Articles & News on Autonomous Vehicles

OTTO Motors’ Autonomous Mobile Robots Now Available Worldwide
- June 24, 2021
- News
OTTO Motors, a leading provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), today announced a series of partnerships to extend availability of OTTO Motors’ line of AMRs to a global audience.

New Autonomous Mobile Robots & Logistics Conference Set for Oct. 12-14, 2021 in Memphis, Tenn.
- June 10, 2021
- News
FedEx named Title Sponsor as the Association for Advancing Automation presents its industry-leading, in-person technology conference.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Debuts Proteus Unmanned Surface Test Vessel
- May 20, 2021
- News
Vessel executed successful autonomy capabilities demonstration with Sea Machines’ SM300 system.

ABB Calls for More Collaboration with OEMs to Accelerate Transition to All-electric Mines
- March 30, 2021
- News
Hitachi Construction Machinery and ABB to explore opportunities for mine operators to target net-zero emissions from mining machinery.

ACEINNA and Point One Navigation Launch OpenARC for Autonomous Vehicle and Robot Positioning
- March 24, 2021
- News
The Industry’s most affordable, accurate and easy to use complete positioning solution for autonomous vehicles is now available for OEMs and Machine Makers.

Deutsche Messe Becomes a Partner in the Test Field Consortium
- March 23, 2021
- News
Deutsche Messe AG becomes a partner in the Test Field Lower Saxony consortium with the 5G exhibition center. This makes it part of a group consisting of the federal state of Lower Saxony, companies from Lower Saxony and research institutions that are working closely together and with joint financing to set up a test field in Lower Saxony.

New 3D Perception: Autonomous Lift Trucks Must Never Compromise Accuracy
- by John Hayes
- March 19, 2021
- Feature
Autonomous lift trucks, also called autonomous forklifts or autonomous reach trucks, are gaining accuracy through 3D camera technology, which gathers 20-30 times more data than 2D perception to deliver higher pick/drop accuracy (+/-10mm).

Columbia Marking Tools Forms New Advanced Part Marking Division
- February 25, 2021
- News
Columbia Marking Tools, Inc. announces the establishment of a new Advanced Part Marking Division (APMD) to provide marking tools, processes, machines, and equipment to the emerging electric and autonomous vehicle industry.

Automation: No More Plugs
- by Julian Seume
- February 22, 2021
- Feature
In process charging eliminates the plug-in charging, making AGVs (automated guided vehicles) truly autonomous.

Siemens and MaRS Partner to Accelerate Innovation for Startups in Development of Autonomous and Connected Vehicles
- February 2, 2021
- News
Partnership offers MaRS start-up community access to industry-leading Siemens design and simulation software.
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