Mercedes promotes Drive Pilot standby driver ("Level 3") system
Submitted by brad on Tue, 2022-03-22 12:12
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Mercedes has been promoting the new Drive Pilot system in high end models. Equipped with LIDAR, it will do the full driving task on freeways in traffic jams in daytime good weather.
In this new article I discuss whether the so-called "level" 3 (or any of the levels) make sense, and what this product means, good and bad.
See more at the Forbes site at Mercedes Drive Pilot Lets Driver Play Video Games In Traffic Jams, Is It A Big Deal?
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Anonymous
Tue, 2022-03-22 13:43
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Sales in the two states with this
How many sales estimated in the two states with this option of Level 3, in the low hundreds, maybe 200 or 300?
brad
Tue, 2022-03-22 15:24
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California is pretty big
But presumably a stepping stone for them to other states. But they did the work to build it for Germany, why not be able to sell it in California?
Anonymous
Sat, 2022-08-06 09:50
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EU legislation for Automated Driving System (ADS)
Not much discussion on the European Union (EU) draft version of its legislation for vehicles with an Automated Driving System (ADS).
The EU Proposes a Type-Assessment Approval TAA for AVs.
If TAA were enacted in the US, it would be a very unpopular decision for the US OEMs, ...
... and they would likely put up a big fight to stop it. Perhaps it is a question that needs a lot of discussion .... EETimes
Anonymous
Sat, 2022-08-06 10:02
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Closing thoughts by the reporter
Closing thoughts by the reporter
WHAT IS THE IMPACT?
The EU ADS legislation draft address all AV use cases including personal AVs and makes it a very ambitious and impactful regulation proposal. It specifies the ADS requirements and performance for auto OEMs and service providers, but not what technology to use. The ODD of the ADS will determine AV use cases.
The descriptions of how an ADS assessment will be performed are very complete and is likely to generate many sleepless nights for several AV engineers and executives. The M&S section is particularly impressive from my perspective and is likely to impact how the AV industry uses simulation and modelling across the board for designing, developing, testing, and deploying ADS vehicles.
Unlike the EU, The U.S. does not use type–approval procedures to determine if a vehicle can be sold. Rather, each auto OEM self–certifies that a vehicle model is ready for safe use and sale. Hence the type–approval procedures will have limited direct impact for vehicles sold in the U.S. But the indirect impact will be substantial as U.S. OEMs will participate in the European ADS market segments and will need type–approval.
Anonymous
Sat, 2022-08-06 11:34
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EU proposal
After reading more on the EU proposal from a Michael DeKort medium blog, this subject is not easy to digest without adequate investment of effort. Self certification is a subject best left for the Phil Koopman, Michael DeKort and expert crowd.
On a sidenote, is ArgoAI publically going after Tesla?
Anonymous
Sat, 2022-08-06 17:28
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compliance assessment and type–approval
U.S. OEMs who participate in the European ADS market segments will need type–approval.
Annex 2 - ADS performance requirements specifications
Annex 3 - ADS compliance assessment specifications
Starts September 2022 for new type models?
Anonymous
Thu, 2022-08-25 10:24
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Waymo study review
headlines
Smart cars' biggest safety risk? They're boring to drive
Anonymous
Sat, 2022-08-27 17:51
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HerbertD pic
HerbertDs July 22nd Linkedin picture from earlier in March at SXSW has to be for a reason given the timeline and events.
Anonymous
Sun, 2022-08-28 02:11
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Self-Driving Vehicles Not Ready for Prime Time, Toyota Says
Self-Driving Vehicles Not Ready for Prime Time, Toyota Says
thedetroitbureau dot com
Aug. 25, 2022
During a day of presentations at the Toyota Motor North America Research and Development Center outside Ann Arbor, Michigan and the nearby American Center for Mobility, engineers and scientists from the Japanese automaker said they are skeptical any
Anonymous
Mon, 2022-08-29 00:42
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Hyundai narrows Level 3 self-driving tech gap with Tesla to one
Hyundai narrows Level 3 self-driving tech gap with Tesla to one year
KEDGlobal Aug 29
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has narrowed its technology gap in Level 3 self-driving vehicles with Tesla Inc. to one year, moving a step closer to fully autonomous cars.
The automaking unit of Hyundai Motor Group also said it aims to overtake Tesla in autonomous vehicles’ system computing speeds within the next few years.
