Visteon’s DriveCore™ Autonomous Driving Platform Accelerates Adoption of Self-Driving Technology Scalable central computing system for Level 3 and above autonomous driving solutions, based on open standards Consists of three components: DriveCore™ Compute, Runtime and Studio Visteon demonstrates highway pilot feature at American Center for Mobility grand opening YPSILANTI, Mich., April 4, 2018 – Visteon Corporation… Continue reading Visteon’s DriveCore™ Autonomous Driving Platform Accelerates Adoption of Self-Driving Technology
Tag: Autonomous
Phantom Auto will drive your autonomous car if it gets confused
Imagine, you’re sitting in your autonomous taxi when suddenly the power goes out and the traffic signals in your area no longer function. To keep things moving, traffic officers arrive at the intersection, waving cars through and the vehicles with human drivers move on without too much trouble. But your robot-controlled car stops. The car… Continue reading Phantom Auto will drive your autonomous car if it gets confused
Mahindra enters into Joint Venture with Ideal Motors for vehicle assembly in Sri Lanka
Mahindra enters into Joint Venture with Ideal Motors for vehicle assembly in Sri Lanka – Mahindra to take 35% stake in the JV– Partnership to create a win-win for both companies in the automotive space. April 3, 2018, Colombo: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., a part of the USD 19 billion Mahindra Group based in India,… Continue reading Mahindra enters into Joint Venture with Ideal Motors for vehicle assembly in Sri Lanka
Hyundai has no reason to overreact to Elliott’s demands; regulator
SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) — The chief of South Korea’s financial regulator on Thursday said he views Elliott Advisors Ltd.’s demands for more efforts to improve corporate governance at Hyundai Motor Group differently from Elliott’s intervention in the merger of two Samsung Group affiliates three years ago. In a venture startup fund event held in… Continue reading Hyundai has no reason to overreact to Elliott’s demands; regulator
VW hires Ex Tesla manager
The US division of Volkswagen has hired a Tesla manager. And the staff carousel continues: Now has Matthew Renna of Tesla to VW crossed over. At VW, Renna will in the future mainly promote e-mobility, which should be available in the modular system. At Tesla he was the manager for the models X and S… Continue reading VW hires Ex Tesla manager
EV startup Byton expands US foothold with LA facility
Roberto Baldwin / Engadget New auto company Byton made a splash at CES when it debuted its autonomous EV SUV concept with a cutting-edge entertaining passenger experience. After effectively launching the company at the trade show in January, it’s opening a new ‘Future Lab’ facility in Los Angeles that will develop user experience for the… Continue reading EV startup Byton expands US foothold with LA facility
Volkswagen picks partners for $25bn battery orders in electric cars push
Volkswagen has picked partners to provide battery cells and related technology worth around €20 billion ($25bn) for its growing electric car programme, adding further pressure on US pioneer Tesla. Until its “dieselgate” emissions scandal was revealed two-and-a-half years ago, Europe’s largest automaker had been slow to embrace electric cars. But the fraud prompted a strategic… Continue reading Volkswagen picks partners for $25bn battery orders in electric cars push
China Digest: Smart trucks JV formed; BitKan, Ainemo raise funds
April 4, 2018 In multiple developments in China, three firms have teamed up to form a joint venture that will develop smart trucks while startups BitKan and Ainemo have raised millions of dollars in their latest funding rounds. GLP teams up with G7, NIO Capital for smart trucks JV Industrial logistics provider GLP has teamed… Continue reading China Digest: Smart trucks JV formed; BitKan, Ainemo raise funds
Japanese liability rules for partial autonomous driving
In Japan, one wants to adopt a law to introduce autonomous driving, including the liability issue. In Germany There is already a law, although the technology is not yet approved. In Japan you want to follow suit. Japan autonomous driving technique. Source: asia.nikkei.com The big question arises in terms of liability, So if it comes… Continue reading Japanese liability rules for partial autonomous driving
Groupe PSA: Investment in Luton Plant to Produce a Brand New Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro by 2019
RUEIL-MALMAISON, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: As the European LCV market leader, Groupe PSA (Paris:UG) intends to strengthen its market share in this segment in Europe and accelerate its development in the other regions. The increase in manufacturing capacity in the compact vans segment will supply our customers from the Luton plant by 2019 in addition to… Continue reading Groupe PSA: Investment in Luton Plant to Produce a Brand New Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro by 2019