26.07.2022 Covid 19 effect: more accidents, deaths and injuries than in 2020. Fewer when compared with 2019 ACCIDENTS: 151.875 = + 28.4% (-11.8% on 2019) DEATHS: 2.875 = + 20% (-9.4% on 2019) INJURIES: 204.728 = + 28.6% (-15.2% on 2019) SOCIAL COSTS With new calculation method: € 16.4 billion (0.9% GDP) At 2010 values:… Continue reading ACI / Istat: road accident report year 2021
Tag: Mobility
AEHRA™ STRENGTHENS DESIGN TEAM WITH TWO KEY DESIGN APPOINTMENTS TO BLAZE A TRAIL IN ULTRA PREMIUM EV MOBILITY
Prior to its launch in June 2022, AEHRA had already secured the services of Filippo Perini, former Chief Designer at Lamborghini, as Chief Design Officer, and Alessandro Serra, former Lamborghini Head of Exterior Design, as Head of Design. The AEHRA design team has now been strengthened further with the appointment of two Senior Designers, Alessandro… Continue reading AEHRA™ STRENGTHENS DESIGN TEAM WITH TWO KEY DESIGN APPOINTMENTS TO BLAZE A TRAIL IN ULTRA PREMIUM EV MOBILITY
NASA’s cute space robots just hit another milestone
Image: NASA NASA’s trio of robots known as Astrobee have completed the first phase of a project to test whether an autonomous system can provide spacecraft monitoring, maintenance and incident response. NASA’s 12-inch wide cube-shaped robots are more like a flying Roomba than a Boston Dynamics dog or humanoid; more like Weebo, the… Continue reading NASA’s cute space robots just hit another milestone
EV funding in the fast lane
EV sales are picking up at a fast and a furious pace and if there is another aspect of EVs that’s able to keep track, it is no doubt the investment in EVs. While retail sales of EVs hit their highest in FY2022 and just Q1 sales of FY23 account for 49 percent of FY22’s… Continue reading EV funding in the fast lane
Tata Motors in tie-up with Indian Bank for car loans
Tata Motors has announced that it has entered into a partnership with Indian Bank to facilitate financing for its passenger vehicle customers. This strategic partnership aims to provide customised loans from across over 5,700 branches of Indian Bank across India, the company said in a statement. As per a press note, the financing will be available at… Continue reading Tata Motors in tie-up with Indian Bank for car loans
Chip crisis pushes OEMs to modernise car architectures: Qualcomm
The global automotive industry has suffered two years of managing production and supplies, what with the burgeoning chip shortage impacting its growth plans towards the end of 2020. The crisis still continues and while experts say the problem is nearing its end, the industry has had several hard learnings. The primary reason for the crisis… Continue reading Chip crisis pushes OEMs to modernise car architectures: Qualcomm
@niche: Sono Motors Unveils Production Design of Its ‘Sion’ Solar-Electric Passenger Car And ‘Solar Bus Kit’ For Public Transportation Fleets002036
Munich-Based Solar Mobility OEM Sono Motors Mark Two World Premieres at Its First “Celebrate the Sun” Community Event The Sion, the World’s First Solar Electric Vehicle (SEV) For the Masses, Debuted in Its Production Design All New ‘Solar Bus Kit’ Underscores the Move From Prototype Projects to a Scalable Solution Contributing to Climate Protection and… Continue reading @niche: Sono Motors Unveils Production Design of Its ‘Sion’ Solar-Electric Passenger Car And ‘Solar Bus Kit’ For Public Transportation Fleets002036
3 indicators to watch for on GM Q2 earnings day
The auto industry’s woes are far from over, but the second half of the year represents a return to planning for the future rather than responding to short-term supply chain crises. General Motors, which reports its second-quarter financial results Wednesday, is ready to roll into the third-quarter with an eye toward long-term strategy. The automotive… Continue reading 3 indicators to watch for on GM Q2 earnings day
@VW Group: Audi Production Lab: The link between an idea and high-volume production005460
Audi uses its Production Lab, or P-Lab for short, to identify new and innovative technologies and reliably integrate them into production sequences. In Gaimersheim, just a few minutes drive from the Ingolstadt plant, experts under P-Lab director Henning Löser test the suitability of trailblazing new solutions for series production. That means finding and testing innovations… Continue reading @VW Group: Audi Production Lab: The link between an idea and high-volume production005460
SkyDrive Makes Progress toward Acquiring Type Certification with Development of Composite Vehicle’s Structure by Toray Carbon Magic, and Starting Material Conformity Testing
TOYOTA, Japan, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — SkyDrive Inc. (hereinafter “SkyDrive”), a developer of “flying cars” (*1) and “cargo drones” headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, has partnered with Toray Carbon Magic Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “TCM”), based in Maibara City, Shiga Prefecture, and providing advanced carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) products for the automotive, aerospace and other… Continue reading SkyDrive Makes Progress toward Acquiring Type Certification with Development of Composite Vehicle’s Structure by Toray Carbon Magic, and Starting Material Conformity Testing