Magna and Renesas to develop ADAS system for entry and mid-range vehicles

Magna’s surround view system adopts Renesas’ system-on-chip Japan-based Renesas electronics,  an industry-leading supplier of automotive semiconductor solutions, and Canada-based Magna, a mobility technology company and one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, aim to accelerate the mass adoption of advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) features with a new cost-efficient 3D surround view system designed for… Continue reading Magna and Renesas to develop ADAS system for entry and mid-range vehicles

Dutch manufacturer, Lightyear, to build 100% solar powered car

Lightyear, a Dutch manufacturer of solar cars, has successfully closed its planned series A funding allowing the company to further develop a car charged by solar power which can reportedly be driven for months without charging. “Currently, only 3% of the world has access to the infrastructure to comfortably use an electric car” – image… Continue reading Dutch manufacturer, Lightyear, to build 100% solar powered car

Taxify Hits 10M Users Globally

Taxify Hits 10M Users Globally More than 10 million riders and 500 thousand drivers are now using Taxify’s platform. Our team’s annual Winter Summit in Cape Town this year. Since our launch less than five years ago, more than 10 million people across the world have used Taxify to move around in their cities. This marks an… Continue reading Taxify Hits 10M Users Globally

Developing Machine Intelligence for Urban Mobility

Developing Machine Intelligence for Urban Mobility Andre Karpištšenko, Data Science Lead at Taxify In Taxify’s Engineering and Data Science teams, we aim to keep the user experience smooth and simple for both our riders and drivers. Our goal is to provide convenient and reasonably priced rides for anyone in need within 3 minutes in all the 40+… Continue reading Developing Machine Intelligence for Urban Mobility

Tesla releases source code for some of its in-car tech

Reuters/Jason Reed Tesla doesn’t have many fans in the open source crowd. It based its car platforms on open platforms like Linux and BusyBox, but it has gone years without sharing the source code their license (the GPL) requires. The company is finally setting things right, though — more or less, that is. It has… Continue reading Tesla releases source code for some of its in-car tech

Prodrive: how it went from building rally cars to hybrid transit vans

“I’ve always looked at ambulances as heavy, old technology. How do you bring them into the modern era? That’s what we’re working on next.” David Richards, the boss of the Prodrive race team and engineering company he set up in 1984, is nothing if not diverse in his business. While closely associated with high-profile World… Continue reading Prodrive: how it went from building rally cars to hybrid transit vans

Porsche’s $1.7 Million 918 Spyder Recalled Again Over Suspension

One of the world’s most exclusive sports cars, the Porsche 918 Spyder, is being recalled because of potential suspension cracking — an issue that’d prompted three previous recalls in the U.S. This recall affects 305 units from the 2015 model year, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a posting on its website… Continue reading Porsche’s $1.7 Million 918 Spyder Recalled Again Over Suspension

Geely Electric Cars Use LG Chem Cloned Batteries

14 H BY MARK KANE Volvo, thanks to its parent company Geely, found a way to manufacture plug-in cars in China with LG Chem batteries and fully comply with Chinese requirements to use only approved battery suppliers. Volvo XC60 T8 Twin Engine Foreign battery manufacturers are not equally treated in China, even if they produce… Continue reading Geely Electric Cars Use LG Chem Cloned Batteries