Audi advances e-fuels technology: new “e-benzin” fuel being tested

Audi is convinced of the potential of the fuels e-gas, “e-benzin” (e-gasoline) and e-diesel and is continuing to pursue its e-fuels strategy. In the case of synthetic Audi “e-benzin” (e-gasoline), the Ingolstadt company has now achieved an important intermediate goal. Together with their development partners, they have for the first time produced a sufficient quantity… Continue reading Audi advances e-fuels technology: new “e-benzin” fuel being tested

Grab Unveils Southeast Asia’s First Bike-Sharing Marketplace App

Singapore, 9 March 2018 – Grab, the leading on-demand transportation and mobile payments platform in Southeast Asia, today unveiled GrabCycle Beta, a marketplace app that will bring mobility partners oBike, GBikes, Anywheel and Popscoot into a single app. With GrabCycle, it’s easy for anyone to find a bike or an e-scooter whenever they need one.… Continue reading Grab Unveils Southeast Asia’s First Bike-Sharing Marketplace App

New wallbox from Mercedes-Benz: Home charging the easy, compact and intelligent way

The new-generation Mercedes-Benz wallbox makes the charging of plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles even more convenient for the customer: with up to 22 kW, the home charging station is more powerful than ever and makes it possible for the first time, among other things, to control various functions from a smartphone. These include charging control,… Continue reading New wallbox from Mercedes-Benz: Home charging the easy, compact and intelligent way

DENSO to Increase Its shareholding in Renesas Electronics Corporation

KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation today announced that it has decided to increase its shareholding in Renesas Electronics Corporation to accelerate the development of various in-vehicle systems including automated driving systems that are becoming more advanced, complicated, and larger in scale than ever before. Renesas has cutting-edge technologies for semiconductors that serve as the key devices… Continue reading DENSO to Increase Its shareholding in Renesas Electronics Corporation

Toyota, JapanTaxi, KDDI and Accenture to Start Piloting Artificial Intelligence-based Taxi Dispatch Support System

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and JapanTaxi Co., Ltd. (JapanTaxi), jointly with KDDI Corporation (KDDI) and Accenture, have developed a taxi dispatch support system that predicts demand for taxi services, combining data from taxi service logs with predictions of demographics made by location-based big data from smartphones as well as event information. The companies have started… Continue reading Toyota, JapanTaxi, KDDI and Accenture to Start Piloting Artificial Intelligence-based Taxi Dispatch Support System

Mazda and Toyota Establish Joint-Venture Company “Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc.”

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., (March 8, 2018) / HIROSHIMA and TOYOTA-CITY, Japan (March 9, 2018) – Mazda Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation have established their new joint-venture company “Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc.” (MTMUS) that will produce vehicles in Huntsville, Alabama starting in 2021.

News Release – Magna Launches New Composites Center of Excellence in Germany

Please click HERE for a PDF version of the release. Brings advanced composites and carbon fiber expertise to European market Develops lightweight structural and exterior components Enables joint development projects with European automakers SAILAUF, Germany, March 07, 2018 — Magna’s new Composites Center of Excellence in Esslingen, Germany, aims to help European automakers meet increasingly… Continue reading News Release – Magna Launches New Composites Center of Excellence in Germany

Ensuring safety in autonomous cars

KITT, the Batmobile, that awesome Audi in I, Robot. People have been imagining self-driving cars for generations. One day, people will be able to effortlessly cruise around and fight crime, or maybe just take a nap – we’re not all action heroes – but what would it really take to have a level 5 autonomous… Continue reading Ensuring safety in autonomous cars

Putting science into standards : driving towards decarbonisation of transport : safety, performance, second life and recycling of automotive batteries for e-Vehicles.

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Grand Opening: BorgWarner Inaugurates Latest Turbocharger Production Facility in Thailand

New state-of-the-art manufacturing facility for turbochargers in Rayong Meets increasing demand for turbocharging technologies in the growing Southeast Asian market 69,965-square-foot facility featuring clean-room environment is designed according to lean production principles Auburn Hills, Michigan, March 8, 2018 – With a traditional ceremony, BorgWarner celebrated the inauguration of its newest production plant in the Eastern… Continue reading Grand Opening: BorgWarner Inaugurates Latest Turbocharger Production Facility in Thailand