Baidu’s Apollo Go and K2’s AutoGo have launched fully autonomous ride-hailing on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Available via the AutoGo app, the public can now hail rides in vehicles with no human driver on […]
Category: Autonomous vehicles
NVIDIA unveils Alpamayo thinking AV AI model
NVIDIA launched at CES 2026 the Alpamayo family featuring open-source AI models, simulation tools and datasets to boost autonomous vehicle (AV) development. This ecosystem lets developers fine-tune massive teacher models into efficient onboard systems, backed […]
Busways opens ultra-fast charging hub in Senoko
Busways has unveiled the B’EV Terminal Charging Hub at 27 Senoko Way, Singapore’s first ultra-fast charging facility in the north. Purpose-built to serve passenger, commercial and heavy-duty electric vehicles, the 24/7 facility features 12 ultra-fast […]
NVIDIA debuts open-source physical and digital AI models
NVIDIA has released new open-source AI models and tools designed to advance both digital and physical AI, particularly for autonomous driving and robotics. The NVIDIA Drive Alpamayo-R1 is dubbed as the world’s first open reasoning […]
GlobalFoundries acquires Advanced Micro Foundry
GlobalFoundries (GF) has acquired Singapore-based silicon photonics foundry Advanced Micro Foundry (AMF). AMF’s manufacturing assets, intellectual property, and skilled workforce in Singapore will complement GF’s existing technology portfolio and production capacity in Singapore and the […]
NVIDIA and Uber to launch world’s largest level 4 robotaxi network
NVIDIA is collaborating with Uber to build the world’s largest level 4 autonomous robotaxi network using its Drive AGX Hyperion 10 platform. Under the partnership, Uber will be able to integrate human and robot drivers […]
Apollo Go partners PostBus on AmiGo in Switzerland
Baidu’s Apollo Go has partnered Swiss Post subsidiary PostBus to introduce the AmiGo on-demand autonomous mobility service in eastern Switzerland. The collaboration integrates self-driving vehicles into the existing public transport network to enhance smart mobility […]
FairPrice Group gets green light to use AVs on roads
FairPrice Group has become the first in Singapore to receive approval from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to operate autonomous vehicles (AVs) on public roads for supply chain operations. The initiative, conducted in partnership with […]
Apollo Go gets autonomous driving test licences in Dubai
Baidu’s Apollo Go has secured Dubai’s first batch of autonomous driving test licences and will be launching open-road trials in urban Dubai with its fleet of 50 sixth-generation autonomous vehicles (RT6). It is the only […]
Apollo Go expands HK trials
Apollo Go has ramped up its international expansion efforts following a series of regulatory and commercial breakthroughs, including a new licence to extend trials in Hong Kong’s Southern District. Hong Kong has emerged as a […]
NVIDIA unveils Omniverse libraries and Cosmos physical AI models
NVIDIA has announced a new set of tools to make the development of advanced robots and artificial intelligence (AI) easier, faster and more realistic for enterprises and researchers. Unveiled at Siggraph, the new Omniverse libraries […]
Baidu and Uber launch autonomous robotaxis in Asia, Middle East
Baidu and Uber are partnering to accelerate the deployment of autonomous vehicles for ride-hailing in global markets. The collaboration will see thousands of Baidu’s Apollo Go autonomous vehicles integrated into the Uber platform in cities […]
Baidu and CAR Inc launch first fully autonomous public car rental
Baidu’s autonomous driving unit Apollo and Chinese car rental company CAR Inc have launched the world’s first autonomous car rental service for the general public. Based on Baidu Apollo’s advanced Level 4 autonomous driving platform, […]
Apollo and Car Inc roll out China’s first AV rental service
Baidu’s autonomous driving unit, Apollo, has teamed up with auto mobility provider Car Inc to offer China’s first autonomous vehicle (AV) rental service. The new service will allow users to reserve self-driving vehicles in advance […]
Wisdom to make machines “see” like humans
The Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (Smart) has formed the interdisciplinary research group called Wisdom to develop next-generation technologies that will enable machines to “see” like humans. Wisdom, which stands for Wafer-scale Integrated Sensing […]
