@Toyota: Toyota Research Institute Launches Next Phase of Collaborative Research with Diverse Roster of World-Class Academic Institutions

Program Expands, Adding 13 New University Participants While Continuing Long-Standing Collaborations With MIT, Stanford and the University of Michigan One of the Largest Collaborative Research Programs by an Automotive Company in the World With Investment of More Than $75 Million Over Five Years LOS ALTOS, Calif., (January 26, 2021) – The Toyota Research Institute (TRI)… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Research Institute Launches Next Phase of Collaborative Research with Diverse Roster of World-Class Academic Institutions

Kongsberg Automotive appoints top automotive executive Joerg Buchheim as Chief Executive Officer

Tue, Jan 26, 2021 08:12 CET The Board of Directors of Kongsberg Automotive ASA (“KA”, the “Company”) announced today Mr. Joerg Buchheim as new Chief Executive Officer and President of Kongsberg Automotive ASA, effective May 1st, 2021, at the latest.  Zurich, 25 January 2021 – The Board of Directors of Kongsberg Automotive ASA announced today… Continue reading Kongsberg Automotive appoints top automotive executive Joerg Buchheim as Chief Executive Officer

ZF Launches Series Production for new EV Braking System

Volkswagen Group’s order for the new ZF brake control system covers several million vehicles – starting with the recently introduced ID.3 and ID.4 and continuing with future models based on the manufacturer’s MEB e-drive platform MEB. With an optimized software interface, ZF’s new braking system can be integrated and networked even more easily into the… Continue reading ZF Launches Series Production for new EV Braking System

Goodyear Advances Tire Development With Second Dynamic Simulator

AKRON, Ohio and DARMSTADT, Germany, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) and VI-grade today announced a state-of-the-art DiM250 DYNAMIC Driving Simulator will be installed at Goodyear’s Innovation Center in Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg. Continue Reading Goodyear’s new dynamic simulator is shown in the Engineering Test Lab location in Akron. In addition… Continue reading Goodyear Advances Tire Development With Second Dynamic Simulator

Toyota Research Institute Launches Next Phase of Collaborative Research With Diverse Roster of World-Class Academic Institutions

The next five-year phase includes investing more than $75 million in the academic institutions, making it one of the largest collaborative research programs by an automotive company in the world. “Our first five-year program pushed the boundaries of exploratory research across multiple fields, generating 69 patent applications and nearly 650 papers,” said Eric Krotkov, TRI… Continue reading Toyota Research Institute Launches Next Phase of Collaborative Research With Diverse Roster of World-Class Academic Institutions

Expanding tech start-up Carsfast launches operations in St Louis

PHOENIX, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Direct from its success in Arizona, Illinois and Texas, new digital start-up Carsfast is now expanding its unique car buying and financing services throughout Missouri, starting in St Louis.  St Louis locals have recently welcomed this contactless service which allows people to shop and get finance for thousands of near… Continue reading Expanding tech start-up Carsfast launches operations in St Louis

@Ford: As Traffic Deaths Spike During COVID-19, New Report Examines Unsettling Trend of Teen Drivers Speeding – and Dying – on America’s Roads

The Governors Highway Safety Association and Ford Motor Company Fund issue a new report that examines the role that speeding plays in teen driver fatalities – the leading cause of death for teens in the U.S. Between 2015 and 2019, teen drivers (16-19 years of age) accounted for a greater proportion of speeding-related fatalities (43%)… Continue reading @Ford: As Traffic Deaths Spike During COVID-19, New Report Examines Unsettling Trend of Teen Drivers Speeding – and Dying – on America’s Roads

@BMW: Sustainable startups on the upswing: Following an excellent first year, the RESPOND accelerator program enters its next round000866

The BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt and UnternehmerTUM are once again looking for founders of sustainable startups to participate in the RESPOND accelerator program The program seeks startups that make a positive contribution to one of the following sustainability areas: “The Future of Work,” “Sustainable Urbanization,” “Responsible Economy” Applications can be submitted between January 18 and… Continue reading @BMW: Sustainable startups on the upswing: Following an excellent first year, the RESPOND accelerator program enters its next round000866

@BMW: BMW Motorrad realigns strategy for product launches.000865

Munich. New live and digital formats will increasingly take the place of traditional trade fair appearances at BMW Motorrad in the future. In particular, this means that the traditional commitments at the two leading motorshows EICMA in Milan and Intermot in Cologne, which were previously organised centrally by BMW Motorrad, will no longer apply.This realignment… Continue reading @BMW: BMW Motorrad realigns strategy for product launches.000865