Thatcham Research has published findings from its real-world testing that highlight a gap in how intelligent speed assist (ISA) systems are currently evaluated for approval in the UK and Europe.

ISA, which uses camera and GPS data to read speed limit signs and communicate the prevailing limit to the driver, became mandatory on new vehicles sold in the UK and European Union from July 2024. The technology has the potential to reduce road casualties by helping drivers remain within posted speed limits. However, Thatcham Research’s findings suggest the current regulatory framework can leave gaps in how performance is captured, which may reduce driver confidence and lead some to disengage the system.

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Chigee has announced the SR-1 millimeter-wave radar system, a motorcycle-specific rider-assistance device that brings car-grade radar safety to riders on almost any bike. Built around an automotive-grade 77GHz sensor, the SR-1 continuously monitors the area behind and beside the motorcycle, alerting riders to hidden vehicles, unsafe lane changes, risky overtakes and fast-closing traffic.

Rather than adapting a car system for two wheels, Chigee engineered the SR-1 specifically around how motorcycles move through traffic. It runs four independent warning algorithms at once: blind-spot detection, lane-change assist, active overtaking alert and rear-collision warning. Each is tuned to a distinct riding scenario, with adjustable sensitivity.

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Lucid Group has begun the rollout of its latest over-the-air software update for the Lucid Gravity SUV in North America, Lucid UX 3.6, which introduces hands-free driving capabilities along with enhancements to navigation, charging experience and everyday usability.

Hands-free driving

Hands-Free Drive Assist is designed to make highway driving more comfortable and can assist with steering, acceleration and braking on compatible highways. It is available for vehicles equipped with DreamDrive 2 Pro.

Hands-Free Lane Change Assist can guide the vehicle into an adjacent lane upon a turn signal made by the driver, only when it is safe to do so; and Automatic Lane Change can also initiate passing maneuvers to overtake slower traffic during highway driving.

Continue reading Hands-free driving and smarter navigation added to Lucid Gravity at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

A new report on public attitudes in Europe about the use of artificial intelligence in vehicles has revealed that drivers have a high familiarity with AI and frequently use AI-enabled ADAS features but that they are reluctant to give full control of the vehicle to autonomous systems – and that drivers in the UK are the msot skeptical of full autonomy.

Chinese auto maker Xpeng commissioned independent research agency Improof Research to conduct a quantitative study of public attitudes toward artificial intelligence and physical AI across six European countries, alongside a reference sample from major Chinese cities. The survey fieldwork was carried out between May 1 and 14, 2026.

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Stellantis and Wayve have entered a strategic technology partnership that will see Stellantis integrate the Wayve AI Driver, Wayve’s automated driving intelligence, into the STLA AutoDrive platform, enabling hands-free, supervised Level 2++ driving in both urban and highway environments.

The collaboration marks a significant step forward in Stellantis’s strategy to deliver intuitive, safe and natural advanced driver‑assistance systems to customers, while building a flexible foundation that can evolve toward more advanced levels of automation over time.

The agreement builds on Stellantis’s recent strategic investment in Wayve and marks the next phase of collaboration between the companies, combining Wayve’s end‑to‑end AI driving intelligence with Stellantis’s advanced STLA AutoDrive platform, engineering expertise and manufacturing scale.

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UK-based developer of GNSS-enhancing software Focal Point Positioning has announced Precise+, a technology that it says delivers reliable high-precision positioning in tough environments where conventional carrier phase tracking fails.

Centimeter-level positioning depends on continuous carrier phase lock. When that lock is interrupted – a routine occurrence in dense cities, under tree cover and in multipath-heavy environments – receivers suffer cycle slips and force the system to reinitialize. For advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), automated driving and robotics, these interruptions are the defining barrier to deployment at scale.

According to the company, Precise+ uses Focal Point’s Supercorrelation for precise global navigation satellite system (GNSS) positioning, improving performance in challenging environments: sub-meter performance in conditions where commercial receivers with live corrections deliver multimeter errors.

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Xpeng has announced that its first mass-produced robotaxi has rolled off the production line in Guangzhou, China.

The robotaxi, built on the Xpeng GX platform, is China’s first production-ready, pre-assembled robotaxi model developed entirely with in-house technologies and engineered to L4 autonomous driving standards. Powered by four self-developed Turing AI chips, it reportedly delivers an industry-leading, effective onboard computing power of 3,000 TOPS.

In January 2026, Xpeng secured a road-testing permit for intelligent connected vehicles in Guangzhou, formally entering routine L4 public road testing. In March, the company established its robotaxi business unit to oversee product definition, R&D testing and operations.

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California-headquartered autonomous mobility specialist Kodiak AI has announced that it is to begin international operations with a new pilot operation at West Fraser Timber‘s log-hauling operations in Alberta, Canada, where trucks will be deployed equipped with its Kodiak Driver AI-powered autonomous driving system.

In the initial phase of work, Kodiak will pilot the use of its self-driving technology to transport timber from forest sites to one of West Fraser’s Alberta processing facilities in Western Canada later this year. Results of the pilot will be used to inform any future long-term deployment of Kodiak Driver-equipped trucks for commercial driverless operations.

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Ouster has announced that its latest Rev8 OS family of digital lidar sensors is qualified to run on the Nvidia Drive Hyperion platform to accelerate the development and deployment of Level 4 autonomous vehicles.

Rev8 sensor compatibility with Nvidia Drive Hyperion

Ouster pairs hardware readiness with full-stack software compatibility, featuring optimized plug-ins for its entire sensor portfolio within the Nvidia DriveWorks SDK. By bridging these layers, its high-density point clouds can be ingested directly into Nvidia’s hardware-accelerated software stack, providing automotive developers with a streamlined path from initial development to full-scale deployment.

Longer-range, native-color sensors for high-speed autonomy

Featuring what Ouster describes as the world’s first native-color lidar, Rev8 reportedly provides the high-quality data necessary to train next-generation world models and enable safer autonomous navigation at scale.

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Bosch has announced that its cloud-based road hazard service is being used in millions of passenger and commercial vehicles worldwide, including vehicles from BMW Group. The service uses continuously updated data from multiple sources to alert drivers to potential road hazards, such as fog or black ice. Bosch said it plans to expand the availability of the service to additional BMW vehicles over the next few years.

“The road hazard service from Bosch increases road safety while also increasing the ease of driving,” said Dr Markus Heyn, a member of the board of management at Bosch and chairman of the mobility business sector.

Continue reading Cloud-based Bosch system advances predictive road hazard detection across global fleets at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.