Hi to all,
maybe of interest for some of you: "Mobileye does not apply for approval for autonomous driving"
excerpt: "Mobileye, the Israeli subsidiary of U.S. chipmaker Intel, will not seek approval for an autonomous driving vehicle. Handelsblatt learned this as part of the federally supported pilot project "AI-based Regular Operation of Autonomous On-Demand Transport" (Kira).
The project was intended to transport a total of 15 self-driving cars in public transport as a shuttle service for the first time worldwide. Some of the vehicles were to operate in Darmstadt, the others in Offenbach. In order to use such vehicles, type approval from the German Federal Motor Transport Authority is mandatory.
The Federal Ministry of Transport confirmed corresponding information about the setback for autonomous driving. The ministry was "informed about this decision," a spokesman told Handelsblatt. "This decision is a corporate decision, the reasons are not known to the ministry.""
at the same time: "Porsche concludes comprehensive cooperation with Mobileye"
excerpt "The Volkswagen Group is expanding its cooperation with the Israeli Intel subsidiary Mobileye. The tech company will produce driver assistance systems in series with sports car manufacturer Porsche in the future, both companies announced on Tuesday. Currently, the VW Group is already cooperating with Mobileye on automatic lane keeping and changing.
Through the new cooperation, Porsche intends to offer automated assistance as well as navigation functions, also known in technical jargon as Level 2+ of automated driving. In this level, drivers are allowed to take their hands off the steering wheel, but must continue to keep their eyes on the road to be able to intervene at any time."
Mit dem israelischen Tech-Unternehmen setzt Porsche auf einen konzernbekannten Partner. In der Belegschaft macht man sich Sorgen über Ähnlichkeit mit anderen Kooperationen.
www.handelsblatt.com