With the growing need to protect the cars against cyber attacks, 15 partners from industry and academia will work together over the next three years on new approaches to IT security in self-driving cars which is led by Infineon. The joint project goes by the name Security For Connected, Autonomous Cars (SecForCARs) and has funding… Continue reading SecForCARs led by infineon to develop new approaches on IT security in self-driving cars
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Tencent-Backed Chinese EV Firm NIO Files Confidentially For US IPO
Chinese electric vehicle company NIO, backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd., has filed confidentially for a planned U.S. initial public offering, according to media reports citing insiders. The Shanghai-based car maker, with a valuation of roughly US$5 billion when it last raised funding seven months ago, has submitted an initial confidential filing with the U.S. Securities… Continue reading Tencent-Backed Chinese EV Firm NIO Files Confidentially For US IPO
VW has to throttle production
From September on, only cars whose consumption has been measured using the new WLTP process may be sold. That does not create Volkswagen in all models – and expects delivery bottlenecks. VW plant in Wolfsburg Sunday, 27.05.2018 15:01 clock When converting to the new exhaust test standard WLTP calculates Volkswagen at its core brand with… Continue reading VW has to throttle production
VW stops manufacturing major diesel models
Production problems at VW: The car manufacturer suspends the production of several diesel models, for the widespread 2.0 TDI engine, a software update must be developed. VW TDI engine 2.0 Saturday, 26.05.2018 19:04 clock Volkswagen has a temporary production stop for important dieselimposed models and wants to fix a false one. As the group confirmed… Continue reading VW stops manufacturing major diesel models
Electric cars: Post delivers 200 street scooters to British milkmen
Street scooter of Deutsche Post With the vehicle, Swiss Post has become a leading manufacturer of electric transporters. (Photo: AP) DüsseldorfDie German postal serviceSubsidiary Streetscooter sells for the first time electric van on a large scale to a single customer abroad. The British company Milk & More has ordered 200 of the electric vehicles, said… Continue reading Electric cars: Post delivers 200 street scooters to British milkmen
End of 35 hours, negotiations open at PSA factory in Vesoul
The bargaining meeting will open Tuesday, May 29 at 1:30 pm between the management of PSA Vesoul and the trade unions. In mid-May, the management proposed a local agreement to increase the actual working time by 7.8%, from 7 hours to 7 hours 33 per day, or from 35 hours to 37 hours 45 per… Continue reading End of 35 hours, negotiations open at PSA factory in Vesoul
Mercedes-Benz reaches 100,000 cars production milestone in India
NEW DELHI: India’s largest luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz on Monday celebrated a historic milestone of rolling-out one lakh cars for the Indian market. The 100,000th car, which is an E-Class, rolled-out from the assembly line of company’s manufacturing facility at Chakan, by Roland Folger, Managing Director and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India and Piyush Arora, Executive Director,… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz reaches 100,000 cars production milestone in India
Grab launches a food delivery service in Southeast Asia
Fresh from completing its acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asia business, ride-hailing firm Grab has officially launched its food delivery business — GrabFood — today. The service is already available in beta in a handful of countries, including Thailand, but now it is available in Singapore (Grab HQ) with plans to reach Grab’s core six markets… Continue reading Grab launches a food delivery service in Southeast Asia
JLR product boss: Driver’s cars will thrive despite greater autonomy
Enthusiast drivers are going to have more choice than ever before as autonomous technology is developed because car firms will be able to increasingly polarise their line-ups, according to Hanno Kirner, Jaguar Land Rover’s head of product strategy. Kirner believes that while many people will be happy to use autonomous cars day to day –… Continue reading JLR product boss: Driver’s cars will thrive despite greater autonomy
Study – By 2030, hundreds of thousands of auto jobs will disappear: electric cars threaten 270,000 jobs in Europe in the long term
Electric cars drive much cleaner – but they also present enormous challenges to car manufacturers. A study by the consulting firm PA Consulting describes in detail how many jobs are at risk for automakers in Europe until 2030 – and which German carmakers are best equipped for the upheavals. The prognosis has it all: In… Continue reading Study – By 2030, hundreds of thousands of auto jobs will disappear: electric cars threaten 270,000 jobs in Europe in the long term