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Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, NVIDIA partner to accelerate use of autonomous vehicles and AI technologies

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The partnership builds on an ongoing relationship with Toyota to utilize the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Xavier AV computer and is based on close development between teams from NVIDIA, TRI-AD in Japan and Toyota Research Institute (TRI) in the United States. Simulation using the NVIDIA DRIVE Constellation platform ( earlier post ).

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Video Friday: Pedipulate

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In order to interact with and manipulate their environments, most legged robots are equipped with a dedicated robot arm, which means additional mass and mechanical complexity compared to standard legged robots. Legged robots have the potential to become vital in maintenance, home support, and exploration scenarios. Software by IHMC Robotics.

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Cadillac to offer advanced V2V and semi-automated driving technologies in certain 2017 MY vehicles

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Cadillac will begin offering advanced “intelligent and connected” vehicle technologies on certain 2017 model year vehicles, General Motors CEO Mary Barra said Sunday during her keynote address at the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) World Congress in Detroit. Click to enlarge. —Mary Barra.

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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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IEEE Fellow Leila De Floriani Director, Division VIII Rosella Murgia De Floriani is a mathematician, computer scientist, and educator with academic experience in Europe and the United States. These tools have been used to track forest characteristics in connection with carbon emission evaluation and forecasting forest evolution.

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IEEE President’s Note: Amplifying IEEE's Reach

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Our volunteers write, review, and publish much of the world’s technical literature and convene conferences on every conceivable technical topic. IEEE can engage with the policymakers who devise the regulatory environment, and with the public who have varying levels of interaction and acceptance of emerging technologies.

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Renault unveils Next Two autonomous electric vehicle prototype for 2020

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The Next Two prototype—based on a Renault ZOE—focuses on two areas: the delegation of driving functions under certain conditions and connectivity. With Next Two, we wanted to combine the worlds of delegated driving and connectivity. All these systems are coordinated by a control unit. Connectivity.

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Your Robotic Avatar Is Almost Ready

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Under some fairly specific constraints, autonomous robots are starting to find a few valuable niches in semistructured environments, like offices and hospitals and warehouses. The 17 teams hailed from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.