Category: Automotive

Avis Taps Amazon for Connected Vehicle Data Platform

Avis Budget will leverage AWS’s capabilities for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and data management to develop a wide variety of innovative connected vehicle applications and mobility services.  Photo via iStockPhoto/Karneg. Avis Budget Group is planning to use Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Connected Vehicle Solution to build its data analytics platform, the car rental company announced. Working… Continue reading Avis Taps Amazon for Connected Vehicle Data Platform

GM CEO expects Tesla to be around in the next 10 years

FILE PHOTO: General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra speaks at GM’s press conference at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo (Reuters) – General Motors Co’s (GM.N) Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra said on Thursday she expects Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) to be around in the… Continue reading GM CEO expects Tesla to be around in the next 10 years

DeepMap, a maker of HD maps for self-driving, raised at least $60M at a $450M valuation

As car and tech companies continue to make inroads on vehicles and services to build autonomous driving systems, a startup that is creating high-definition maps to help these vehicles move around has quietly picked up a significant round of funding. DeepMap — a Palo Alto startup co-founded by James Wu and Mark Wheeler, who previously… Continue reading DeepMap, a maker of HD maps for self-driving, raised at least $60M at a $450M valuation

Audi designs first concept car for an animated film

Audi brings futuristic design and mobility to the big screen for the first time with the Audi RSQ e-tron, a fictional, virtual performance concept car created for Twentieth Century Fox’s animated film Spies in Disguise. The full-battery electric model, created by Audi Design in cooperation with Blue Sky Studios, combines automated driving with artificial intelligence… Continue reading Audi designs first concept car for an animated film