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Keolis to operate Dubai's driverless metro and tram networks

News22 Mar 2021

The Dubai Roads & Transport Authority’s metro and tram networks, which carry around 210 million passengers per year, are a key part of the emirate’s smart mobility vision.

Mobileye pledges to bring autonomous vehicles to everyone, everywhere

News12 Jan 2021

The Intel company is previewing the strategy and technology that will enable autonomous vehicles (AV) to fulfil their “lifesaving promise” globally at this week’s online CES2021 event.

California DMV issues permit for autonomous delivery service

News04 Jan 2021

The deployment permit grants Nuro permission to use a fleet of light-duty driverless vehicles for a commercial delivery service on surface streets within designated parts of the Bay Area.

Motional and Lyft to roll out robotaxi services in major US cities in 2023

News16 Dec 2020

Motional’s next-generation, fully driverless vehicles, based on the Hyundai platform, will be integrated, operationalised and deployed on the Lyft ride-share network.

Miami non-profit provides autonomous deliveries to students

News08 Dec 2020

The Education Fund is teaming up with Ford Autonomous Vehicles and Argo AI to ensure students in Miami-Dade County receive fresh produce and school supplies during distance learning.

UK launches first commercial driverless testing lab

News02 Oct 2020

The Darwin SatCom Lab, based at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, is now open to businesses wishing to investigate test connectivity solutions for connected and autonomous vehicles.

Bosch and Peachtree Corners collaborate on the “city street of the future”

News14 Sep 2020

The Georgia city will enable Bosch to prove out its latest, most advanced edge computing capabilities to manage and analyse traffic via Curiosity Lab’s connected intersection.

Autonomous shuttle tees up at Welsh golf tournament

News21 Aug 2020

In what claims to be a world-first for the transport of sports people at an event, Aurrigo’s vehicle will be used to take golfers and their caddies from the club house to the first tee.

The threat of urban canyons to autonomous vehicles

News15 Jul 2020

The continued growth of skyscrapers and urban infrastructure means AVs are at risk of signal black-out in cities across the world, warns UK-based AV software specialist, Oxbotica.

Newcastle launches autonomous shuttle trial

News09 Jul 2020

The driverless mobility service, operated by Keolis Downer, is being funded in the Australian city through a $5m grant from the Federal Government’s Smart Cities and Suburbs Programme.

Curiosity Lab teams with Kennesaw State University for open source V2V project

News11 Jun 2020

KSU researchers selected Curiosity Lab as one of its primary test locations due to the lab’s autonomous vehicle test track and commitment to supporting and facilitating innovation.

Taipei to operate autonomous shuttle in bus lanes

News13 Mar 2020

Taipei City Government and start-up Turing Drive are working together to validate autonomous driving technologies in the Taiwan capital.

O2 5G technology to be used for driverless trials in London

News06 Nov 2019

The mobile operator has signed an agreement for its technology to be used for connected and autonomous testing at London’s Smart Mobility Living Lab.

Helsinki citizens give positive feedback to 'robot' buses

News06 Sep 2019

More than 2000 passengers have ridden on the driverless bus, including many first timers, and the majority said they felt safe and secure.

Mobileye helps cities and utilities prepare for a smarter future

News05 Sep 2019

The Intel company is using IoT connectivity from Orange Business Services for its next-generation platform that helps municipalities plan for smart cities.

Texas A&M University signs up for remote control of autonomous shuttles

News28 Aug 2019

Remote Assistance will be integrated into the Texas A&M shuttle autonomy system to authorise the vehicles to proceed at four-way intersections and stops.

Fulfilling the promise of intelligent transportation services

Special Reports07 Jun 2019

This was the theme of the 13th ITC European Congress, which brought together mayors, city officials and industry leaders to discuss the challenges ahead for smart mobility.

Interactive map tracks the smart mobility progress of 100 cities

News23 Apr 2019

Frost & Sullivan’s data-driven study found that none of the cities achieved a score that would qualify them to be termed smart mobility leaders.

Will Brexit prevent UK from winning the global self-driving race?

News08 Apr 2019

New report puts the UK in pole position in the market but maintaining the lead is dependent on leaving the EU with an orderly deal.

National League of Cities suggests charging road users by the mile

News26 Mar 2019

The National League of Cities has released a report aimed at helping local leaders pilot road user charge systems to address the country’s transportation infrastructure deficit.

New York state innovation centre deploys self-driving vehicles

News21 Mar 2019

Optimus Ride will provide workers at the site with an efficient and convenient self-driving mobility option within defined geofenced areas.

South Korea deepens commitment to autonomous future

News12 Mar 2019

Korean AV platform provider SpringCloud is partnering with Deepen AI to progress the development of autonomous vehicle sensor technology in the country

University trials driverless shuttle

News14 Feb 2019

Researchers at the University of South Florida have begun an autonomous trial with Coast Autonomous to transport students, faculty staff and visitors in a driverless vehicle

Real-estate company deploys self-driving vehicle for office park

News10 Feb 2019

Brookfield Properties has formed a strategic partnership to provide Optimus Ride’s autonomous vehicle technology at a development in Reston, Virginia

UK on track to have fully self-driving cars on roads by 2021

News07 Feb 2019

The UK government has announced that a process is being developed to support advanced trials of automated vehicles which pass rigorous safety assessments

Fleet challenge launched for self-driving shuttle

News31 Jan 2019

Local Motors has invited Australian municipalities, campuses, districts and transport operators to come up with best-use scenarios for its autonomous vehicle, Olli

Bestmile partners with “Android of the autonomous vehicle world”

News30 Jan 2019

Partnership with StreetDrone will see it add autonomous and connected vehicle management to Xenos platform

TomTom collaborates to accelerate autonomous future

News13 Jan 2019

TomTom’s high definition map will work in combination with Denso’s in-vehicle sensors such as cameras and radars to create an end-to-end autonomous driving system

Peachtree Corners builds smart city transportation lab

News11 Jan 2019

Working with communication services provider, Sprint, the US city’s publicly accessible autonomous test track will combine 5G technology and the IoT

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