Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC) and Ford Motor have partnered for the UK's largest connected and autonomous vehicle project in Coventry. The trials are being undertaken as part of the UK Autodrive ...
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Groupe Renault has debuted what it claims to be the world’s first in autonomous obstacle avoidance that matches professional test drivers. Renault Open Innovation Lab, which is based in Silicon Valley, developed the new feature for ...
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HERE Technologies and Mitsubishi Electric have unveiled plans to link their technologies for autonomous vehicles into an integrated offering for automakers. Under the preliminary deal, the companies intend to provide services to support ...
UK-based auto-spare parts supplier Delphi Automotive has agreed to acquire self-driving car startup nuTonomy for $450m. The deal includes an upfront price of $400m and an earn-out of $50m. nuTonomy was founded in 2013 by Karl Iagnemma ...
CapitalG, a growth investment fund under Alphabet has led $1bn round of investment in ride-hailing company Lyft. With this investment, Lyft’s valuation has gone up to $11bn. CapitalG’s partner David Lawee will be joining ...
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Mitsubishi Electric will be showcasing its EMIRAI 4 concept car featuring next-generation driving-assistance technology, which can help reduce traffic accidents and contribute to a safe, convenient and environmentally friendly ...
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The automotive lighting market is rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.7%, from $25.7bn in 2016 to nearly $27.7bn in 2017 and $35.9bn in 2022, estimates market research firm Yole Développement in its report ...
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Automaker Ford Motor is targeting $10bn in incremental material cost reductions and lower engineering costs by $4bn from planned levels over the next five years. Ford’s newly appointed CEO and president Jim Hackett noted that the ...
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Pulse Roll Label Products has partnered with Edale, a UK-based manufacturer of high technology, narrow to mid web flexographic and hybrid digital printing presses and converting equipment. The strategic alliance sees British-based Pulse ...
Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) and Edale will launch a new fully integrated closed loop image-based pressure, register and inspection system at Label Expo Europe. The event is being held from 25 to 28 September in Brussels, Belgium. ...
Chinese search engine giant Baidu has created a new CNY10bn ($1.5bn) Apollo Fund to invest in more than 100 new and emerging autonomous driving projects in the next three years. The company has also released Apollo 1.5, its latest ...
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Delphi Automotive has signed a commercial partnership agreement with BlackBerry to provide operating system for its autonomous driving system. Delphi and BlackBerry QNX will collaborate to bolster software performance and safety in their ...
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German luxury automaker Daimler, through its brand Mercedes Benz is investing $1bn in Alabama, US plant to produce electric vehicles. The company plans to produce EQ-branded SUV models at MBUSI (Mercedes-Benz U.S. International), its ...
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Volkswagen’s luxury brand Audi plans to showcase its new model A8 and two concept cars at the upcoming International Motor Show (IAA) 2017 to be held in Frankfurt, Germany. The new A8 has Level 3 conditional automated driving as ...
Japanese automaker Nissan has unveiled a longer-range version of its Leaf electric vehicle (EV). The company has so far sold more than 112,000 Leaf EVs in the US and over 283,000 globally. The new model of the electric vehicle will be ...