Publications – Fact sheet: EU-UK automobile trade

The United Kingdom has been an integral part of the European automotive industry for decades. Both motor vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers depend on cross-Channel trade in their supply chains. As this fact sheet shows, the EU and UK automotive industries are closely interwoven. 51% of all exported UK‐made motor vehicles headed to the Eurpean Union… Continue reading Publications – Fact sheet: EU-UK automobile trade

Hyundai previews 2020 Verna facelift ahead of launch

Hyundai Motor India has released the first teaser images of the India-spec 2020 Verna facelift, providing a glimpse of its updated Honda City-fighter ahead of its launch in the coming weeks. Internationally, Hyundai has already rolled out a facelift for the current-gen Verna in China and Russia, and teaser images make it clear that on… Continue reading Hyundai previews 2020 Verna facelift ahead of launch

Amid Coronavirus Fears, Startups Rethink the Virtual Conference

The first conference to go was Mobile World Congress. The annual gathering of electronics makers and phone geeks announced the cancellation just weeks before it was set to begin, in late February, for the sake of safety. Global concern over the new coronavirus was rising, and plus, exhibitors were dropping left and right. Next came… Continue reading Amid Coronavirus Fears, Startups Rethink the Virtual Conference

Introducing the 5th-generation Waymo Driver: Informed by experience, designed for scale, engineered to tackle more environments

In order to navigate the complexities of driving – from the biker weaving and speeding through traffic on a foggy San Francisco morning, to the family pet rushing into the street to greet you at night – the Waymo Driver uses a comprehensive view of its surroundings and a detailed understanding of its environment to… Continue reading Introducing the 5th-generation Waymo Driver: Informed by experience, designed for scale, engineered to tackle more environments

Seeing is Knowing: Advances in search and image recognition train Waymo’s self-driving technology for any encounter

At Waymo, we use machine learning to detect and classify different types of objects and road features. The powerful neural nets that make up our perception system learn to recognize objects and their corresponding behaviors from labeled examples of everything our Waymo Driver encounters, from joggers and cyclists, to traffic light colors and temporary road… Continue reading Seeing is Knowing: Advances in search and image recognition train Waymo’s self-driving technology for any encounter

Honda will discontinue its Clarity EV in 2020

Sponsored Links Honda Honda is discounting the pure-electric version of its lease-only Clarity, Autoblog reports. It appears that Honda will continue to produce the plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell Clarity models, at least in 2020. This isn’t totally surprising, as the Clarity EV had a pretty limited range. It only traveled about 89 miles… Continue reading Honda will discontinue its Clarity EV in 2020

BMW axes plans to bring electric iX3 SUV to US

BMW will not bring the iX3, the automaker’s first electric crossover, to the U.S., the latest automaker to shift its EV strategy to Europe and China. BMW told Automotive News, the first media outlet to report the change, that at this time, it doesn’t have plans to bring iX3 to the U.S. market. The change… Continue reading BMW axes plans to bring electric iX3 SUV to US