Velodyne Lidar sensors voeden ThorDrive’s baanbrekende commerciële autonome voertuigdiensten
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Aftrap vindt plaats op donderdag 29 november om 11 uur bij Hassett ACE Hardware, 875 Alma Street, Palo Alto
Gebruikmakend van Velodyne Lidar sensors, introduceert ThorDrive, een koplopende startup in autonome voertuigen (AV), commerciële voertuigdiensten in de eerste van vele pilots. De aftrap zal worden aangedaan door de regionale overheid en bedrijfsleiders, waaronder burgemeester Liz Kniss van Palo Alto, Mike Jellen, president en CCO van Velodyne Lidar, en Seung-Woo Seo, grondlegger van ThorDrive. De aanvankelijke dienst, in partnerschap met Hassett ACE Hardware, zal bepaalde inwoners van Channing House (bejaardentehuis) en de brandweer in Palo Alto ondersteunen, met plannen om meer pilots binnenkort te doen. Het ThorDrive platform gebruikt Velodyne’s lidar sensors om brede date te bieden voor de AV-software.
“We zijn blij om vernieuwende autonome voertuigtechnologie te kunnen bieden, die een nieuwe manier brengt om diensten met toegevoegde waarde te leveren in logistieke processen,” zei Seung-Woo Seo. “Velodyne’s lidar technologie brengt cruciale datasets voor sensorfusie in de software van ThorDrive en zal een kerncomponent blijven in de sensorsuite van ThorDrive.”
Velodyne Lidar Sensors Power ThorDrive’s Trailblazing Autonomous Driving Commercial Vehicle Services
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Kickoff Event Takes Place Thursday, November 29th 11:00 a.m. at Hassett ACE Hardware, 875 Alma Street, Palo Alto
Utilizing Velodyne Lidar sensors, ThorDrive, a leading autonomous vehicle (AV) startup, is introducing commercial vehicle services in the first of many pilots. The kick-off event will be attended by local government and business leaders, including Mayor Liz Kniss of Palo Alto, Mike Jellen, President and CCO of Velodyne Lidar, and Seung-Woo Seo, founder of ThorDrive. The initial service, in partnership with Hassett ACE Hardware, will support select residents of Channing House (senior housing) and fire departments in Palo Alto with plans to expand to additional pilots soon. The ThorDrive platform is using Velodyne’s lidar sensors to provide rich data content for its AV software.
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Velodyne Lidar’s ULTRA Puck™ VLP-32C sensor combines best-in-class performance with a small form factor. (Photo: Business Wire)
“We are excited to provide groundbreaking autonomous driving technology that is pioneering a new way to provide value-added services in logistics processes,” said Seung-Woo Seo. “Velodyne’s lidar technology provides a crucial data set for sensor fusion in ThorDrive software and will continue to be a core component in the ThorDrive sensor suite.”
“ThorDrive-powered commercial vehicle services demonstrate how Velodyne intelligent lidar sensors are helping companies place autonomous vehicles on the road today,” said Mike Jellen. “ThorDrive’s technology taps the full potential of Velodyne’s rich computer perception data to help determine the safest way to navigate and direct a self-driving vehicle. They are transforming logistics by developing dedicated autonomous vans to help companies create faster, more efficient commercial services.”
The ThorDrive platform has been designed to provide the highly accurate sensor fusion, high-precision localization, and detailed path planning needed to operate in dense urban environments. It can build maps for hyperlocal areas, such as private parking lots. The platform has been demonstrated to support proof-of-concept tests quickly and cost effectively.
ThorDrive has been using Velodyne lidar sensors in developing its autonomous driving technology since 2010. The company retrofits Ford vans with its AV technology and they will be deployed as a fleet of autonomous vehicles across the United States, addressing commercial and logistics markets.
“ThorDrive is very pleased to be working with Velodyne because of their commitment to continuous innovation and focus on manufacturing at scale,” said Farshid Arman, COO, ThorDrive. “Velodyne has been an invaluable collaborator and provides the reliable product and on-time delivery we need to develop our full stack autonomous driving software to our customers’ choice of commercial vehicles.”
About ThorDrive
ThorDrive, based in Silicon Valley, has been developing autonomous driving technology since 2010, and was established as a company in 2017. ThorDrive is applying its autonomous driving product suite to providing value-added commercial vehicle services (www.thordrive.ai).
About Velodyne Lidar
Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, Velodyne is a technology company known worldwide for its real-time 3D lidar computing and software platforms. The company evolved after founder David Hall invented the HDL-64 Solid-State Hybrid lidar sensor in 2005. Since then, Velodyne Lidar, Inc. emerged as the unmatched market leader of real-time 3D vision systems used in a variety of commercial applications including autonomous vehicles, vehicle safety systems, mobile mapping, aerial mapping, and security. Its products range from the high-performance, surround view Ultra-Puck™ VLP-32, classic HDL-32/64 and cost-effective VLP-16, the new VLS-128, to the upcoming, hidden Velarray™. Velodyne’s rich suite of perception software and algorithms are the key enablers of its perception systems. Velodyne supports customers from offices in San Jose, Detroit, Frankfurt, and Beijing. For more information, visit http://www.velodynelidar.com.
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Contacts
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Landis Communications for Velodyne Lidar, Inc.
(415) 902-4461
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