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NVIDIA GTC 2021 Shows New Processors, Simulation Tools for Robotics Developers

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…central brain of autonomous vehicles. Volvo Cars said it will use NVIDIA DRIVE Orin in its next-generation XC90 vehicles. NVIDIA claimed that DRIVE Atlan will be a “data center on wheels” and be able to perform more than 1,000 trillion operations per second (TOPS). “Atlan will be a technical marvel – fusing all of NVIDIA’s technologies in AI, auto, robotics,…


Aurora Releases Beta of Aurora Driver in Commercial Self Driving Truck Pilot

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…with companies including Toyota, Uber, Volvo, and PACCAR. Last year, it acquired Uber Advanced Technology Group (ATG), and It recently announced that it will merge with special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Reinvent Technology Partners Y and be publicly traded starting Nov. 4. Aurora marks milestones to commercialization Aurora said it is moving quickly toward the commercial launch of Aurora Horizon in…


Aurora Partners With FedEx, PACCAR to Autonomously Deliver Goods at Scale

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…autonomous ride-hailing vehicle), Uber, and Volvo. Aurora is testing its vehicles in the San Francisco Bay Area, Pittsburgh, and Northern Texas. It has agreed to merge with Reinvent Technology Partners Y, a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and will be valued at $1 billion. “This new commercial pilot collaboration demonstrates the excellent progress that PACCAR and Aurora are making in our…


Luminar Partners With Mercedes-Benz to Add Lidar to Production L3 Self-Driving Cars

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…and investors, including automotive manufacturers Volvo Cars for consumer vehicles and Daimler Truck AG for commercial trucks. The company has also partnered with NVIDIA and Intel’s Mobileye unit as it builds next-generation safety and autonomous capabilities for production vehicles. Mercedes to use Luminar lidar in production Mercedes-Benz said it has developed “active and passive vehicle safety measures for almost 70…


Aurora and Uber Freight Launch Commercial Autonomous Trucking Pilot in Texas

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…worked with PACCAR, FedEx, and Volvo on autonomous trucks. It acquired Uber's Advanced Technology Group in December 2020. In July, the Pittsburgh-based company announced its plan to merge with special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Reinvent Technology Partners Y for $1 billion and be publicly traded. It released a beta version of its Aurora Driver autonomy platform in October. San Francisco-based Uber…


Apex.AI Raises Series B Round for ROS Based Autonomous Vehicle Operating System

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…Other previously announced investors included Volvo Group Venture Capital, Toyota Ventures, and HELLA Ventures. “We have a lot of strategic investors, predicated on technology partnerships,” said Becker. “All of these relationships have been built up over quite some time.” “Based on the Apex.OS, we can offer our customers an additional ZF Middleware option,” said Nico Hartmann, head of the ZF…


Aurora and FedEx Expand Autonomous Trucking Pilot in Texas Ahead of Schedule

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…ecosystem, including FedEx and PACCAR, Volvo Trucks, Uber Freight, Toyota, U.S. Xpress, Werner, and Covenant. Its announcement came after a week of trucking partnerships. Aurora marks autonomous truck momentum In March 2022, Aurora's next-generation autonomous trucks – based on the new Peterbilt 579 – began to transport FedEx shipments between Aurora’s new terminals in Fort Worth and El Paso. Aurora…


8 Autonomous Trucking Stories From This Week

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Partnerships. Partnerships. Partnerships. If you look at some of the biggest stories in the autonomous trucking space this week, you’ll find a common theme. The autonomous trucking market could experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.6% between 2020 and 2025, according to Mordor Intelligence. Companies have partnered to develop, test, and deploy the technology, as well as to…


DHL Successfully Pilots Dorabot Sorting Robots in Atlanta Distribution Center

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…km (951 mi.). DHL and Volvo Autonomous Solutions are developing hub-to-hub autonomous freight hauling. The third force is the acceleration of e-commerce demand around the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Dorabot deployments in DHL eCommerce Solutions is a winning example of the effective collaboration between the business unit and the DHL Innovation Center,” said Ben Perlson, robotics and automation lead at DHL…


Apex.AI Receives Strategic Investment From Daimler Truck for ApexOS Autonomy Technology

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…Daimler Truck has joined previously announced strategic investors, including Toyota Ventures, Volvo Group Venture Capital, Jaguar Land Rover’s InMotion Ventures, Airbus Ventures, Continental AG, ZF, AGCO, and HELLA Ventures. Robotics 24/7 has tracked more than $2.6 billion in autonomous vehicle transactions to date in 2022. The global market for self-driving trucks alone could surpass $2.5 billion by 2028, according to…


FORVIA Installs 14 Mobile Industrial Robots at Automotive Facility in Písek, Czech Republic

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…wide range of customers, mainly Volvo, Daimler and PSA. The site in Písek has been in operation since 2006 and currently employs around 500 people. The company said it focuses on three key areas: electrification and energy management, safe and automated driving, and digital and sustainable cockpit experiences. How are they using the AMRs Seven of FORVIA’s heavy duty MiR…


NVIDIA Omniverse Gets a Major Upgrade With Generative AI and OpenUSD

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…test systems integration for robots. Volvo Cars has transitioned its digital twin to be OpenUSD-based, using Omniverse to create immersive visualizations to help customers make online purchasing decisions. Marks Design, a brand design and experience agency, is using Omniverse and OpenUSD to streamline collaboration and improve its animation, visualization, and rendering workflows. Luxury electric vehicle maker DENZA, a joint venture…


Aurora Innovation Raises $820M to Put Autonomous Trucks on the Road

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…successfully partnered with vehicle makers Volvo Trucks, PACCAR, and Toyota, as well as hardware-as-a-service provider Continental, Urmson said. He cited FedEx, Uber Freight, Werner, Schneider, and Hirschbach are pilot customers. The company reached “feature complete” status in April, and Urmson said he expects it to reach “Aurora Driver Ready” by the end of 2023. That milestone will include validating software,…


NEURA Robotics raises €120 million for cognitive humanoids

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…participation from BlueCrest Capital Management, Volvo Cars Tech Fund, InterAlpen Partners, Vsquared Ventures, HV Capital, Delta Electronics, C4 Ventures, L-Bank, founder David Reger, and others. NEURA Robotics said this investment underscores its key role in cognitive robotics, showing how it is positioned to grow in the robotics industry across Europe and globally alongside strong players in the U.S. and China.…


Rebl Industries signs AI-powered robot deployment deals with H&M, IKEA

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…held senior leadership roles at Volvo Cars, Hedin Mobility Group and Hogia will help accelerate its global expansion. He is the company’s first external CEO, and his mandate is to rapidly scale and industrialize Rebl's position as the global leader in next-generation robotics. RaaS model from Rebl While robotic automation has long been common in automotive and industrial manufacturing, the…


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