Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) today announced an operations management system to support the providing of services that will enable practical use of the e-Palette, a battery-electric vehicle for autonomous mobility as a service (Autono-MaaS) applications that will realize future mobility services. In collaboration with a range of partners, it is also planning to operate the… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Shows e-Palette Geared Towards Practical MaaS Applications
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@Toyota: Toyota Develops Just-in-Time Efficient Operating System for Mobility Services Provided by its e-Palette Autonomous Electric Vehicle
Toyota today announced it has developed a system to manage operation of its e-Palette autonomous battery electric vehicle, to deliver goods, services and mobility to people when and where they are needed. Working with a range of partners, it intends testing the vehicles in a real-world environment in Woven City, the prototype fully connected community… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Develops Just-in-Time Efficient Operating System for Mobility Services Provided by its e-Palette Autonomous Electric Vehicle
Elation Hypercars Freedom Is a 1,900-HP Electric Fantasy Eruption
Hyperbolically powerful EVs are sprouting all over the automotive landscape like weeds these days. The Porsche Taycan Turbo S makes an already frankly ludicrous 750 horsepower, but the Lotus Evija, Rimac C2, and Tesla Roadster all have it beat. Now there’s a new player in the game. Elation Hypercars, an American-based “hyper-EV” company, has just… Continue reading Elation Hypercars Freedom Is a 1,900-HP Electric Fantasy Eruption
Toyota to halt plants in Europe as COVID variant disrupts traffic
LONDON — Toyota Motor’s European subsidiary has revealed it will suspend operations at its factories in the U.K. and France on Tuesday in response to the spread of the coronavirus variant that has stopped the flow of logistics between the countries. The factories were planned to close for winter vacation on Thursday, but Toyota has… Continue reading Toyota to halt plants in Europe as COVID variant disrupts traffic
@Ford: The Art of Engineering: How Designing a Self-Driving Car Prepared Me for a Career at Ford
By Steven Lee, Digital Design Sculptor, Ford Motor Company Design sketches for the Deep Orange 10 self-driving vehicle prototype. I was only six years old when my family left South Korea and moved to Canada. Many things changed as a result of this big move — my father was a mechanical engineer and my mother was a school… Continue reading @Ford: The Art of Engineering: How Designing a Self-Driving Car Prepared Me for a Career at Ford
Apple car targeting 2024 production with self-driving ability
Apple is reportedly planning to launch its first passenger car in 2024, using its own battery technology to “radically” reduce the price of EV batteries. According to the Reuters news agency, the American technology giant has renewed its automotive efforts, known internally as Project Titan, which have been in development since at least 2014. The vehicle will… Continue reading Apple car targeting 2024 production with self-driving ability
German Handelsblatt: Plans for the “Apple Car”: Ex-Opel boss Neumann: “The suppliers are already super annoyed by Apple” 001024
Karl-Thomas Neumann According to the ex-Opel boss, the rumors about Apple’s entry into the auto business make perfect sense. (Photo: Canoo) Düsseldorf For years, the US technology group Apple has been working on plans to enter the automotive market. After the “Project Titan” stalled for a long time, there are now reports that the Californian… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Plans for the “Apple Car”: Ex-Opel boss Neumann: “The suppliers are already super annoyed by Apple” 001024
Daimler and Infosys Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Hybrid Cloud-powered Innovation & IT Infrastructure Transformation in the Automotive Sector
Pivotal partnership for the automotive industry. Daimler IT deepens its focus on software engineering and collaborates with Infosys to innovate and transform its IT infrastructure Provide agile, open, scalable and smart hybrid cloud infrastructure leveraging Infosys Cobalt and leading cloud providers, to accelerate Daimler’s multi-cloud journey Joint goal to develop a persona-driven, cognitive, anytime, anywhere… Continue reading Daimler and Infosys Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Hybrid Cloud-powered Innovation & IT Infrastructure Transformation in the Automotive Sector
Volvo Cars imagines the future of autonomous drive by tapping into origins of human communication
At the same time, the company is also looking further into the future, considering how autonomous cars will communicate with other road users in a driverless world. This research looks beyond current Highway Pilot plans, which aims to have cars drive safely on their own on chosen areas of highway that Volvo has verified as… Continue reading Volvo Cars imagines the future of autonomous drive by tapping into origins of human communication
@Daimler: Daimler and Infosys Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Hybrid Cloud-powered Innovation
Pivotal partnership for the automotive industry: Daimler IT deepens its focus on software engineering and collaborates with Infosys to innovate and transform itsIT infrastructure Provide agile, open, scalable and smart hybrid cloud infrastructure leveraging Infosys Cobalt and leading cloud providers, to accelerate Daimler’s multi-cloud journey Joint goal to develop a persona-driven, cognitive, anytime, anywhere AI-powered… Continue reading @Daimler: Daimler and Infosys Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Hybrid Cloud-powered Innovation