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Aurora’s self-driving safety passes the TÜV SÜD test In a first of its kind for the U.S. autonomous vehicle industry, TÜV SÜD audited Aurora’s Safety Management System, which governs how the organization manages safety in self-driving product development and operations and determined its performance sets a high bar for the AV competition. #AFGBV #Aurora #AuroraDriver #AuroraSafetyManagementSystem #automatedvehicle #AutomatedVehicleSafetyConsortium #AutonomousVehicle #AVaudit #AVSC00007 #driverlesstrucks #EU2022/1426 #Futurride #Hirschbach #KBA #KraftfahrtBundesamt #sustainablemobility #TÜVSÜD #VolvoTrucks https://futurride.com/2024/07/30/auroras-self-driving-safety-passes-the-tuv-sud-test/

The bumpy road to self-driving cars Bill DeVries, VP of North America Customer Solution Experiences at Dassault Systèmes, writes that major changes are needed to roads, laws, and ways of thinking to make self-driving vehicles safe and reliable, and he explores the challenges need to solve before robocars can become widespread. #autonomousdrivingtechnology #autonomousvehicletechnology #AutonomousVehicles #DassaultSystemes #digitaltwin #Futurride #ridehailing #robocars #robotaxi #selfdrivingcars #selfdrivingvehicles #sustainablemobility #Tesla #Waymo https://futurride.com/2024/07/30/the-bumpy-road-to-self-driving-cars/

ADASTEC and partners deploy first FMVSS-compliant automated bus at Sleeping Bear Dunes Working with Vicinity Motor Corp. and ARIBO, the launch in Michigan, which takes place in August as part of the National Park Service Mobility Challenge Program, is an important milestone in ADASTEC’s journey to improve public transportation with automated, sustainable, and accessible mobility solutions. #ADASTEC #ARIBO #automatedbus #autonomousvehicletechnology #AVtechnology #EastLansing #flowrideai #Futurride #Michigan #PierceStockingScenicDrive #SleepingBearDunesNationalLakeshore #sustainablemobility #USNationalParkServiceMobilityChallengeProgram #VicinityMotor https://futurride.com/2024/07/29/adastec-and-partners-deploy-first-fmvss-compliant-automated-bus-at-sleeping-bear-dunes/

Boom Supersonic accelerates Overture aircraft and Symphony engine development At the Farnborough International Airshow, Boom unveiled a new flight deck based on Honeywell’s next-gen Anthem avionics suite and announced that engine hardware testing was underway, a full engine core will be operational in 18 months, and engine assembly will be done by StandardAero. #ATI #avionicssuite #BAESystems #BoomOverture #BoomSupersonic #BoomSymphony #BoomXB1 #ColibriumAdditive #Colorado #Denver #FarnboroughInternationalAirshow #FloridaTurbineTechnologies #Futurride #HoneywellAnthem #overtheairsoftwareupdates #StandardAero #sustainablemobility #UniversalAvionics #world’sfastestairliner https://futurride.com/2024/07/26/boom-supersonic-accelerates-overture-aircraft-and-symphony-engine-development/

Skydweller on mission to fly uncrewed solar aircraft autonomously nonstop around the world The company landed at the 2024 Farnborough International Air Show this week with an update on its progress, with President & COO Barry Matusmori presenting on the company’s journey, the aircraft’s capabilities, and an update on aircraft flight operations. #Ansys #autonomousaircraft #FarnboroughInternationalAirshow #Futurride #KallmanWorldwide #LuckyLadyII #Madrid #Oklahoma #OklahomaCity #ScaledCompositesVoyager #Skydweller #SkydwellerAero #solaraircraft #SolarImpulse2 #Spain #StennisInternationalAirport #sustainablemobility #uncrewedaircraft #VirginAtlanticGlobalFlyer https://futurride.com/2024/07/25/skydweller-on-mission-to-fly-uncrewed-solar-aircraft-autonomously-nonstop-around-the-world/

