Swiss car maker Rinspeed is planning to unveil its self driving car named Budii at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. Rinspeed has teased the car design with two sketches of the vehicle which will be electrically powered and will include ...
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For the first time since 2011, automotive supplier merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is expected to increase. PwC estimates about 211 deals for the year, a 13 percent increase over 2013, according to PwC's seventh annual Consolidation ...
Panasonic is reportedly considering to buy a stake in Ficosa International to expand its automotive parts business. Panasonic is considering to develop similar driver assistance systems that Ficosa makes and it is also aiming to jointly ...
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After Google and Ford, c which was spotted in the streets of Detroit. On the front the car features cameras along with radar sensors for monitoring the surrounding of the car, for uninterrupted movement within the speed limits. The car ...
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South Korea based vehicle manufacturer Ssangyong Motor has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Automotive Technology Institute (KATECH) to cooperate in development of a self-driving car. Under the deal, both ...
Google has moved ahead with the self-driving car project with introduction of the new completely self-driving car prototype in the US. The new car does not have a steering wheel, accelerator pedal, or brake pedal as it is completely ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group has completed a research which uses magnets to help the self-driving car determine its position. Conducted in a strategic co-operation with the Swedish Transport Administration, the project ...
Faulty software in Toyota's popular Prius hybrids has forced the Japanese automaker to recall 1.9 million of such vehicles worldwide. The huge recall—representing more than half of all Prius cars ever sold—shows how Toyota has ...
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Here are some of the highlights and trends seen at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which ended Friday: 1. Wearables: From connected socks and bras to baby clothing, wearable technology with the ability to transform ...
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Plug-in hybrids will lead the pack among e-vehicles in the race to produce cleaner, more efficient vehicles, according to KPMG International’s 2014 Global Automotive Executive Survey. The rise of alternative powertrain technologies ...
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Like an impatient teenager, self-driving car technology will be ready to hit the road well before authorities are ready to license it, predict a pair of studies released last week. That may not be such a bad thing, write researchers at ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group will play a key role in the world's first large-scale autonomous driving pilot project, 'Drive Me – Self-driving cars for sustainable mobility', in Sweden. Endorsed by the Swedish ...
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US consumers have indicated they would be more interested in using a car with an autonomous driving system developed by a tech company than a traditional car maker. In a study conducted by US advisory firm KPMG, drivers from Los Angeles, ...
A Mercedes-Benz S-Class has driven without driver input for a total of 125km through city streets and arterials in Germany. In order to highlight future self-driving technologies, Mercedes-Benz chose the route that that Bertha Benz (wife ...
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Google is designing and developing its own autonomous car, according to reports in the US. The reports stem from an initial story by a former Wall Street Journal writerAmir Efrati who claims inside knowledge of Google’s plan for its ...
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