Groupe PSA partners RealWear to resolve manufacturing default

Factory employees at Groupe PSA wearing RealWear’s assisted reality headsets (HMT-1s), which helps improve uptime, empower and connect workers with other experts. Groupe PSA has successfully rolled out RealWear’s flagship HMT-1 head-mounted enterprise wearables for its factory technicians to improve productivity and quality during the vehicle assembly process. According to RealWear, Groupe PSA, which owns… Continue reading Groupe PSA partners RealWear to resolve manufacturing default

Anand Gopalan succeeds founder David Hall as Velodyne LiDAR CEO

Anand Gopalan is appointed as the new CEO of California-based Velodyne LiDAR. Gopalan, who was Velodyne’s CTO succeeds founder David Hall. Hall will continue as full-time chairman of the Board and remain actively involved in directing the company’s technology, product vision and business strategy. Gopalan is an engineer and technology executive with experience in leading… Continue reading Anand Gopalan succeeds founder David Hall as Velodyne LiDAR CEO

Veoneer demonstrates Seeing Machines DMS Tech at CES 2020

Seeing Machines’ AI-powered driver monitoring system (DMS) technology is being showcased by collaboration partner Veoneer at CES 2020. Veoneer will present how it believes daily driving in the future will change, showcasing a range of new driver support, collaborative driving and self-driving solutions that are set to become mainstream in the coming decade and for… Continue reading Veoneer demonstrates Seeing Machines DMS Tech at CES 2020

ZF unveils affordable Level 2+ automated driving system at CES 2020

By the end of 2020, ZF’s coASSIST Level 2+ Automated Driving system – seen here as a prototype – will be available for a price at well under $1,000 (Rs 72,000). Technology company ZF, which is concentrating on Level 2+ semi-automated systems that deliver advanced safety and convenience functions, has, along with its partners, developed… Continue reading ZF unveils affordable Level 2+ automated driving system at CES 2020

Ambarella introduces new high performance camera chips for autonomous cars at CES 2020

Ambarella, an AI vision silicon company, today announced the CV22FS and CV2FS automotive camera system on chips (SoCs) with ‘CVflow’ AI processing and ASIL B compliance to enable safety-critical applications. Both chips target forward-facing monocular and stereovision ADAS cameras, as well as computer vision ECUs for L2+ and higher levels of autonomy. Featuring extremely low… Continue reading Ambarella introduces new high performance camera chips for autonomous cars at CES 2020

Mazda: ‘Small batteries more eco-friendly than big 95kWh ones’

MX-30 will spawn a £30k EV that will appear this year Mazda says it will never build a ‘big-battery’ electric car, because it believes such vehicles are less environmentally friendly than even conventional diesel-powered models, judged over a whole energy life cycle. Speaking in Portugal at a prototype test drive of the upcoming MX-30 electric car, Joachim… Continue reading Mazda: ‘Small batteries more eco-friendly than big 95kWh ones’

Aston Martin turns flight-ready with Airbus

The ACH130 Aston Martin Edition, the first offering from the recently-announced partnership between Aston Martin Lagonda and Airbus Corporate Helicopters, was revealed today at Courchevel in the French Alps. This special edition of the ACH130 helicopter comes equipped with a range of four interior and exterior designs generated by Aston Martin. The British carmaker says… Continue reading Aston Martin turns flight-ready with Airbus

Eyesight Technologies and Grupo Antolin team up for in-cabin monitoring solutions

Israel-based Eyesight Technologies, a leading provider of computer vision AI solutions for the in-car automotive industry, and Spain-based Grupo Antolin, one of the largest manufacturers of vehicle interiors in the world, have entered into a partnership to provide driver and occupancy monitoring solutions to OEMs worldwide. Under this collaboration, Grupo Antolin’s ability to integrate 3rd party… Continue reading Eyesight Technologies and Grupo Antolin team up for in-cabin monitoring solutions

Ather Energy scouts for dealer-partners to set up experience centres across India

Following the signing of an MoU with the Tamil Nadu government to build a new 400,000 square foot factory in Hosur, EV start-up Ather Energy is looking to aggressively scale up its operations across the country. As a part of its expansion plan, the company is planning to take Ather Space, its flagship experience centre… Continue reading Ather Energy scouts for dealer-partners to set up experience centres across India

Nio reveals third production car, EC6 coupe SUV

Ambitious Chinese firm Nio has unveiled the EC6 coupé SUV, which will be the electric start-up’s third production car when it goes on sale later this year. The new machine, which is based on the similarly sized ES6 SUV, was previewed at the firm’s Nio Day in Shenzhen, China. The EC6 line-up will feature a range-topping ‘Performance’… Continue reading Nio reveals third production car, EC6 coupe SUV