Lilium brings full-scale Jet eVTOL model to Farnborough The developer of the groundbreaking electric vertical take-off and landing jet was in full force at this week’s Farnborough International Airshow, showing the full-scale model of its aircraft, announcing new partners, and CEO Klaus Roewe delivering a keynote on the future of electric flying. #Aernnova #Aeronamic #AJWGroup #Dedienne #Denso #EASA #electricverticaltakeoffandlanding #eVTOL #FarnboroughInternationalAirshow #FlightSafetyInternational #FOCA #Futurride #GeneralAuthorityofCivilAviation #Germany #Honeywell #Lilium #LiliumJet #LiliumPowerOn #Munich #SaudiaGroup #Sener #SKF #StarCharge #sustainablemobility https://futurride.com/2024/07/24/lilium-brings-full-scale-jet-evtol-model-to-farnborough/

Monarch Tractor announces largest-ever fundraise in agricultural robotics With the $133 million in Series C funding, the company believes it has cemented its position as a leader in the space with its “world’s first” fully electric, driver-optional, smart tractor and Wingspan Ag Intelligence farm-management platform to expand into more agricultural markets. #agriculturalrobotics #Astanor #AtOneVentures #ConstellationBrands #electrictractor #EnvironmentalQualityIncentivesProgram #EQIP #farmmanagement #Futurride #HHCTBCPartnership #MKV #MonarchAutodrive #MonarchMKV #MonarchTractor #PMV #SeriesC #smarttractor #sustainablemobility #TheWelvaartsfonds #USDepartmentofAgriculture #USDANaturalResourcesConservationService #WingspanAgIntelligence https://futurride.com/2024/07/22/monarch-tractor-announces-largest-ever-fundraise-in-agricultural-robotics/

Kodiak goes industrial with autonomy for Atlas Energy well-site The autonomous vehicle technology supplier is adapting its tech to industrial applications like the delivery of frac sand with no one inside the cab for Atlas, building on other recently announced non-long-haul use cases like with Textron Systems to showcase driverless technology in military off-road environments. #AtlasEnergySolutions #autonomousmilitarygroundvehicle #autonomoustechnology #driverasaserviceKodiakDriver #Ford #fracsand #Futurride #KodiakRobotics #Lancaster #PermianBasin #sustainablemobility #Texas #TextronSystems #USDepartmentofDefense #uncrewedvehicles https://futurride.com/2024/07/23/kodiak-goes-industrial-with-autonomy-for-atlas-energy-well-site/

Infinite Machine P1 now available in second production batch Brothers Joseph and Eddie Cohen, with a team of engineers and designers, drew inspiration from Brutalist architecture, consumer technology, and artists like Donald Judd to create “the vehicle of their dreams” with planar anodized aluminum panels and an iconic, rectangular, front daytime running light. #AppleCarPlay #Brooklyn #Brutalistdesign #electricscooterP1FirstEdition #ElectricVehicle #EV #Futurride #InfiniteMachine #InfiniteMachineP1 #InfiniteOS #minimalistdesign #P1 #sustainablemobility #twowheelelectricvehicle https://futurride.com/2024/07/19/infinite-machine-p1-now-available-in-second-production-batch/

Indy Autonomous Challenge racecar sets autonomous hill climb record At the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend, the new AV-24 racecar piloted by an artificial intelligence driver developed by the PoliMOVE-MSU team reached a top speed of 111.2 mph and finished in 66.37 s, breaking the previous autonomous record held by Roborace since 2019. #AuburnUniversity #Bridgestone #CarnegieMellonUniversity #Cisco #Continental #dSPACE #Futurride #GoodwoodFestivalofSpeed #IndyAutonomousChallenge #KoreaAdvancedInstituteofScienceandTechnology #Luminar #Marelli #MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology #MichiganStateUniversity #NewEagle #NI #PolitecnicodiMilano #PurdueUniversity #RochesterInstituteofTechnology #sustainablemobility #TechnicalUniversityofMunich #UCBerkeley #UCSanDiego #UniversityofAlabama #UniversityofHawaii #UniversityofModenaandReggioEmilia #UniversityofPittsburgh #UniversityofVirginia #UniversityofWaterloo #VectorNav https://futurride.com/2024/07/18/indy-autonomous-challenge-racecar-set...

