Robotaxis are on their way to delivering safer transportation, driving across various landscapes and through starry nights. This week, Silicon Valley-based self-driving startup Pony.ai announced its next-generation autonomous computing platform, built on NVIDIA DRIVE Orin for high-performance and scalable compute. The centralized system will serve as the brain for a robotaxi fleet of Toyota Sienna… Continue reading Van, Go: Pony.ai Unveils Next-Gen Robotaxi Fleet Built on NVIDIA DRIVE Orin
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Kongsberg Automotive wins contract worth EUR 42 million in estimated lifetime revenue
Thu, Jan 20, 2022 07:00 CET Kongsberg Automotive’s Couplings business unit has secured a contract worth EUR 42 million in estimated lifetime revenue and average annual revenue of EUR 14 million. The contract is for the complete Raufoss ABC product range, with various solutions of compressed air couplings for trucks and buses. The ABC Couplings… Continue reading Kongsberg Automotive wins contract worth EUR 42 million in estimated lifetime revenue
Mapping the Future of Autonomous Vehicles Goes Right Through a SPAC
NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Mainstream fully autonomous vehicles are not an if, they are a when. The bigger question is what it is going to take from a technical end to get self-driving cars and trucks safely maneuvering along every side street and highway. As one can imagine, the… Continue reading Mapping the Future of Autonomous Vehicles Goes Right Through a SPAC
Electric mobility: Valmet Automotive further expands Kinematic Systems product range
Valmet Automotive, a global leader in vehicle contract manufacturing and Tier-1 supplier of battery systems and roof and kinematic solutions, significantly expands its comprehensive product range of kinematic systems for electric vehicles. Due to the strong market trend to electric mobility, the company expects high growth potential in the business of additional comfort systems, but… Continue reading Electric mobility: Valmet Automotive further expands Kinematic Systems product range
Isuzu and Cummins Announce Battery Electric Truck Collaboration
COLUMBUS, Ind.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) and Isuzu Motors Limited announced an agreement to create a prototype medium-duty, battery electric truck to demonstrate in North America. This truck represents the first zero-emissions solution facilitated by the Isuzu Cummins Powertrain Partnership (ICPP) formed in May 2019. Through this arrangement, Cummins will integrate the Cummins PowerDrive6000 into… Continue reading Isuzu and Cummins Announce Battery Electric Truck Collaboration
NIKOLA AND CORCENTRIC FLEET FUNDING SOLUTIONS SIGN AGREEMENT TO FACILITATE ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE SALES FINANCING
PHOENIX, Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA), a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and energy infrastructure solutions, and Corcentric Fleet Funding Solutions, a leading provider of leasing and financing solutions, today announced a signed agreement to facilitate sales of Class 8 Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and Nikola Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles… Continue reading NIKOLA AND CORCENTRIC FLEET FUNDING SOLUTIONS SIGN AGREEMENT TO FACILITATE ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE SALES FINANCING
Stellantis Raises the Bar on Developing Diverse Talent
Stellantis today announced the launch of two new leadership development programs focused on training and growing emerging Black and multicultural talent for future leadership opportunities with the company. The programs, called BLAC (Black Leaders Advancement Collective) and LEAD (Leaders Embracing All Diversity), are modeled after the company’s award-winning Women’s Leadership Experience (WLE) development program. WLE,… Continue reading Stellantis Raises the Bar on Developing Diverse Talent
@Honda: Honda Invests in U.S.-based Helm.ai to Strengthen its Software Technology Development
TOKYO, Japan, January 20, 2022 – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that, in December 2021, the company invested in U.S. (California)-based Helm.ai to strengthen its software technology development in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision*1 technologies. Helm.ai has key strengths in the area of AI-based image recognition technologies advanced through unsupervised… Continue reading @Honda: Honda Invests in U.S.-based Helm.ai to Strengthen its Software Technology Development
Schneider Electric Introduces Infrastructure of the Future
– Integrated suite of solutions to support green urbanization, electric mobility and counter the causes and effects of climate change – New approach will create more modern, sustainable, efficient, resilient and inclusive urban infrastructure – accelerating global decarbonization and promoting a better quality of life for all RUEIL-MALMAISON, France, Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Schneider Electric, the leader… Continue reading Schneider Electric Introduces Infrastructure of the Future
07:00 ETDana Introduces New Planetary Drives with Improved Torque Density, Design Flexibility for Wide Range of Tracked, Wheeled, and Winch Applicatio…
MAUMEE, Ohio, Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Dana Incorporated (NYSE: DAN) today announced the introduction of three new planetary drives with wide ratio ranges, better power density, and modular designs that expand the company’s Spicer Torque-Hub™ support for tracked and wheeled vehicles, as well as Brevini™ winch applications. Available now, the new drives offer output… Continue reading 07:00 ETDana Introduces New Planetary Drives with Improved Torque Density, Design Flexibility for Wide Range of Tracked, Wheeled, and Winch Applicatio…