Category: Automotive

Sony-Honda team takes on Apple in software auto evolution

TOKYO — The history of the auto industry has been one of ever-shifting alliances in pursuit of scale: Toyota Motor joining and later parting with General Motors, Mazda Motor doing the same with Ford Motor, and even Renault and Nissan Motor, once seen as exemplary partners but now looking to renegotiate their arrangement. The joint… Continue reading Sony-Honda team takes on Apple in software auto evolution

GM shifts EV overseas offensive to Europe, Japan and South Korea

NEW YORK — U.S. automaker General Motors plans to release electric vehicles overseas, including in Europe, a market from which it had almost completely withdrawn. The company has downsized most of its overseas operations — except for China and Latin America — since it went under in 2009. But as its bottom line improves, it… Continue reading GM shifts EV overseas offensive to Europe, Japan and South Korea

Dirty metals for clean cars: Indonesian nickel could be key to EV battery industry

JAKARTA/MOROWALI, Indonesia — A group of fishermen and their wives looked forlorn on the porch of their stilt houses, perched on the sandy coast of Indonesia’s remote Bahodopi district. Their homes, along with the few dozen others that make up the fishing hamlet, stood against a backdrop of towering cranes and billowing white smoke from… Continue reading Dirty metals for clean cars: Indonesian nickel could be key to EV battery industry

CSafe poursuit l’expansion de son portefeuille de solutions d’expédition à température contrôlée avec l’introduction d’une caisse d’expédition à palette réutilisable avancée

Doté d’innovations et de technologies, le CSafeAPS offre un contrôle supérieur de la température et le seul indicateur de capacité thermique en transit du secteur MONROE, Ohio, 19 octobre 2022 /PRNewswire/ — CSafe, le plus grand fournisseur d’une gamme complète de solutions d’expédition à température contrôlée active et passive pour l’industrie pharmaceutique, a annoncé aujourd’hui… Continue reading CSafe poursuit l’expansion de son portefeuille de solutions d’expédition à température contrôlée avec l’introduction d’une caisse d’expédition à palette réutilisable avancée

Automotive Lead Acid Batteries Global Market Report 2022: Increase In the Need for Lithium-Ion Batteries Driving Sector

DUBLIN, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The “Automotive Lead Acid Batteries Market Size, Market Share, Application Analysis, Regional Outlook, Growth Trends, Key Players, Competitive Strategies and Forecasts, 2022 To 2030” report has been added to  ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The market for lead acid batteries reached US $ 16.5 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow at… Continue reading Automotive Lead Acid Batteries Global Market Report 2022: Increase In the Need for Lithium-Ion Batteries Driving Sector

The next version of Thunderbolt is built for multi-monitor setups

Now that speedy ports are par for the course on computers, how is Intel going to make Thunderbolt more enticing? By courting enthusiasts who demand a wall of monitors, apparently. The company has previewed a next-generation Thunderbolt standard that will offer more bandwidth for multi-monitor setups and other “visually intensive usages.” While the port will… Continue reading The next version of Thunderbolt is built for multi-monitor setups

Microsoft wants to build an Xbox-branded mobile game store

Microsoft wants to bring a taste of Xbox game shopping to your phone. As The Verge explains, a company filing with the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has revealed plans to build a “next generation” Xbox store that’s available on mobile devices, not just consoles and PCs. The shop would unsurprisingly lean heavily on… Continue reading Microsoft wants to build an Xbox-branded mobile game store

What it’s like to drive a Lucid Air after its first major update

For decades, whatever you drove off the showroom floor was what you were stuck with. But now, thanks to over-the-air updates, your car can evolve on your driveway in myriad ways. Tesla has been doing it for years, and now Lucid and other automakers are joining in. We’ve said it before: Lucid did an exquisite… Continue reading What it’s like to drive a Lucid Air after its first major update

James Webb telescope captures Pillars of Creation in unprecedented detail

The James Webb Space Telescope’s sightseeing tour just provided a fresh look at one of the most recognizable interstellar objects. Researchers have captured their most detailed image yet of the Pillars of Creation, a star-forming nursery in the Eagle Nebula roughly 6,500 light-years away. The near-infrared picture shows even more detail than Hubble’s 2014 snapshot,… Continue reading James Webb telescope captures Pillars of Creation in unprecedented detail