Thursday 6th September 2018
NXP Semiconductors N.V., a supplier of automotive semiconductors, has acquired OmniPHY, a provider of automotive Ethernet subsystem technology. The company’s expertise includes automotive Ethernet, a technology that enables the rapid data transfer required for autonomous driving.
Thursday 6th September 2018
Burns & McDonnell and Greenlots announced that they are building out an advanced electric vehicle (EV) charging network at the Burns & McDonnell World Headquarters campus as a demonstration project to test new open standards charging technology.
Thursday 6th September 2018
Borgward Group, a global automotive startup with more than 100,000 cars off the production line since the brand was reborn in 2015 in China, announced the launch of its new U.S. headquarters and R&D center in Sunnyvale, California. Borgward will also unveil its unique new AI safety and reliability technology for autonomous vehicles tomorrow at the O’Reilly AI Conference in San Francisco.
Wednesday 5th September 2018
With its new 360c autonomous concept, Volvo Cars tackles one of the main challenges around the introduction of autonomous technology and calls for a new, global standard in how autonomous vehicles can safely communicate with all other road users.
Wednesday 5th September 2018
FCA US has invested more than $30 million at its Chelsea Proving Grounds in southeast Michigan to further development and testing of autonomous vehicle and advanced safety technologies. The all-new facility, which begins testing programs in September, features a dedicated autonomous highway-speed track, 35-acre safety-feature evaluation area and a high-tech command center.
Wednesday 5th September 2018
Mando, a global auto parts manufacturer of the Halla Group (CEO Chung Mong-won), announced that it acquired the autonomous vehicle testing permit in the state of California in the United States, becoming the first Korean automobile company with the license.
Wednesday 5th September 2018
Denso subsidiary NSITEXE, Inc., a developer of key semiconductor components enabling automated driving, announced its investment in ThinCI Inc., an AI hardware startup developing computing platforms.
Wednesday 5th September 2018
TomTom announced that its real-time and historical Traffic data, Speed Profiles, and map elements will be integrated into rideOS’ innovative routing platform for self-driving vehicles to improve predictive analytics.
Wednesday 5th September 2018
Blackmore Sensors and Analytics, Inc., the pioneers behind the world’s first Doppler lidar for automotive applications, confirmed that their system exceeded expectations in real-world scanning and mapping across the Bay Area’s busy highways and on the congested streets of San Francisco.
Tuesday 4th September 2018
To make EV travel throughout Europe hassle free and to simplify the process of EV charging, all Ionity charging stations will offer quick, seamless, on-the-spot smartphone payments via mobile browser.
Tuesday 4th September 2018
Robotic Research and its partner Local Motors have initiated operations of the OLLI autonomous, electric shuttle at the University of Buffalo, the company announced.
Tuesday 4th September 2018
Groupe PSA has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Silicon Valley start-up SoundHound Inc., an expert in artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language voice recognition technology, to benefit the next generation of Groupe PSA vehicles
Tuesday 4th September 2018
During German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Africa, Volkswagen signed two memorandums of understanding with the governments of Ghana and Nigeria. The stated goal is to build plants in both countries and to explore the development of new mobility solutions in Ghana.
Monday 3rd September 2018
Delta, a global provider of power and thermal management solutions, announced that it has commenced work on a trend-setting research program, with 50% cost-share by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), to develop a solid-state transformer (SST)-based extreme fast EV charger (XFC) with industry-leading capacity up to 400 kW to provide capable EVs a 180-mile range with less than 10 minutes of charging.
Monday 3rd September 2018
The Munich-based LiDAR start-up Blickfeld has increased its seed funding to $ 10 million. All existing investors Fluxunit, OSRAM Ventures, High-Tech Gründerfonds, Tengelmann Ventures, and Unternehmertum Venture Capital Partners participated in the round. The new financial resources will be used for the first series production and to further strengthen the team.
Monday 3rd September 2018
Audi Brussels begins mass production of the Audi e-tron. The brand’s first all-electric SUV has a range suitable for everyday use. With a charging capacity of up to 150 kW at quick-charging stations, it is ready for the next long-distance stage in about 30 minutes. Audi will present the unveiled electric car for the first time at its world premiere in San Francisco on September 17.
Monday 3rd September 2018
NVIDIA has joined prior backers Andreessen Horowitz, Accel Partners, and GSR Ventures, as well as new investor Robert Bosch Venture Capital and invested in DeepMap, a company providing HD Mapping solutions.
Friday 31st August 2018
Getaround, the carsharing platform that empowers users to instantly rent and drive cars shared by people in their city, announced its availability in Miami.
Friday 31st August 2018
Thanks to a partnership between Connected Signals and The City of Gainesville, area drivers now know when traffic lights are going to change, and that knowledge can save money and lives.
Friday 31st August 2018
Ford’s ride-sharing shuttle service, Chariot, launched its first European routes tailored for companies and campuses promising easier, less stressful commutes.
Thursday 30th August 2018
Following the announcement of the name change planned for 2019, from Daimler Financial Services AG to Daimler Mobility AG, Daimler’s mobility division continued on its growth trajectory in July. With car2go, moovel, mytaxi/Intelligent Apps, the mobility portfolio in the segment of Daimler Financial Services counted 24.4 million customers as of July 30, 2018.
Thursday 30th August 2018
The @CITY research initiative brings together 15 partners from the automotive industry, component supply industry, software development and universities. The two partner projects @CITY and @CITY-AF aim to develop concepts, technologies and prototype applications to enable automated driving in complex urban areas.
Thursday 30th August 2018
According to reports, Didi Chuxing, the largest ride sharing company in China, has temporarily suspended its carpooling service. The company, which was already facing considerable backlash from customers due to extremely long wait times, was forced to take this decision after a passenger was killed in one of its vehicles.
Thursday 30th August 2018
Wipro, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, has announced that it has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) to spearhead the development of blockchain standards and drive blockchain adoption in the transportation industry.
