In the latest action from CES 2020, Continental and audio specialist Sennheiser present a speakerless 3D immersive audio system for vehicle interiors. This system fills the vehicle with immersive sound by exciting surfaces within. The two partners are integrating Sennheiser’s patented AMBEO 3D audio technology with Continental’s Ac2ated Sound system. Continental’s Ac2ated sound reduces weight… Continue reading Continental and Sennheiser present speakerless audio system at CES 2020
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Corning collaborates with Visteon to develop and produce curved display systems
Corning, the US-based company that specialises in speciality glass, ceramics and related materials and technologies is going to start the mass production of its patented ColdForm technology for curved automotive display systems. It is collaborating with Visteon, an automotive cockpit electronics technology solution provider to further develop the technology. Mike Kunigonis, vice president and general… Continue reading Corning collaborates with Visteon to develop and produce curved display systems
Avan Motors rebrands as Nexzu Mobility
Pune-based electric scooter maker, Avan Motors has rebranded itself as Nexzu Mobility from January 2020. The company plans to transform its existing product portfolio, logo and overall market proposition. Established in 2015, headquartered in Pune, it has a manufacturing facility spread across 22,000 sqft and includes customer display and R&D centres. At present Avan Motors has a… Continue reading Avan Motors rebrands as Nexzu Mobility
Baidu partners Wind River for autonomous vehicle solutions
Baidu, the Chinese language internet search engine has collaborated with US-based software solution provider, Wind River to develop an autonomous vehicle solution. A joint proof of concept has been developed to include an AUTOSAR Adaptive–based software architecture with Baidu’s Apollo autonomous driving open platform, designed to meet the specific challenges of the next generation of software-defined… Continue reading Baidu partners Wind River for autonomous vehicle solutions
‘Flawed, biased’: Ghosn lawyers blast Nissan before news conference
TOKYO (Reuters) – Fugitive ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn’s lawyers opened fire on the car maker on Wednesday, hours before he was scheduled to hold a highly anticipated news conference, accusing it of using a “flawed, biased” internal probe to engineer his arrest. FILE PHOTO: Security personnel check journalists ahead of a news conference to be… Continue reading ‘Flawed, biased’: Ghosn lawyers blast Nissan before news conference
Carlos Ghosn to make first public appearance since Japan escape
Carlos Ghosn At press conference in Lebanon the former Nissan boss may reveal how he jumped bail Carlos Ghosn has argued that his arrest was proof that the Japanese justice system was guilty of double standards. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Carlos Ghosn is to make his first public appearance since his extraordinary escape from Japan, where… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn to make first public appearance since Japan escape
Banning cars alone is not the answer | Letters
Transport policy Banning cars alone is not the answer Christian Vassie and Rachel White shed light on how York is tackling the climate emergency, while Dick Follows believes city centres should be freed from the tyranny of cars ‘York declared a climate emergency in March 2019 and the cross-party climate change committee is charged with… Continue reading Banning cars alone is not the answer | Letters
Southeast Asia’s Grab plans deeper push into food services
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a Grab office in Singapore March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab is setting up more kitchen facilities for merchants and adding new services such as procurement and analytics in a bid to push deeper into the fast-growing food delivery business. Grab,… Continue reading Southeast Asia’s Grab plans deeper push into food services
Fix Auto UK appoints new head of operations following acquisitions
Fix Auto UK has promoted Brett Wootton to the role of head of operations for its acquired sites as part of a push to grow the footprint of body shops its owns and operates. Last month the car retail sector supplier said that it was nearing its goal of owning, or part owning, up to… Continue reading Fix Auto UK appoints new head of operations following acquisitions
Geely, Mercedes-Benz launch $780 million JV to make electric smart-branded cars
The Mercedes-Benz logo is pictured at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany, September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd and Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday said they would each invest 2.7 billion yuan ($388.77 million) in a China-based venture to build “premium and intelligent electrified” vehicles under… Continue reading Geely, Mercedes-Benz launch $780 million JV to make electric smart-branded cars