Intel Corp.’s Mobileye division today announced plans to launch driverless delivery trucks by 2023 in partnership with autonomous vehicle delivery company Udelv Inc
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Under the partnership, Mobileye’s self-driving system, known as Mobileye Drive will provide the autonomous driving technology for Udelv’s next-generation electric self-driving delivery vehicle known as the “Transporter"
Intel said this is the first large-scale deal for a self-driving system and signals that Mobileye Drive plans to be ready for commercial deployment in solutions involving the autonomous movement of goods and people
The first Transporters are expected to begin operations in 2023, with more than 35,000 planned to be produced through 2028
Donlen Corp., one of the largest commercial fleet management companies in the U.S., has placed a pre-order for 1,000 Transporters
Donlen Corp., one of the largest commercial fleet management companies in the U.S., has placed a pre-order for 1,000 Transporters
Mobileye Chief Executive Amnon Shashua said in a statement :
"Our deal with Udelv is significant for its size, scope and rapid deployment timeline, demonstrating our ability to deliver Mobileye Drive for commercial use and in volume"
"Our deal with Udelv is significant for its size, scope and rapid deployment timeline, demonstrating our ability to deliver Mobileye Drive for commercial use and in volume"
“COVID-19 has accelerated demand for autonomous goods delivery and we are delighted to partner with Udelv to address this demand in the near term"
The vehicles are said to be capable of Level 4 self-driving, just below full autonomy, with point-to-point operation
The vehicles are said to be capable of Level 4 self-driving, just below full autonomy, with point-to-point operation
Udelv says its teleoperations system allows for the maneuvering of the vehicles at the edges of the mission and in parking lots, loading zones, apartment complexes and private roads
Udelv was last in the news in January 2019 when it signed a deal with Walmart Inc. to use the startup’s autonomous cargo vans to deliver goods in a pilot project
What it’s offering today is, visually at least, a completely different product, having progressed from a retrofitted standard van to a vehicle that looks like a breadbox on wheels
Mobileye was acquired by Intel for $15.3 billion in March 2017
Its progress has at times been somewhat slow, like others in the autonomous vehicle business
The company was supposed to have started testing autonomous taxis in Israel last year
Its progress has at times been somewhat slow, like others in the autonomous vehicle business
The company was supposed to have started testing autonomous taxis in Israel last year
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