At the recent Global Investors Conference hosted by Samsung Securities, Jang Woong-jun, head of Hyundai’s autonomous driving business, said the company’s self-driving technology gap with Tesla, which previously was years behind, has been narrowed to one year.
“Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) is ahead of us. But we’re confident we can overtake Tesla in the near future,” he said.
Industry officials said it’s the first time Hyundai has publicly mentioned its autonomous driving technology level compared to that of Tesla.
more ....
Anonymous
Mon, 2022-08-29 08:22
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G90 Hyundai's first level 3 car launch later this year
G90 TO BE HYUNDAI’S FIRST LEVEL 3 CAR
Hyundai plans to launch Level 3 autonomous cars starting with its flagship luxury Genesis G90 sedan later this year, followed by affiliate Kia Corp.’s large-size electric sport utility vehicle, the EV9, next year and Hyundai’s electric SUV IONIQ 7 due in 2024.
The automotive conglomerate aims to roll out fully autonomous driving cars by 2030 after pilot services on real roads in 2023.
Anonymous
Mon, 2022-08-29 08:44
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42dot startup and Motional
TESLA 3 DISASSEMBLED
Hyundai has cross-checked its level of autonomous driving technology by disassembling the Tesla Model 3.
According to Hyundai, the Tesla EV has 39 integrated controllers, the brain of autonomous vehicles, compared to 50 for the Hyundai IONIQ 5.
The more such controllers, the higher chances for malfunctions and lower efficiency.
Hyundai said it will reduce the number of integrated controllers in the next-generation IONIQ 5 to four and cut further to three for body control, infotainment, and driving and parking by 2025.
For Hyundai’s third-generation controllers, the domain control unit (DCU) that controls the car body is under development by Hyundai Mobis Co. The driving DCU will be supplied by Halla Group’s autonomous driving solutions subsidiary HL Klemove.
Hyundai AutoEver Co. will manufacture connected car systems and the middleware software that controls the consistent operation of autonomous driving systems and OTA updates.
Hyundai’s Jang said its third-generation integrated controllers will have faster computation speeds than Tesla’s full self-driving (FSD) cars, which boast a speed of 144 trillion operations per second (TOPS).
TO EXPAND SELF-DRIVING BUSINESS STAFF
Hyundai Motor Group plans to raise its autonomous driving business staff to 650 by year-end from the current 600.
It recently acquired 42dot, a Korean autonomous driving startup, and appointed the startup’s Chief Executive Song Chang-hyeon to oversee Hyundai’s mobility development projects.
To prepare for a commercial self-driving service globally, Hyundai and its US mobility joint venture Motional Inc. are testing IONIQ 5 robotaxis on public roads in Las Vegas and other US cities. Hyundai aims to take such services to Singapore and Saudi Arabia later.
Anonymous
Mon, 2022-08-29 08:44
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42dot startup and Motional
TESLA 3 DISASSEMBLED
Hyundai has cross-checked its level of autonomous driving technology by disassembling the Tesla Model 3.
According to Hyundai, the Tesla EV has 39 integrated controllers, the brain of autonomous vehicles, compared to 50 for the Hyundai IONIQ 5.
The more such controllers, the higher chances for malfunctions and lower efficiency.
Hyundai said it will reduce the number of integrated controllers in the next-generation IONIQ 5 to four and cut further to three for body control, infotainment, and driving and parking by 2025.
For Hyundai’s third-generation controllers, the domain control unit (DCU) that controls the car body is under development by Hyundai Mobis Co. The driving DCU will be supplied by Halla Group’s autonomous driving solutions subsidiary HL Klemove.
Hyundai AutoEver Co. will manufacture connected car systems and the middleware software that controls the consistent operation of autonomous driving systems and OTA updates.
Hyundai’s Jang said its third-generation integrated controllers will have faster computation speeds than Tesla’s full self-driving (FSD) cars, which boast a speed of 144 trillion operations per second (TOPS).
TO EXPAND SELF-DRIVING BUSINESS STAFF
Hyundai Motor Group plans to raise its autonomous driving business staff to 650 by year-end from the current 600.
It recently acquired 42dot, a Korean autonomous driving startup, and appointed the startup’s Chief Executive Song Chang-hyeon to oversee Hyundai’s mobility development projects.
To prepare for a commercial self-driving service globally, Hyundai and its US mobility joint venture Motional Inc. are testing IONIQ 5 robotaxis on public roads in Las Vegas and other US cities. Hyundai aims to take such services to Singapore and Saudi Arabia later.
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