Mercedes-Benz has announced that it is expanding its Sprinter based driver assistance systems to campers vans. The technology includes lane keeping assist, blind spot assist, highbeam assist, collision prevention assist and Crosswind ...
Tags: lane keeping assist, blind spot, collision prevention, Auto
Honda has started selling its Grace hybrid compact sedan in Japan which is designed to provide enhanced fuel economy. The car is powered by Honda's SPORT HYBRID i-DCD (intelligent Dual Clutch Driv) motor which combines a 1.5L Atkinson ...
Tags: Hybrid Vehicle, fuel economy, Auto
Raytheon UK’s semiconductor business unit in Glenrothes, Scotland, UK has been selected by a “leading automotive manufacturer” to develop a silicon carbide (SiC)-based metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor ...
On November 25, the 7th China Annual International Energy Conservation Competition awarding ceremony was hold in Beijing. JAC light trucks, Shuailing, Junling and HAOYUN respectively won the championship in their respective groups. Three ...
In November, Forland design and develop city logistics gas machine, Forland H3 gas machine. This product is designed for of the city logistics customer in natural gas rich region and the advantages all meet logistics customer demand. ...
Tags: Logistic Vehicles, Auto
STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland has unveiled new automotive-qualified silicon carbide (SiC) diodes for on-board battery chargers (OBCs) in electric vehicles such as plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) that demand high power-handing capability ...
Tags: on-Board Battery Chargers, 650V SiC Diodes, Electrical
The Renault-Nissan Alliance has sold its 200,000th electric vehicle and has a leading 58% market share for zero-emission cars. Together, Renault and Nissan EVs have driven approximately 4 billion zero-emission kilometers - enough to ...
Tags: zero-emission, electric vehicle, Auto
Chinese and Thai venture SAIC Motor-CP will manufacture MG brand eco-cars at a new plant to be built in Thailand next year. Having obtained regulatory approvals earlier this week, the project will witness an investment of Thb30bn in the ...
Toyota Motor has announced recall of around 57,000 vehicles worldwide, to replace the potentially failed Takata's air bag inflators. Since 2008, over 16 million vehicles have been recalled by several car manufacturers due to problems ...
Tags: Air Bags
Toyota Motor will add new adaptive high beam technology to its vehicles that enables more precise control of light distribution through independent LED control. The new LED Array Adaptive High Beam System (LED Array AHS) uses multiple ...
Israeli bus company Superbus Vallys has selected IVU.suite from IVU Traffic Technologies for its new Ha’Amakim concession. The IVU.suite provides IT support for all the tasks involved in the operation of the fleet of nearly 300 ...
Tags: Traffic Technologie, Buses, Auto
Toyota Motor is set to introduce a newly-developed set of active safety technologies designed to help prevent or mitigate collisions across a range of vehicle speeds from 2015. Offered in the form of two 'Toyota Safety Sense' packages, ...
Tags: active safety technologies, collisions, Auto
A group of researchers from Canadian Light Source (CLS) and Western University are using cheaper materials with higher energy and better recharging rates to develop batteries for electric vehicles. The new technology is aimed at improving ...
Hyundai will launch its Tuscon hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) in Canada in 2015 but only in Vancouver. The car will be made available on a three-year lease for $3,600 deposit and $599 a month. Fuel supply and vehicle ...
Tags: Hydrogen Fuelled Car, Auto
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) chief executive Sal Petroccitto and the recently elected president of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) Mayor Troy Pickard have committed to supporting local governments in their role ...
Tags: road network, Service