A round-up of CES 2018 news.
If you only read one story, read this AP round-up of news, much of which is captured below. Auto news includes Toyota's concept and a Bosch solution to identify vacant parking spaces.
Google is dominating CES, bringing its AI assistant to connected cars. In the future, Google plans to work directly with auto manufacturers. Side note: Google (and others) are now working on self-doubting AI to improve decision making.
Intel revealed its first self-driving car, the pay-off of its acquisition of Mobileye in 2017. The chip manufacturer also announced it is working with BMW, Nissan and VW to develop high-definition maps for use in autonomous vehicles.
NVIDIA adds Uber and VW to it's roster of self-driving car customers. The NVIDIA Drive IX platform is an autonomous AI SDK.
Aurora, an autonomous start-up (with founders from Google, Tesla and Uber) has signed deals with VW and Hyundai. The partnership will pair Aurora sensors into the vehicles.
Toyota introduced the e-Palette, an autonomous concept car, which mixes mobility and commerce, ZDNet reports. More from The Verge and from WIRED.
Toyota also revealed "Platform 3.0" which eschews the boxy look of e-Palette for a more traditional, almost elegant, autonomous driving experience, Mashable reports.
Ford announced plans for its autonomous vehicle fleet, including partnerships with Lyft, Dominoes and Postmates.
Beyond CES, MIT Technology Review reports on Baidu's self-driving car program, which offers its Apollo operating systems to partners for free. It currently has 90 partners, including auto manufacturers and chip makers.