SoundHound and Tencent partner to bring AI voice to cars
SoundHound AI and Tencent Intelligent Mobility have joined forces to deliver advanced conversational AI solutions to intelligent cockpits of major automotive brands worldwide. The collaboration aims to integrate SoundHound’s voice AI technology with Tencent’s smart […]
NVIDIA releases massive dataset to boost AI in robotics and AVs
NVIDIA has released a massive, open-source dataset designed to accelerate the development of physical AI in robotics and autonomous vehicles (AVs). Unveiled at GTC in San Jose, the dataset aims to provide researchers and developers […]
EVs dominate Singapore Motorshow 2025
The Singapore Motorshow 2025 opened its doors today, with electric and hybrid vehicles accounting for a record-breaking 70 percent of the 160 vehicles on display. This surge in electric vehicle (EV) representation mirrors the rapid […]
VinFast boosts urban mobility with VF 5 electric cars in Indonesia
VinFast Auto has started delivering its VF 5 electric cars to Indonesian customers. It’s the second electric vehicle model VinFast has introduced in Indonesia, following the VF e34 nine months ago. VF 5 is designed […]
BYD inaugurates Thailand plant
BYD has inaugurated its new energy vehicle plant in Rayong, Thailand, which is capable of producing 150,000 vehicles annually. Completed in just 16 months, the facility is expected to generate around 10,000 jobs. “BYD’s investment […]
Huawei and EVe speed up EV charging in Singapore
Huawei and EV-Electric (EVe) Charging, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Land Transport Authority, are collaborating to improve electric vehicle (EV) charging speed and experience. Under the memorandum of understanding signed between Huawei and EVe, […]
Baidu’s Apollo Go available 24/7 in Wuhan
Baidu is now offering its Apollo Go autonomous ride-hailing service round-the-clock in selected areas of Wuhan. This extended service provides those in the Chineses city with nighttime travel need a safer and more convenient way […]
Apollo Go makes Yangtze River crossing
Baidu’s Apollo Go autonomous ride-hailing service has become the first to offer fully driverless rides across the Yangtze River in China. The service is now available in Wuhan, where 11 bridges connect the north and […]
Chinese EV makers roll with NVIDIA Drive
NVIDIA Drive has gained further traction with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers. Li Auto has chosen the NVIDIA Drive Thor centralised car computer to power its forthcoming fleet, while GWM (Great Wall Motor), ZEEKR, and […]
NTT Data to power EV charging revolution in Singapore
NTT Data Singapore has secured a tender with EV-Electric Charging (EVe), to revolutionise the electric vehicle (EV) charging landscape in Singapore. It will deploy its e-mobility data platform to establish a nationwide network of EV […]
Australia’s UNSW Sunswift Racing team wins World Solar Challenge
In the world’s premier solar race car event, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sunswift Racing team has emerged as the champion, clinching the coveted Cruiser Cup at the World Solar Challenge. This prestigious […]
Foxconn partners NVIDIA to accelerate AI industrial revolution
At Hon Hai Tech Day in Taipei, NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang (left) and Foxconn Chairman and CEO Young Liu announced a collaboration to accelerate the AI industrial revolution. This involves Hon Hai Technology […]
Saildrone revolutionises oceanic monitoring with AI and autonomous USVs
In the vast expanse of Earth’s oceans, startup Saildrone is making waves in autonomous oceanic monitoring. Its nautical data collection technology is setting new standards, from tracking hurricanes up close in the North Atlantic to […]
NVIDIA-powered vehicles on show at Auto Shanghai
A number of NVIDIA Drive Hyperion-powered vehicles will make their debut at the International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai) this week. NVIDIA Drive Hyperion is an end-to-end, modular reference architecture for designing autonomous vehicles (AVs). […]
Baidu upgrades intelligent automobile offerings
Baidu has released a series of new products covering intelligent driving, intelligent cabin and intelligent maps. It has also introduced four new key capabilities for car manufacturers. The China AI giant predicts that by 2026, […]
