Thursday 19th September 2019
wejo Ltd, a UK-based tech firm transforming global mobility through
connected vehicle data, and Waycare, a smart mobility cloud-based
traffic management firm operating in the US and Israel, announced a new
partnership in which Waycare will utilise wejo’s connected car data for
more accurate traffic management solutions.
Thursday 19th September 2019
With the pilot project “Cobalt for Development”, the BMW Group, BASF SE,
Samsung SDI and Samsung Electronics kicked off their cross-industrial
initiative aimed at improving working conditions of the people working
at an artisanal cobalt mine site in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR
Congo).
Thursday 19th September 2019
Tata Motors announced its state-of-the-art electric vehicle technology
‘ZIPTRON’, which will power a range of aspirational Tata Electric Cars,
starting with a new launch in Q4 of FY20.
Thursday 19th September 2019
The all-electric Renault ZOE will be helping to save lives and some of
the UK’s most beautiful scenery after the Scottish Fire & Rescue
Service (SFRS) ordered 45 to be used throughout Scotland in the support
of its frontline operations.
Thursday 19th September 2019
Porsche CEO, Oliver Blume, said in an interview that the German sports
carmaker will take a final call within the next one year on whether the
718 Boxster and 718 Cayman series will be launched solely in electrified
avatar.
Thursday 19th September 2019
Hella Pagid, the Essen-based brake system specialist for the independent
aftermarket and joint venture of the automotive suppliers TMD Friction
and HELLA, is now planning the future-oriented expansion of its brake
fluids product range.
Thursday 19th September 2019
Ouster, a leading provider of high-resolution LiDAR sensors for
autonomous vehicles, robotics, and mapping, is working with NVIDIA to
provide LiDAR sensors for use in Level 3 to Level 5 autonomous driving
systems being developed by major global OEMs targeting production in
2022.
Thursday 19th September 2019
Zero Motorcycles is adding more depth to its lineup following the release of the transformational 2020 SR/F earlier this year.
Thursday 19th September 2019
TDK Corporation has expanded its lineup of multilayer varistors for
automotive Ethernet with a new type (AVRH10C221KT1R5YA8) featuring a
very high ESD robustness for use in especially hostile environments.
Thursday 19th September 2019
Smartvalue Co., Ltd., Suzuki Motor Corporation and Marubeni Corporation
have entered into a joint contract to conduct a Proof of Concept (PoC)
for a carsharing service, utilising shared parking lots as well as
parking lots of Suzuki’s car dealerships and focusing on users in
suburban areas.
Thursday 19th September 2019
After its première in June this year at the Global Public Transport
Summit UITP in Stockholm, the hydrogen-fuelled bus Solaris Urbino 12
hydrogen are being tested by carriers in Austria, Italy and Germany over
the past few weeks. Now it is undergoing testing in Poznań, marking its
début in the Polish market.
Thursday 19th September 2019
Amazon and Global Optimism announced The Climate Pledge, a commitment to meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early.
Thursday 19th September 2019
America’s best-selling crossover of the past two decades gets a major
boost with the introduction of the 2020 Honda CR-V, sporting freshened
styling, new features and upgraded powertrains—including a new CR-V
Hybrid to be built in the company’s Greensburg, Indiana plant.
Wednesday 18th September 2019
With the aim to steer innovation through collaboration, Tata Motors
formally announced the launch of Tata Motors AutoMobility Collaboration
Network 2.0 (TACNet 2.0), a platform that will help develop a centre of
AutoMobility innovation through partnerships for new technologies and/or
business models.
Wednesday 18th September 2019
UK-based automotive engineering specialist, Drive System Design (DSD)
will present a system-level approach for EV powertrain design in a paper
at the 17th CTI China Symposium in Shanghai.
Wednesday 18th September 2019
BYD Europe and Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) jointly announced that the
companies’ electric vehicle partnership will upgrade its market-leading
BYD ADL Enviro200EV with ADL’s new electric bus heating system and
optimised vehicle layouts.
Wednesday 18th September 2019
Wednesday 18th September 2019
The first Superb iV rolled off the line at the Škoda Auto Kvasiny plant.
Wednesday 18th September 2019
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will debut its small plug-in hybrid
electric SUV concept car at the 46th Tokyo Motor Show 2019.
Wednesday 18th September 2019
Daimler Trucks & Buses and battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex
Technology Co. Limited (CATL) have entered a global battery cell
modules supply agreement for electric series trucks.
Wednesday 18th September 2019
Ford is reportedly in talks with Volkswagen Group to create a second EV based on the German automaker’s MEB platform.
Wednesday 18th September 2019
General Motors Co. has announced an investment package of around $7
billion during its ongoing contract negotiations with United Auto
Workers (UAW).
Wednesday 18th September 2019
Veoneer, Inc., the world’s largest pure-play company focused on Advanced
Driver Assistance Systems, Collaborative and Automated Driving, has
been awarded a production contract to manufacture the world’s first
thermal camera for a Level 4 autonomous vehicle.
Wednesday 18th September 2019
SVOLT Energy Technology Co., Ltd., a leading EV battery manufacturer
carved out of Great Wall Motor, unveiled its new EV battery products for
European OEMs at the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) 2019 in
Germany.
