Apr 26, 2021 · Woven Planet Holdings, a subsidiary of Toyota, is acquiring Lyft’s Level 5 autonomous vehicle division for $550 million. The deal brings to an end Lyft’s four-year effort to develop and deploy
Jul 23, 2019 · Written by William C. Vantuono , Editor-in-Chief. A COAST Autonomous vehicle provides mapping functionality to prepare for self-driving vehicles at the Kinney County Railport. Photo: COAST Autonomous. COAST Autonomous, a developer of autonomous vehicle technologies for urban and campus environments, is deploying self-driving vehicles at the Kinney County Railport (KCRP), which is operated by Harbor Rail Services of California on behalf of Union Pacific, reports Robotics Business Review.
While dates for the launch of autonomous cars recede into the future, rail is making important advances in the development of driverless and eventually autonomous trains.
Apr 13, 2021 · The Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit (LRT) project continues to check off important milestones, including testing of the system that can guide the vehicles from a distance. Think of autonomous cars, but with a whole lot more passenger space.
Dec 23, 2020 · Above, an autonomous rail transit system launched in 2018 in Zhuzhou, China. (Photo courtesy of CRRC) An emerging alternative to traditional light rail, known in the English-speaking world as the trackless tram, has been under development for a mere five years by the Chinese high-speed-rail authority – and yet is already operating in three cities there.
Aug 17, 2021 · BNSF’s LPKS facility is just one of a growing set of new automated container handling projects focused on intermodal rail yards. CSX recently implemented unmanned wide-span rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes at two of its rail yards. Qube Logistics, an operator in Australia, is building a fully automated inland depot with automated wide-span
May 05, 2021 · Analysts say that autonomous rigs could threaten nearly a third of the traffic that currently moves by rail. Electric trucks are significantly cheaper to operate than diesel rigs and are likely to arrive sooner, and in greater numbers, than driverless rigs, according to consulting firm Oliver Wyman. Either would erode rail’s cost advantage
Mar 05, 2020 · Norfolk Southern debuts autonomous track inspection technology mounted on locomotive. Written by Bill Wilson, Editor-in-Chief. Norfolk Southern. Norfolk Southern announced that it has achieved a breakthrough in track inspection technology that will enhance railroad safety and operating efficiencies. Combining ingenuity and innovation, the company is the first North American freight railroad to develop and deploy an autonomous track geometry measurement system that is mounted on a locomotive.
An autonomous transport system is disclosed, formed by four main subsystems: a channel subsystem; a vehicle subsystem; a wheel guide subsystem and central control station subsystem. The system is designed for the transportation of people or goods, to be used in tall buildings and in small andPerfect scale urban environments.
The DMA TGMS has been used in North America since 2013 by Class I railroads and Amtrak, as well as tested on the TTCI high tonnage loop (HTL). DMA has supplied autonomous systems in, among other countries, the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Japan, Malaysia, and Italy, as well as locomotive-mounted autonomous systems in Mexico and Australia.
As autonomous car legend Ernst Dickmanns tells it, the car was equipped with two cameras that used analog computer technology for signal processing. It was capable of speeds up to 30 km/h (18.6 mph) but was aided by an elevated rail. Photo: Stanford University
A mount for a roof-mounted autonomous vehicle sensor assembly includes a cap, a seal, and a plurality of support members. The mount is compatible in shape with a moonroof opening in a vehicle roof panel. The cap is sized to overlap the moonroof opening. The cap has a plurality of attachment features to connect to the sensor assembly.
Sep 08, 2017 · The rail bed minus the tracks could provide a great test bed for driverless vehicles absent the driven cars. The projections are that at some point most cars will be driverless.
Dec 15, 2017 · Today, autonomous rail systems operate around the world as metros, subways, or light rail, manufactured by the likes of Siens in Germany, Alstom in France, and Bombaier in Canada. The development of Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technology in rail is taking stronger hold on lines around the world.
Mar 06, 2020 · NS officials say the Class I is the first North American freight railroad to develop and deploy an autonomous track geometry measurement system that is mounted on a locomotive.