VicOne and DFT partner on automotive cybersecurity solutions
Automotive cybersecurity solutions provider VicOne is partnering with DFI to deliver enhanced automotive cybersecurity software solutions and services for the rapidly growing electric vehicles and connected transportation market. The partners provide advanced embedded cybersecurity solutions […]
GeForce NOW coming to cars
Waiting in a parked car will be a lot more fun with GeForce NOW cloud gaming service to be available in cars from Hyundai Motor Group, BYD and Polestar. The new GeForce NOW offering will […]
NVIDIA and Foxconn partner on autonomous vehicle platforms
NVIDIA has joined hands with Hon Hai Technology Group (also known as Foxconn) to develop automated and autonomous vehicle platforms. Under the partnership, Foxconn will produce electronic control units (ECUs) based on NVIDIA Drive Orin […]
Aussie firms to deliver drones with 500km range
Two Australia firms have teamed up to take done operations “beyond horizon”. Harvest Technology Group and Carbonix have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see Harvest bring network-optimised remote connectivity to Carbonix’s fixed-wing […]
Volvo unveils fully electric SUV
Volvo Cars has unveiled the Volvo EX90 SUV, the first of a fully electric vehicle that the company plans to reveal each year. By 2030, the carmaker plans to sell only fully electric cars. The […]
NVIDIA adds AMR fleet management tools to ROS
NVIDIA has released the developer preview 2 (DP 2) version of its Isaac ROS software that features new cloud– and edge-to-robot task management and monitoring software for autonomous mobile robot (AMR) fleets. The latest robot […]
FPT Software enters chip business
Vietnam’s FPT Software has taken the plunge into chipmaking with the launch of FPT Semiconductor. The new subsidiary’s first integrated circuits (ICs), to be used in Internet of Things (IoT) medical devices, were designed in […]
Continental inks 3 agreements to drive mobility innovations
Continental has signed three memoranda of understanding to develop solutions that improves safety, connectivity and convenience for Singapore’s mobility ecosystem. Inked at its inaugural TechFest held at its Boon Keng Road premises in Singapore, the […]
Baidu rolls out next-gen robotaxi
Baidu has unveiled the Apollo RT6 next-generation fully autonomous vehicle (AV), which comes with a detachable steering wheel. Designed for complex urban environments, the fully electric vehicle will be put into operation on Apollo Go, […]
Hyundai to deploy Singtel’s 5G solutions
Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) has inked and agreement with Singtel to deploy Singtel’s 5G infrastructure network solutions at its Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Centre in Singapore (HMGICS). Claimed to be the first of its kind […]
Vehicle traffic management market to grow to US$4.9b by 2026
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) with all the technological wizardry have been getting the limelight in recent years. But, many of the same technologies applied to AVs are being deployed in vehicle traffic management industry. According to […]
AVG deployments to exceed 150,000 globally by 2027
Worldwide deployment of automated guided vehicles (AVGs) in seaports are expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 26 percent to exceed 150,000 units by 2027, according to ABI Research. […]
Schaeffler and NTU expand Share lab
Schaeffler and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) are expanding the Schaeffler Hub for Advanced Research at NTU (SHARE at NTU) joint lab to accelerate innovations in future mobility, robotics and Industry 4.0. Researchers from Schaeffler and […]
Baidu secures permits to offer driverless ride-hailing services
Baidu has received the first permits in China to provide driverless ride-hailing services to the public on open roads in Beijing. Marking a significant milestone for the autonomous ride-hailing industry in China, the approval indicates […]
NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin raises the bar for AI at the edge
By KL Lim The NVIDIA Orin low-power system-on-chip based has set new records in AI inference in its debut on the MLPerf benchmark. A pre-production version of Ampere architecture-based chip led in five of six […]
