Bots and Builders: Tesla to automate fascia inspections in Fremont factory
California, United States — Tesla has expanded the use of automated assembly robots to its Fremont factory, following the City of Fremont granting Tesla a permit to install “power and structural anchorage to support two new robots required to automate fascia inspection.” According to a Drive Tesla Canada, this decision may have come from build […]
EV/AV Report: Autonomous vehicle startups, ICE bans and more
Toronto, Ontario — An autonomous vehicle fleet gets some new toys, California finalizes its restrictions on the sale of gas-powered vehicles and a British company announces plans to deploy autonomous vehicles in Canada within two years. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Ghost in the machine Autonomous vehicle developer Gatik has announced […]
Sterile and Shiny: GM patents car interior sterilization system
Detroit, Michigan – A patent for an interior sterilization system has been filed by General Motors intended for ride-sharing vehicles. According to the publicly listed details, this is an automated system that uses ultraviolet light to sterilize different parts of the vehicle. Because of the harmful effects of excessive ultraviolet radiation, this system can only […]
Automated vehicles: Canada’s first AV zone, Tesla’s latest update and Google gets into the car business
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — September 1, 2015 — The latest dispatch from the Canadian Automated Vehicle Centre of Excellence (CAVCOE) is out. Executive Director of CAVCOE, Barrie Kirk, has collected some of the important developments in the space over the last month. – The biggest development: A company called Windmill Developments and CAVCOE […]
