Lidar without dangers | Voxtel buys Allegro

The company Voxtel swallows Allegro and relies on eye-friendly lidar sensors. At CES 2019 a Camera when taking photos of the lidar broken. The news quickly made the rounds and made it clear that the laser light from lidar sensors is not harmless. Lidar sensor on the roof The human eye is susceptible to light… Continue reading Lidar without dangers | Voxtel buys Allegro

Audi Q2 2021 | Assistance system overview

The new Audi Q2, which will hit the sales salons next year, offers further innovations. In addition to a new design, the new Q2 model from Audi also with new systems and hardware. On the outside, you immediately notice the new headlights, which are optionally available as matrix LED lights and which light up briefly… Continue reading Audi Q2 2021 | Assistance system overview

Luca de Meo is already making his mark at Renault

Posted on Sep 3, 2020 at 6:29 PM He will not have dragged. Barely two months after his arrival at the general management of Renault, Luca de Meo undertakes a vast reorganization of the group at Losange. He announced Thursday his plan to now organize the group by brand, and no longer by geography, as… Continue reading Luca de Meo is already making his mark at Renault

Volkswagen-backed QuantumScape to go public via SPAC to bring solid-state batteries to EVs

QuantumScape, the solid-state battery company backed by Volkswagen Group, has agreed to merge with a special purpose acquisition company Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. as it aims to raise the capital it needs to commercialize solid-state batteries for electric vehicles. The merger will give QuantumScape a post-deal market valuation of $3.3 billion. QuantumScape said it was… Continue reading Volkswagen-backed QuantumScape to go public via SPAC to bring solid-state batteries to EVs

Volta Trucks reveals full-electric Zero 16-tonner for inner-city freight operations

Volta Trucks, the start-up electric vehicle manufacturer, has revealed the new Volta Zero – its first vehicle and the world’s first purpose-built full-electric 16-tonne commercial vehicle designed specifically for inner-city parcel and freight distribution. From launch, the Volta Zero will be a significant contributor to the future vision of zero-emission cities all over the world.… Continue reading Volta Trucks reveals full-electric Zero 16-tonner for inner-city freight operations

Pininfarina’s Fittipaldi EF7 Vision Gran Turismo revealed at Geneva Motor Show – Wired.co.uk

In order to see this embed, you must give consent to Social Media cookies. Open my cookie preferences. [embedded content] F1 racing legend and Indy 500 champion Emerson Fittipaldi has joined forces with Italian design company Pininfarina and German engineering firm HWA AG to produce this stunning hypercar, the Fittipaldi EF7 Vision Gran Turismo. The… Continue reading Pininfarina’s Fittipaldi EF7 Vision Gran Turismo revealed at Geneva Motor Show – Wired.co.uk

Ford is going for Tesla with Mustang Mach-E dealer training material highlighting price advantage

Ford is training dealers to favorably compare the Mustang Mach-E against the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y in new training material. When Ford first launched the Mustang Mac-E, it came with some inevitable comparisons with Tesla. As the market leader in electric cars, most automakers are benchmarking against Tesla vehicles and EV buyers are… Continue reading Ford is going for Tesla with Mustang Mach-E dealer training material highlighting price advantage

Porsche to develop synthetic e-fuel, looking for partners

Porsche has announced that it wants to “drive forward the development of synthetic fuels (e-fuels) and is seeking partners to build pilot factories to prove e-fuels’ viability. Although Porsche is investing in electrification, as evidenced by the introduction of the Taycan EV earlier this year, it believes the technology is not reducing its carbon footprint quickly… Continue reading Porsche to develop synthetic e-fuel, looking for partners

TVS Motor invests additional Rs 30 crore in Ultraviolette Automotive

Chennai-headquartered TVS Motor Company has made an additional investment of Rs 30 crore in electric vehicle startup Ultraviolette Automotive (UV), as part of its Series B round of funding. The startup says to accelerate the adoption of EVs in India it is set-out to build India’s first high-performance electric motorcycle – the F77, three years ago.… Continue reading TVS Motor invests additional Rs 30 crore in Ultraviolette Automotive

Neeraj Kanwar: ‘Learnings from our Hungarian plant have gone into the new plant in Andhra Pradesh.’

Apollo Tyres’ new plant in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district uses state-of-the-art automation as well as machine learning and IoT. Neeraj Kanwar, Vice-Chairman and MD, tells why the company chose Andhra Pradesh over other states, level of collaboration between its R&D centres in Chennai and Holland, market dynamics, introducing premium Vredestein tyres soon in India, and how… Continue reading Neeraj Kanwar: ‘Learnings from our Hungarian plant have gone into the new plant in Andhra Pradesh.’