Lucid and BYD pick NVIDIA Drive
Lucid and BYD have chosen NVIDIA Drive for their next-generation of electric vehicles. After going public last year, Lucid rolled out its Lucid Air sedan powered by its DreamDrive Pro advanced driver-assistance system that features […]
Qualcomm and Trimble boost location accuracy for smartphones
Qualcomm Technologies is integrating Trimble RTX GNSS technology to its Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 888 mobile platforms to enable superior location capabilities in premium Android smartphones. Combining the Trimble RTX technology with premium […]
Jaguar to develop automated driving system with NVIDIA
Jaguar Land Rover is partnering with NVIDIA to jointly develop and deliver next-generation automated driving systems plus AI-enabled services and experiences for its customers. All new Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles from 2025 will be […]
LG Electronics joins IBM Quantum Network
LG Electronics has joined IBM Quantum Network to advance industry applications of quantum computing. Being part of the network gives LG Electronics access to IBM’s quantum computing systems, quantum expertise and the Qiskit open-source quantum […]
IME and Soitec to develop next-gen silicon carbide semiconductor
The Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and Soitec are collaborating on a research to develop next-generation silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor devices to power electric vehicles and advanced high-voltage electronic devices. Both parties will leverage Soitec’s proprietary […]
JiDU l4 autonomous vehicle to begin production in 2023
The first JiDU Automotive level 4 (L4) autonomous vehicle will be powered by the NVIDIA Drive Orin system-on-chip (SoC) and roll off the production line in 2023. Under the five levels of autonomous driving, L4 […]
Baidu gets nod for autonomous cars on Beijing open roads
Baidu has gotten the green light for commercial operation of its autonomous car service in Beijing. With its first-ever commercial deployment on open roads, Apollo Go is taking a step towards large-scale commercial operation. The […]
SUTD wins innovation challenge with EV charging fire detection solution
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) has won Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) X IBM Lifesavers’ Innovation Challenge: Call for Code 2021 with an innovative solution that aims detects fire early during high voltage […]
LG to take 64% stake in Cybellum
LG Electronics has agreed to acquire Israeli vehicle cybersecurity risk assessment solution provider. The deal will initially involve the South Korean tech giant taking a 64 percent stake valued at U$140 million with plans to […]
DeepWay reveals Xingtu heavy-duty truck
DeepWay has unveiled the Xingtu smart new energy heavy-duty truck with a computing power of more than 500 TOPS and ultra-long-distance sensing capabilities of more than one kilometre. The Baidu-backed company’s new vehicle is powered […]
Baidu trials robotaxis in Shanghai
Shanghai has become the fifth city in China to have Baidu’s robotaxis. The search giant is road testing the Apollo Go fleet from 9.30am to 11.00pm daily. About 150 stations will be opened in phases […]
Xiaomi enters EV market
Xiaomi has moved into the electric vehicle (EV) market with the establishment of Xiaomi EV Backed by a registered capital of RMB10 billion, the new company marks a major milestone in Xiaomi’s smart EV initiative […]
Baidu rolls out Apolong II autonomous minibus
Baidu is rolling out the new Apolong II multi-purpose autonomous minibus in Guangzhou Huangpu District, China. Equipped with advanced autonomous driving capabilities and the latest in-vehicle smart cabin technologies, Apolong II is customisable for public […]
Qualcomm makes Veoneer offer
Qualcomm has offered to acquire Veoneer in an all-cash transaction of US$37 per share or about US$4.6 billion in total. The move will bring on board Veoneer’s automotive technology to better position Qualcomm in the […]
AEye opens in Japan
LiDAR solution provider AEye has opened an office in Tokyo to better support and grow its automotive, mobility and industrial partners suppliers, customers, and system integrators. AEye’s intelligent LiDAR (iDAR) leverages deterministic AI to focus […]
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