Geely Auto to recruit 300 engineers to work on new energy solutions at Raunheim facility near Frankfurt 2019 May 16, Frankfurt/Hangzhou. Geely Auto Group (Geely Auto), China’s leading privately-owned automotive company, has formally opened a new research and development facility at Raunheim, Germany, to accelerate innovation in new propulsion systems and next-generation mobility technology. The… Continue reading Geely Auto Opens Research & Development Centre in Germany
Tag: Autonomous
Ridecell and Dataspeed Partner to Enhance Autonomous Vehicle Safety – PRNewswire
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ridecell Inc., the leading platform for shared and autonomous mobility operators, and Dataspeed Inc., a globally established drive-by-wire solution provider, announced a strategic partnership to enhance autonomous vehicle (AV) safety. The companies will begin leveraging each other’s technology and testing new technologies in real world conditions to improve vehicle… Continue reading Ridecell and Dataspeed Partner to Enhance Autonomous Vehicle Safety – PRNewswire
DRIVE Labs: How We’re Building Path Perception for Autonomous Vehicles
Editor’s note: No one developer or company has yet succeeded in creating a fully autonomous vehicle. But we’re getting closer. With this new DRIVE Labs blog series, we’ll take an engineering-focused look at each individual open challenge — from perceiving paths to handling intersections — and how the NVIDIA DRIVE AV Software team is mastering… Continue reading DRIVE Labs: How We’re Building Path Perception for Autonomous Vehicles
Velodyne Leads in Lidar Technology and Standardization
April 30, 2019 Velodyne is taking a leadership role in not only advancing lidar technology but also in advocating for autonomous vehicle (AV) community cooperation in addressing safety and standardization requirements for lidar sensors. Writing in Autonomous Vehicle International, Dieter Gabriel, marketing manager, Velodyne Europe, detailed Velodyne’s latest lidar sensors and discussed Velodyne’s call for… Continue reading Velodyne Leads in Lidar Technology and Standardization
Uber adds real-time public transport data for London
From today, Uber has added public transport to its app in London, incorporating real-time information on the city’s Underground, Overground, train and bus network, as well as other trams, shuttle, river boat and the DLR’s driverless trains. Last summer the ride-hailing giant was granted a provisional 15-month license to operate in the U.K. capital —… Continue reading Uber adds real-time public transport data for London
NextGenAM – pilot project for automated metallic 3D printing proves a complete success
Joint project between Premium AEROTEC, EOS and Daimler demonstrates huge potential for the production of replacement parts and series-production components Production of truck parts begun. Potential for further components for conventional and electric cars is being assessed. Cost of manufacturing parts could be reduced by up to 50 percent Industry 4.0 in Varel: fully automated… Continue reading NextGenAM – pilot project for automated metallic 3D printing proves a complete success
GM Reports Income of $2.1 Billion and EBIT-Adj. of $2.3 Billion
DETROIT, April 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today reported solid first-quarter earnings. The company’s full-size truck launch is ahead of plan and drove strong pricing for the quarter in North America. Average transaction prices for GM’s all-new full-size crew cab pickup trucks are up $5,800 over the outgoing models. First-quarter 2019… Continue reading GM Reports Income of $2.1 Billion and EBIT-Adj. of $2.3 Billion
Mobility for a better world: Porsche is the main partner of re:publica 2019
Digitization is setting the pace at full speed and is significantly changing our mobility in the core areas of networking, autonomous driving, electrification and with the offer of new services. It’s not just here at Porsche, but the entire automotive industry is developing. This offers established companies some great opportunities but also confronts them with… Continue reading Mobility for a better world: Porsche is the main partner of re:publica 2019
Luca de Meo: “SEAT aims to democratise sustainable mobility”
SEAT CEO Luca de Meo shared his views on the challenges facing the auto industry at an event held in Madrid, framed in the Ágora conference cycle organised by the daily elEconomista. This morning’s talk was moderated by elEconomista director Amador G. Ayora. De Meo reiterated that SEAT is in the process of going from… Continue reading Luca de Meo: “SEAT aims to democratise sustainable mobility”
An auto exec who was ahead of the curve on electric cars explains what he sees as the biggest opportunity in the self-driving industry – Business Insider
In some ways, Tony Posawatz is the forgotten man of the electric-car revolution. The longtime auto executive oversaw the launch of the Chevy Volt in 2011, ushering in a critical transitional vehicle. The Volt served up about 50 miles of all-electric range before switching to a small gas motor to make more juice, overcoming “range… Continue reading An auto exec who was ahead of the curve on electric cars explains what he sees as the biggest opportunity in the self-driving industry – Business Insider