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Oxbotica taps into Google Cloud to scale AV driving platform

Connected and autonomous vehicles30 Mar 2023

The AV specialist will use the cloud to accelerate its ability to analyse and model vast amounts of data from multiple scenarios in its AI-powered metaverse.

Autonomous vehicle companies partner for European deliveries

Connected and autonomous vehicles22 Mar 2023

Oxbotica and Goggo Network will test the middle- last-mile autonomous delivery service in Spain with partners such as Carrefour, Día and Telepizza.

Oxbotica to deploy AV operating system around the world

Connected and autonomous vehicles11 Jan 2023

The autonomous software company has secured $140m funding to accelerate its Universal Autonomy vision in multiple commercial and industrial domains globally.

Metaverse simulates rare scenarios in autonomous car testing

Connected and autonomous vehicles20 Jun 2022

Software company Oxbotica’s suite of tools generate a vast bank of scenarios, which are used to test and refine autonomous operations and behaviours, without ever needing to physically drive in them.

First zero-occupancy autonomous driving journey in Europe

Connected and autonomous vehicles20 May 2022

The all-electric AppliedEV vehicle, driven by Oxbotica, is operating in Oxford with no on-board driver, marking the next step in commercialising autonomous vehicle technology.

Autonomous driving firm teams for electric vehicle fleet

Connected and autonomous vehicles12 May 2022

Oxbotica is collaborating with shared mobility solutions provider Nevs to develop a fleet of self-driving, all-electric vehicles to be deployed on public roads by the end of 2023.

UK autonomous vehicle project releases roadmap to remote operation

Connected and autonomous vehicles02 Feb 2022

The roadmap from Project Endeavour seeks to provide a pathway to allow removal of the safety driver and test assistant roles from an automated vehicle for on-highway operations in the UK.

Companies partner to develop and deploy autonomous shuttles in major global cities

News12 Oct 2021

Oxbotica and ZF are working on a Level 4 self-driving system that can be integrated into mobility-as-a-service shuttles to provide on-demand passenger and also goods transportation vehicles.

Tech companies to develop autonomous, multi-purpose electric vehicle

News09 Sep 2021

Oxbotica has integrated its autonomous vehicle software with AppliedEV’s programmable and configurable EV platform, which will initially target industrial logistics and goods delivery.

Autonomous vehicle project undertakes final on-road trial in London

News13 Aug 2021

Six vehicles are being deployed in Greenwich as the final phase of Project Endeavour and will host passenger rides for first time to understand public perception of AVs.

Birmingham hosts live autonomous driving trial

News14 Jun 2021

Oxbotica’s autonomy software will power a fleet of specially adapted Ford Mondeos to operate across a five-mile area of the city in varied traffic and weather conditions.

Consortium pilots safety framework for off-road autonomous vehicles

News27 May 2021

The organisations claim the code of practice will help organisations transition to new working practices and harness the potential benefits with no impact on safety.

Collaboration claims to bring centimetre accuracy to autonomous vehicles

News05 May 2021

Oxbotica and Navtech have launched the world’s first all-weather radar localisation solution for industrial autonomous vehicles, providing cm accuracy in any environment.

UK grocery platform invests in autonomous vehicle company

News16 Apr 2021

Ocado Group has commercially partnered with Oxbotica to collaborate on hardware and software interfaces for autonomous vehicles, with use cases including “kerb-to-kitchen” robots.

BP and Oxbotica complete autonomous vehicle trial at German refinery

News08 Feb 2021

Working in partnership with Oxbotica, BP aims to progress to deploying its first autonomous vehicle for monitoring operations at the Lingen refinery by the end of the year.

Oxbotica secures £47m in new funding

News06 Jan 2021

Oxford-based Oxbotica will use the funding to accelerate commercial deployment of its autonomy software platform across multiple industries and key markets.

First public autonomous car trials begin in Oxford

News22 Oct 2020

A fleet of six Ford Mondeo vehicles capable of Level 4 autonomous driving will complete a nine-mile round trip from Oxford Parkway station to the UK city’s main train station.

Oxbotica completes right-hand side AV road trials in Germany

News28 Aug 2020

The official trials started last month on public roads near Friedrichshafen, southern Germany, with a fleet of self-driving vehicles navigating a complex urban environment.

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.

'Deepfake' technology used to advance autonomous vehicles

News25 Jun 2020

Developed by UK autonomous vehicle software specialist Oxbotica, the technology is capable of generating thousands of photo-realistic images in minutes to help test driverless vehicles safely.

Oxbotica and Cisco partner to resolve autonomous fleet data challenges

News28 Feb 2020

The companies claim OpenRoaming offers the ability to unlock solutions to the large data transfer challenge for fully connected autonomous vehicle fleets.

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