Tag: Toyota

PlanetM Awards New Grants to Advance Mobility Pilots in Michigan

PlanetM, the state of Michigan-backed business development organization, has announced a new batch of grants that aim to entice mobility startups and corporations to pilot their innovations in Michigan, or test and validate their technology at one of Michigan’s proving grounds. PlanetM has awarded a total of $440,000 in grants to five companies. The startups… Continue reading PlanetM Awards New Grants to Advance Mobility Pilots in Michigan

Toyota’s Statement Re: WH Proclamation on 232

May 17, 2019 Today’s Executive Proclamation is a major set-back for American consumers, workers and the auto industry. Toyota has been deeply engrained in the U.S. for over 60 years. Between our R&D centers, 10 manufacturing plants, 1,500-strong dealer network, extensive supply chain and other operations, we directly and indirectly employ over 475,000 in the U.S.,… Continue reading Toyota’s Statement Re: WH Proclamation on 232

Cash-strapped Chinese automaker Haima sells properties to raise funds

Haima reported a 72% plunge in sales in the first four months of this year, following a 48% dive in 2018 revenue. BEIJING: China’s Haima Automotive Group Co Ltd said the company planned to sell over 400 units of real estate to revitalise its corporate assets and boost liquidity, stock exchange filings showed. The unusual… Continue reading Cash-strapped Chinese automaker Haima sells properties to raise funds

Ford revs up to sell hybrids with appeal of speed and power

DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co is turning to the automotive marketer’s time-tested themes, speed and power, to sell a new generation of gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles to mass market customers. FILE PHOTO: A 2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid is hooked up to a boat trailer to demonstrate towing power in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., May 15, 2019.… Continue reading Ford revs up to sell hybrids with appeal of speed and power

DRiV™ to Supply Monroe Intelligent Suspension Technology on 2020 Toyota GR Supra Sports Coupe

LAKE FOREST, Ill., May 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — DRiV™, a Tenneco Inc. (NYSE: TEN) business and leading global aftermarket and ride performance supplier, has announced that advanced suspension technology from its Monroe® Intelligent Suspension portfolio is included on the fifth-generation, 2020 Toyota GR Supra sports coupe. The company’s Continuously Variable Semi-Active (CVSAe) suspension technology will be… Continue reading DRiV™ to Supply Monroe Intelligent Suspension Technology on 2020 Toyota GR Supra Sports Coupe

Will Tesla’s Advantageous Panasonic Partnership Come To An End?

Is it all too good to be true moving forward? There’s definitely a chance that Tesla’s advantageous partnership with Panasonic could come to an end at some point. As we previously reported, sometimes it seems the Japanese battery cell maker is enamored with its Tesla partnership, but other times it appears that’s not necessarily the… Continue reading Will Tesla’s Advantageous Panasonic Partnership Come To An End?

Mercedes-Benz EQC, VW’s battery factory, Hyundai’s electric sports car: Today’s Car News

2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 – first drive – Norway, May 2019
We're among the first to drive the Mercedes-Benz EQC. Volkswagen plans to invest $1.1 billion in a new battery factory in Germany. Hyundai and Kia invest $80 million in Croatian EV startup Rimac. And our Twitter poll asks how EV drivers should contribute to road maintenance. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

In a first drive outside of Oslo (practically native habitat for luxury electric cars), the new 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC electric SUV proved itself among the quietest and most luxurious EVs we've driven. But solid range measurements remained elusive.

As VW and other German automakers are scrambling to build local battery supplies in Europe, the country's largest automaker announced plans to build a new battery factory—along with a partner—in its home state of Lower Saxony.

Korean auto giant Hyundai, along with its sister company Kia, gave Croatian EV sports-car startup Rimac a big boost in its bid to become a Tier 1 supplier of electric drivetrain components to the auto industry, with a big investment and plans for a new Korean electric sports car.

Our Twitter poll this week asks our readers how electric-car drivers should contribute to road maintenance, traditionally funded by state gas taxes.

Volkswagen also previewed a new digital dashboard for its upcoming 2020 redesign of the Golf.

Finally, the NHTSA will give up on new requirements, first adopted in light of the Toyota unintended acceleration problem in 2011, to require brake override software on new cars.

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San Francisco bans police from using facial recognition tools

This kind of thing has been banned in San Francisco, California San Francisco has become the first US city to ban its police force from using facial recognition tools. On Tuesday, city officials voted eight-to-one to implement a ban on surveillance technology amid concerns that it violates the privacy of citizens. The rules, which are set to… Continue reading San Francisco bans police from using facial recognition tools

Bird’s-AI View: Harnessing Drones to Improve Traffic Flow

Traffic. It’s one of the most commonly cited frustrations across the globe. It consumed nearly 180 hours of productive time for the average U.K. driver last year. German drivers lost an average of 120 hours. U.S. drivers lost nearly 100 hours. Because time is too precious to waste, RCE Systems — a Brno, Czech Republic-based… Continue reading Bird’s-AI View: Harnessing Drones to Improve Traffic Flow