The Naran is the latest of a series of sports cars created by start up companies looking to build a name for themselves in the car industry. It’s built around the BMW M8 super GT with an entirely new design. The company calls it a hyper-coupe and is meant to give thrilling experience of a… Continue reading Zimbabwean Investor Reveals a 1048hp Hypercar: The Naran – GTspirit
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Aspark Owl electric hypercar makes European debut – Autocar
The £2.5 million Aspark Owl hypercar has made its first public European appearance ahead of customer deliveries later this year. Exhibited at the Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance motor show, the Owl is claimed by its maker to be “the fastest-accelerating car in the world,” following tests at the Misano World Circuit, where it clocked a… Continue reading Aspark Owl electric hypercar makes European debut – Autocar
@BMW: Industrial-scale 3D printing continues to advance at BMW Group000808
Munich. The BMW Group is taking the next step in the systematic integration of additive manufacturing. The aim is to scale additive manufacturing up to industrial levels and firmly establish it in various areas – primarily vehicle development and production – to positive economic effect. The BMW Group benefits fully from the advantages of the… Continue reading @BMW: Industrial-scale 3D printing continues to advance at BMW Group000808
@BMW: BMW Group Purchasing steps up sustainability activities and paves the way for future e-mobility growth000807
Munich. The BMW Group is increasingly gearing up its purchasing for future growth in e-mobility and setting new standards for sustainability. The expansion of e-mobility makes value creation in the supplier network more important than ever, both with respect to CO2 emissions and sourcing of so-called critical raw materials, like those needed for producing battery… Continue reading @BMW: BMW Group Purchasing steps up sustainability activities and paves the way for future e-mobility growth000807
Uber sells loss-making flying taxi division to Joby Aviation
Uber Elevate disposal follows sale of autonomous vehicle division as Uber aims for profit A Hyundai S-A1 electric Urban Air Mobility concept. Uber is getting out of the flying taxi sector. Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Uber has sold its loss-making flying taxi division, Elevate, to a Californian startup as it abandons costly side projects… Continue reading Uber sells loss-making flying taxi division to Joby Aviation
Hyundai Motor Group Launches ‘HTWO’ Dedicated Fuel Cell System Brand
With HTWO, Hyundai Motor Group is stepping up efforts for the development of a next-generation hydrogen fuel cell system that can be applied to various forms of mobility such as UAM, automobiles, vessels and trains. Not only will the next-generation fuel cell system be available for many different mobility products and services, it will deliver… Continue reading Hyundai Motor Group Launches ‘HTWO’ Dedicated Fuel Cell System Brand
Magna’s EyeQ5-based ADAS system adopted by European carmaker
Magna and Mobileye have collaborated since 2007 on developing leading-edge driver-assistance systems. A premium automaker in Europe will soon be able to offer industry-leading driver assistance features across a larger portion of its vehicle line-up using the next generation of camera-based driver assistance from Magna. The Magna Gen5 ‘one-box’ solution is a Mobileye EyeQ5-based system – one… Continue reading Magna’s EyeQ5-based ADAS system adopted by European carmaker
GM CEO Barra defends the company’s pickup production despite its EV push – Detroit Free Press
In a nearly hour-long interview on the Freakonomics Radio podcast, General Motors CEO Mary Barra talks about the automaker’s electric vehicle strategy and President Donald Trump, among many other topics. One of the main subjects is GM’s aggressive push to bring electric vehicles to market faster than it anticipated. But Stephen Dubner, host of Freakonomics Radio, pointed out that despite GM’s… Continue reading GM CEO Barra defends the company’s pickup production despite its EV push – Detroit Free Press
Despite pressure from Wall Street, General Motors has no interest in spinning off EV business – CNBC
General Motors has no plans at this time to spin off its electric vehicle business despite pressure from Wall Street to do so, GM President Mark Reuss told CNBC. Reuss said the Detroit automaker analyzed the potential of a spinoff and determined it would not be the right thing for its business, citing costs as… Continue reading Despite pressure from Wall Street, General Motors has no interest in spinning off EV business – CNBC
@VW Group: From Coronavirus Chatbot to personal assistant
12/08/2020 In order to be able to effectively answer employees’ most urgent questions during the COVID-19 crisis, Porsche launched its own chatbot within a few weeks. Now the idea of the Employee Assistant has developed further – into a personal assistant with deep knowledge about many specialist areas. With more than 20,000 users and 48,000… Continue reading @VW Group: From Coronavirus Chatbot to personal assistant