Don't panic if you see a driver in a moving car with no hands on the wheel because chances are the vehicle is self-driving. Such scenes, previously only found in fiction, are likely to be reality very soon. In late March, Volvo ...
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Electric vehicles have been developing rapidly from the original hybrids, to parallel/serial and plug-in hybrids through the optimization of power drive designs. Since then, the industry has been able to develop all-electric models as the ...
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BMW has detailed its incubator program dubbed BMW Startup Garage, which is designed to tap into the potentials of innovative startups. The automaker also highlighted that, with the program, startups will be able to get in touch with BMW ...
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Taxi hailing service is reportedly hiring mechanical engineers and software engineers to work on sensors and vehicle controls, hinting the company’s ambition to venture into self-driving technology. According to reports, the ...
Royal Philips NV of Amsterdam, The Netherlands (the world's largest lighting producer) has agreed to sell an 80.1% stake in its combined LED components and Automotive lighting business to GO Scale Capital, a new growth-stage investment fund ...
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Royal Philips has announced that it has signed an agreement with a consortium led by GO Scale Capital through which it will acquire an 80.1% interest in Philips' combined LED components and automotive lighting business, with Philips ...
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BMW is teaming up with logistics company SCHERM Group to use a 40-ton pure-electric truck in Munich this summer. By deploying the truck, BMW will become the first automaker in Germany to use a 40-ton electric truck to transport materials ...
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German automaker BMW has previewed the company’s first plug-in hybrid production version of BMW X5 xDrive40e. The car is powered by a four-cylinder petrol engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology and an electric motor, capable of ...
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Hyundai Motor, South Korea's Number One automaker, is expected to speed up a strategy of "localization " by expanding its production capacity in China after China-South Korea free trade agreement (FTA) is implemented. China and South ...
Chinese new energy vehicle maker BYD is planning to sell its electric vehicles to the South Korea market before the end of 2015, according to a senior company executive. BYD, a rising Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, has brought its ...
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BMW Group along with electronic automotive supplier peiker acustic and network provider Nash Technologies are working on a research project dubbed “Vehicular Small Cell” to improve mobile reception within vehicles. The ...
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Rolls-Royce is planning to venture into the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment and the development has been confirmed by an open letter from company chairman Peter Schwarzenbauer and chief executive Torsten Mueller-Oetvoes. The company ...
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Audi, Mitsubishi and Volkswagen have joined the UK government’s 'Go Ultra Low' campaign to promote the use of low emission vehicles. BMW, Nissan, Renault and Toyota are already a part of the programme which focuses on promoting ...
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Toyota's luxury car division Lexus has teased the image of its new concept car dubbed LF-SA ahead of its official debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. According to the luxury car maker, the new concept car will illustrate new design ...
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BMW has unveiled its BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer, a premium compact seven seater model which marks the beginning of the company’s new vehicle segment. The seven seater vehicle is 4,556 mm long, 1,608mm high, and 1,800mm wide, with ...
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