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Veoneer Acquires Nissin Kogyo’s Interests in US VNBS Operations

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The all-new BMW X3 M and the all-new BMW X4 M – Additional pictures.

Do you need help? Please contact our support team from 9 to 17 CET via support.pressclub@bmwgroup.com. PressClub Global · Article. Mon Jun 17 00:01:00 CEST 2019 Press Release Please find attached on location pictures of the International Media Launch of the all-new BMW X3 M and the all-new BMW X4 M in New Jersey. Please… Continue reading The all-new BMW X3 M and the all-new BMW X4 M – Additional pictures.

GM to Invest $150 Million in Flint Truck Assembly Plant to Increase Full-Size Pickup Truck Production

GM to Invest $150 Million in Flint Truck Assembly Plant to Increase Full-Size Pickup Truck Production 2019-06-12 GM’s second major expansion of full-size pickup capacity this year More heavy-duty volume, more crew cabs, more diesels on tap for Flint Flint news follows expansion of light-duty capacity in Fort Wayne, Indiana FLINT, Mich. — General Motors… Continue reading GM to Invest $150 Million in Flint Truck Assembly Plant to Increase Full-Size Pickup Truck Production

At least 2.7 and 2.6 percent more money for Bavarian motor vehicle employees

Employees in tariff-bound Bavarian car dealerships and car repair shops receive more money. IG Metall and employers negotiated a collective agreement on Thursday evening. Tariff increases in two stages The tariff increases will be made in two stages: On July 1, 2019, the compensation will increase by 2.7 percent, but at least by 80 euros.… Continue reading At least 2.7 and 2.6 percent more money for Bavarian motor vehicle employees

Yanfeng Automotive Interiors and Prisma Renewable Composites Collaborate to Bring Plant-Based Lignin Technology to Vehicle Interiors

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Mercedes-Benz ESF 2019: New safety ideas for a new mobility.

Numerous innovations entered series production. Four of these vehicles – ESF 5, ESF 13 (both based on the medium-class W 114/“Stroke 8” series), ESF 22 and ESF 24 (both based on the W 116-series S-Class) – were presented to the public. The first ESF vehicle for many years, and the direct predecessor to the ESF… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz ESF 2019: New safety ideas for a new mobility.

Solar-charging cars are going to change our lives

Martijn Lammers — Co-founder and CSO

We think of the 20th century as the years that granted mobility to everyone. If you think about it, though, driving didn’t actually change much after it moved from plaything of the wealthy to middle-class signifier. Your car may have more gadgets and better steering, but your driving experience isn’t that different from your parents’ or grandparents’. You face the same obstacles and deal with the same logistics.

We don’t even notice tracking the status of our gas tank, but many motorists can’t picture going on holiday in an electric car
The steady rise of electric vehicles since the turn of the 21st century has started to change that. We’re not just thinking about how we can fight our addiction to fossil fuels; we’re starting to imagine how the whole experience of driving and car ownership could be different.

The hitch in this growing popularity is the sense of an entirely new type of planning. We don’t even notice tracking the status ..

A Decade of Autonomous Vehicle Investments

Investment in new technologies to enable autonomous vehicles has taken off in the last decade.
Need proof?
According to our calculations, total cumulative funding for AV technology had reached $37 billion in May 2019, and is poised to set a new record by the end of the year!

So, what does this say about the future of our industry?
“Clearly, the train has left the station. When you combine Silicon Valley’s investment and innovation with Detroit’s productization discipline, you’re going to see greater transformation in the automotive industry in the next decade than any time in its history.”