BMW to road-test ‘revolutionary’ DeepDrive e-motor drive Installations in BMW Group models will evaluate the startup’s dual-rotor concept, in which the stator drives both rotors simultaneously, in essence melding two electric motors into a single unit and creating an extremely compact, energy-efficient, and torque-dense drive. #BMWGroup #BMWiVentures #BMWStartupGarage #Continental #DeepDrive #DeepDriveDualRotor #dualrotormotor #emotor #ElectricVehicle #EV #EVmotor #Futurride #IAA #Munich #Personio #radialfluxmachine #sustainablemobility #UVCPartners https://futurride.com/2024/07/17/bmw-to-road-test-revolutionary-deepdrive-e-motor-drive/

UVeye and MyKaarma to bring AI car inspection reports to drivers’ phones UVeye’s automated vehicle inspection systems will be integrated with MyKaarma’s advanced communication platforms for AI-powered automatic inspection and real-time reports on customers’ phones, enhancing transparency and efficiency in dealership service lanes. ##1Cochran #AI #AutomatedVehicleInspection #dealershipserviceexperience #Futurride #MyKaarma #servicelanetechnology #sustainablemobility #userexperience #UVeye https://futurride.com/2024/07/17/uveye-and-mykaarma-to-bring-ai-car-inspection-reports-to-drivers-phones/

MG celebrates 100 years at Goodwood with Cyber GTS Concept Designers created a special concept that captures the spirit of the MGC GTS Sebring from 1968 while delivering a rear-wheel-drive car with a high-performance EV powertrain previewing a potential GTS model to follow the Cyberster open-top EV two-seater coming in August. #Brembo #CyberGTSConcept #Cyberster #Futurride #GoodwoodFestivalofSpeed #Longbridge #MG #MG100thAnniversary #MGCyberGTSConcept #MGCyberster #MGCGTSSebring #Pirelli #sustainablemobility https://futurride.com/2024/07/14/mg-celebrates-100-years-at-goodwood-with-cyber-gts-concept/

Red Bull reveals lightweight hybrid RB17 hypercar at Goodwood Festival of Speed Designed by Adrian Newey for track-only use, the less than 900 kg two-seater being developed by Red Bull Advanced Technologies takes its inspiration and name from Red Bull Racing F1 cars and features what is said to be the most advanced ground effect package available in a series production car. #AstonMartin #CarbonFiber #F1 #FormulaOne #Futurride #GoodwoodFestivalofSpeed #HEV #HybridElectricVehicle #hybridhypercar #lightweighting #Michelin #OracleRedBullRacing #PlayStationX1 #RB17 #RedBull #RedBullAdvancedTechnologies #RedBullRacing #RedBullRB17 #Sony #sustainablemobility #Valkyrie https://futurride.com/2024/07/15/red-bull-reveals-lightweight-hybrid-rb17-hypercar-at-goodwood-festival-of-speed/

NASCAR, ABB jolt fan base with EV prototype racer ABB is a founding partner of NASCAR IMPACT, a platform driving sustainability initiatives across the sport, and the racecar prototype developed under the ABB NASCAR Electrification Innovation Partnership features engineering input from STARD, Goodyear, and Bcomp. #24HoursofLeMans #ABB #ABBNASCARElectrificationInnovationPartnership #allwheeldrivestockcar #batteryelectricvehicle #Bcomp #BcompampliTex #Chevrolet #crossoverutilityvehiclestockcar #ElectricVehicle #EV #flaxbasedcomposite #Ford #FormulaE #Futurride #Goodyear #NASCAR #NASCARCupSeries #NASCARGarage56 #NASCARIMPACT #NASCARNextGen #STARD #sustainablemobility #sustainableracing #Toyota https://futurride.com/2024/07/10/nascar-abb-jolt-fan-base-with-ev-prototype-racer/

IIHS-HLDI finds little evidence that partial automation prevents crashes A new study from the auto insurance industry research firm confirms that partial automation in vehicles does not confer additional safety benefits beyond those of crash-avoidance features like front automatic emergency braking. #AEB #automaticemergencybraking #blindspotwarning #BMW #Crashrecords #crashavoidancefeatures #forwardcollisionwarning #Futurride #HighwayLossDataInstitute #insurancedata #InsuranceInstituteforHighwaySafety #lanecentering #lanedepartureprevention #Mini #Nissan #partialautomation #partialautomationsystems #preventingautocollisions #sustainablemobility https://futurride.com/2024/07/11/iihs-hldi-finds-little-evidence-that-partial-automation-prevents-crashes/

