Latest Research & Testing News
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Archer’s Midnight eVTOL Reaches Record Altitude in Testing
Archer Aviation's Midnight electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has completed its highest altitude flight.
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Japan: Isuzu to Develop Autonomous Driving Test Course
Isuzu Motors has announced plans to establish Japan’s first dedicated autonomous driving test course for commercial vehicles.
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AIR eVTOL Aircraft Completes Night Time Demonstrations
AIR has announced that its unmanned eVTOL aircraft has successfully completed its first series of advanced night time flight demonstrations.
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Daimler Delivers 'Autonomous-Ready' Trucks to Torc for US Testing
Daimler Truck has delivered the latest version of its Freightliner Cascadia truck to Torc Robotics for autonomous driving tests in Texas.
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Cubic Transportation Systems to Explore Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning’s Role in the Future of Public Transit
Cubic Transportation Systems has launched an innovation centre to conduct research on the application of AI and ML in public transit.
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UK: Academics Use Machine Learning to Improve AV Test Simulators
The Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering and Physical Sciences is using machine learning technology to improve AV testing simulators…
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Skyports and Bicester Motion Break Ground on UK Vertiport
Skyports Infrastructure and Bicester Motion have broken ground on the United Kingdom's first vertiport testbed in Bicester, Oxfordshire.
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Waymo to Undergo Testing in Tokyo
Waymo has announced that a new round of testing for its autonomous vehicle system will take place imminently in Tokyo, Japan.
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May Mobility Begins Second Autonomous Operation in the US
May Mobility has announced an expansion of its autonomous driving test operations, with testing now underway in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Before and Beyond the Commercial Debut of eVTOLs
Aniket Roy, Senior Business Analyst at Stratview Research explores the ongoing progress and challenges of bringing eVTOLs to market.
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Scotland: Autonomous Shuttles Trialled in the Highlands and Islands
Aurrigo has tested its autonomous shuttles at Inverness Airport and the University of the Highlands and Islands Inverness Campus.
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Archer Completes Over 400 eVTOL Test Flights
Archer Aviation has completed 402 test flights throughout 2024, surpassing its goal of 400 nearly four months ahead of schedule.
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Mercedes-Benz to Test Level 4 Autonomous Vehicles in Beijing
Mercedes-Benz has become the first international car maker to receive approval to test Level 4 automated driving in Beijing.
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BSI Research Shows Mobility Sector Falling Behind in AI Adoption
Research by the British Standards Institution has revealed that mobility is one of the least prepared sectors to integrate AI.
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Coventry University Develops New Standards for Autonomous Vehicles
Researchers at Coventry University have led the development of new standards for remotely monitoring autonomous vehicles in the UK.
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A Deep Dive into Leonardo's Tests of Daedalean's OmniX
Daedalean has been working with Leonardo Helicopters on a year-long project to flight-test the OmniX visual awareness suite.
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New Zealand: Vessev's VS—9 Electric Ferry Completes Initial Testing
Vessev has completed early testing for Auckland's first fully electric passenger vessel, which will be operated by Fullers360.
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Zoox Expands Robotaxi Testing to Austin and Miami
Zoox has announced it will be expanding its autonomous taxi testing operations to include the cities of Austin, Texas and Miami, Florida.
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New Battery Cell Facility Commissioned in Münster
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has commissioned a new factory dedicated to the research of battery cells in Münster, Germany.
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Joby Completes Prototype Flight Test Programme
Joby Aviation, Inc. has announced completion of its prototype flight test programme, focusing all ongoing efforts on the next phase of trial…
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UK: Government Announces £1.3 Million TRIG Competition
The government has launched a 1.3 million GBP competition to encourage new transport projects in the latest round of the UK's TRIG programme…
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Hyundai IONIQ 5 Robotaxi Passes US Driver’s License Test
Hyundai's latest campaign shows its IONIQ 5 autonomous robotaxi passing a US driving license test to demonstrate its safety capabilities.
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Italy: Bird Strike Prevention System in Testing at UrbanV Vertiport UV-0
A new Bird Concentration Monitoring System (BCMS) has recently been undergoing rigorous testing at UrbanV's Test Vertiport UV-0 in Italy.
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Hitachi Rail Analyses Berlin's Public Transport Services
A new study carried out by Savanta ComRes for Hitachi Rail has surveyed 12,000 people in 12 cities on their attitudes to public transport.