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NTT Sets New AV Safety Standard with Launch of Mobility Subsidiary Japanese telecommunications giant NTT has established a new subsidiary, NTT Mobility, to consolidate its expertise in the self-driving vehicle sector. The new company, launching in mid-December, will offer a comprehensive service for deploying and operating autonomous driving services across Japan. This initiative aims to overcome challenges like ensuring safe autonomous vehicle provision and developing infrastructure suited for Japan’s roads, with a service launch goal of April 2027. Concurrently, an NTT-developed technology for assessing video quality from autonomous vehicle remote-monitoring systems has been adopted as a new international standard. The model, named Parametric object-recognition-ratio-estimation, verifies in real-time if video streams are clear enough for safe object detection, alerting operators when quality drops below critical safety thresholds. ...

Stellantis Halts Level 3 Autonomous Driving Program, Citing High Costs and Low Demand Stellantis has officially suspended the development and launch of its Level 3 autonomous driving system, known as AutoDrive. The decision to halt the self-driving technology program is attributed to significant development costs, technical complexity, and a perceived lack of consumer demand for the advanced feature. While the company stated the AV technology is ready for deployment, it has been put on hold with no immediate plans for a market launch. This move is seen as a strategic reset for the automaker, which will now increase its reliance on external suppliers and technology partners like aiMotive for future autonomous systems. The work already completed on the Level 3 system will be integrated into future platform developments, reflecting the broader challenges legacy automakers face in the competitive autonomous vehicle sector. ...