Category: Automotive

Apple’s latest Tesla hire specializes in car interiors

Another high-level Tesla engineering executive has hopped over to Apple. Steve MacManus, who was vice president of engineering at Tesla, is now a senior director at Apple, according to an update on his LinkedIn profile. Bloomberg was the first to report MacManus had taken the position at Apple. MacManus, whose was in charge of interior… Continue reading Apple’s latest Tesla hire specializes in car interiors

Slight increase in average CO2 emissions from new cars sold in Europe in 2017, while CO2 emissions from new vans continue to decrease

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Slight increase in average CO2 emissions from new cars sold in Europe in 2017, while CO2 emissions from new vans continue to decrease

04/04/2019The EU fleet average of CO2 emissions of new vehicles in 2017 stayed well below the applicable target, according to final data published by the European Environment Agency. However, for the first time, average CO2 emissions from new passenger cars were slightly higher than in the previous year. For vans, the decreasing trend continued.

The data shows that the average carbon dioxide (CO2) emission, measured in laboratory tests, of a new car sold in the EU in 2017 was 118.5 grams of CO2 per kilometre, which is 0.4 grams per km higher than in 2016. Emissions remained below the current target of 130 g/km, which applies since 2015.

Since monitoring began in 2010, average emissions of new cars in the EU have fallen by 22 grams of CO2 per kilometre – a 15.5% decrease. However, manufacturers will have to..

Magnax Yokeless Axial Flux Motor Promises 98 Percent Efficiency

This motor design also offers more power density and lower weight than radial motors. One of the arguments traditional carmakers use for the survival of combustion engines is that it still has many development possibilities. Variable compression and the SPCCI cycle would be examples of that. Electric motors’ energy efficiency is around 90 percent. But… Continue reading Magnax Yokeless Axial Flux Motor Promises 98 Percent Efficiency

VinFast Starts Production Of Two Cars Designed By Pininfarina At Its New Plant – Retail News Asia

The first two cars designed by Pininfarina for the Vietnamese brand VinFast will be manufactured in the new plant which was inaugurated by VinFast Production and Trading LLC at Dinh Vu Industrial Zone, Cat Hai, Hai Phong. It is built on an area exceeding 500,000 square meters out of the 335 hectares of the entire… Continue reading VinFast Starts Production Of Two Cars Designed By Pininfarina At Its New Plant – Retail News Asia

Kaarta using Velodyne’s lidar technology in new mobile street mapping system – Traffic Technology Today

Real-time mobile 3D reality capture and mapping technology firm Kaarta has included smart and powerful laser scanning equipment from Velodyne Lidar Inc. in its new Stencil 2-32 ground surface mapping system for infrastructure and asset management. Kaarta’s patent-pending technology, rooted in advanced robotics, accurately transforms the real world into 3D digital twins, streamlining workflow, reducing… Continue reading Kaarta using Velodyne’s lidar technology in new mobile street mapping system – Traffic Technology Today

Quanergy and Chery Join Forces to Launch New Era of Autonomous Vehicles and Smart Cities – Embedded Computing Design

Quanergy Systems, Inc. will be working with Chery Automobile as its LiDAR partner to accelerate advancements in autonomous driving and smart cities throughout China. Quanergy will be contributing its S3 automotive grade solid state LiDARs, which have no moving parts, as well as its QORTEX DTC (Detection, Tracking, Classification), based on LiDAR hardware and AI… Continue reading Quanergy and Chery Join Forces to Launch New Era of Autonomous Vehicles and Smart Cities – Embedded Computing Design

Onward raises $1.5 million to offer round-trip rides to older adults needing assistance

Uber and Lyft aren’t designed to transport people who need a little help getting out of the house or need someone to help get them from the doctor’s waiting room back to their home. While Uber, for example, has launched Uber Health to help patients get to their appointments, the drivers are not vetted with… Continue reading Onward raises $1.5 million to offer round-trip rides to older adults needing assistance