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Electric vehicle shoppers have an increasing number of models to choose from. There are nearly two dozen EVs on the market today, and that selection will only grow over the next eight months. Here are five upcoming EVs, organized by price, that the experts at Edmunds are most excited to see in 2021.

https://techxplore.com/news/2021-04-evs.html

Some nice cars coming. We should be in a fair few.

https://auburnpub.com/lifestyles/autos/electric-vehicles-coming-soon/collection_d9d74685-88a1-50a5-9a98-595191ad9571.html#7

Auto lobbyists told U.S. senators on Tuesday that they actually want new vehicle safety standards to cover automated driving systems, and one day, driverless vehicles.
Despite commercial availability of systems like Tesla’s Autopilot or GM’s SuperCruise, no federal performance standards or regulations govern automated driving systems in the U.S. today.
The hearing followed a high-profile, fatal crash involving a Tesla 2019 Model S in Texas this month.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., criticized Tesla and Musk for speaking publicly about the crash while federal investigations are still underway.

Driver-monitoring
Prior to the hearing, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which represents auto suppliers and manufacturers producing nearly 99% of new cars and light trucks sold in the U.S., released several safety principles related to driver monitoring in vehicles with driver-assist systems such as Tesla’s Autopilot.

The guidelines, among other things, push for automakers to adopt camera-based driver monitoring systems for vehicles that have automated driving or driver-assist systems. These are designed to sense whether drivers are staying attentive and ready to drive manually in situations where the automated program won’t suffice.

General Motors, Subaru and BMW have camera-based driver monitoring systems already, and others such as Ford Motor have announced similar plans. Tesla vehicles have cabin cameras, but according to the company’s owners manuals, these are not used for driver monitoring. Tesla’s systems require drivers to “check in” by touching the steering wheel.

“This issue that we’re discussing now -- and I agree with you – is one of consumer awareness and consumer confidence. This is why we outlined these driver monitoring principles today,” Bozzella said during the hearing without mentioning any company or sp

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/27/lobbyists-urge-updates-to-federal-car-safety-rules-after-tesla-crashes.html

SEEuJIMMY

What it really needs to proper spike it is..

Aviation news
Couple or so model announcements
A nice juicy $ RNS or a big Auto win
Another chip license deal
A big boy buying on the open market

Iam hoping by July we see all these & more

Brock

Lets hope the Northern Hemisphere starts opening up more and sales the last 9 or 10 weeks add to the Southern Hemisphere sales to end up with a decent increase in connections b4 year end.

As such, this could be additional F-150-specific fine-tuning of the system, which will be available only on select highways in North America. Or we could be looking at the next evolution of BlueCruise, which in theory would be a Level 3 system without operational limitations.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.motor1.com/news/503955/ford-f-150-autonomous-spy-photos/amp/

Whether or not Honda borrows the Lyriq's bones, both of its new electric crossovers would make ideal implementations for Cadillac's situationally hands-free Super Cruise driving assist, whose inclusion Honda confirmed back in April of last year. Its "plans to make GM's hands-free advanced driver-assist technology available" on both vehicles could be facilitated by the carmakers' closely cooperating R&D teams, whom both companies acknowledge are working on autonomous drive tech.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/40332/gm-will-build-a-large-electric-suv-for-acura-in-2024

The principles say that any vehicle with such a system should have driver monitoring as standard equipment. Cameras should be considered to make sure drivers have eyes on the road, and the monitoring systems should be designed so they can't be “disengaged or disabled" while the partially automated systems are working, according to the list of principles.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/auto-group-backs-guidelines-for-partially-automated-vehicles-tesla-detroit-houston-california-joe-biden-b1838140.html%3famp

MOBILITY INSIDER
April 26, 2021
A driver-monitoring system — sometimes called a driver state sensing (DSS) system — is an advanced safety feature that uses a camera mounted on the dashboard to track driver drowsiness or distraction, and to issue a warning or alert to get the driver’s attention back to the task of driving.

