Autonomous vehicle (AV) developer Cruise unveiled Origin, an all-electric driverless car concept that illustrates the company’s vision for consumer behavior in driverless cars. The vehicle spurns the driver’s seat in favor of an airy, symmetrical cabin featuring small displays mounted above two sets of opposing seats. Business Insider Intelligence While a car without driver controls would… Continue reading Cruise’s Origin facilitates riders’ desired connectivity experience – Business Insider
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The Mustang-Powered TVR Griffith Is Delayed… Again – CarBuzz
You won’t even believe the latest reason why. TVR announced its return to the market back in 2017 with a brand-new sports car called the Griffith. Powered by a 5.0-liter V8 engine from the Ford Mustang GT, the Griffith sends 480 horsepower out to the rear wheels through an old-fashioned manual gearbox yielding a 0-60… Continue reading The Mustang-Powered TVR Griffith Is Delayed… Again – CarBuzz
XponentialWorks and Arcimoto create 3D printed suspension for Fun Utility Vehicle
XponentialWorks, a combination of venture fund, advisory firm and product developer, has partnered with Arcimoto, an Oregon-based transportation innovator, to produce 3D print lightweight suspension components for Arcimoto’s Fun Utility Vehicle (FUV). A rear swingarm, knuckle, upper control arm, and a brake pedal, were redesigned using ParaMatters generative design software CogniCAD. These parts were fabricated with the Eosint… Continue reading XponentialWorks and Arcimoto create 3D printed suspension for Fun Utility Vehicle
@GM: GM Set to Open a New Technical Center in Charlotte
GM Set to Open a New Technical Center in Charlotte The Charlotte Tech Center will initially focus on GM performance and racing, with ability to expand to other areas of business 2020-01-23 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – General Motors will open a new technical center focused on performance and racing in the Charlotte region, a major racing… Continue reading @GM: GM Set to Open a New Technical Center in Charlotte
After AstraZeneca, Osbourn Reflects on Roles at CAT & MedImmune
January 23rd, 2020 Xconomy National — MedImmune, AstraZeneca’s biologics division, is no more. The pharmaceutical giant announced last year that the name would be retired as part of a research and development restructuring. Before MedImmune became an AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) business unit, it was a standalone biologics company. In 2007, AstraZeneca paid $15.2 billion to… Continue reading After AstraZeneca, Osbourn Reflects on Roles at CAT & MedImmune
Ford expects $2.2 billion pretax hit due to pension plans, retirement benefits in Q4
An employee works on the assembly line installing parts on the Duratech 35 V6 engine at the Ford Motor Co. Engine Plant in Lima, Ohio, U.S. on Friday, March 28, 2014. Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — Ford Motor expects to take a pretax hit of about $2.2 billion in the fourth-quarter… Continue reading Ford expects $2.2 billion pretax hit due to pension plans, retirement benefits in Q4
Chinese driverless buses to hit European streets for first time
Jan 22, 2020 4 min read Pensioners at the central Trikala Square on September 4, 2019. (Image credit: TechNode/Eliza Gkritsi) The small city of Trikala, Greece offers some quintessential provincial scenes: bustling farmers’ markets with vibrant colors and old men with bushy mustaches chatting on park benches. Delve deeper and you’ll discover public wifi, smart… Continue reading Chinese driverless buses to hit European streets for first time
XC40 Recharge: all the details of the first electric Volvo
Engine technology: 400 km of autonomy The XC40 Recharge P8 is equipped with an electric all-wheel drive powertrain that guarantees an estimated range of over 400 km on a single charge, according to the Wltp approval cycle, and delivers a power of 408 cv. The 78 kWh battery can be recharged to 80% of its… Continue reading XC40 Recharge: all the details of the first electric Volvo
@Toyota: 2020 Consumer Electronic Show: Toyota Press Conference, Akio Toyoda and Bjarke Ingels Remarks
As prepared for Akio ToyodaPresident and Member of the Board of Directors, Toyota Motor Corporation 2020 Consumer Electronics ShowMandalay BayLas Vegas Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen, and thanks so much for joining us. As evident from everything you see and hear at CES, virtually every industry is trying to predict the future. And from my… Continue reading @Toyota: 2020 Consumer Electronic Show: Toyota Press Conference, Akio Toyoda and Bjarke Ingels Remarks
@Toyota: Lexus Zero Gravity Concepts Shoot for the Moon
New Zero Gravity concept designs from Lexus illustrate the thrill of high-speed space exploration Design sketches developed at ED2, Lexus’ European advanced design centre Designs selected for inclusion in the international art and design magazine Document Journal’s Lunar Design Portfolio Karl Dujardin’s dream machine was the top pick from a series of lunar vehicle ideas… Continue reading @Toyota: Lexus Zero Gravity Concepts Shoot for the Moon