– Jim Robnett, VP of Automotive Business Development, AEye

Source: Crunchbase

A Decade of Autonomous Vehicle Investments — Deconstructing Two Conventional LiDAR MetricsAEye Team Profile: Dr. Allan SteinhardtAEye’s iDAR Shatters Both Range and Scan Rate Performance Records for Automotive Grade LiDARThe Future of Autonomous Vehicles: Part II – Blind Technology without Compassion Is RuthlessThe Future of Autonomous Vehicles: Part I – Think Like a Robot, Perceive Like a HumanAEye Advisory Board Profile: Luke SchneiderAEye Team Profile: Indu VijayanAEye Expands Business Development and Customer Success Team to Support Growing Network of Global Partners and CustomersAEye Extends Patent Portfolio, Creating Industry’s Most Comprehensive Library of Solid-State Lidar Intellectual Property

New business model from Lab1886: chark: an innovative service for the parked car

Delivery to your car boot? Daimler is testing chark, an in-car delivery service for online purchases and other services The test will start in the greater Stuttgart area 500 Mercedes-Benz drivers can take part: applications can be made at chark.app chark is a corporate start-up project by Lab1886, Daimler AG’s global innovation incubator Susanne Hahn,… Continue reading New business model from Lab1886: chark: an innovative service for the parked car

Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar to fight for overall victory at Le Mans

Published: Jun 14, 2019

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On the eve of the 60th anniversary of its glorious win in the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans, Aston Martin announces that it will once again bid for outright victory in the French endurance classic in 2021.

14 June 2019, Le Mans: On the eve of the 60th anniversary of its glorious win in the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans, Aston Martin announces that it will once again bid for outright victory in the French endurance classic in 2021.
Following the announcement of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest’s decision to introduce hypercars to the top category of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), Aston Martin will field a minimum of two works Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercars, specially-developed for the 2020/21 FIA WEC season, including the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Britain has enjoyed a long romance with the Circuit de la Sarthe, indeed in 2021 it will be 100 years since an Aston Martin first raced there. But it’s more than a quarter of a century since a British-built derivative of a road car claimed top honours at Le Mans, and invoking the pioneering spirit of the company’s founder Lionel Martin and the ingenuity of some of Britain’s best engineering minds, Aston Martin is now set to carry that mantle into the next decade with a bold attempt to win Le Mans and the world championship.
Aston Martin Valkyrie, the world’s most extreme road car and platform for this future challenger, is the combined vision of Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey, Aston Martin EVP and Chief Creative Officer Marek Reichman and Aston Martin VP and Chief Special Operations Officer David King. It was created as a result of a technical collaboration between Aston Martin, Red Bull Advanced Technologies and project partner AF Racing.
In line with WEC’s newly confirmed ‘hypercar’ regulations designed to allow race-prepared derivatives of the world’s fastest road cars to fight at the forefront of world sportscar racing, the Aston Martin Valkyrie race car will draw on all the radical pillars of the road car and its track-only AMR Pro variant.
The new car will feature a race-prepared version of its bespoke high-revving normally-aspirated 6.5-litre V12 engine. Placed within a lightweight carbon fibre structure, and featuring F1 inspired aerodynamic technology, it forms a fully competitive platform capable of challenging for outright race wins.
Aston Martin Vice President and Chief Special Operations Officer, David King said: “The FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans represent the ultimate challenge for the Aston Martin Valkyrie – the world’s most extreme hypercar. Designed and built with the purpose of pushing boundaries on the road, it’s natural to conclude that the next stage in its development would be to measure its capabilities on the track. I can think of no better way to do that than to compete in a world championship and the most prestigious and famous race of all.”
Aston Martin Lagonda President and Group CEO, Andy Palmer said: “We have always said that we would one day bring Aston Martin back to Le Mans with the intention of going for the outright win when the time was right – now is that time. David Brown came here in 1959, with a car and a team of drivers capable of winning. We intend to do the same in 2021. The Aston Martin Valkyrie is primed for such a challenge and sits perfectly within the ACO’s new ‘hypercar’ rule framework. Bringing to bear all of our previous experience and knowledge of competing at the top levels of motorsport, we embark on this most ambitious project with the necessary ingredients for success. What could be more evocative than the wail of an Aston Martin V12 leading the charge into the night on the Mulsanne straight? ”