Thursday 20th December 2018
Kia Motors will preview a range of new technologies developed for the
post-autonomous driving era at the 2019 Consumer Electronic Show (CES)
next month.
Wednesday 19th December 2018
NIO Inc., a pioneer in China’s premium electric vehicle market, launched
the NIO ES6 during the annual NIO Day celebration. This
high-performance long-range electric SUV starts at a pre-subsidy price
of RMB358,000 ($50,120), and is available for pre-order via the NIO app,
with delivery to start in June 2019.
Wednesday 19th December 2018
The BMW Group and Daimler AG are planning the next steps for their joint
mobility company, following approval by the responsible competition
authorities. The basis for this is the approval of the US competition
authorities, which was received on December 18, 2018.
Wednesday 19th December 2018
The Volkswagen Group acquired a majority stake in the Swedish telematics
specialist “WirelessCar” from Volvo with a view to making further
advances in fleet connectivity. The Volkswagen Group is acquiring a
75.1% stake in WirelessCar. Completion is expected in the first half of
2019 and is subject to approval from antitrust authorities.
Tuesday 18th December 2018
Free2Move Lease, the wholly-owned subsidiary of PSA Group, has appointed
Mark Pickles as UK General Manager with immediate effect.
Tuesday 18th December 2018
Luminar announced its collaboration with Autonomous Intelligent Driving
GmbH (AID) to provide the forward-facing high fidelity and long-range
LiDAR technology and accelerate plans towards AID’s first fully
autonomous deployments in 2021. AID plays a key role as the urban
autonomous driving technology supplier for the Volkswagen Group,
including brands like VW, Audi and Porsche.
Tuesday 18th December 2018
Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd., an innovator in automotive vision
systems, announced the signing of a non-binding Development and
Investment Agreement with RH Electronics Ltd., a primary contractor in
the manufacturing and assembly of electronic systems.
Tuesday 18th December 2018
Opel’s hometown of Rüsselsheim am Main will become “Electric City”.
Rüsselsheim, Opel and the RheinMain University are driving the extension
of the charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
Tuesday 18th December 2018
Aptiv, provider of the first autonomous driving technology to be used in
a public commercial autonomous vehicle (AV) service, announced the
opening of its Las Vegas Technical Centre.
Thursday 13th December 2018
The Autoware Foundation, an open alliance for autonomous driving
technology has been jointly initiated by Apex.AI, Inc., Linaro/96Boards,
and Tier IV, Inc.
Thursday 13th December 2018
Qiantu Motor, a wholly owned subsidiary of CH-Auto and Mullen
Technologies Inc. have signed a new cooperation agreement to homologate
and assemble cars in the US for sales in North America.
Thursday 13th December 2018
The European Union has chosen the MOBILus consortium, made up of the
city of Barcelona, SEAT and 46 other cities, businesses and universities
in 15 European countries, to develop the Knowledge and Innovation
Community (KIC) on Urban Mobility, the initiative that is tasked with
developing innovations in urban mobility in the European Union.
Thursday 13th December 2018
JAC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for
the New Energy Passenger Vehicle Project R&D Centre located in
Hefei, Anhui Province.
Thursday 13th December 2018
With the purchase of battery cells for more than €20 billion ($24.8
billion), Daimler is pushing forward its transformation into the
electric future.
Wednesday 12th December 2018
Since early November, the cars chauffeuring the management board members
of Robert Bosch GmbH have been running on fully renewable diesel. Known
as “C.A.R.E. diesel,” this fuel is synthesised mainly from by-products
and waste materials.
Wednesday 12th December 2018
Karamba Security, a provider of end-to-end automotive cybersecurity
prevention solutions, announced the appointment of longtime Ford Motor
Company financial executive Neil M. Schloss to the company’s board of
directors as an independent director. Schloss officially joined the
board December 2, 2018.
Wednesday 12th December 2018
DeepMap, a provider of high-definition (HD) mapping and localisation
technology for autonomous vehicles, announced licensing deals with
Swedish trucking company Einride and San Francisco-based new mobility
platform provider Ridecell.
Wednesday 12th December 2018
Wednesday 12th December 2018
INRIX, a connected car and mobility analytic sservice, and HERE
Technologies, a leadingmapping and location service, announced a
partnership to deliver industry-leading services and products.
Wednesday 12th December 2018
The first Nissan Global Digital Hub at Technopark in Trivandrum, India,
was inaugurated by Honourable Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Pinarayi
Vijayan in the presence of Shri K.J. Alphons – Minister of State for
Tourism; His Excellency Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu – Japanese Ambassador to
India; Shri Shashi Tharoor – MP Thiruvananthapuram; and Mr. Tony Thomas,
Chief Information Officer of Nissan.
Tuesday 11th December 2018
Scania is developing a fuel cell refuse truck together with Renova, a waste handling company in western Sweden.
Tuesday 11th December 2018
ParkJockey, a fully-integrated parking technology solutions provider, announced an investment from the SoftBank Group.
Tuesday 11th December 2018
innogy charging points will soon enable electric vehicles to recharge
their batteries in Italian parking buildings, equipped by market leader
in parking facility management, Skidata Italia. The company has recently opted to install innogy charging infrastructure for their e-mobility product offerings in Italy.
Tuesday 11th December 2018
Hyundai Motor Group, which includes automotive brands Hyundai Motor
Company and Kia Motors Corporation, announced its long-term roadmap
‘FCEV Vision 2030’ plan, as the group reaffirms its commitment to
accelerate the development of a hydrogen society by leveraging the
group’s global leadership in fuel-cell technologies.