Living Vehicle provides update on CyberTrailer The luxury electric trailer, inspired by Tesla’s Cybertruck, is designed to be more independent from utility connections using advanced solar panels and backup power generation systems and venture farther off-grid than any other RV on the market, according to its maker. #2025 #California #CyberTrailer #electricRV #Ford #FordF150Lightning #Futurride #Lightship #LightshipL1 #LivingVehicle #LivingVehicleCyberTrailer #luxuryelectrictrailer #offgridsmarthome #Rivian #RivianR1T #SantaBarbara #selfpoweredtraileraxles #solarpower #solarpoweredelectrictraveltrailer #sustainablemobility #Tesla #TeslaCybertruck #watergenerationsystem https://futurride.com/2024/07/10/living-vehicle-provides-update-on-cybertrailer/

Zenvo showcasing hybrid-electric hypercars at Goodwood Festival of Speed The development of the Aurora Agil and Tur, producing up to 1850 bhp thanks to an electrified V12 powertrain, is being supported by partnerships with Managing Composites and Mahle Powertrain, with production set for 2026 at the Danish brand’s Præstø headquarters. #2026 #carboncompositebodypanels #carbonmonocoque #Danishhypercar #Denmark #Futurride #GoodwoodFestivalofSpeed #HEV #HybridElectricVehicle #hypercar #MahlePowertrain #ManagingComposites #Michelin #Præstø #sustainablemobility #V12hybrid #ZenvoAurora #ZenvoAuroraAgil #ZenvoAuroraTur #ZenvoAutomotive https://futurride.com/2024/07/09/zenvo-showcasing-hybrid-electric-hypercars-at-goodwood-festival-of-speed/

IndyCar goes hybrid-electric with energy recovery system Honda Racing—with the help of Skeleton, Empel, Ilmor, BrightLoop Converters, and McLaren Applied—is supplying the system, which adds about 60 hp and 45 N·m, that debuts in the NTT IndyCar Series beginning with the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio this weekend. #BrightLoopConverters #DC/DCconverter #electrifiedracing #Empel #energyrecoverysystem #energystoragesystem #ERS #ESS #Futurride #HondaIndy200 #HondaRacing #hybridracing #Hybridelectric #Ilmor #IndyCar #McLarenApplied #MGU #MidOhio #motorgeneratorunit #NTTIndyCarSeries #Skeleton #supercapacitors #sustainablemobility https://futurride.com/2024/07/01/indycar-goes-hybrid-electric-with-energy-recovery-system/

Nyobolt’s ultra-fast charging batteries move from the lab to the track Initial testing of the Nyobolt EV prototype engineered with Callum shows its batteries can charge from 10% to 80% in under 5 min, and independent testing by a leading global OEM confirmed over 4000 fast charge cycles, or 600,000 mi, while maintaining over 80% battery capacity. #batterysoftware #Callum #Cambridge #CambridgeUniversity #carbonanode #ElectricVehicle #EV #EVbattery #fastchargingbatterytechnology #Futurride #metaloxideanode #Nyobolt #NyoboltEV #powerelectronics #sustainablemobility #UK https://futurride.com/2024/06/28/nyobolts-ultra-fast-charging-batteries-move-from-the-lab-to-the-track/

Hyundai upgrades design and expands markets for all-electric subcompact At the 2024 Busan International Mobility Show, the Korean OEM unveiled the A-segment Inster urban EV with up to 355 km of targeted WLTP driving range and sophisticated technology and safety features expanding the model's reach to include markets like Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. #BusanInternationalMobilityShow #ElectricVehicle #EV #Futurride #HyundaiCasperElectric #HyundaiInster #HyundaiInsterCross #HyundaiMotor #subcompactEV #sustainablemobility https://futurride.com/2024/06/27/hyundai-upgrades-design-and-expands-markets-for-all-electric-subcompact/