Mini opens the fourth edition of Urban-X, the accelerator of ‘startups’ to improve urban life

Published 1/19/2018 11:22:27 CET MADRID, Jan. 19 (EUROPA PRESS) – The automotive firm Mini has launched the fourth edition of Urban-X, an accelerator of ‘startups’ aimed at improving life in large cities, in which, every six months, the brand invests 100,000 dollars (more than 81,000 euros ) in up to ten companies, the company said… Continue reading Mini opens the fourth edition of Urban-X, the accelerator of ‘startups’ to improve urban life

Qualcomm & NXP – EU allows takeover

The European antitrust authorities have allowed Qualcomm to acquire NXP. The semiconductor industry could get a new heavyweight: Qualcomm, The company has been dedicated to vehicle networking in the form of 5G and C-V2X – also with a view to the autonomous driving. The semiconductor manufacturer NXP is also strongly represented in this segment. Qualcomm… Continue reading Qualcomm & NXP – EU allows takeover

Subsidies for new energy cars to be cut again

Employees work at an electric vehicle manufacturing factory in Kunming, Yunnan province. [Photo by Yang Zheng/For China Daily] Subsidies for new energy cars will be cut further this year before being phased out in China altogether by the end of 2020, a source close to the matter said on Wednesday. The move would accelerate the… Continue reading Subsidies for new energy cars to be cut again

Audi Smart Energy Network pilot project: eco-electricity intelligently managed

Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 TDI quattro, Wallbox with control panel, electric charging Stationary home battery as energy buffer for electric car and grid management Unique: interaction with the power grid Automobile, home and power supply combined to form an intelligent energy network: In a pilot project the Audi Smart Energy Network for the first time… Continue reading Audi Smart Energy Network pilot project: eco-electricity intelligently managed

Mitsubishi develops mirror replacement with AI

Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi has developed an object recognition camera technology with built-in AI for mirror replacement. The new camera technology from Mitsubishi is said to be the most powerful model in vehicle technology, according to the manufacturer. The system was able to detect various objects at a distance of up to 100 meters. Mitsubishi mirror… Continue reading Mitsubishi develops mirror replacement with AI

Bankruptcy judge rules settlement calling for GM to pay $1 billion stock is unenforceable

This file photo, shows a key in the ignition switch of a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt in Alexandria, Va. General Motors has paid about $2.5 billion to settle claims tied to the defective ignition switches in about 2.5 million vehicles. (Photo: Molly Riley, Molly Riley, AP) Judge Martin Glenn of U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York… Continue reading Bankruptcy judge rules settlement calling for GM to pay $1 billion stock is unenforceable

DENSO Undertakes Demonstration Project to Advance Manufacturing Industry in Thailand, Trains System Integrators on Lean Automation and Connectivity

KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation today announced that it will undertake a demonstration project aimed at training system integrators who can handle production and failure analysis  equipment in Thailand by using a showcase production line for next-generation lean automation. The project was consigned by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) to train lean automation system… Continue reading DENSO Undertakes Demonstration Project to Advance Manufacturing Industry in Thailand, Trains System Integrators on Lean Automation and Connectivity

Navya in London

In partnership with Michelin, Navya will provide its shuttles in London. Navya shuttle bus Later this year, a fleet of Navya E-shuttles through London drive. The vehicles are to be equipped with a rim technology from a company of the Michelin Group for the uneven road surfaces. It is not the first appearance of the… Continue reading Navya in London

Mazda Opens Engine Machining Factory at Thai Powertrain Plant

2018/01/19 Company Information Increasing engine production capacity in Thailand to 100,000 units per year HIROSHIMA, Japan-Mazda Motor Corporation today announced the opening of a new engine machining factory at its powertrain plant in Thailand’s Chonburi Province, Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, MPMT). Mazda’s Representative Director, President and CEO, Masamichi Kogai, was among the… Continue reading Mazda Opens Engine Machining Factory at Thai Powertrain Plant

Turo car sharing marketplace launches in Germany

Peer-to-peer car sharing platform Turo is expanding to Germany officially starting today, after acquiring Daimler’s Croove in-house product forpvoding essentially the same service last September. Turo also received a significant strategic investment from Daimler at the same time as it acquired the automaker’s cars sharing experiment, and it now operates peer-to-peer rental services in the… Continue reading Turo car sharing marketplace launches in Germany