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“Paper is our main product” – so I heard at last month’s meeting of the Open Auto Drive Forum just outside Chicago. This was a cheerfully honest assessment of the group’s purpose and goal, to investigate, develop and ratify standards within the field of autonomous vehicles. The group’s 7th meeting was an opportunity to explain […]

350+ engineers and technologists joined AutoSens for 4-day US debut – the leading conference for the discussion of vehicle perception technology – during May 22-25, 2017 at the M1 Concourse near Detroit, MI, USA Bringing together of the most forward-thinking minds in the industry; this was a week of discussions, collaborations, debates, business meetings, interactive […]

If you look up “Detroit jokes” you will be swamped with some harsh criticism of the city also known as Motown, Hockeytown and The City of Straights (Detroit translates directly from the French for ‘The Straight’) The spiritual home of the automobile in America, there’s a story here of a city that has endured harsh […]

The lovely Daniel Dixon at Get Off Road, a UK-based Land Rover parts specialist, got in touch recently and asked if we’d be interested in publishing an infographic he and his team have been working on.  “Of course“, we said, “send it over!“… which they did… and here it is!  You can also download a […]

If you’re an enthusiastic consumer of news about driverless cars, you will know that the almost universal hardware seen on most research and development vehicles is something called LiDAR.  But what is LiDAR and why is it so important? Definition LiDAR stands for light detection and ranging. It’s a name that hides what LiDAR really […]

The flight was reasonable, and not too long.  I decided to fly into Toronto and take a day there before hopping on the train to Windsor, just a stone’s throw and Uber-ride from the M1 Concourse in West Pontiac, Detroit.  Trains aren’t usually my thing, but with Canadian efficiency, good manners and scenery to enjoy, […]

If you’re thinking about attending AutoSens this Spring, think again. There’s a possibility it’s not the event for you, because… There is nothing new for you to learn; you know it all You don’t want to shape the future of vehicle perception You have already created the best autonomous vehicle which can’t be improved You are […]

I recently spent some time with Paul Fleck, President of DataSpeed Inc., at a closed circuit in France to talk through his company’s technology. One of the technologies developed by his Michigan-based company has echoes from an earlier part of Paul’s career.  With a background in electrical engineering as a drive-by-wire specialist, Paul cut his […]

Hosting many events, we are fortunate to attract some really interesting people, whether they are already established in the driverless technology sector or moving towards it. This guest blog is provided (with our gratitude) by Basileios Mavroudakis – a vehicle system dynamics (VSD) and controls expert, with a broad background on  simulation techniques (Basil holds a PhD on […]