Sino-German joint venture FAW-Volkswagen has put its new proving ground into use in the north of Changchun, capital of Northeast China’s Jilin province.With an investment of more than 1.7 billion yuan ($240.6 million), the first-stage project of the proving ground covers 6 square kilometers.The proving ground has five functional areas for durability, airbag effectiveness, highspeed loop, dynamic and performance testing.
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India Digest: CPPIB gets nod for Delhivery stake; GoMechanic in talks for funding
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has secured Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) approval to acquire Delhivery stake, while GoMechanic is in talks with Fosun International and Chiratae Ventures for funding. CPPIB gets CCI’s nod to buy Delhivery stake Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has secured Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) approval to acquire… Continue reading India Digest: CPPIB gets nod for Delhivery stake; GoMechanic in talks for funding
Uber-rival Bolt enters European food delivery business
TALLINN (Reuters) – Estonia’s Bolt, a popular ride-sharing service in Eastern Europe and Africa, on Wednesday launched food delivery service in its home town of Tallinn, the nation’s capital, and said it plans to roll out Bolt Food this year in South Africa, Latvia and Lithuania as well. FILE PHOTO: A Bolt (formerly known as… Continue reading Uber-rival Bolt enters European food delivery business
Industrial Internet Consortium approves Testbed of Negotiation Automation Platform for coordinating interests among AI systems- Promoting implementation through expansion of participants –
2019-08-21 Tokyo, August 21, 2019 – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), Fraunhofer IOSB, Kabuku Inc., the Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI) , Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., and Toyota Tsusho Corporation announced today the approval by the Industrial Internet Consortium® (IIC™,*1) of a Negotiation Automation Platform Testbed in cooperation with Japan’s National Institute of Advanced… Continue reading Industrial Internet Consortium approves Testbed of Negotiation Automation Platform for coordinating interests among AI systems- Promoting implementation through expansion of participants –
Hyosung Expects to Upgrade National Competitive Edge in Carbon Fiber Industry through Its Carbon Fiber
Carbon fiber is seen as a ‘dream material’ that can change the paradigm of various industries as it can replace steel due to its characteristics of being light but strong at the same time. It is one of few materials that South Korean companies are highly dependent on Japanese companies. Hyosung became the first South… Continue reading Hyosung Expects to Upgrade National Competitive Edge in Carbon Fiber Industry through Its Carbon Fiber
DoorDash acquires autonomous driving startup Scotty Labs
DoorDash has been on an acquisition tear of late, with Scotty Labs as its latest target. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but this comes after DoorDash acquired Caviar in a deal worth $410 million. Scotty Labs, a tele-operations company that is working on technology to enable people to remotely control self-driving cars, raised… Continue reading DoorDash acquires autonomous driving startup Scotty Labs
Lidar Emerges as A Powerful Technology for Today’s Security Solutions
August 20, 2019 As the demands on security-related technology increase and evolve, new perception systems have the potential to vastly improve public safety and security performance. Velodyne Lidar is at the forefront of delivering these technologies to improve threat detection and traffic management in airports, transportation, and energy infrastructure, as well as commercial and private… Continue reading Lidar Emerges as A Powerful Technology for Today’s Security Solutions
Waymo: Building Cars is a “Distraction” From Self-Driving Tech – Futurism
Different Priorities When it comes to building and perfecting the self-driving car, some companies have elected to build a full vehicle from the ground up, like how Tesla is inching toward autonomous tech as it develops new car models. Others, Like Uber, are using other companies’ vehicles as hosts for their self-driving technology. Waymo, the… Continue reading Waymo: Building Cars is a “Distraction” From Self-Driving Tech – Futurism
Researchers look into keeping autonomous vehicles from becoming mobile vomitoriums
If you’re like me, and I’m just going to assume most of you are, motion sickness is a serious consideration on any car trip where you’re not driving. So what are we supposed to do in self-driving vehicles? Researchers are finally looking into this question with an experiment designed to see just what makes people… Continue reading Researchers look into keeping autonomous vehicles from becoming mobile vomitoriums
Tesla releases new software update with adaptive suspension damping improvements and more
Tesla started releasing a new software update this week with improvements to Model S and Model X’s new adaptive suspension damping and more. In April, Tesla launched the new Raven Model S and Model X vehicles with a series of upgrades, including a new adaptive suspension. The automaker described the new suspension: We’ve also upgraded our… Continue reading Tesla releases new software update with adaptive suspension damping improvements and more