General Motors Aims to Transform the Auto Insurance Industry with OnStar Insurance

DETROIT, Nov. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — For more than 20 years, General Motors’ OnStar brand has empowered customers to drive with confidence, offering services that provide added peace of mind on the road. GM announced today it will take its relentless focus on safety and delivering a world-class customer experience one step further with OnStar Insurance.… Continue reading General Motors Aims to Transform the Auto Insurance Industry with OnStar Insurance

All-New 2022 Subaru BRZ Makes Global Debut

Running counter to the current trend of power over precision, the 2022 Subaru BRZ focuses on simplicity and fun. Designed to deliver an unmatched driving experience, the all-new BRZ features a new and more powerful 228 horsepower 2.4-liter horizontally opposed engine. Sitting low in the chassis, the Subaru BOXER’s unique design allows the BRZ to… Continue reading All-New 2022 Subaru BRZ Makes Global Debut

Senmiao Technology Announces Launch of Proprietary Ride-Sharing Platform

CHENGDU, China, Nov. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Senmiao Technology Limited (“Senmiao”) (Nasdaq: AIHS), a provider of automobile transaction and related services targeting the online ride-hailing industry in China, today announced that it has recently launched Xixingtianxia, its own proprietary online ride-sharing platform, to drivers and riders in Chengdu, China, one of its core cities with… Continue reading Senmiao Technology Announces Launch of Proprietary Ride-Sharing Platform

World NM: Chinese company to build battery factory in Germany000452

BERLIN, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) — China’s high-tech company SVOLT Energy Technology Co., Ltd announced on Tuesday that it will build its first battery cell factory in Europe in Germany. This is an “anchor investment in the future of the automotive industry in Saarland,” said Tobias Hans, minister president of the federal state where the SVOLT… Continue reading World NM: Chinese company to build battery factory in Germany000452

DENSO Selects Foretellix Intelligent Automation Platform for Verification of ADAS and Automated Driving Systems

KARIYA, Japan and TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — DENSO Corporation, the world’s second largest mobility supplier, has selected Foretify™, Foretellix’s advanced coverage driven verification platform, to enhance safety and reduce both development costs and time-to-market for its new ADAS and automated driving solutions. The Foretify™ platform allows for a significant reduction in cost… Continue reading DENSO Selects Foretellix Intelligent Automation Platform for Verification of ADAS and Automated Driving Systems

Brose pushes ahead with transformationCoburg9 Nov 2020The Future Brose renewal program will help the automotive supplier remain competitive and return…

Coburg, 11-09-2020 The Future Brose renewal program will help the automotive supplier remain competitive and return to profitable growth. For this purpose, Brose will invest in innovative technologies, expand its international production network and improve cost structures. In early November the company reached an agreement with the works councils in Germany on optimizing the organization… Continue reading Brose pushes ahead with transformationCoburg9 Nov 2020The Future Brose renewal program will help the automotive supplier remain competitive and return…

Porsche Ventures Invests in Drivably’s Breakthrough Inventory Technology

Drivably uses deep analytics to bridge the gap that has long existed between car dealers and the private party marketplace, in which over 40 million vehicles exchange hands each year. The company enables its dealer partners to buy consumer vehicles at scale, while providing extensive market data to help them understand which cars are the… Continue reading Porsche Ventures Invests in Drivably’s Breakthrough Inventory Technology

StradVision Introduces Surround View Monitoring Solution Enabling Groundbreaking Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) Features

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — StradVision, a leading innovator in AI-based camera perception software for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Autonomous Vehicles (AV), is revealing its latest automotive Surround View Monitoring (SVM) technology at AutoSens 2020, an award-winning international conference for the automotive sensor industry. Through an AutoSens 2020 online session titled… Continue reading StradVision Introduces Surround View Monitoring Solution Enabling Groundbreaking Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) Features

Gruppo Maip, Eastman partner on sustainable automotive materials

Specialty formulations to deliver biobased and molecular-recycled content KINGSPORT, Tenn., Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Eastman and Gruppo Maip, a leading international plastics formulator and compound producer based in Turin, Italy, have announced a partnership to formulate new sustainable polymer solutions for automotive interior applications. This will enable an exclusive portfolio of formulations based on Eastman’s Advanced… Continue reading Gruppo Maip, Eastman partner on sustainable automotive materials

Autonomous vehicle simulation startup MORAI closes US$1.8M Series A funding round

MORAI delivers testing solutions based on their simulation platform built for the verification and validation of autonomous vehicles. Providing engineers with a wide range of simulation environments that vary from complex city streets to warehouses and shipping yards, MORAI’s solutions help customers test even the most complex edge cases efficiently. Since their initial seed funding… Continue reading Autonomous vehicle simulation startup MORAI closes US$1.8M Series A funding round