BMW has announced a new strategy under which it would focus on electric vehicle technology, autonomous driving technology and invest in new technology to complete against companies like Google and Uber. It will focus on broadening its ...
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General Motors announced that it is acquiring Cruise Automation, a startup company that makes self-driving kits for certain types of cars. With this deal, General Motors will add Cruise Automation's software talent and rapid ...
Chinese research and development company Techrules has unveiled two concept electric super cars, AT96 and GT96, at the Geneva International Motor Show 2016. These concept electric cars are based on TREV (Turbine-Recharging Electric ...
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Nissan announced Nissan Intelligent Mobility vision at Geneva. This will guide Nissan product evolution, will anchor critical company decisions around how cars are powered, how cars are driven, and how cars integrate into society, all while ...
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UK Government has selected four cities to receive £40m funds to promote green vehicle technology. The cities include Nottingham, Bristol, Milton Keynes and London which have been selected in the Go Ultra Low City Scheme, launched by ...
Ford is conducting the industry's first autonomous vehicle tests in snow-covered environments – a major step in the company’s plan to bring fully autonomous vehicles to millions of customers worldwide. Unlike other major ...
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The US Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has announced that the US government will invest nearly $4bn to support development of automated vehicles technology. US government will include the outlay in its budget ...
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Delphi is planning to improve its self driving technology by incorporating vehicle-to-everything (V2E) capabilities into its Audi SQ5 self driving car. The company introduced the car at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), and it is ...
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As car manufacturers continue to introduce new technologies in their vehicles, blind-spot warning systems and back-up cameras are the technologies mature drivers are most willing to adopt1, according to new research by The Hartford and the ...
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Less than four months after revealing designs for the next-generation 3D-printed car, Local Motors unveils the LM3D Swim, the latest rapid vehicle iteration leading to a fully homologated 3D-printed vehicle, designed to be safe, smart and ...
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US-based Dexter has entered into an agreement with AL-KO Kober to acquire AL-KO Vehicle Technology (VT). Dexter is a designer and manufacturer of trailer axles, brakes and related components in North America. Following completion of the ...
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A consortium of carmakers and infrastructure firms, led by Element Energy, has launched the Hydrogen Mobility Europe (H2ME) project to support the the introduction of hydrogen-fueled transport across Europe. The H2ME project, being backed ...
Vehicle technology maker Cohda Wireless has introduced V2X-Radar system which is capable of delivering low-cost, 360-degree radar for vehicles fitted with V2X connected car systems. The technology created by Cohda Wireless allows ...
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Toyota has committed to invest $50m over the next 5 years on research and development of intelligent vehicle and mobility technologies. The Japanese automaker is teaming up with Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of ...
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and SPARX Group (SPARX Group) have signed a memorandum of understanding to consider the establishment of a new investment fund aiming to encourage innovation and ...
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