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Ouster Introduces Low-Cost, High-Resolution 32-Channel Lidar Sensor – Business Wire

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ouster, Inc., a leading provider of high-resolution lidar sensors for autonomous vehicles, robotics, security, and mapping, is introducing the OS1-32, the world’s most affordable 32-channel lidar sensor. The OS1-32 is designed to accelerate the development and deployment of perception systems by offering Ouster’s high-resolution digital lidar technology at an attainable price point for… Continue reading Ouster Introduces Low-Cost, High-Resolution 32-Channel Lidar Sensor – Business Wire

Aspark’s electric Owl hypercar is finally ready to hatch after years of waiting – CNET

Boutique Japanese supercars are kind of a mixed bag. On the one hand, you get things like the Dome Zero, which was like a rad Japanese Lamborghini Countach. Still, on the other hand, you get stuff like the Mitsuoka Orochi, which is as close to an automotive styling crime against humanity as I’ve yet seen. One car… Continue reading Aspark’s electric Owl hypercar is finally ready to hatch after years of waiting – CNET

BMW Is the Hybrid of Car Manufacturers – The Wall Street Journal

As the whole car industry is squeezed between rising manufacturing costs and slower sales, BMW is responding by finding savings. Photo: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News By Stephen Wilmot Stephen Wilmot The Wall Street Journal Biography @stephenwilmot stephen.wilmot@wsj.com Nov. 6, 2019 10:16 am ET Investors looking for a radical new approach from BMW’s BMW -0.01% new boss… Continue reading BMW Is the Hybrid of Car Manufacturers – The Wall Street Journal

First Lexus all-electric car gets a reveal date (and a badge) – SlashGear

Lexus will reveal its first all-electric car later this month, with the as-yet unnamed vehicle set to add a true BEV option among the automaker’s range of luxury hybrids. Though Lexus – and parent Toyota – was early to the game when it came to hybrid vehicles, it has been slow to adopt battery-electric models… Continue reading First Lexus all-electric car gets a reveal date (and a badge) – SlashGear

3D auto-lidar firm PixQuanta joins ESA Business Incubator at Tyndall – Optics.org

11 Nov 2019 Irish start-up is developing photodiode sensor for use in 3D cameras to improve range and accuracy. PixQuanta, a company developing technology to improve the range and accuracy in 3D automotive LiDAR, has joined the Tyndall National Institute-led business incubator at the European Space Agency (ESA) Space Solutions Centre Ireland. The startup company, based in… Continue reading 3D auto-lidar firm PixQuanta joins ESA Business Incubator at Tyndall – Optics.org

Maruti Suzuki India cuts production for 8th straight month in October – Livemint

Mumbai: Lack of demand for passenger vehicles in the country has forced India’s largest manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki to cut its production for the 8th consecutive month. The company’s total vehicle production last month stood at 119,337 units against 150,497 in October last year. The production of passenger vehicles was down 117,383 units from 148,318 in… Continue reading Maruti Suzuki India cuts production for 8th straight month in October – Livemint

Baraja announces auto-lidar partnership with car systems developer Macnica – Optics.org

08 Nov 2019 Australia-based firm Baraja to expand in Japan to support Macnica’s self drive and IoT strategy. Baraja, a developer of the Spectrum-Scan LiDAR, has announced a partnership with Macnica, a $5B Japan-headquartered distributor of high-technology products. Founded in 2016 and based in Sydney, Baraja began its work on a breakthrough LiDAR technique in the garage… Continue reading Baraja announces auto-lidar partnership with car systems developer Macnica – Optics.org

Mahle developing 48v mild hybrid battery | Automotive Industry News – just-auto.com

Prototype 48v MHEV battery will soon be trialled in a vehicle Mahle Powertrain has shown a prototype 48 volt battery for use in mild-hybrid vehicles. The supplier said it was working on maximising recuperated energy stored and released and claims fuel savings of between 12% and 15% are possible. “With this development, [we are] increasing… Continue reading Mahle developing 48v mild hybrid battery | Automotive Industry News – just-auto.com

Construction of Lucid Motors factory begins in US – Autocar

Construction of a factory for electric car start-up Lucid Motors has begun in Arizona, US.  Final approval for the $700 million (£546m) facility, in the small town of Casa Grande, was granted by the state last month. It is to sit on a greenfield site that Lucid will lease from the local county for $1.8m (£1.4m) per year, with… Continue reading Construction of Lucid Motors factory begins in US – Autocar