Category: Newswire

World NM: Tel Aviv startup offers clear route for car computer vision000754

Carmakers are racing to meet new high-tech safety standards, such as automatic emergency braking systems, that are expected to take effect across Europe and the United States next year. Israeli startup Brodmann17 hopes that its cheaper and hyper-efficient software will lower the cost of the sophisticated artificial intelligence and machine-learning applications behind these new driving… Continue reading World NM: Tel Aviv startup offers clear route for car computer vision000754

World NM: Ford closes German plant for 1 month as global chip crisis worsens000752

London (CNN Business)Ford has ordered a month-long production halt at one of its plants in Germany, the latest sign that a global shortage of computer chips is putting carmakers under increasing pressure and threatening their recovery from the pandemic. The disruption comes at a crucial time for carmakers, which suffered a collapse in sales in… Continue reading World NM: Ford closes German plant for 1 month as global chip crisis worsens000752

World NM: Baidu unlikely to sell vehicles to individuals000749

Baidu’s decision to produce cars have caused a stir in the capital and automotive markets, but the Chinese tech company is more likely to build robotaxi fleets than sell vehicles to individual customers. Baidu did not offer details on how its vehicles will be different than those from Tesla or any other gasoline car challenger… Continue reading World NM: Baidu unlikely to sell vehicles to individuals000749

Hanon Systems Changes Executive Structure; Appoints New CEO

SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Global automotive supplier Hanon Systems (KS: 018880) today announced its board of directors has approved an executive structure change that reduces its representative officers from three to two. The new structure is effective immediately. Since 2019, Hanon Systems has been led by three representative executive officers: Jeong Won… Continue reading Hanon Systems Changes Executive Structure; Appoints New CEO

The merger of FCA and Groupe PSA has been completed

LONDON, Jan. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The merger between Peugeot S.A. (“Groupe PSA”) and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (“FCA”) (NYSE: FCAU / MTA: FCA) that will lead the path to the creation of Stellantis N.V. (“Stellantis”), became effective today. As previously announced, Stellantis’s common shares will begin trading on Euronext in Paris and the Mercato… Continue reading The merger of FCA and Groupe PSA has been completed

FCA Announced as First Automotive OEM to Implement Amazon’s New Alexa Custom Assistant

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Alexa Custom Assistant makes it fast and easy to create intelligent voice experiences in FCA products Technology introduces the unique capability of two in-vehicle voice assistants to co-exist and work together to fulfill customer requests Dual-assistant cooperation enabled by advanced artificial intelligence FCA will be the first… Continue reading FCA Announced as First Automotive OEM to Implement Amazon’s New Alexa Custom Assistant

Autonomous sweeper from Berlin startup approved for public road use in Singapore

BERLIN, Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) begins trial runs of autonomous road sweepers on public roads to make the city-state cleaner and more sustainable. The autonomous compact sweeper “Donner”, developed by a consortium led by ENWAY and Bucher Municipal, has passed the Land Transport Authority’s approval test for autonomous vehicles for… Continue reading Autonomous sweeper from Berlin startup approved for public road use in Singapore

Britishvolt Enters Exclusive Technology Collaboration With Siemens UK

LONDON, Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Britishvolt, Britain’s foremost investor in battery technologies, today announces that it has entered into an exclusive technology collaboration agreement with Siemens. The collaboration will see Siemens provide Britishvolt with access to its automation, electrification solutions and Digital Twin manufacturing execution technology. This innovative system gives the opportunity to simulate gigaplant… Continue reading Britishvolt Enters Exclusive Technology Collaboration With Siemens UK

Honda Aircraft Company Opens New Wing Production Facility

The Wing Production and Service Parts Facility will house a new wing assembly process for the HondaJet Elite, which is the fastest, farthest and highest-flying aircraft in its class. HondaJet wings are composed of an exterior skin made of machined one-piece aluminum alloys backed by alloy ribs to achieve a very smooth surface designed to… Continue reading Honda Aircraft Company Opens New Wing Production Facility