensors to its Iris series-production sensors. Continental provides 4D radar sensors. The racecars themselves were built on a Dellara AV-21 chassis, which will be upgraded to the AV-23. The Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research integrated sensors, and Bridgestone supplied the tires. dSPACE provided simulation and validation technology and the onboard supercomputer, and AWS provided cloud computing and data analytics. The initial 31 university teams used open-source software…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.89
…It also won the Indy Autonomous Challenge Powered by Cisco at the Texas Motor Speedway in November (see full video below). TII EuroRacing—University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy) and the Technology Innovation Institute (United Arab Emirates) TUM Autonomous Motorsport—Technical University of Munich (Germany), which won the Indy Autonomous Challenge Powered by Cisco in October 2021 We're always working with the teams, not only to ensure a level playing field, but also to encourage collaboration,” said Mitchell. “It also gets more challenging, as we have healthy debates on how aggressive to be before we publish the rules.” IAC to exhibit…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 32.25
…to racing at “The Indy Autonomous Challenge Powered by Cisco” at the Texas Motor Speedway on Friday, Nov. 11 in Fort Worth, Texas. This comes after a record-setting competition at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway last October, and making history at CES 2022 in January with the world’s first-ever, head-to-head autonomous racing competition. The history of IAC The IAC started as a $1 million prize competition with 41 university teams signing up to compete more than two years ago, representing top engineering and technology programs from 14 U.S. states and 11 countries. Based in Indiana, the IAC said it is working…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.72
…go in and see the data, and you have Cisco routers, Zebra dashboards, but it's just so overwhelming. Devices are generating anywhere from 1 million to 2 million signals a second, so there's no point in showing people all that information. It's not insightful. But we do forecasted maintenance, for example. We also look at past trends. We know what your lull periods are and where you have excess capacity. And that's when it sends the robots for charging and maintenance activities. Because again, it's not about reading the weather, it's what you do with all the data. Industries and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.08
…drive-by-wire system. It also has wireless communication technology from Cisco that allows the vehicles to communicate with each other and with race control. All in all, these vehicles are about over a million dollars in terms of hardware and software and technology. Does the university raise funds through sponsorship to attain the car and all required accessories? Mitchell: Much of the hardware and software on the car is provided through sponsorships, fitting the autonomous challenge secures from industry leaders like Schaeffler, Bridgestone, Cisco and AWS. Luminar provides our lidars and then the teams had to pay $300,000 to acquire the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.75
…grand prize in the Indy Autonomous Challenge Powered by Cisco at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). CES 2023 preps starting line “Collaborating with partners like AWS, Cisco, Continental, Dallara, dSPACE, and Luminar, the IAC is pushing limits for the entire autonomous community and helping to increase safety and performance of this life-saving technology, not only in motorsports, but across all modes of commercial transportation,” said the CTA. It added that next January's vehicles will include a boosted engine package. The next Autonomous Challenge @ CES will be limited to CES 2023 attendees, and transportation will be available from the Las…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.88
…senior vice president of engineering. Velusamy has shipped a number of industry defining products, including the Amazon Echo and Cisco’s first Telepresence System. In addition, John Moretti has joined as head of product, bringing expertise and experience from his work at Dishcraft Robotics and Wonder Workshop. Robust.AI is currently speaking with potential hardware partners for the development of Carter and with early customers for the product.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.28
…video analytics company acquired by Citrix Systems Inc. in 2013; Five Across, a social media platform company acquired by Cisco Systems Inc. in 2007; and Salon Media Group, which had its IPO in 2001.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.80
…IAC said last year's Indy Autonomous Challenge Powered by Cisco was the first high-speed autonomous racecar competition. This week, nine teams from eight countries representing 19 universities came to Las Vegas seeking to compete in the Autonomous Challenge @ CES: AI Racing Tech* —University of Hawai'i; the University of California, San Diego; and the University of California, Berkeley Autonomous Tiger Racing —Auburn University (Alabama) Black & Gold Autonomous Racing* —Purdue University (Indiana) and U.S. Military Academy at West Point (New York) Cavalier Autonomous Racing* — University of Virginia KAIST — Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (South Korea) MIT-PITT-RW*…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.04
…from leading research universities. Sponsors include big companies like Cisco and Luminar. Public policy is a helpful background. How is today's race different from October's race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS)? Mitchell: Teams must still be able to demonstrate their capabilities, but it's a smaller in-person crowd. It's open to CES attendees but scaled back due to COVID-19. Going back to the IMS, we showcased where the 19 teams were in their journey toward eventual head-to-head racing. Based on a variety of conditions, like weather, we didn't feel that putting multiple cars on track was a safe bet at…