Driver-monitoring systems (DMS) are expected to become a standard feature in new cars as a result of regulatory and rating agency requirements. For example, the European Union has mandated DMS for inclusion in all new vehicle models starting in 2024, and the European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP) currently grants a vehicle points toward a 5-star rating for including DMS.

Washington — A leading auto industry advocacy group is calling upon automakers to outfit their semi-autonomous vehicles with driver monitoring technology and to clarify messaging so as not to mislead consumers.

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation doesn't name Tesla Inc. in the voluntary guidelines released Tuesday, but their target is clear: The message comes just over a week after another fatal Tesla crash in Texas and after engineers with Consumer Reports found a Tesla Model Y could easily be tricked into driving without someone in the driver's seat.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.detroitnews.com/amp/7387711002

Great reviews should turn into more sales.

2022 CHEVROLET BOLT EUV REVIEW: IT FIXES THE WORST PART OF DRIVING
But now there's the new 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV, which is a tweaked version of the Bolt EV that I drove last year, complete with a longer wheelbase, refreshed look, and that commuter killer app: Super Cruise.

Forget the car for a minute and let's talk Super Cruise. Standard adaptive or radar cruise control uses cameras and a radar sensor to determine the speed of the car in front of you and your distance to it. With that information, the car can automatically slow to match the speed of that car and keep you from driving into it.

The advantage here is that you don't need to use the pedals at all when adaptive cruise is activated — all you need to do is steer. This is great for stop-and-go traffic because the car handles all the tedious braking and accelerating, while you can focus on your true-crime podcast or whatever and just steer the car. But, you still have to steer. That's where Super Cruise comes in.

https://www.inverse.com/innovation/2022-chevrolet-bolt-euv-review

Good awareness press coming out today for DMS.

The SAFE Act requires research into use of driver monitoring systems to minimize or eliminate driver distraction, driver disengagement, automation complacency by drivers, and foreseeable misuse of advance driver assist systems, followed by a requirement to write a rule to mandate such systems in all new vehicles. “When implemented, driver monitoring system technology can greatly reduce the ongoing risk to far too many Americans of a single mistake by a driver ending in tragedy,” said Levine. The bill is designed to protect privacy while protecting pedestrians and other vulnerable road users at the same time. “Recognizing risks where they are, and embracing existing technological solutions to distracted driving behaviors, is the fastest way to addressing the continued scourge of crash deaths that visit far too many communities,” Levine continued. “The Center for Auto Safety also wants to commend Senator Amy Klobuchar for her co-sponsorship of this bill.”

https://www.autosafety.org/senate-bills-take-on-overdue-vehicle-safety-failures/

Colin going for it today :)

Anyone who believes vision-based driver monitoring systems (DMS) are unnecessary or obsolete has not been paying attention to the recent market developments covered in EE Times. Both underreported and underappreciated — especially among U.S.-based carmakers and consumers — this is technology which is finally emerging into the light.

I presented the DMS keynote at the recent EE Times event “Roadmap to the Next-Gen EV&AV” and I used the following slide to show the evolution of the ADAS forward camera market as a reference to the growth opportunities that lie ahead for DMS and in-cabin monitoring systems (ICMS).

https://www.eetasia.com/dms-becoming-a-must-have-for-most-oems/

I like that alot

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three Democratic U.S. senators on Monday said they are introducing legislation that would require U.S. regulators to mandate installation of driver-monitoring systems to ensure motorists pay attention while using systems like Tesla’s Autopilot.

https://kfgo.com/2021/04/26/3-u-s-senators-want-driver-monitoring-systems-mandated/

Three Democratic U.S. senators on Monday said they are introducing legislation that would require U.S. regulators to mandate installation of driver-monitoring systems to ensure motorists pay attention while using systems like Tesla's (TSLA.O) Autopilot.

