EasyMile wins Start Up of the Year from EY

Radar traffic detection firm's David Arnold and Mike Jensen recognised as entrepreneurs

Automotive giant Continental has signed a deal with autonomous driving specialist EasyMile to create a joint R&D facility in Singapore. The combined team will work on solutions for driverless mobility, focusing on perception and deep learning, to prepare autonomous vehicle (AV) technology for tests. The companies call their memorandum of understanding a “stepping stone in a structured approach to AV testing on public roads in Singapore”. The city-state of Singapore is looking to AVs to improve its trans

EasyMile’s quality management system has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification – which the company says will allow it to develop and better structure activities dedicated to autonomous mobility. The certification includes all activities such as the specifications of autonomous vehicle, software and system development, up to its deployment in the field. It also covers the company’s activities with third-party manufacturers aiming to reach autonomy with their platforms via EasyMile’s technology. Gil

Alstom is taking a minority stake in EasyMile, a start-up company developing the EZ10 electric driverless shuttle. The two plan to develop integrated solutions for urban transportation. The EZ10 is capable of transporting up to 12 passengers and operates from a transport hub to a final destination within a precinct or defined area. According to Alstom, the investment will enable it to expand its expertise into driverless technology and development of smart mobility technology. EasyMile will benefi