Bridgestone Americas Inc. announced on June 16 that it has made a minority investment in Kodiak Robotics Inc., a U.S. company engaged in developing self-driving technology for long-haul trucks. Kodiak currently provides customers in Texas with long-haul truck services based on Level 4 self-driving technology, which allows for an advanced level of automation while retaining a safety driver on board....
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Looking to help achieve Level 4 autonomous driving, Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has built an integrated system that handles everything from obtaining tire pressure data through to facilitating maintenance for detected issues. The company recently subjected this system to proof-of-concept testing on public roads in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, on Nov. 12. This system comes as part of a joint...
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Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) recently launched Zeonex T62R, a new heat-resistant cyclo-olefin polymer (COP) resin. The product is intended for use in the lenses of automotive sensing cameras, for which heat-resistant materials are in high demand, and is expected to be adopted as a replacement for glass. While sensing cameras are used in high temperature environments for long periods of time,...
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