Intel: 2020 CES: Mobileye Raises the Bar

Equipped with a business strategy unlike any other automotive supplier and growth ambitions to become a complete mobility provider, Mobileye President and CEO Prof. Amnon Shashua called on the industry to be transparent with its autonomous driving technology and then showed a 23-minute unedited, uninterrupted drive of an autonomous vehicle (AV) using camera-only sensors. More:… Continue reading Intel: 2020 CES: Mobileye Raises the Bar

Mirati Adds Execs With Commercial Experience at Spark, Bristol-Myers

January 8th, 2020 Xconomy San Diego —  Cancer drug developer Mirati Therapeutics is beefing up its leadership team as its lead programs advance through human testing. The San Diego-based company (NASDAQ: MRTX) this week added two executives to its C-suite as part of a strategic effort to ready the biotech for its potential transformation into… Continue reading Mirati Adds Execs With Commercial Experience at Spark, Bristol-Myers

@FaradayFuture: Faraday Future CEO Carsten Breitfeld Embarks on a New Year along with Yueting Jia, A Proven Technology Entrepreneur with the Vision and Integrity to Get FF Back On Track

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dr. Carsten Breitfeld, global CEO of Faraday Future (FF) arrived in Las Vegas for the annual CES show today, making the almost 300 mile trip in a single charge in the company’s flagship, production-ready, FF 91 ultra-luxury electric vehicle. Breitfeld recently returned from meetings in Beijing where he… Continue reading @FaradayFuture: Faraday Future CEO Carsten Breitfeld Embarks on a New Year along with Yueting Jia, A Proven Technology Entrepreneur with the Vision and Integrity to Get FF Back On Track

Aptiv Embeds Valens’ Chipsets in Its Smart Vehicle Architecture™ Platform

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Valens, the leader in ultra-high-speed in-vehicle connectivity, has partnered with Aptiv to develop their Smart Vehicle Architecture (SVA) platform, which reduces the number of connections and individual devices within vehicles with a centralized, shared architecture, leading to increased flexibility and redundancy, and reducing total system costs. Valens’ technology… Continue reading Aptiv Embeds Valens’ Chipsets in Its Smart Vehicle Architecture™ Platform

Getaround is latest SoftBank portfolio company to announce layoffs

Silicon Valley’s top valued car rental startup, Getaround, announced layoffs today, making it the latest SoftBank-backed entity of late to pare down its workforce. The Information, which first reported the news, pegs the layoffs at 150 employees, amounting to around a quarter of the company. In the report, CEO Sam Zaid seemed to lay at… Continue reading Getaround is latest SoftBank portfolio company to announce layoffs

Bollinger Motors Files Patents for Electric Class 3 Vehicles

The innovative vehicle design, and resulting capabilities and features are highly differentiated from any other volume production vehicle. As just one example, the unique way large components – including motors, inverters, gearboxes, and chargers – are arranged centrally and symmetrically results in a desirable effect on the vehicles’ center of gravity. The patent highlights the vehicle-controls… Continue reading Bollinger Motors Files Patents for Electric Class 3 Vehicles

Fix Auto UK appoints new head of operations following acquisitions

Fix Auto UK has promoted Brett Wootton to the role of head of operations for its acquired sites as part of a push to grow the footprint of body shops its owns and operates. Last month the car retail sector supplier said that it was nearing its goal of owning, or part owning, up to… Continue reading Fix Auto UK appoints new head of operations following acquisitions

KARMA AND VOXX AUTOMOTIVE USE CES 2020 TO DEMONSTRATE FUTURE KEYLESS ENTRY AND INTERIOR LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY

VIEW ALL () x Jan 07,2020 Karma and VOXX Automotive Showcase a Possible Future Technology Innovations Illuminated Sillplate Technology Hint at Possible Future Customization Options Karma Uses CES 2020 to Showcase Partnership Strategy Designed to Speed Product Development   LAS VEGAS (JANUARY 7, 2020) – Karma, the Southern California-based high-tech mobility incubator and creator of luxury… Continue reading KARMA AND VOXX AUTOMOTIVE USE CES 2020 TO DEMONSTRATE FUTURE KEYLESS ENTRY AND INTERIOR LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY

AutoX and Fiat Chrysler are teaming up on a robotaxi for China

Autonomous vehicle startup AutoX, which is backed by Alibaba, said Tuesday that it is partnering with Fiat Chrysler to roll out a fleet of robotaxis for China and other countries in Asia. A fleet of Chrysler Pacifica vans is going to be in service to the public in China in early 2020, according to AutoX.… Continue reading AutoX and Fiat Chrysler are teaming up on a robotaxi for China