German automaker Volkswagen has invested $300m in Israeli ride hailing provider, Gett, which competes with Uber, Lyft, and Didi Chuxing. Volkswagen's investment comes months after General Motors injected $500m into privately held American ...
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A series of new C-Segment vehicles will offer consumers the option of adding plug-in electric all-wheel drive using GKN Driveline's latest electric axle drive (eAxle) technology. The eAxle is an evolution of systems developed for hybrid ...
Baidu has selected Inspur's NF5568M4 server to provide hardware support for the deep learning platform of its driverless car. Deep learning is one of the core areas of driverless technology. In December 2015, Baidu's driverless car passed ...
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Technolgy giant Google has patented a flypaper-like coating to protect pedestrians in self-driving car accidents. The patent includes an adhesive layer placed on the vehicle's front end, allowing pedestrians to simply stick to in case of ...
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Nissan Motor's Joint Research Center for Intelligent Mobility and Tsinghua University (Department of Automotive Engineering) announced a collaboration in Beijing. The collaboration will work on research and development of electric vehicle ...
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Volvo Cars has unveiled two new concept cars that move the Swedish brand in an audacious new direction and mark the official launch of its global small car strategy. Today's newly-revealed 40 series concepts demonstrate for the first time ...
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Tesla Motors said it will sell about $1.7bn of common stock to fund the production of the newly announced Model 3 car, which is scheduled to hit the market in late 2017. The Model 3 achieves 215 miles of range per charge while starting at ...
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Taiwan-based Everlight Electronics Co Ltd has launched four new ceramic high-reflective-packaged high-power automotive LEDs with a golden lead frame in four different colors - white, PC-amber, red, and super-red - according to the preferred ...
The Volkswagen Group is exploiting possibilities of digitalization as the company believes that IT will play an important role in its future operations. At the Group IT symposium held in Wolfsburg, Germany, members of the Volkswagen Group ...
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Renault will manufacture the new model of Kwid hatchback at its Ayrton Senna industrial complex in Curitiba, Brazil. Renault Technology Americas (RTA) and Renault Design Latin America (RDLA) have adopted the Brazilian Kwid. Some reports ...
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Driverless cars are expected to take the world by storm from 2020 onwards, and BMW is already planning its entry. BMW has announced that it plans to release a fully functional autonomous vehicle as soon as 2021. It’s one of the ...
Canadians will soon have access to more electric car and alternative fuel infrastructure with the support provided by the government through Budget 2016. This will result in more charging and refuelling stations for electric and ...
Scania will start delivering 51 hybridised Scania Citywide buses to Madrid in June. These complete buses feature cost saving and emission educing hybrid technology that meets the EU suburban and short distance Class II regulations. "We ...
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Chevrolet has unveiled the Silverado High Desert package, which will arrive in dealers this fall. Based on the concept vehicle revealed at the 2014 SEMA show, the High Desert package brings unique content and capability to Silverado's ...
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Logitech announced the launch of Logi ZeroTouch Air Vent and Logi ZeroTouch Dashboard smart car mounts for Android smartphones that can trigger a voice-controlled app when you dock your phone in the car. With this combo you can hear and ...