TOKYO — Isuzu Motors will outsource diesel truck engines to Cummins, a U.S. engine supplier, in a move designed to allow the Japanese commercial vehicle maker to focus on emerging technologies, Nikkei learned on Wednesday. The arrangement begins later this year and is expected to help save tens of millions of dollars in research and… Continue reading Isuzu to source truck engines from Cummins for key models
Tag: Autonomous
Starship Technologies raises $17M to roll out more delivery bots
A year ago, Starship Technologies had a couple hundred autonomous bots delivering burritos and pizzas to students on college campuses and residents in a few neighborhoods. The company — with $17 million of new capital in its coffers — has expanded its fleet five-fold since COVID-19 swept through the European and North American markets that… Continue reading Starship Technologies raises $17M to roll out more delivery bots
Arriver™ presents software stack for Advanced Driver Assistance and semi-autonomous driving
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Arriver™ today presents the capabilities of its next generation software stack for Advanced Driver Assistance and (ADAS) and semi-autonomous driving. The presentation by Arriver’s Head of Technology, Salah Hadi at Qualcomm’s annual Automotive Summit outlines how Arriver™ will provide a leading software stack enabling Level 1 ADAS to Level… Continue reading Arriver™ presents software stack for Advanced Driver Assistance and semi-autonomous driving
General Motors, after flubbing its deal with Nikola, eyes a new hydrogen truck project
General Motors, which only a few months ago was forced to ditch its plans to acquire an equity stake in troubled hydrogen truck startup Nikola, is ready to move on. Today, the automaker announced it was teaming up with Illinois-based trucking firm Navistar and OneH2, a North Carolina-based hydrogen fuel cell company, to put more… Continue reading General Motors, after flubbing its deal with Nikola, eyes a new hydrogen truck project
Goodyear Ventures Invests in Autonomous Delivery Services Provider Starship Technologies
AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Goodyear Ventures, Goodyear’s venture capital arm, has added Starship Technologies to its investment portfolio. Goodyear Ventures joins multiple investors helping to raise $17 million for the autonomous delivery company. Founded in 2014, Starship Technologies builds and operates a network of self-driving robots that carry and deliver packages, groceries and… Continue reading Goodyear Ventures Invests in Autonomous Delivery Services Provider Starship Technologies
@VW Group: ŠKODA AUTO speeds up its digital transformation with AccelerateIT and Microsoft
ŠKODA AUTO has long been one of the pillars of the Czech economy, currently employing more than 42,000 people worldwide. As it runs over 100 applications on Microsoft Azure, ŠKODA AUTO is already a significant user of this platform within Volkswagen Group and has many years of experience. Klaus-Dieter Schürmann, ŠKODA AUTO Board Member for… Continue reading @VW Group: ŠKODA AUTO speeds up its digital transformation with AccelerateIT and Microsoft
Intel: Moovit Releases Its 2020 Global Public Transport Report
Moovit, an Intel company, a leading mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) solutions provider and creator of the No. 1 urban mobility app, today launched its 2020 Global Public Transport Report. The annual report brings together data analysis from tens of millions of trip requests performed by Moovit app users with user research in 104 cities across 28 countries. The… Continue reading Intel: Moovit Releases Its 2020 Global Public Transport Report
Qualcomm aims to consolidate auto systems, expands GM, Amazon Alexa partnerships
Qualcomm Qualcomm on Tuesday outlined a broad strategy to advance its Snapdragon platform in the auto industry as it aims to expand in the cockpit as well as a bevy of subsystems. The Qualcomm playbook for the automotive industry rhymes with its plans for IoT, artificial intelligence and compute. That strategy revolves around using 5G… Continue reading Qualcomm aims to consolidate auto systems, expands GM, Amazon Alexa partnerships
German Manager Magazine: Autonomous Driving: Ranking of the leading companies from Waymo to Tesla000527
Who is better? Between Tesla-Boss Elon Musk (49) and John Krafcik (59), who runs the Alphabet subsidiary Waymo, which emerged from Google’s car project, has developed something that looks like an ego fight. Tesla’s approach has nothing to do with fully autonomous driving, Krafcik explained in the Interview with manager magazin. “It doesn’t work that… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Autonomous Driving: Ranking of the leading companies from Waymo to Tesla000527
Veoneer signs agreement with Qualcomm and creates new software brand ArriverTM
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The automotive technology company, Veoneer, Inc. (NYSE: VNE and SSE: VNE SDB), and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. have signed an agreement under which the companies will collaborate on the delivery of scalable Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Collaborative and Autonomous Driving (AD) solutions. The parties’ intended collaboration was first communicated on… Continue reading Veoneer signs agreement with Qualcomm and creates new software brand ArriverTM