Autonomous Vehicles

GAC Advanced Design has imagined a wildly capable autonomous RV concept called Vanlife. The fully autonomous vision is designed to drive over all types of earthen terrain, whisking passengers on an outdoorsy adventure while they sleep soundly inside.

Back in 2018, Honda introduced a rugged all-terrain vehicle capable of lugging stuff around construction sites autonomously. That Autonomous Work Vehicle has now entered its third generation, and will be shown off in Las Vegas later this month.

BAE Systems Autonomous Pacific 24 (AP24) Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) has taken a major step from development to deployment, the robotic naval vessel being awarded Lloyd's Register Unmanned Marine Systems Certification for its design and construction.

Zoox has announced the deployment on open public roads of its purpose-built electric robotaxi. Able to carry up to four passengers, the fully self-driving vehicle is being put to work shuttling the company's employees around Foster City, California.

In order to optimize traffic flow, many autonomous vehicles communicate with one another and with traffic control systems. Scientists are now suggesting that an extra white light at intersections could help incorporate human drivers into the mix.

Italian design house Pininfarina is usually associated with supercars such as Ferraris. Now, however, the company has teamed up with Austrian mobility firm Benteler to produce an autonomous electric shuttle known as the Holon.

The all-new Peugoet Inception concept bowed at CES 2023, showing extreme styling with edges so sharp you might slice a finger on them. The concept promises a much bolder future for the Peugeot EV.

Sony has been inching into the EV market ever since it surprised CES 2020 with the impressively put-together Vision-S concept. With the help of Honda, it now makes its biggest move yet, launching the Afeela badge and the first EV that will wear it.

If fruit is going to be grown using herbicides – which is still largely the case – then the fewer of the chemicals that are used, the better. The Herbicide GUSS autonomous robotic spray vehicle was designed with just such concerns in mind.

After two years of development, California startup Monarch Tractor has launched the AI-packing, all-electric MK-V Founder Series, and announced deliveries to its first customer – wine and spirits producer Constellation Brands.

The Royal Navy has awarded a £15.4-million (US$18.9-million) contract to MSubs to build a cutting-edge robotic submarine, called Cetus, that will be the largest in Europe and will be capable of diving deeper than conventional submarines.

Volvo has cemented an unparalleled reputation for safety, and it's look\ing to further boost that reputation with the all-new EX90. The electric SUV debuts as the company's most advanced car yet, a "computer on wheels" and intelligent third space.