Rancher Labs, a Cupertino, Calif.-based creator a Kubernetes management platform, raised $40m in Series D funding. The round, which brought total funding to date to $95m, was led by Telstra Ventures, with participation from existing investors Mayfield, Nexus Venture Partners, GRC SinoGreen, and F&G Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to expand focus… Continue reading Rancher Labs Raises $40M in Series D Funding
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Changan: Level 3 vehicle in series
The Chinese manufacturer Changan will roll off China’s first serial Level 3 vehicle. The manufacturer’s semi-autonomous vehicle Changan has recently been presented. It is a sedan that has level 3 automation. This means that you can take care of other things for a short time while driving on the highway. Already wanted in 2018 Audi… Continue reading Changan: Level 3 vehicle in series
Volvo: recall due to AEB
The manufacturer Volvo is recalling vehicles because of the autonomous emergency brake. Assistance systems can also have problems and so the manufacturer calls Volvo 736,430 models back worldwide. The autonomous emergency brake (AEB) should not work correctly. In certain situations, it does not brake as it should. Volvo’s new XC90 as the basis for autonomous… Continue reading Volvo: recall due to AEB
Waymo: cleaning of vehicles due to corona virus
Industry leader Waymo cleans its vehicles regularly because of the corona virus. The vehicles of the Robot taxi service Waymo One in Arizona are from the operator Waymo cleaned regularly and covered with disinfectant, so that you can get out the coronavirus and the service is maintained. Waymo vehicle in Chandler The cleaning is carried… Continue reading Waymo: cleaning of vehicles due to corona virus
Shopping tour TE Connectivity – First Sensor and Accenture – ESR Labs
TE Connectivity acquires a majority stake in First Sensor, and Accenture acquires ESR Labs. The US-Swiss supplier to the networking industry, TE Connectivity, has acquired shares in the German sensor manufacturer First Sensor. Now you own 71.87 percent of the shares. This is intended to secure a better market position. Lidar sensor on the roof… Continue reading Shopping tour TE Connectivity – First Sensor and Accenture – ESR Labs
Hyundai Mobis: windshield as a display
Hyundai Mobis delivers windshield HuD for the new Genesis SUV GV 80 from Hyundai. Hyundai’s own supplier, Hyundai Mobis now supplies a windshield head-up display (HuD), which is also used in the Genesis SUV GV80 Hyundai is installed. Hyundai Mobis HuD system. Source: Hyundai Mobis The display allows the distraction-reduced display of important data in… Continue reading Hyundai Mobis: windshield as a display
Corona virus: Opel wants to apply for short-time work in German plants
Opel plant in Kaiserslautern The three German factories of Opel in Rüsselsheim, Eisenach and Kaiserslautern are to “shut down production in an orderly fashion” on Tuesday, according to an email to the employees. (Photo: dpa) Munich The carmaker Opel wants to send thousands of employees on short-time work. “We have started to talk about short-time… Continue reading Corona virus: Opel wants to apply for short-time work in German plants
2020 Jaguar XJ: latest images reveal electric luxury car’s look
JLR’s current electrified models, the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport plug-in hybrids, are built at its Solihull plant, while the electric Jaguar I-Pace is produced by contract manufacturer Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria. Autocar first reported that the next-generation XJ would go electric in 2015. The company said the new XJ will “build on… Continue reading 2020 Jaguar XJ: latest images reveal electric luxury car’s look
PSA Group closes European factories to prevent coronavirus spread
Groupe PSA has become the latest vehicle manufacturer to pause vehicle production in Europe, including both Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port and Luton plants, in response to the rapid acceleration of the coronavirus pandemic. The manufacturing group, incorporating Peugeot, Citroën, Vauxhall/Opel and DS, outlined a detailed schedule of planned factory closures. As well as the two UK plants, the shutdown… Continue reading PSA Group closes European factories to prevent coronavirus spread
Government to ask UK manufacturers to build ventilators
UK automotive manufacturing firms could be asked to produce ventilators for the NHS, as the health service’s resources are put under heavy strain due to the coronavirus outbreak. Reports suggest Prime Minister Boris Johnson will speak today (16 March) to engineering firms and vehicle manufacturers, including Ford, Honda, Rolls-Royce and JCB, to discuss whether their… Continue reading Government to ask UK manufacturers to build ventilators