Automated Vehicles
CES 2023: Qualcomm unveils new SoC for automated driving in vehicles
Qualcomm Technologies has unveiled a new System-on-Chip (SoC) to support digital cockpit and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023
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Govt testing automated vehicle toll collection on usage basis: Gadkari
The government is conducting a pilot project for an automatic number plate recognition system with a view to reducing traffic congestion at toll plazas and charging vehicle owners for the exact distance of cars driven on the tolled highways, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday. Addressing an event organised by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC), Gadkari said the government wants to develop India's public transport system on electricity. "The ministry of road transport and highways is conducting a pilot project of automatic number plate recognition system (Automatic Number Plate Reader cameras) to enable automated toll collection without stopping the vehicles. "With this new technology, we want to achieve two objectives--free flow of traffic on toll booths and pay as per your use," he said, without giving further details. During 2018-19, the average waiting time for vehicles at toll plazas was 8 minutes. With the introduction of FASTags during 2020-21 and 2021-22,
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Tesla's Autopilot feature being probed by German regulators: Report
The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (Federal Motor Transport Authority) is reportedly assessing whether the technology, which Tesla offers as an upgrade, is safe to use on German roads
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US investigates 416,000 Tesla vehicles over unexpected braking reports
The government says it has 354 complaints from owners during the past nine months about phantom braking" in Tesla Models 3 and Y
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Tesla to recall nearly 580,000 vehicles in US due to 'Boombox' function
The recall is the fourth made public in the last two weeks as US safety regulators increase scrutiny of the nation's largest electric vehicle maker
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India's first driverless train evokes pride, excitement among passengers
From pride and excitement to surprise and a little bit of apprehension, several young and old passengers went through a gamut of emotions
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With no hands on steering, automated vehicles may breed distracted drivers
These kinds of automated vehicles, although designed to optimise driver comfort and safety, require a human driver to remain on standby when the vehicle is in autonomous mode
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