Tech Watch - June 2017

Delphi, Transdev to Partner on European Autonomous Shuttle Service

Delphi Automotive plc and Transdev Group, a Paris-based consultancy and public transport provider, plan to jointly develop an automated mobility-on-demand shuttle service.

Autonomous in Boston

nuTonomy is a company that is working to develop software for self-driving vehicles.

Lyft Partners with NuTonomy on Self-Driving Car Tests in Boston

Ride-hailing service Lyft Inc. and autonomous-car startup NuTonomy Inc. hope within a few months to begin giving rides in self-driving cars to Lyft customers in Boston.

Economic Growth in Eurozone at 6-Year High

Economic growth in the eurozone continued in May at its fastest pace in six years, according to the IHS Markit Eurozone PMI Composite Output Index.

DOT Readies New Guidelines for Self-Driving Cars

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation says it will announce new guidelines for self-driving cars this summer that update a first-round structure issued under the Obama administration last September.

Renault EV Batteries Tested in U.K. Home Energy Storage Systems

Renault SA and London-based Powervault Ltd. plan to launch a pilot program in the U.K. next month to test used electric vehicle batteries as energy storage units in buildings with existing solar panels.

The Power Demands of Self-Driving Technology

The autonomous vehicles under development today need as much as 3 kilowatts of power to run their sensors, cameras and data processors, notes Chris Thomas, CTO at BorgWarner Inc.

Study: “Passenger Economy” Will Create $7 Trillion Market by 2050

Emerging autonomous vehicle systems and smart city technologies will create a new “Passenger Economy” that will grow to $800 billion in 2035 and nearly $7 trillion by 2050, according to an analysis by Intel Corp. and Strategy Analytics Inc.

Audi Plans Limited-Production Autonomous Small Car

Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit aims to launch a self-driving electric city car early next decade.