Image: Septentrio

Septentrio, Artisense demo localization tech for autonomous vehicles

September 23, 2019

High-precision GPS, INS and computer vision come together in a single package called VINS to be demonstrated at […]

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This article is tagged with Artisense, autonomous vehicles, computer vision, high-precision GNSS, MEMS IMU, Septentrio, VINS and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, Transportation

A 3D lidar sensor such as the Velodyne Alpha Puck can deliver information to help enable vehicle autonomy and advanced driver-assistance systems. (Image: Velodyne)

Autonomous vehicles can reduce road fatalities

September 9, 2019

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has partnered with Velodyne Lidar, a provider of real-time 3D perception systems for […]

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This article is tagged with 3D lidar, 3D perception system, autonomous vehicles, MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, PNT Roundup, Velodyne Lidar and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine, Transportation

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Volkswagen, Ford join on self-driving cars

July 31, 2019

In July, Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. provided updates on their development alliance announced in January. The […]

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This article is tagged with Argo AI, autonomous vehicles, Ford, Ford Motor Co., self-driving cars, Volkswagen, Volkswagen AG and posted in Latest News, Transportation

Editorial Advisory Board PNT Q&A: Autonomous safety

July 16, 2019

What is the biggest safety challenge for autonomous vehicles? “Sharing the road with human drivers. Optimized safe driving […]

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This article is tagged with autonomous vehicles, Editorial Advisory Board, John Fischer, Julian Thomas, Orolia, Racelogic and posted in Opinions, Transportation

Are we ready for autonomous planes?

July 16, 2019

Our cover story this issue is all about autonomous vehicles. Retirees — not usually considered early adopters of […]

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This article is tagged with airplanes, Ansys, autonomous vehicles, Paris Air Show, Tracy Cozzens and posted in Opinions, Transportation

The sweeper in Beijing’s Haidian Park. (Photo: Unicore)

Autonomous street sweeper relies on Unicore precision

July 16, 2019

Fall is a beautiful time of year. But when the leaves drop, it means a lot of sweeping […]

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This article is tagged with autonomous vehicles, Beijing, differential corrections, Haitian Park, high-precision GNSS, IdriverPlus, logistics vehicle, street sweeper, UM482 module, Unicore and posted in From the Magazine, Latest News, Transportation

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Age of acceptance: Retirement communities embrace driverless shuttles

July 16, 2019

Two companies have integrated GPS/PNT tech into a growing autonomous vehicle market: driverless shuttles for retirement communities. Powering […]

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This article is tagged with autonomous test drive, autonomous vehicles, Duro, Piksi Multi, retirees, self-driving car, Skylark, Swift Navigation, The Villages, Voyage and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine, Transportation

Diamond Aircraft airport runway, Camera image of the research project C2Land of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Technische Universität Braunschweig. Photo copyright TUM.

Aircraft lands autonomously without ground assistance

July 9, 2019

A German research team successfully demonstrated a completely autonomous airplane landing in May, without assistance from any ground-based […]

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This article is tagged with autonomous, autonomous airplane landing, autonomous navigation, autonomous transportation, autonomous vehicles, aviation, Urban Air Mobility and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, Transportation, UAV/UGV, Uncategorized