space

Although we deal with Earth-based autonomous vehicles at Darwin, our work often extends into space. Our vehicle connectivity technology uses satellites to fill gaps in network coverage, and many of our achievements, including the Darwin Autonomous Shuttle at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, were made possible with the support of the European Space Agency.

At the 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), we’ll be speaking about how our work with space connects to our implementation of self-driving vehicles in ports. Our paper ‘From Space Systems to Smart Ports: Infrastructure Insights for Autonomous Operations’, written by Darwin’s co-founder Dr Daniela Petrovic with support from the Darwin team, will be presented at the IAC with a question-and-answer session afterwards.

As the first crewed moon landing, Apollo 11 gets a lot of attention, but there’s plenty to discuss about the later landings as well. Today, we’re going to talk about Apollo 12, humanity’s second visit to the moon’s surface.

In June, the European Space Agency (ESA) published the report ‘Space for Automotive: Use Cases and Market Opportunities’. This report looks at how modern technology is transforming the automotive industry, and at the role the space industry can play. In particular, the report talks about the importance of reliable connectivity for modern vehicles, especially self-driving vehicles.

As the first time humans walked on the moon, Apollo 11 is the Apollo mission you’ll hear most people talking about. In today’s post we’ll take a look at how Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made it to the moon’s surface, and at what stayed behind when they left.

Our Apollo article series is getting closer to humanity’s first steps on the moon, taken during Apollo 11. Before that, though, we’re going to take a look at Apollo 9 and Apollo 10. These crewed missions tested the spacecraft’s lunar module, making sure that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin would be able to land safely on the moon’s surface a few months later.