Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced it will supply up to 20,000 vehicles to driverless car outfit Waymo, the sub-brand of Google’s parent firm Alphabet, in a deal believed to be worth around £1.2bn. See related Under the partnership, JLR will provide Waymo with its first electric car, the forthcoming I-Pace SUV, in a move… Continue reading Jaguar and Google’s Waymo agree £1.2bn driverless car partnership
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Cepton launches the new cost-effective VISTA lidar
A new low-power, long-range, high-resolution, and small-size lidar sensor is in the works by Cepton Technologies: the Vista lidar. Since its inception in 2016, Cepton has been working on providing low-cost & high-performance solutions for automotive, industrial, and mapping applications. Last year, the company showed its intent to be the only company in the industry… Continue reading Cepton launches the new cost-effective VISTA lidar
Cepton Announces Next-generation LiDAR Solution for Autonomous Vehicles
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cepton Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of 3D LiDAR solutions for automotive, industrial and mapping applications, today unveiled its Vista LiDAR sensor at the annual NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference, with immediate availability for the autonomous vehicle market. A video overview is available here: https://vimeo.com/261965022 The Vista LiDAR sensor delivers best-in-class performance to… Continue reading Cepton Announces Next-generation LiDAR Solution for Autonomous Vehicles
General Motors says S.Korean unit will file for bankruptcy if no union concessions by April 20
General Motors said its loss-making South Korean operations would file for bankruptcy if its union did not agree to cut labour costs by April 20, heaping pressure on workers and the South Korean government to swiftly agree a rescue plan. The U.S. automaker announced in February it would shut down one of its four factories in… Continue reading General Motors says S.Korean unit will file for bankruptcy if no union concessions by April 20
First self-driving train launches on London Thameslink route
Rail industry Rail company says system will not mean end of drivers, but will allow more trains A driver in a self-driving train after pressing the automatic train operation button on the service from St Pancras to Blackfriars in central London. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA Passengers have been carried across London by the first self-driving train… Continue reading First self-driving train launches on London Thameslink route
‘Nobody Knows What To Do’ To Prove Autonomous Car Testing Can Be Safe
Photo: AP Good morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know. 1st Gear: How Reassuring In light of the fatal autonomous Uber test car crash in Arizona on Sunday evening, car companies and… Continue reading ‘Nobody Knows What To Do’ To Prove Autonomous Car Testing Can Be Safe
World’s First Mass-Market 3D-Printed Electric Car Costs Less Than $10K
The world’s first mass-produced 3D-printed electric vehicle could hit the roads by 2019. Italian startup X Electrical Vehicle (XEV) and Shanghai-based Polymaker, a 3D-printing filament manufacturer, are behind the LSEV—a $9,500 two-seater with a top speed of 42 miles per hour and a range of 93 miles. Except for its windows, tires and chassis, just… Continue reading World’s First Mass-Market 3D-Printed Electric Car Costs Less Than $10K
BMW cuts model range as new WLTP test looms
BMW has ceased production of a number of models, including plug-in hybrids and Efficient Dynamics diesels, due to the impact of the impending Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP). A senior source at a UK leasing company told HonestJohn.co.uk he received an email from the manufacturer in February, which confirmed it had stopped production… Continue reading BMW cuts model range as new WLTP test looms
FCA minivan output resumes as strike ends at supplier ZF-TRW
You are here: Home » OEM » Fiat Chrysler Automobiles » In a tally released Sunday, 87 percent of ZF-TRW employees who voted favored the deal, up from the 38 percent. Photo credit: Greg Layson UPDATED: 03/12/2018 9:30 am ET — Adds production resumed WINDSOR, Ont. — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Monday resumed production of its minivans after… Continue reading FCA minivan output resumes as strike ends at supplier ZF-TRW
LiDAR Maker Velodyne ‘Baffled’ By Self-Driving Uber’s Failure To Avoid Pedestrian
Alan Ohnsman The spot at 640 North Mill Avenue in Tempe, Arizona, where pedestrian Elaine Herzberg was struck and killed by a self-driving Uber test vehicle on March 18, 2018. As federal investigators try to figure out why a self-driving Uber SUV failed to detect and avoid hitting a pedestrian walking her bicycle across an… Continue reading LiDAR Maker Velodyne ‘Baffled’ By Self-Driving Uber’s Failure To Avoid Pedestrian