Ford has said that owners of both Ford and Lincoln vehicles from between 2010 and 2016 without modem access can now be upgraded to the company's connectivity service SmartLink. Using a simple device that plugs into the OBD II port below ...
German automobile manufacturer Audi is set to further expand its business activities in the Chinese market. Together with its local partner FAW Group, the company has defined 21 key strategy fields with respective goals in a 10-year plan. ...
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What would be your prediction for lighting in 10 years’ time? Majority of commercial members won’t be supplying commodity type luminaires but in order to prosper will need to adapt to the need for more specialist products or ...
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Future Mobility, a joint venture set up by Foxconn Electronics, Tencent Holdings and China Harmony Auto Holding to develop smart electric vehicles in China, will invest CNY11.6 billion (US$1.69 billion) to build a smart vehicle ...
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The influential Consumer Reports website has now awarded the 2016 model a ‘Recommended’ tag; after initially deciding against it due to what it deemed ‘wildly unpredictable’ battery expectancy. Apple fought back ...
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Toyota Motor has partially redesigned the Vitz car with a 1.5-liter engine hybrid system and enahnced control of the engine, motor, inverter, and other parts. The Vitz2 is a core Toyota brand model that was initially introduced in 1999. ...
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Samsung SDI has unveiled a new battery cell which allows electric vehicles (EVs) to run up to 600km with fast charging. Marking its 4th consecutive year, Samsung SDI (President and CEO: Namseong Cho) (KRX:006400) participated at the North ...
The Toyota Prius c is now coming with the Toyota Safety Sense C (TSS-C) driver-assist technologies on all model grades. The TSS-C system, which had been an option on two Prius c grades for 2016, includes Pre-Collision System, Lane ...
Last week we reported on an LG smartwatch passing through the USA’s comms regulator – and now two more have followed suit. On Friday, we wrote about a mystery device with the model number W280 becoming certified by the Federal ...
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Microsoft's detailed some of the new features coming to Windows 10 with the release of the Creators Update, including a new mode that prioritises game performance. The announcment came in a blog post that also detailed a few other new ...
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The LG G6 might not be the only Android device the company has lined up for MWC. New reports point to an Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch in LG’s near future. Images spotted via the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) suggest the ...
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BluWrap, a technology company that naturally extends the shelf life of fresh proteins, is introducing a new business model which allows customers to license its technology to ship seafood, pork and other proteins globally. By allowing ...
China will quadruple its new energy vehicle annual output to 2 million by 2020, a cabinet minister said. Citing a government plan, Industry and Information Technology Minister Miao Wei said at a Beijing forum over the weekend that by ...
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The growing presence of Chinese companies at the Consumer Electronics Show indicates a stronger-than-ever desire to crack the US market, as they work hard to gain an edge in high-end gadgets, analysts said on Monday. From the first ...
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Volkswagen has agreed to recall an additional 83,000 vehicles and pay $250m to partially settle claims related to its emissions cheating scandal. The company signed an agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on behalf of the ...
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