Tesla is slated to meet Indian officials today and tomorrow, Reuters reported citing a person in the know, where local acquisition of parts, amongst other matters, will be taken up. Tesla’s renewed interest comes against the backdrop of the US automaker’s decision to put on hold its decision to sell cars here, upon not being… Continue reading Tesla slated to meet Indian officials this week- Report
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Tesla slated to meet Indian officials this week- Report
Tesla is slated to meet Indian officials today and tomorrow, Reuters reported citing a person in the know, where local acquisition of parts, amongst other matters, will be taken up. Tesla’s renewed interest comes against the backdrop of the US automaker’s decision to put on hold its decision to sell cars here, upon not being… Continue reading Tesla slated to meet Indian officials this week- Report
Komatsu and Toyota test autonomous light vehicle for mining operations
Japan’s Komatsu Ltd and Toyota Motor Corporation have announced the launch of a joint project to develop an Autonomous Light Vehicle (ALV) that will run on Komatsu’s Autonomous Haulage System (AHS). To realise further safety and productivity improvements in mines by running autonomous haul trucks and automated ALV controlled by AHS, Komatsu and Toyota are… Continue reading Komatsu and Toyota test autonomous light vehicle for mining operations
Hyundai Motor India Partners with Shell India to expand EV-charging Infrastructure in India
Smart Mobility Solutions Provider Hyundai Motor India, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Shell India, to install 60 kW DC Fast Chargers across 36 of its electric vehicle Dealerships in India. The collaboration with Shell India is a part of Hyundai’s EV charging infrastructure expansion plan for providing customer-centric solutions towards a cleaner… Continue reading Hyundai Motor India Partners with Shell India to expand EV-charging Infrastructure in India
NXP and TSMC to deliver industry’s first automotive 16nm FinFET embedded MRAM
NXP Semiconductors, a leader in automotive processing, has announced its collaboration with TSMC to deliver the industry’s first automotive-embedded MRAM (Magnetic Random Access Memory) in the 16 nm FinFET technology. As automakers transition to software-defined vehicles (SDVs), they need to support multiple generations of software upgrades on a single hardware platform, and bringing together NXP’s high-performance… Continue reading NXP and TSMC to deliver industry’s first automotive 16nm FinFET embedded MRAM
Maharashtra recommends drunken driving as non-bailable offence
The Maharashtra Government has decided to enforce strong punitive measures for causing an accident while driving without a license and when intoxicated as non-bailable, as part of its recommendation to the centre to stop the loss of lives owing to driver recklessness. The decision was taken by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Eknath Shinde, at… Continue reading Maharashtra recommends drunken driving as non-bailable offence
Exclusive: New Toyota CEO on the most important job in motoring
It’s a stance made possible by Toyota’s hybrid leadership but is so at odds with the rest of the industry’s focus on BEVs that it risks the brand being irretrievably tarred as a laggard. Then on a personal level, there’s also the small matter of succeeding Toyoda, a larger-than-life character who led the company out… Continue reading Exclusive: New Toyota CEO on the most important job in motoring
Analysis: Why foreign brands are rethinking their approach in China
In 2012, non-Chinese brands produced 18 of China’s top 20 best-selling cars and locked out the top 10. In the first quarter this year, that number had halved, of which just four were in the top 10. Staying relevant in China in the face of ever-improving home-grown competition is a dilemma occupying car makers’ boardrooms in Europe, the… Continue reading Analysis: Why foreign brands are rethinking their approach in China
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 36)
Episode 36 of the My Week In Cars podcast finds our resident gearheads Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talking about how to find and help preserve green lanes, the succinct excellence of the industry’s bigwigs, whether doing a craft is as valuable as listening and taking, and discuss much, much more motoring stuff besides, including… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 36)
Rolls-Royce Phantom Series II
Whether you’re entering the Phantom by the front or the rear-hinged coach rear door, you open it with a large and tactile stainless steel door handle. Both front and rear doors will now close automatically behind you at the touch of a button (previously, only the Phantom’s rear doors did that). The same motor mechanism doubles as… Continue reading Rolls-Royce Phantom Series II