Toyota today announced it has developed a system to manage operation of its e-Palette autonomous battery electric vehicle, to deliver goods, services and mobility to people when and where they are needed. Working with a range of partners, it intends testing the vehicles in a real-world environment in Woven City, the prototype fully connected community… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Develops Just-in-Time Efficient Operating System for Mobility Services Provided by its e-Palette Autonomous Electric Vehicle
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World NM: SsangYong receivership to speed up HAAH’s acquisition000643
By Nam Hyun-woo SsangYong Motor’s decision to file for court receivership is expected to help the ailing carmaker speed up the process of finding a new owner. If the court approves this, the company will have three months to address its financial problems before a court-led restructuring process takes effect. Industry officials noted that the… Continue reading World NM: SsangYong receivership to speed up HAAH’s acquisition000643
World NM: SsangYong Motor owes hefty overdue debt as it files for court receivership000642
Debt-ridden SsangYong Motor Co. said Tuesday it owes a total of 315.3 billion won (US$285 million) in overdue debt to financial institutions as it filed for court receivership a day earlier. China-based SAIC Motor Corp. acquired a 51 percent stake in SsangYong in 2004 but in 2009 relinquished its control of the carmaker in the… Continue reading World NM: SsangYong Motor owes hefty overdue debt as it files for court receivership000642
World NM: Ouster, maker of self-driving tech, agrees $1.9 billion deal to go public000641
Ouster Inc, a U.S. startup that makes lidar sensors for self-driving cars and smart cities. The deal values San Francisco-based Ouster at around $1.9 billion and makes it the fifth lidar manufacturer this year to agree a SPAC merger to go public, following on from Velodyne Lidar Inc, Luminar, Innoviz and Aeva. SPACs like Colonnade… Continue reading World NM: Ouster, maker of self-driving tech, agrees $1.9 billion deal to go public000641
@Ford: The Art of Engineering: How Designing a Self-Driving Car Prepared Me for a Career at Ford
By Steven Lee, Digital Design Sculptor, Ford Motor Company Design sketches for the Deep Orange 10 self-driving vehicle prototype. I was only six years old when my family left South Korea and moved to Canada. Many things changed as a result of this big move — my father was a mechanical engineer and my mother was a school… Continue reading @Ford: The Art of Engineering: How Designing a Self-Driving Car Prepared Me for a Career at Ford
Daimler and Infosys Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Hybrid Cloud-powered Innovation & IT Infrastructure Transformation in the Automotive Sector
Pivotal partnership for the automotive industry. Daimler IT deepens its focus on software engineering and collaborates with Infosys to innovate and transform its IT infrastructure Provide agile, open, scalable and smart hybrid cloud infrastructure leveraging Infosys Cobalt and leading cloud providers, to accelerate Daimler’s multi-cloud journey Joint goal to develop a persona-driven, cognitive, anytime, anywhere… Continue reading Daimler and Infosys Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Hybrid Cloud-powered Innovation & IT Infrastructure Transformation in the Automotive Sector
Volvo Cars imagines the future of autonomous drive by tapping into origins of human communication
At the same time, the company is also looking further into the future, considering how autonomous cars will communicate with other road users in a driverless world. This research looks beyond current Highway Pilot plans, which aims to have cars drive safely on their own on chosen areas of highway that Volvo has verified as… Continue reading Volvo Cars imagines the future of autonomous drive by tapping into origins of human communication
@Daimler: Daimler and Infosys Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Hybrid Cloud-powered Innovation
Pivotal partnership for the automotive industry: Daimler IT deepens its focus on software engineering and collaborates with Infosys to innovate and transform itsIT infrastructure Provide agile, open, scalable and smart hybrid cloud infrastructure leveraging Infosys Cobalt and leading cloud providers, to accelerate Daimler’s multi-cloud journey Joint goal to develop a persona-driven, cognitive, anytime, anywhere AI-powered… Continue reading @Daimler: Daimler and Infosys Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Hybrid Cloud-powered Innovation
@Tata-JLR: NEW DEFENDER SET TO PLAY VITAL ROLE AS LAND ROVER RETURNS TO THE DAKAR IN 2021
About Land Rover Since 1948 Land Rover has been manufacturing authentic 4x4s that represent true ‘breadth of capability’ across the model range. Defender, Discovery, Discovery Sport, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Range Rover Velar and Range Rover Evoque each define the world’s SUV sectors, with 80 per cent of this model range exported to over… Continue reading @Tata-JLR: NEW DEFENDER SET TO PLAY VITAL ROLE AS LAND ROVER RETURNS TO THE DAKAR IN 2021
@Hyundai: Hyundai Confirms Participation in PURE ETCR
On the evening of October 9, an automobile event was held in front of Copenhagen City Hall in Denmark; it was to announce that PURE ETCR (Electric Touring Car Racing) will be held in the 2021 season. The biggest feature of PURE ETCR is that it removes the drivetrain, including the engine, from the existing… Continue reading @Hyundai: Hyundai Confirms Participation in PURE ETCR