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Bridging the location gap with HERE APIs at Developer Week SF Bay Area

Location is an inextricable component of nearly every developer’s coding journey. Over the course of three days we showed thousands of coders how to leverage HERE location services in their builds at Developer Week 2018. Here’s what went down at our HERE sponsored Dev Lounge. We joined more than 8,000 developers at the world’s largest… Continue reading Bridging the location gap with HERE APIs at Developer Week SF Bay Area

Statistics: New registrations of passenger cars in January 2018 by segments and model series (FZ 11)

date 08/02/2018 The following statistic is available now XLS File format on the website of the Federal Motor Transport Authority ( KBA ) ready for downloading: registrations from Passenger cars in January 2018 segments and model series ( FZ 11 ) publications New registrations of passenger cars by segment and model series in January 2018… Continue reading Statistics: New registrations of passenger cars in
January 2018 by segments and model series (FZ 11)

Elon Musk Calls Out LIDAR Tech as “A Crutch” in Autonomous Vehicles

In Brief Waymo and Uber’s self-driving systems use LIDAR technology to navigate traffic. But Tesla CEO Elon Musk says cameras — not LIDAR — are the way to go. Vision of the Future Elon Musk recently reiterated his stance that Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology is not a critical component of autonomous driving systems.… Continue reading Elon Musk Calls Out LIDAR Tech as “A Crutch” in Autonomous Vehicles

Deloitte anticipates the disastrous impact of Brexit on cars

The so-called “hard Brexit” scenario will have disastrous consequences for the British car industry, according to a study by Deloitte. The radical version of Brexit will take the UK back ten years, at the height of the financial crisis. This is the conclusion drawn by the Deloitte study, published on February 8, 2018. In its… Continue reading Deloitte anticipates the disastrous impact of Brexit on cars

Continental Eyes Entry Into Battery Production

3 hours ago by Mark Kane Continental Continental is entering the electric vehicle battery business, most likely through a consortium in order to better share the start-up cost of €3 billion ($3.5 billion USD) for the first plant to be set up in Europe. AllCharge Technology from Continental Makes EVs Fit for Any Type of Charging… Continue reading Continental Eyes Entry Into Battery Production

China Now Home To 214,000 Public Charging Points

1 hour ago by Mark Kane BYD Qin 100 Expansion of the Chinese charging infrastructure follows the increase of New Energy Vehicle (plug-ins) sales and becomes the world’s largest public infrastructure/ Tesla Charge Port China In 2017, the number of publicly available charging stations in China was estimated at 214,000 – up 51% year-over-year from… Continue reading China Now Home To 214,000 Public Charging Points

China’s electric car startup Byton to raise up to $400m at $1.2b valuation: Report

February 8, 2018 China’s electric vehicle (EV) startup unicorn Byton is targeting to raise $300-400 million from a Chinese government investment institution at a valuation of $1.2 billion, according to a China Money Network report. The deal, which is said to be in an advanced phase of negotiation, would be the second financing received by… Continue reading China’s electric car startup Byton to raise up to $400m at $1.2b valuation: Report

Dongfeng Yulon moves into high gear, by rebranding

Dongfeng Yulon’s Luxgen models are displayed at an auto show in Changchun, Jilin province. [Photo/China Daily] Dongfeng Yulon Motor Co, a joint venture between the Chinese mainland’s Dongfeng Motor Corp and Taiwan’s Yulon Motor, is re-positioning itself in an attempt to rev up its performance in the competitive Chinese market. Jack Hsin-fa Wu, general manger… Continue reading Dongfeng Yulon moves into high gear, by rebranding

German car production stalled as union calls more 24 hour strikes

Workers attend a 24-hour strike by German industrial trade union IG Metall in Berlin, German. [Photo/Agencies] FRANKFURT – Car factories across Germany were at a standstill on Friday as industrial workers staged a third day of 24-hour strikes, focusing on plants owned by Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Audi and BMW. The full-day walkouts were union IG Metall’s… Continue reading German car production stalled as union calls more 24 hour strikes