AutonomouStuff August 2021 News
Enabling the future of autonomy
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AutonomouStuff leads the industry in enabling, accelerating and deploying the future of autonomy.
Our team works hard to remain at the forefront of technology in this fast-paced, ever-changing industry, with one main goal: help our customers succeed.
Communication is a vital component of that goal, so each month we share what's new and the success of our partnerships.
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In this issue:
Feature
- How AutonomouStuff is enabling university research
- XPONENTIAL 2021 Day 2 Keynote: Autonomous Racing
Products
- Quantum introduces the R6000
What's happening at AS?
- Meet the team: Noni Aikens
- Join our team!
Events
- Highlights from our first in-person event of 2021
- Upcoming events
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How AutonomouStuff is enabling university research
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From our collaboration with Virginia Tech College of Engineering in 2011 continuing into the summer of 2021's collaboration with the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) at the University of Iowa, AutonomouStuff has been working with universities around the world to enable automated research and development platforms for a wide variety of studies.
With University of Iowa, we provided the platform, and are also providing a full scale autonomy stack that will be capable of driving in live traffic. This produced the Ford Transit 350HD automated shuttle that embarked on a two year journey through the rural roads of Iowa. Another example of our university partnerships is the research and development that came from the University of Cincinnati Next Mobility Lab. Here we provided their team with a critical tool needed for their research: a small fleet of Lexus RX450h Automated Research Development Platforms.
AutonomouStuff continues to establish lasting research partnerships across the university systems around the world to advance and accelerate the development of autonomous technology.
You can learn more about our work with the University of Iowa, Virginia Tech and other universities here.
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XPONENTIAL 2021 Day 2 Keynote: Autonomous Racing |
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As in-person events kick back into full gear, this year's XPONENTIAL 2021 (XPO21) definitely delivered. The Day 2 Keynote: Autonomous Racing included a panel discussion highlighting the Indy Autonomous Challenge collaboration.
Industry experts shared intimate details about the progress, challenges, and excitement surrounding empowering students to tackle real-world issues by participating in this autonomous racing challenge. This competition will bring together a multitude of entities around the world to imagine, invent and inspire the next generation of STEM talent.
Panelists included Noel Marshall, Senior Account Executive, eMobility Schaeffler Group, Dr. Chris Paredis Professor & BMW Endowed Chair in Automotive Systems Integration Clemson University, Dr. Sandeep Sovani Industry Expert, Autonomous Vehicles, Automotive Technology & Engineering Simulation, and two members of the Autonomy & Positioning division, Justin Puent, Senior Project Manager, and Bobby Hambrick, Chief Autonomous Officer. The Indy Autonomous Challenge is scheduled to be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 23, 2021.
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Quantum introduces the R6000 |
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Quantum has developed the R6000 specifically for high-speed data capture in vehicles. This new solution in Quantum's R-Series ensures large enough storage capacity for in-vehicle loggers to collect sensor data for an extended period of time. NVMe flash storage is used to ensure extremely fast data collection and data transfer. And as you've come to expect with other R-Series devices, this system continues to provide the robust and reliable architecture and conforms to MIL-STD-810F, MIL-STD-810G, and MIL-STD-461F specifications.
Learn more about the R6000 from Quantum here.
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Meet the team: Noni Aikens |
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Noni Aikens started with Hexagon AB in March of 2020, driving their multi-divisional industry event strategy, and just transitioned to the Autonomy & Positioning division in mid-August 2021 as the Global Marketing Specialist, Communications for AutonomouStuff. Noni will mainly collaborate with cross-functional teams on content planning, product marketing, digital media campaigns, social media, and email automation. From an early age, she was drawn to all aspects of marketing which lead her to a career in Marketing-Communications and Events. After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in English from Georgia State University, Noni joined the United States Army and later received a Master of Arts in Communications from the University of the Incarnate Word.
"I came onboard at the height of the pandemic working with the Hexagon AB marketing team focusing on strategic events. Through various collaborations, I was interested in the work that the Autonomy & Positioning division is doing and am thrilled to be telling their stories through a variety of mediums".
It has been awesome having Noni on the team. We can't wait to see what comes next!
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Hexagon's Autonomy & Positioning division is looking to grow the AutonomouStuff team, with several current openings for a variety of positions. Each plays a role in the development of the next generation of mobility. If you'd like to work for a company that values family and culture, that gives employees opportunities to grow along with it, and that is truly changing the future of transportation, we could be a perfect fit. We offer a chance to work with the best people, companies and technology.
If you are interested in becoming part of our family, check out our careers page.
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Highlights from our first in-person event of 2021: XPONENTIAL 2021 |
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On August 16-19, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) hosted its annual event in Atlanta, Georgia. And with the return of in-person events, AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021 (XPO21) designed a new program of keynote speakers, educational sessions, safely facilitated networking opportunities, and expanded their XPO Hall. The theme of this year's event was Assured Autonomy.
AutonomouStuff successfully exhibited at AUVSI XPO21 and thoroughly enjoyed the in-person engagement where attendees were able to experience all things autonomy and positioning.
Read more about our participation in XPO21 here.
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