Category: Automotive

@Hyundai: Kia presents 2030 roadmap to become global sustainable mobility leader

Kia Corporation has today built on its strategic commitment to become a leader in sustainable mobility with the roadmap to 2030 at the company’s 2022 CEO Investor Day virtual event. The roadmap builds on Kia’s successful ‘Plan S’ strategy first announced in 2020 and reveals further details on how the company will achieve its vision… Continue reading @Hyundai: Kia presents 2030 roadmap to become global sustainable mobility leader

@Hyundai: Brainwave Monitoring Earset: A New Mobility Technology to Prevent Accidents, ‘Hyundai Mobis m.brain’

Play Did you know that biometric technologies are used in our daily lives?Take for example the latest vehicle healthcare technology from Hyundai Mobis, m.brain.It utilizes one of the most challenging technologies, brainwave sensing, to help us drive more safely. m.brain is a wearable earset that measures and analyzes brain signals in real-time,displaying the driver’s level… Continue reading @Hyundai: Brainwave Monitoring Earset: A New Mobility Technology to Prevent Accidents, ‘Hyundai Mobis m.brain’

Polestar’s second concept car is a convertible with an integrated drone

With the Polestar 2 already in production, Polestars 3 and 4 on the horizon and the Precept concept slated to become the Polestar 5 in 2024, Polestar the company has just unveiled its latest electrified vehicle idea: the Polestar O2 convertible concept. Polestar “Polestar O2 is our vision of a new era for sports cars,”… Continue reading Polestar’s second concept car is a convertible with an integrated drone

Ford to use Model e name it blocked from Tesla in trademark fight

Adults fighting over the letter E.  It sounds like a “Sesame Street” episode gone bad.  But it really happened. And now the winner of that battle, Ford Motor Co., just announced that Ford “Model e” (intentionally lowercase) is the name of its all-electric auto division. Behind the scenes, it’s a story of an iconic automaker keeping a startup company based… Continue reading Ford to use Model e name it blocked from Tesla in trademark fight

Personal conflict led GM exec Steve Kiefer to retire

General Motors executive Steve Kiefer makes two promises. The first is that GM’s international business, which he leads, will deliver strong earnings in the first quarter, even as he prepares to retire on April 1. The second is that he will save tens of thousands of lives in the future.  Go to Source

Ford increases electrification spend to $50B in attempt to catch up to Tesla

Ford Motor Company is increasing its electric vehicle investment to $50 billion through 2026, up from the previous $30 billion by 2025. CEO Jim Farley announced the news on Wednesday after the automaker confirmed that it would run its EV unit separately from its combustion engine business, something Ford touched on during its 2021 fourth… Continue reading Ford increases electrification spend to $50B in attempt to catch up to Tesla

Rivian has altered the deal, and now its EVs will cost buyers up to $20K more

Rivian increased the estimated prices of its R1T electric pickup and R1S electric SUV this week by up to 20 percent, as reported by TechCrunch. The company is applying the new estimates to new orders and changing them for reservation holders who don’t yet have a vehicle entering production. This is the first significant change… Continue reading Rivian has altered the deal, and now its EVs will cost buyers up to $20K more

Podsplainer: What’s a Recommender System? NVIDIA’s Even Oldridge Breaks It Down

The very thing that makes the internet so useful to so many people — the vast quantity of information that’s out there — can also make going online frustrating. There’s so much available that the sheer volume of choices can be overwhelming. That’s where recommender systems come in, explains NVIDIA AI Podcast host Noah Kravitz.… Continue reading Podsplainer: What’s a Recommender System? NVIDIA’s Even Oldridge Breaks It Down