Vehicles & Vehicle Technology Categories
-
Autonomous Driving and ADAS
This category covers the technologies and services that enable vehicles to perceive their environment, plan routes, position themselves accurately and execute manoeuvres with or without driver input. It spans hardware, software and operational systems across the full development and deployment lifecycle, serving OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, fleet operators and software developers.
-
Car Sharing
Car sharing schemes are popular in urban areas where residents might not need a vehicle often and so it becomes more convenient and cost-effective to hire a car as and when they need it, rather than owning a vehicle personally.
-
Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS)
A driver monitoring system (DMS) is a vehicle safety system that monitors a driver's level of alertness and issues a warning if the driver shows signs of, for example, drowsiness or inattention by taking the eyes off the road. Such a system uses a camera in the vehicle's steering column that tracks the driver's face.
-
Micromobility
Micromobility refers to a number of small and lightweight modes of transport that typically also operate at low speeds. These include e-bikes and e-scooters as well as electric skateboards. The suppliers in this section are involved in the micromobility sector.
Vehicles & Vehicle Technology News
-
ETSC and PACTS Outline Safety Recommendations for E-scooters
The European Transport Safety Council and the UK Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety outline e-scooter safety recommendation…
-
Bolt Launches "Reckless Rider" Score to Improve E-scooter Safety
Bolt has become the first micromobility operator to launch a reckless rider score feature to help tackle unsafe e-scooter habits.
-
May Mobility and Via Partner to Deploy Thousands of On-Demand AVs
May Mobility and Via have announced a partnership to expand the public deployment of on-demand autonomous vehicles (AVs).
-
Comeca’s 1st French Project Retrofitting Buses to Electric
Comeca has been involved in the 1st French project to retrofit 49 Crossway gas buses into electric buses for school use.
-
Ubiq and Swobbee to Optimise Battery Swapping for Shared Mobility
Mobility start-ups, Ubiq and Swobbee have announced a partnership to optimise battery swapping logistics for shared mobility networks.
-
Motional Starts Nighttime Autonomous Robotaxi Services in Las Vegas
Motional has announced that ride-hailing passengers in Las Vegas can now order an autonomous IONIQ 5 robotaxi at night.
-
Stromma and Vattenfall to Invest in Electric Sightseeing Boats
The Stromma Group and Vattenfall have announced a partnership to invest in electric sightseeing boats, with an initial focus on Amsterdam.
-
Lyft Launches New Dockable E-scooter and Charging Infrastructure
Lyft has launched its latest dockable e-scooter and a new parking and charging station to help deliver an effective micromobility network.
-
Deutsche Bahn to Deploy Autonomous On-Demand Vehicles in Germany
Deutsche Bahn's first project to operate autonomous on-demand vehicles in normal traffic will launch in the Rhine-Main region of Germany.
-
High Performance, Low SWaP, and Certifiable for Aviation
Daedalean leverages the power of artificial intelligence to provide superhuman situational awareness systems to aerospace.
-
Wales: Aberystwyth University to Open Testbed for Autonomous Off-Road Vehicles
Aberystwyth University is constructing a large-scale robotic testbed for off-road autonomous vehicles and last-mile delivery services.
-
UK: £60 Million to Advance Green Maritime Technologies
The UK government has announced 60 million GBP in government funding to advance technologies that can help decarbonise the maritime sector.
-
Zoox Autonomous Shuttle Starts Operating in California
Zoox, has carried its first passengers in a purpose-built autonomous robotaxi on public roads in California.
-
Angel Island Ferry to Launch California's First Short-Route Electric Ferry
Angel Island Ferry has partnered with PG&E and Green Yachts to launch California's first short-route electric ferry from 2024.
-
BVG Partners with Vianova to Improve Shared Mobility in Berlin
BVG has selected Vianova to help improve connections between public transport and shared mobility in Berlin.
-
Dubai Taxis to Be Converted to Eco-Friendly Drives by 2027
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced plans to transform taxis to hybrid, electric and hydrogen-powered drives by 2027.
-
Vay Deploys First Vehicle without an In-Vehicle Driver on European Public Roads
Vay has operated its first driverless electric car on public roads in Hamburg using teledriving technology.
-
NYC DOT Begins Major Expansion of On-Street Car Share after Successful Pilot
NYC DOT is expanding the city's curbside car share programme to increase access to convenient car sharing following a successful 5-year pilo…
-
Geotab Investigates Impact of Temperature & Speed on EV Range
Geotab Inc has announced that its new electric vehicle (EV) range analysis, examining the impact of speed and temperature, is now available.
-
Voi: Government Should Set Clear Date for E-scooter Legislation
E-scooter hire company Voi has called on the government to set a clear date for e-scooter legislation "to secure the future of the industry"…
-
EasyMile Leading on Autonomous Shuttles in Middle East
Autonomous shuttle provider EasyMile will be at the LEAP tech event in Riyadh this week as it confirms its market share in the region.
-
Volocopter Receives French-German Business Award
Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility, has won the 2023 Franco-German Business Award (Le Prix Franco-Allemand de L´Economie).
-
FTA Funding to Improve and Decarbonise US Ferry Services
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced 384.4 million USD in federal funding to improve and decarbonise US ferry services.
-
Safe by Design: The Safety Checklist Process
Aurora highlights the types of processes used to manage the safety risks of vehicle operations during development of its autonomous solution…