Saturday May 7, 2022
[log in to unmask]" alt="" class="" width="99" height="42"> PAVE
VIRTUAL PANEL “AVS AND PUBLIC GOOD: TRENTON MOVES”
PAVE, May 4, "Autonomous vehicle technologies offer incredible
potential: they could make our highways safer, they could offer
new mobility options for people who can’t drive, and they could
help create a more equitable transportation system for those who
are not well-served by our current system.
During the month of May, we are highlighting places where AVs
are in use — today — being deployed, tested, and used for public
good. We want to look at examples of the technology being used
to serve food deserts, to expand access to rural communities, to
offer new accessibility options, and more.
We are starting with the Trenton MOVES initiative, which is the
first large-scale urban transit system in America based entirely
on self-driving shuttles. The shuttles, which carry four to
eight passengers, serve traditionally underserved Trenton
neighborhoods, where 70% of households have limited access to a
single automobile, or no access at all. Our panelists will
detail the program, describing how it works, the results it has
achieved, and their vision for the future......" Read
more Hmmmm...
Very nice. Be
sure to
watch video
😁 and see ZoomCast
267 Alain
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SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast Episode 267/ PodCast 267
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[log in to unmask]" alt="" class=""> Princeton
ORFE Class of 2022 Senior Thesis Symposium "Best 8"
A. Kornhauser, May 4, "Princeton University's Department of
Operations Research & Financial Engineering (ORFE), held its
class of 2022 Senior Thesis Symposium of Tuesday, April 25. Each
of the 65 members of the class made their presentation in one of
6 parallel sessions. As ORFE's Director of Undergraduate
Studies, I am so proud of their accomplishments. Unfortunately
I and each of my colleagues could only experience one-sixth of
the presentations, so we assembled the best * and invited them
to repeat their presentations to our combined faculty on may 4.
The linked video memorializes their truly substantive findings
and accomplishments. I couldn't be more proud. Enjoy:
- Isabelle Grosgogeat "Impact of women and minority ownership on private equity"
- Joyce Luo "Equitable data-driven resource allocation to fight the opioid pandemic"
- Caroline Noonan "The impact of carbon price on power plant dispatch, production costs, and total emissions"
- Hari Ramakrishnan "Lighting up dark pools"
- Serena Ren "Automatic art appraisals"
- Mitchell Stroebell "A comparison of advanced player statistics for the NBA"
- Jack Woll "Pairs trading and volatility"
- Andre Yin "Equity trading strategies based on macroeconomic event analysis"
[log in to unmask]" alt="" class="" width="143" height="30"> Momentum
Dynamics presents inductive charging system with two power
classes
Press release, May 6, "Momentum Dynamics has announced a
wireless system that offers the possibility of both high (50-75
kW) and low (7-22 kW) power charging thanks to a “dual power”
mode. The company sees this as nothing less than “a major
breakthrough with enormous implications for the EV industry”.
The US developer, which specialises in inductive charging
systems for electric vehicles, plays less on the maximum
charging power than on the effects in practice. Until now,
inductive charging systems have only been designed for one
purpose – such as wireless charging of low-power cars in the
garage at home or charging heavy-duty vehicles with high power.
A car designed for home inductive charging with 7 kW cannot use
charging plates with higher power until now...." Read
more Hmmmm... This
approach to charging seems ideal for MOVES-type
driverless mobility systems that incorporate "kiosks"
where driverless vehicles wait for customers. Since
much of the day, the vehicles are waiting, they can be
charging, thus substantially reducing the size of
batteries for many, if not essentially all, of the
vehicles. For the foreseeable future, the ODDs for these
vehicles will be such that trips longer than say 100
miles will be essentially impossible. Trips of greater
length will be served by multi-modal means. All trips
will start at a kiosk and, at end will be repositioned
to a nearby kiosk where recharging can readily take
place. Super-sized batteries will not be needed nor
desired. Their higher capital cost will not need to be
incurred and their weight will not need to be lugged
around. Nice!😎 Also see ZoomCast
256 Alain
[log in to unmask]" alt="" class=""> Teslas
using Autopilot are eight times less likely to be in an
accident
J. Klender, May 6, "Tesla vehicles utilizing the company’s
Autopilot vehicles are eight times less likely to be involved in
an accident compared to the total U.S. vehicle fleet, data from
the automaker’s 2021 Impact Report states.
Tesla has long touted the safety of its vehicles, especially
ones that operate with its Autopilot driver assistance features.
Tesla Autopilot includes several features that are all designed
to assist drivers “with the most burdensome parts of driving.”
The features include:..." Read
more Hmmmm... Again, as
with the Tesla's similar claims little is provided to
make sure that apples are being compared to apples when
making "8x" claims.
8x is a big number so I'm confident that AutoPilot improves safety. What the real value is, be it greater or lesser than "8x" isn't really important. Never the less, it would be nice to know the number if obtained from a truly unbiased peer-reviewed analysis of the underlying Tesla data. I, once again, offer to perform such an analysis. I shall protect the privacy associated with such underlying data and I will provide a sufficiency of analysis and rigorous statistical analysis to ensure that I have conducted an unbiased comparison with NHTSA's nominal basis. Also see ZoomCast 256 Alain
[log in to unmask]" alt="" class=""> Aurora
unveils fleet management platform to optimize autonomous
operations
R. Bellan, May 4, "Autonomous vehicle technology company Aurora
Innovation has unveiled a fleet management system that can be
used to help optimize operations for the startup’s trucking and
ride-hailing products.
Aurora announced the platform, named Aurora Beacon, alongside
its first-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, during which the
company presented investors with a series of milestones on its
path to commercializing its trucking product, Aurora Horizon,
and launching its ride-hail product, Aurora Connect, both of
which rely on the same autonomous stack...." Read
more Hmmmm... It's been
more than 10 years since I focused on tuck management
systems. I guess this is advancement since then....
Alain
" ... Aurora Q1 2022 Financials
Aurora closed out the first quarter of the year with an
operating loss of $143 million, which is down from $192 million
during the same quarter last year. Similarly, its net loss this
quarter was $77 million, down from $189 million last year.
The company ended the quarter with nearly $42 million in
“collaboration revenue” for development work associated with the
company’s agreement with Toyota, which will support its planned
ride-hailing product. In March, the company unveiled its test
fleet of six Toyota Sienna robotaxis, which will be tested in
Texas on high-speed routes.
Ultimately, collaboration revenue is not revenue, and as a
pre-revenue company, Aurora declined to provide any guidance,
allowing the company to finish its call, including Q&A, in
about 30 minutes. Read
more Hmmmm... What will
be really interesting will be when either they or their
customer receives their first dollar in return for
driverless mobility they actually delivered to a package
or a person. Also see ZoomCast
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