JAGUAR Land Rover has today revealed plans to manufacture a range of new electrified vehicles at its Castle Bromwich plant. The company says they will save several thousand jobs in the UK and the region. The first new electric car to be produced at the plant will be Jaguar’s flagship luxury saloon, the XJ. The… Continue reading ‘Thousands of jobs safe’ as Jaguar Land Rover announces electric vehicle plans for Castle Bromwich – Solihull Observer
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Car parts group Valeo announces 500 mln euros of orders for its ‘Lidar’ sensors – Reuters
PARIS, July 4 (Reuters) – French car parts company Valeo has won 500 million euros ($564 million) worth of orders for its ‘Lidar’ car sensor products, Valeo executive Marc Vrecko told Reuters in an interview, highlighting the potential growth of Lidar. “Those 500 million euros of orders with four major global auto groups will probably… Continue reading Car parts group Valeo announces 500 mln euros of orders for its ‘Lidar’ sensors – Reuters
Tier IV raises over $100 million to develop open source software for driverless cars – VentureBeat
Tier IV, a Japan-based driverless car software maintainer and provider, this week announced the closure of a round north of $100 million led by Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance, with participation from Yamaha Motor, KDDI, JAFCO, and Aisan Technology. The fresh capital brings the company’s total raised to nearly $130 million following seed rounds totaling $28… Continue reading Tier IV raises over $100 million to develop open source software for driverless cars – VentureBeat
Karhoo joins policy influencing IRU group – Smart Highways
July 3, 2019 Vehicle booking platform Karhoo has announced that it is joining the International Road Transport Union (IRU). As a member of the IRU, Karhoo intends to bring a unique perspective to the respected body for ground transport in its activities at the European Union and in more than 100 countries around the world.… Continue reading Karhoo joins policy influencing IRU group – Smart Highways
Nio takes another hit as two senior executives leave the electric car startup – Electrek
Nio, the Chinese EV startup that’s recently dealt with vehicle recalls and employee layoffs, has now seen two senior executives leave the company. Nio’s former software head Li Zhang and former U.K. managing director Angelika Sodian have both left the company, a spokesman confirmed to the Financial Times (FT). Furthermore, while the company recently laid… Continue reading Nio takes another hit as two senior executives leave the electric car startup – Electrek
Cepton Launches New High-Speed SORA-P60 Lidar For Vehicle Scanning – Embedded Computing Design
Cepton Technologies, Inc., a provider of 3D lidar solutions for transport, automotive, industrial, security and mapping applications, today unveiled the newest product in its SORA family of line scanning lidar sensors. The SORA-P60 is designed to provide accurate 3D scans and to enable automated classification of objects and volumetric scanning. Cepton’s unique Micro-Motion Technology (MMT™)… Continue reading Cepton Launches New High-Speed SORA-P60 Lidar For Vehicle Scanning – Embedded Computing Design
Mahle to shutter Germany Öhringen plant | Automotive Industry News | just-auto – just-auto.com
Mahle says it is planning to close its air management systems Öhringen plant in Germany employing 240 people, in stages up to the end of 2020. The German supplier cites a lack of new orders “despite countermeasures” and price pressure for several years. “Unfortunately, we have now reached a point where the outlook for the… Continue reading Mahle to shutter Germany Öhringen plant | Automotive Industry News | just-auto – just-auto.com
Uber Says Driverless Cars Can Only Happen in Lockstep With Regulators – Yahoo Finance
Uber Says Driverless Cars Can Only Happen in Lockstep With Regulators More Eric Meyhofer, the head of Uber’s advanced technology group, dispelled any notion on Thursday that driverless cars are a pipe dream or laughable relics from an old Jetsons cartoon. Subscribe to Skift newsletters covering the business of travel, restaurants, and wellness. Go to… Continue reading Uber Says Driverless Cars Can Only Happen in Lockstep With Regulators – Yahoo Finance
Inside Roborace: the Formula One for self-driving cars – Business Insider
Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: By now, the world is well aware that self-driving cars are getting closer to becoming a reality. However, not everyone has heard about self-driving race cars. The up-and-coming motor sport known as autonomous racing is currently being led by Roborace, a series that features all-electric self-driving race… Continue reading Inside Roborace: the Formula One for self-driving cars – Business Insider
Drive.ai, a self-driving car startup once worth $200 million, is closing – San Francisco Chronicle
Mountain View startup Drive.ai, which made kits to turn regular cars into autonomous ones, will shut its office in June and lay off 90 workers in a permanent closure of its business, according to a filing with a state agency. At the same time, Apple has hired a handful of hardware and software engineers from… Continue reading Drive.ai, a self-driving car startup once worth $200 million, is closing – San Francisco Chronicle