@Toyota: Toyota Research Institute Pushes Vehicle’s Capabilities to Advance Active Safety

Test Car Drifts Autonomously on a Closed Course LOS ALTOS, Calif. (Feb. 2, 2022) — Today, Toyota Research Institute (TRI) demonstrated a new research milestone in autonomy, providing a glimpse into the future of safer mobility for all. As revealed in this video, TRI researchers successfully programmed a vehicle to autonomously drift around obstacles on… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Research Institute Pushes Vehicle’s Capabilities to Advance Active Safety

DENSO Reports Financials for Third Quarter of Fiscal Year, Shares Highlights Around Safety and Sustainability Efforts

KARIYA, Japan, Feb. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — DENSO, a leading mobility supplier, today released its financial results for its third quarter, ending December 31, 2021, for its 2022 fiscal year, ending March 31, 2022. The company also shared updates and progress it has made to advance its Two Great Causes: Green and Peace of Mind. “Everything we are doing… Continue reading DENSO Reports Financials for Third Quarter of Fiscal Year, Shares Highlights Around Safety and Sustainability Efforts

Toyota Research Institute Pushes Vehicle’s Capabilities to Advance Active Safety

As revealed in this video, TRI researchers successfully programmed a vehicle to autonomously drift around obstacles on a closed track — a world first. Combining a deep knowledge of both vehicle dynamics and control design, TRI’s Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) approach extends the vehicle’s operational domain to the very limits of its performance. The… Continue reading Toyota Research Institute Pushes Vehicle’s Capabilities to Advance Active Safety

ABB increases majority stake in Chinese charging provider Chargedot

European electronics giant ABB has increased its majority stake in Chinese charging provider Chargedot from 67 percent to 80 percent. ABB is now one of two shareholders in Chargedot, alongside a subsidiary of China’s largest vehicle manufacturer, SAIC, which retains a 20 percent stake. Both companies have benefited from their partnership. Chargedot has implemented ABB’s… Continue reading ABB increases majority stake in Chinese charging provider Chargedot

Ford, GM juggle today’s challenges with tomorrow’s promises

DETROIT, Jan 28 (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) and Ford Motor Co (F.N) are expected to report next week they turned solid profits for the last quarter of 2021, but rarely has past performance mattered less to investors. The two Detroit automakers are in mid-leap between a combustion-powered present, and a future they have… Continue reading Ford, GM juggle today’s challenges with tomorrow’s promises

Kia’s EV6 is the new benchmark for affordable electric cars

We got our first good look at the EV6 last March and, nearly a year later, finally got to sit in it, drive it, and push every button in the cabin last week during a day-long press event in Northern California. It’s the first Kia vehicle to be produced under the company’s new Plan S… Continue reading Kia’s EV6 is the new benchmark for affordable electric cars

Toyota’s Glanza, Urban Cruiser clock 100,00 units

Toyota officials at the Glanza launch in 2019 Toyota Kirloskar recorded a significant new milestone with its Glanza and the Urban Cruiser, together clocking cumulative wholesales of over 100,000 units. Launched in June 2019 and September 2020 respectively, both the Glanza and the Urban Cruiser clocked 65,000 units and over 35,000 units in wholesales respectively.… Continue reading Toyota’s Glanza, Urban Cruiser clock 100,00 units