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June 9, 2017
Popularity of semi-autonomous vehicles helping to drive the LiDAR sensor market, say researchers
Research published by MarketsandMarkets predicts that the LiDAR sensor automotive market is expected to grow from an estimated US$735 million in 2025 to a projected US$2,557 million by 2030, at a CAGR of 28.32 per cent during the forecast period.
June 9, 2017
Popularity of semi-autonomous vehicles 'helping to drive the LiDAR sensor market'
Research published by MarketsandMarkets predicts that the LiDAR sensor automotive market is expected to grow from an estimated US$735 million in 2025 to a projected US$2,557 million by 2030, at a CAGR of 28.32 per cent during the forecast period.
June 9, 2017
Popularity of semi-autonomous vehicles 'helping to drive the LiDAR sensor market'
Research published by MarketsandMarkets predicts that the LiDAR sensor automotive market is expected to grow from an estimated US$735 million in 2025 to a projected US$2,557 million by 2030, at a CAGR of 28.32 per cent during the forecast period.
June 8, 2017
Mobility, autonomous vehicles, connected cars and big data analytics ‘present growth opportunities in 2017’
New research by Frost & Sullivan indicates that e-mobility solutions, autonomous vehicle technology, and other digitisation advances are creating new and exciting opportunities in the automotive industry.
June 8, 2017
Consortium to trial autonomous shuttles at Australian university
A consortium including HMI Technologies, La Trobe University, Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV), Australian Road Research Group (ARRB) and Keolis Downer is to conduct a trial of autonomous vehicles in Victoria, Australia to explore the use of driverless shuttles in the context of a university’s student mobility requirements.
June 6, 2017
UK insurance chief says babies born today may never need to learn to drive

Axa UK’s chief executive, Amanda Blanc, has predicted that "babies born today may never have to take a driving test".

June 5, 2017
Festival of Speed’s new ‘Future Lab’ showcases latest car and aviation technology
Flying cars, electric planes and a driverless racing car capable of speeds of up to 200mph, as well as many other new technological concepts will be on display at the new Future Lab feature at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (FoS), which takes place from 29 June 20-2 in Sussex, UK.
June 5, 2017
3M to focus on connected roadways of the future
3M is to sell its electronic monitoring business to enable its Transportation Safety Division to focus on connected roadways of the future.
June 1, 2017
Driverless trucks: new report points out need for a managed transition
Governments must consider ways to manage the transition to driverless trucks in order to avoid potential social disruption from job losses, says a new report published by the International Transport Forum (ITF) with three partner organisations.
May 26, 2017
US university launches program to study safe integration of semi-autonomous trucks
The Western Transportation Institute (WTI) at Montana State University is launching a program to study how to safely integrate driverless technology into the US trucking fleet. Similar to the driverless cars being developed by Google and others, self-driving trucks would use sophisticated computers and GPS technology to navigate roadways. Within a decade, the technology is likely to be applied in semi-autonomous truck convoys, or ‘platoons’, in which trucks equipped with self-driving technology would be pro