EV/AV Report: Tesla announces Cybertruck range extender battery won’t be user installed; while researchers develop black paint to help autonomous vehicles see better
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, Tesla announces that the upcoming Cybertruck range extender battery will not be user installed; while researchers at Korean and American universities have developed a black paint to help autonomous vehicles better see environmental surroundings. Range responses Tesla Cybertruck’s lead engineer, Wes Morrill, has confirmed […]
EV/AV Report: Ford asks dealers to pause EV investments; while self-driving vehicles work to remember
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, Ford informs dealers to pause electric vehicles (EV) investments while changes are made to the Model E Program; while University of Toronto Engineering researchers work to help improve the memory of self-driving vehicles. Remodeling Model E Ford has reportedly told its dealerships to temporarily […]
EV/AV Report: BCIT offers EV education; autonomous vehicles see new colours
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, BCIT announces that it is offering free online electric vehicle (EV) education courses; while researchers develop a reflective black paint to help autonomous vehicles ‘see’ better. Fueling change The British Columbia Institute of Technology’s (BCIT) Fueling Change project has developed four free open learning […]
Reaching New Wavelengths: Researchers extend automotive non-line-of-sight imagine for enhanced safety
Tianjin, China — Researchers from Tianjin University in China have developed a new type of detector to extend a vehicle’s range of sight and detect objects–even if they are around an immediate corner or behind a wall. To do this, an advanced light-sensing component–known as a “superconducting nanowire single-photon detector”–is used. Unlike traditional line-of-sight imaging […]
EV/AV Report: EV’s come packaged; while self-driving cars see in the dark
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, Luvly describes how its EV models come flat-pack delivered; and BMW announces that legal self-driving will arrive in 7 Series vehicles in 2024. DIY driving An early-stage Swedish automotive company called Luvly reveals its Ikea-esque approach to automotive production through the development of the […]
No T-bone Zone: Nissan unveils ADAS tech to detect lateral hazards at intersections
Toronto, Ontario — A new piece of LiDAR-based technology from Nissan is aiming to prevent collisions and keep drivers safe, even in the middle of an intersection, as a video unveiled by the company earlier this month would show. A Nissan vehicle is shown travelling down a test track, toward an intersection—suddenly a motorcycle comes […]
Sensor Census: Tesla’s case for cutting out ultrasonic sensors
Toronto, Ontario — Tesla’s decision in October to cut ultrasonic sensors from production in favour of a more cost-effective computer vision system was met with skepticism from a largely LiDAR-centric auto industry, but recent analysis shows that the leading EV maker may be onto something. The removal of ultrasonic sensors from Tesla vehicles made the […]
EV/AV Report: Tech shows and self-driving developments
Toronto, Ontario — In this week’s EV/AV report, new vehicles on display at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Mercedes becomes the first OEM to commercially offer Level 3 autonomous vehicles in the United States and Microsoft may invest US$10m into a self-driving truck company, according to leaked info. This is the latest in electric […]
One Tech Fits All: Tesla replacing ultrasonic sensors with ‘camera-based Autopilot system’, says OEM
Toronto, Ontario – Tesla is removing ultrasonic sensors (USS) from its Model 3 and Model Y vehicle lines, a change with strong implications for third-party repairers. According to a press release released on Wednesday, Tesla announced that USS functionality would be replaced by the vision-based occupancy network –a sensor suite in the Full Self-Driving (FSD) […]
Eyes to the Future: Subaru to unveil new generation EyeSight tech on 2025 model lineup
Toronto, Ontario — A few weeks after announcing that the technology had surpassed the five million vehicle milestone, Subaru has unveiled that a new generation of EyeSight is on the way, this time with a focus on improving AI performance in poor visibility settings. This new iteration of the prolific ADAS technology is expected to […]
