Audi is using a specially developed drone system to locate vehicles that are ready for dispatch at the Neckarsulm site. The flying device flies over the vehicle dispatch area at the Audi site in Neckarsulm autonomously. The drone uses GPS and RFID technology to identify and save the exact position of all vehicles it flew… Continue reading @VW Group: Audi uses drones to locate vehicles at Neckarsulm site
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Samsung SDI Slightly Increased Battery Sales In Q2 2020
Samsung SDI increased its revenues in the second quarter of 2020 by over 6%, despite the COVID-19 lockdown hampering the results, especially in Europe. The net profits went down significantly in Q2, although it is actually good to show any profits these days. Revenue: ≈$2.14 billion (up 6.4% year-over-year) Revenue (Li-ion Battery – xEV and non-automotive):… Continue reading Samsung SDI Slightly Increased Battery Sales In Q2 2020
FOCUS-Hydrogen champion Hyundai races to electric as Tesla takes off
(Repeats for additional subscribers) By Hyunjoo Jin and Joyce Lee SEOUL, July 28 (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor Co, an early backer of hydrogen cars, has watched the electric rise of Tesla, including on its home turf. Now’s it’s going on the offensive in the battery-powered market led by its U.S. rival. The South Korean company… Continue reading FOCUS-Hydrogen champion Hyundai races to electric as Tesla takes off
Linear Labs Reaches Major Milestone With Mass Production of New E-mobility Smart Motor
The announcement comes on the heels of a $68.9 million economic incentive deal with the City of Fort Worth to bring advance automation manufacturing to the rapidly growing home of Energy 2.0. The company will start with an allocation of production that is distributed between itself and several Tier One sub-contractors in order to expedite… Continue reading Linear Labs Reaches Major Milestone With Mass Production of New E-mobility Smart Motor
Board Director That Said VW Messed Up Will Lose Sales Director Job
When the German newspaper Handelsblatt said Christian Senger would be demoted, we had to talk about that really carefully. Would Volkswagen’s head of the software division Car.Software.Org since March 2019 really have to let that position go? Well, he did. Now Handelsblatt says the same will happen to Jürgen Stackmann, the man who said VW… Continue reading Board Director That Said VW Messed Up Will Lose Sales Director Job
Aashish Bhatia: ‘Visteon is pushing the boundaries of creativity and innovation.’
Visteon, the pure-play supplier of automotive cockpit electronics, is aggressively innovating to meet automakers’ needs for smart, digital cockpits for electric and automated vehicles. Aashish Bhatia, Country Head, Visteon India, speaks on the industry trends, new advances in connectivity and electronics, and the role of Visteon India’s technical centre in the company’s global scheme of… Continue reading Aashish Bhatia: ‘Visteon is pushing the boundaries of creativity and innovation.’
Tesla Model 3 race car breaks track record, sets eyes on Pikes Peak
Unplugged Performance built an electric race car using a Tesla Model 3 Performance in just a week and the race car has already broken a track record and now they set their eyes on the Pikes Peak hill climb. Tesla tuner Unplugged Performance has several new performance upgrades for Model 3 and it combined them… Continue reading Tesla Model 3 race car breaks track record, sets eyes on Pikes Peak
@niche: Donkervoort D8 GTO-JD70 Bare Naked Carbon Edition // Where High Art Meets Low Weight
Dutch sportscar maker Donkervoort has taken the clothes off the world’s first 2G production car. Donkervoort has made the D8 GTO-JD70 available in a Bare Naked Carbon Edition (BCNE). More than half of all 70 planned JD70s – one for each year of founder Joop Donkervoort’s life so far – have been sold, with some… Continue reading @niche: Donkervoort D8 GTO-JD70 Bare Naked Carbon Edition // Where High Art Meets Low Weight
Rolls-Royce outlines new Ghost’s ‘minimalist’ design in new video
Rolls-Royce has outlined the new minimalist design philosophy behind the new Ghost in the first in a series of animated videos charting the development of the luxury saloon. The second generation of the Bentley Flying Spur rival is due to be launched later this year and will reflect a new design trend of ‘post opulence’, a move by… Continue reading Rolls-Royce outlines new Ghost’s ‘minimalist’ design in new video
Tesla is 2 years ahead of the industry in critical areas, Audi CEO says
Audi’s new CEO willingly admits that Tesla is two years ahead of the industry in some critical areas of building electric vehicles. Markus Duesmann, Audi’s new CEO, has been focusing on electric vehicles and he is taking inspiration from market leader Tesla. The CEO recently said that he believes Tesla has a two years on… Continue reading Tesla is 2 years ahead of the industry in critical areas, Audi CEO says