Morgan Hill, CA (May 7, 2009)

Velodyne Lidar, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high definition lidar sensors, and GrayMatter Inc., a provider of integrated software and hardware solutions for autonomous motor vehicles, announced today that Velodyne will distribute the GrayMatter Visionary™ point cloud visualization software. Velodyne will include a trial version of Visionary with each shipment of a Velodyne HDL-64E S2 lidar sensor. (more…)

July 02, 2008 - GrayMatter Announces Preliminary Specifications for AVS™ Version 4.0

The most recent version of GrayMatter’s AVS™ control system for autonomous vehicles is in the final design stages. For the first time in its history, GrayMatter will use an outside manufacturing firm to produce the units that will be certified to the ISO 9000 standard. The new hardware will be smaller, lighter, and more efficient than the previous model. (more…)

05/06/2008
GrayMatter demonstrated the AVS™ at the European Automotive Testing Expo 2008 held in Stuttgart, Germany in conjunction with Stähle and their exhibition of the Ruggedized Autopilot system for autonomous vehicles. (more…)

METAIRIE, LA - December 14, 2007 - GrayMatter Inc. would like to congratulate Team Gray, and their robot ‘Plan B,’ on their performance in the DARPA Urban Challenge’s National Qualifying Event(NQE). This accomplishment not only shows the engineering prowess and dedication (more…)

Hosts Near-Perfect Site Visit - Expects Invitation to National Qualifying Event

Metairie, LA - Tuesday, July 3, 2007 - Personnel from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) were present on June 26 to judge the performance of Team Gray’s entry into the 2007 Urban Challenge, a competition designed to accelerate development of autonomous vehicles for use by the military. (more…)

May 31, 2007 - Work in preparation for the 2007 Urban Challenge continues at GrayMatter. Working in a real-time version of Java, new vehicle control software to further improve low speed tracking accuracy and facilitate higher-speed operation of the vehicle is nearing completion. (more…)

May 24, 2007 - The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has announced that Team Gray, a unit of GrayMatter, Inc. is one of 53 teams that have advanced to the next stage of the agency’s selection process for the Urban Challenge. In June, DARPA personnel will visit the Team Gray test site to (more…)

May 21, 2007 - Team Gray approached the 2005 Grand Challenge from the standpoint of integrators rather than inventors. Our approach during 2007 to the Urban Challenge has not deviated from this strategy. Stated another way, “not invented here” is a good thing. (more…)

May 14, 2007 - An effective autonomous vehicle must simultaneously perform a variety of diverse tasks with a high degree of safety and reliability. First, it must sense and understand the environment in which it operates. Second, it must remain constantly aware of its location within that environment and (more…)

May 11, 2007 - GrayMatter demonstrated the AVS™ at the European Automotive Testing Expo 2007 held in Stuttgart, Germany in conjunction with Stähle and their exhibition of the SFP Autopilot system. (more…)