NVIDIA Brings Millions More Into the Metaverse With Expanded Omniverse Platform

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SIGGRAPH—NVIDIA today announced a major expansion of NVIDIA Omniverse™ — the world’s first simulation and collaboration platform that is delivering the foundation of the metaverse — through new integrations with Blender and Adobe that will open it to millions more users. Blender, the world’s leading open-source… Continue reading NVIDIA Brings Millions More Into the Metaverse With Expanded Omniverse Platform

PayByPhone Brings a Better Parking Experience to The City of Pittsburgh

VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Residents and visitors of The City of Pittsburgh, will now have a better contactless parking experience thanks to PayByPhone. The leading global provider of mobile parking payment solutions is now available at over 7800 on-street parking spaces, and over 1500 ungated off-street spaces across the city in the… Continue reading PayByPhone Brings a Better Parking Experience to The City of Pittsburgh

Hagerty Drivers Foundation Presents Two Hollywood Legends in Celebration of U.S. Car Culture

The 2021 vehicles to be commemorated and recorded as part of the National Historic Vehicle Register program, in partnership with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) to be permanently archived in the Library of Congress are: No. 29    1981 De Lorean DMC-12 (Back to the Future “Time Machine” Hero Car)                        Featured… Continue reading Hagerty Drivers Foundation Presents Two Hollywood Legends in Celebration of U.S. Car Culture

Spyker C8 Laviolette Gets An In-Depth Review From Shmee – Motor1

Spyker is out of money, again. The Dutch exotic car manufacturer never got the promised investment by two Russian businessmen it had a deal with last year. This forced Spyker CEO Victor Muller to file for bankruptcy but he believes there’s still some hope left in the dark that the automaker could survive.  The hopes… Continue reading Spyker C8 Laviolette Gets An In-Depth Review From Shmee – Motor1

A new Lamborghini Countach is coming, and it might be a hybrid

The official announcement that “the new Lamborghini Countach is coming” aims directly at anyone who had a picture of the iconic sports car on their wall as a kid. With a body covered in angles and show-stopping gull-wing doors, it was the perfect dream car for anyone who didn’t have a driver’s license or plans… Continue reading A new Lamborghini Countach is coming, and it might be a hybrid

Volkswagen’s new SUV coupé ID.5 GTX to hit dealers next year

Volkswagen is set to introduce its SUV coupé ID.5 GTX as a disguised concept at the IAA Munich Motor Show. The first SUV coupé based on the Modular Electric Drive Matrix (MEB), the ID.5 GTX is fully connected, can receive updates over-the-air and is fitted with Car2X technology. The ID.5 GTX is the first all-electric… Continue reading Volkswagen’s new SUV coupé ID.5 GTX to hit dealers next year

Wolfsburg, we have a problem: How Volkswagen stalled in China

By Yilei Sun and Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) – In late December 2019, managers at Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg realised they might have a serious problem in China, the company’s biggest market and ticket to its electric future. Its flagship Passat sedan had fared badly in an unofficial safety test carried out by an insurance… Continue reading Wolfsburg, we have a problem: How Volkswagen stalled in China

INSIGHT-Wolfsburg, we have a problem: How Volkswagen stalled in China

(Repeats for additional subscribers) By Yilei Sun and Tony Munroe BEIJING, Aug 9 (Reuters) – In late December 2019, managers at Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg realised they might have a serious problem in China, the company’s biggest market and ticket to its electric future. Its flagship Passat sedan had fared badly in an unofficial safety… Continue reading INSIGHT-Wolfsburg, we have a problem: How Volkswagen stalled in China

Elon Musk made Tesla a success despite ignoring the golden rule that his rivals have been obsessed with for decades (TSLA)

Car companies with poor quality and reliability have had trouble breaking into the US market. Tesla has been the exception to that rule. The EV-maker has overshadowed its flaws with cutting-edge technology and strong branding. In the past 50 years, automakers have had little hope of breaking into the US market if they couldn’t master… Continue reading Elon Musk made Tesla a success despite ignoring the golden rule that his rivals have been obsessed with for decades (TSLA)