Senators Ed Markey, Richard Blumenthal and Amy Klobuchar introduced the measure and other auto safety bills on Monday, saying they hope to get them included as part of infrastructure reform legislation. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened 28 probes into Tesla crashes to date, with 24 pending, where Autopilot was suspected of being in use.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/3-us-senators-want-driver-monitoring-systems-mandated-2021-04-26/

I like this bit! Hoping for a great Year of announcements...

The win is positive for the company making it the tenth RFQ win with the seventh OEM and with a seventh Teir-1 supplier. It is also one of the first new DMS awards announced since the onset of the pandemic demonstrating in our view that the automotive industry is getting back in gear sourcing DMS and we believe many more RFQs are in process for award this year.

Opting for Super Cruise only entitles owners to a three-year free trial, after which they will need to sign up for a $25 per month subscription. This may sound pricey, but remember that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving feature, which currently does not exist, costs $10,000.

GM will soon introduce Super Cruise on several more affordable vehicles. The current list includes the Cadillac Lyriq, CT4, and CT5, Chevrolet Bolt, Chevrolet Bolt EUV, GMC Sierra, GMC Hummer EV Pickup, and GMC Hummer EV SUV. We don’t know how much Super Cruise will cost on these upcoming models, but it will bring the technology down to a lower price bracket.

https://portal4cars.com/brands/cadillac/everything-you-need-to-know-about-cadillac-super-cruise/

Super cruise.
Writer Sami Haj-Assaad

With various self-driving automobiles landing on our driveways, we’ve almost arrived at the realities posed by sci-fi tropes in shows like Knight Rider and Batman. These things take time, and while cars aren’t totally autonomous, the latest trick is that they can do almost everything on the road without a driver’s hands on the wheel or feet on the pedals. Most would call this hands-free driving technology, although the term brings to mind flashbacks of when everyone drove with a Bluetooth headset in their ears.

It’s important to recognize that modern cars have all kinds of driver assistance systems, including adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping assistance, but they still need a driver to operate them. As reliable as these features are in most cars, they can’t recognize obstacles or identify when they will need the driver’s touch to navigate a tricky situation. Furthermore, these safety suites don’t have redundancies to help ensure the driver is paying attention, which means they are the perfect environment for distracted and potentially unsafe driving.

https://nuvomagazine.com/transport/the-who-and-what-of-hands-free-driving-technology

The BlueCruise and Super Cruise systems are unique in that they allow for extended hands-free driving, whereas Tesla constantly nannies the driver to keep a hand on the wheel. Tesla is beta-testing a Full Self-Driving mode enabling Navigation by Autopilot everywhere.

Using advanced camera and radar-sensing tech, BlueCruise builds on Ford's adaptive cruise system, which can follow other vehicles, lane center and recognize speed limit signs. Ford's system will not debut with whiz-bang features pioneered by Tesla like lane-change assist and predictive speed assist in turns. Ford says BlueCruise will be upgraded in the future to include such features — updates that Super Cruise recently added.

https://www.theday.com/wheels/20210426/fords-hands-free-bluecruise-chases-tesla-autopilot-and-gm-super-cruise

What it does, what it doesn't do, and why it's important.

After the latest fatal accident involving a Tesla vehicle, we thought it would be a good time to talk about driver-assistance features, particularly semi-autonomous systems like Autopilot. Many people misunderstand the limitations of these systems, as evidenced by the litany of accidents. Despite popular belief, Tesla's Autopilot is not a dedicated "hands-free" system where drivers can remove their hands from the wheel. In fact, the only systems currently available that offer this ability are Super Cruise from General Motors and BMW's Extended Traffic Jam Assistant, which isn't as advanced.

Ford will soon introduce its similarly-named Blue Cruise system for the F-150 and Mustang Mach-E, but as of right now, Super Cruise is the gold standard for driver-assist features. To educate people on how Super Cruise works, we borrowed a 2021 Cadillac Escalade Sport for a week to test the technology ourselves. It's pretty cool in practice, but it's far from perfect.

https://carbuzz.com/features/everything-you-need-to-know-about-cadillac-super-cruise