Friday 18th January 2019
Toyota and Lexus are bringing connected car capabilities to their vehicles in the United States. The collaboration of Toyota Motor North America, KDDI and AT&T* will enable 4G LTE connectivity for all new model Toyota and Lexus cars and trucks. This will start with 2020 model year vehicles in the fall of 2019, across all 50 states.
Friday 18th January 2019
Hyundai Mobis and KT announced that they have launched 5G communication in the Hyundai Mobis proving ground in Seosan, Chungcheongnam-do, and have begun to develop connected vehicle technology by actively utilising this network. KT built the infrastructure in the Seosan proving ground so that Hyundai Mobis can aim to gain early advantage in leveraging the 5G-based connected vehicle technology.
Wednesday 16th January 2019
Volvo Group Venture Capital AB, a subsidiary of the Volvo Group,
announced an investment in Momentum Dynamics Inc, a leading company in
high power wireless charging of electric vehicles.
Wednesday 16th January 2019
Daimler owned car-sharing platform, car2go, announced its launch in the French capital.
Wednesday 16th January 2019
Allego and Gireve have signed a partnership to give Gireve customers
access to the Allego charging infrastructure, making Allego’s extensive
charge point network even more accessible to EV drivers throughout
Europe.
Wednesday 16th January 2019
LG Electronics and Microsoft have entered into a memorandum of
understanding to enhance and further grow LG’s autonomous vehicle and
infotainment system business.
Wednesday 16th January 2019
Moovit integrates GoTo Mobility to offer commuters a complete Mobility as a Service (MaaS) experience.
Wednesday 16th January 2019
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) authorised Consumers
Energy Co. to launch the state’s first electric vehicle infrastructure
pilot programme.
Wednesday 16th January 2019
Making its debut at the 2019 North American International Auto Show, the
Infiniti QX Inspiration mid-sized SUV concept serves as a precursor to
the brand’s first fully-electric vehicle.
Tuesday 15th January 2019
Sumitomo Electric Industries and EV Safe Charge announced collaboration
on a new mobile app to enable electric vehicle (EV) drivers to
experience the optimal road trip.
Tuesday 15th January 2019
Iteris, Inc., a provider of applied informatics for transportation and
agriculture, announced a strategic partnership with Cisco that will
promote Cisco’s Connected Roadway solution through several initiatives
between the two companies.
Tuesday 15th January 2019
Valeo has signed a partnership agreement with Mobileye to develop
and promote a new autonomous vehicle (AV) safety standard based on
Responsibility-Sensitive Safety (RSS), Mobileye’s mathematical safety
model, with the goal of a widespread industry adoption.
Monday 14th January 2019
The Volkswagen brand announced the first production location of its
electric offensive in North America. In future, the Chattanooga plant in
Tennessee is to produce vehicles based on the modular electric toolkit
MEB, a new generation of electric cars.
Monday 14th January 2019
In an update provided to its investors on its comprehensive strategic
plan, General Motors said that Cadillac will be the flag-bearer of the
Group’s electrification activities. The automaker’s autonomous platform,
Cruise, will also be working towards commercialising its autonomous
vehicles.
Monday 14th January 2019
BMW has become the first premium carmaker to launch Tmall Genie onto the
market in China in selected BMW models. The intelligent voice assistant
from Alibaba A.I. Labs will be fully and seamlessly integrated in BMW
vehicles in China.
Friday 11th January 2019
The BMW Group sold more than 140,000 electrified (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) vehicles in 2018. In total, 142,617 (+38.4%) electrified BMW and Mini vehicles were delivered to customers around the world last year.
Friday 11th January 2019
Volkswagen’s partnership with car sharing club Zipcar UK has already delivered over 250,000 miles of stress-free, zero-emission driving in London, with almost 10,000 Zipcar UK members having used the fleet for more than 50,000 trips.
Friday 11th January 2019
At CES 2019, Continental exhibited how a driverless vehicle could be used to stage and deploy delivery robots, taking packages all the way to the consumer, even when they’re not able to physically receive them.
Friday 11th January 2019
Electrify America and Hubject, a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging interoperability and “Plug&Charge” technology capabilities, announced a strategic agreement that will allow people to pay for their electric vehicle charging simply by plugging in their vehicles.
Friday 11th January 2019
Mobileye, an Intel company, and Ordnance Survey, Great Britain’s national mapping agency, announced an agreement to bring high-precision location data to UK agencies and businesses.
Friday 11th January 2019
Danlaw Inc., a provider of innovative vehicle connectivity solutions, announced the launch of its C-V2X AutoLink On-board Unit (OBU) and RouteLink Roadside Unit (RSU).
Thursday 10th January 2019
General Motors will collaborate with EVgo, ChargePoint and Greenlots to enable access to the largest collective electric vehicle charging network in the United States, including more than 31,000 charging ports.
Thursday 10th January 2019
On January 7, Tesla founder Elon Musk along with the Mayor of Shanghai
participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the carmaker’s first
factory outside the US – it’s Shanghai Gigafactory.
Thursday 10th January 2019
Lear Corporation announced that it has signed Hyundai-Kia America Technical Centre, Inc. (HATCI) as the first development partner in its EXO Technology Partnership Programme.
