Hyundai Motor Group Appoints Ben Diachun as Chief Technology Officer for Urban Air Mobility Division

“We are excited to welcome Ben to Hyundai Motor Group as chief technology officer of our Urban Air Mobility Division,” President Shin said. “His track record of building groundbreaking aircrafts as well as agile, collaborative and diverse teams is critical to our mission to develop the best and most innovative design for our UAM vehicle.”… Continue reading Hyundai Motor Group Appoints Ben Diachun as Chief Technology Officer for Urban Air Mobility Division

ZF puts coASSIST Level2+ automated driving system on the road with Dongfeng Motor

The coASSIST system offers drivers significant comfort and safety benefits at a highly affordable cost – while meeting projected Euro NCAP 2025 test protocols and delivering popular Level2+ functions. Following the initial start of production, in future the system will also introduce ZF’s first launch of its Gen21 Mid-Range Radar. ZF’s is the full system… Continue reading ZF puts coASSIST Level2+ automated driving system on the road with Dongfeng Motor

@Daimler: Daimler Truck AG and Cummins Inc. announce global plan for medium-duty commercial vehicle engines

Memorandum of Understanding to establish a global strategic partnership for medium-duty engine systems. Additional opportunities for collaboration to be evaluated. Cummins Inc. to establish an engine plant within the Mercedes-Benz Mannheim campus to localize medium-duty engines compliant with the Euro VII emissions standard for Daimler Trucks and Buses. In the future, global medium-duty engine systems… Continue reading @Daimler: Daimler Truck AG and Cummins Inc. announce global plan for medium-duty commercial vehicle engines

Lucid Motors and Churchill Capital Corp IV Announce Investor Call to Discuss Proposed Merger

NEWARK, Calif. and NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Lucid Motors, which is setting new standards for sustainable mobility with its advanced luxury EVs, and Churchill Capital Corp IV (NYSE: CCIV), a special purpose acquisition company, announced today that they will hold an investor call and live Q&A with Peter Rawlinson, CEO and CTO… Continue reading Lucid Motors and Churchill Capital Corp IV Announce Investor Call to Discuss Proposed Merger

Continental picks up stake in AI chip start-up Recogni, bets on future of autonomous vehicles

German technology company Continental has acquired a minority stake in the German-US start-up Recogni, which is working on a new chip architecture for object recognition in real-time based on artificial intelligence (AI). The processors of the future are intended for use in Continental’s high-performance vehicle computers, among other applications, where they will perform rapid processing… Continue reading Continental picks up stake in AI chip start-up Recogni, bets on future of autonomous vehicles

Hyundai’s new service that powers the subscription model in the car

February 23, 2021 Posted by: Jorge Platero Category: Faconauto News Hyundai has launched a website called “Mocean” that will allow you to rent a car digitally with periods of 6, 12 and 24 months. Consumer trends have been radically transformed after the impact of the coronavirus. If before the pandemic the concept of property was… Continue reading Hyundai’s new service that powers the subscription model in the car

@niche: KARMA AUTOMOTIVE LAUNCHES GS-6 SERIES, DRIVING CONSUMER PASSION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN “NEW LUXURY” SEGMENT000554

VIEW ALL () x GS-6S-Fender-Badge GS6S-Group-Shot GS-6S-Front-3-4 GS-6S-Rear-3-4 GS-6-Front-Head-on GS-6-Rear-Decklid-Badge-white GS-6-Interior-from-Back-Seat GS-6-Interior-driver1 Previous Next Feb 22,2021 IRVINE, Calif. (February 22, 2021) – The next evolution of sophisticated luxury is here with the introduction of the GS-6 Series from Karma Automotive, a southern California-based producer of luxury electric vehicles. The first model to be produced in… Continue reading @niche: KARMA AUTOMOTIVE LAUNCHES GS-6 SERIES, DRIVING CONSUMER PASSION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN “NEW LUXURY” SEGMENT000554

@niche: Navya and Bluebus (Bolloré Group) initiate discussions with the aim of developing an autonomous 6-meter bus000554

Villeurbanne and Ergué Gabéric, France, February, 22 2021, 05:45 pm CET – Navya (FR0013018041- Navya), a leading company in autonomous […] Villeurbanne and Ergué Gabéric, France, February, 22 2021, 05:45 pm CET – Navya (FR0013018041- Navya), a leading company in autonomous driving systems and Bluebus, French manufacturer of 100% electric buses, announce that they have… Continue reading @niche: Navya and Bluebus (Bolloré Group) initiate discussions with the aim of developing an autonomous 6-meter bus000554

@Hyundai: Hyundai IONIQ 5 Redefines Electric Mobility Lifestyle

SEOUL, February 23, 2021 — Hyundai Motor Company today launched the IONIQ 5 midsize CUV during a virtual world premiere event. As the first model in Hyundai’s new IONIQ brand dedicated to battery electric vehicles (BEV), IONIQ 5 sets the benchmark to redefine the electric mobility lifestyle with sustainable and innovative features.  IONIQ 5 is built upon… Continue reading @Hyundai: Hyundai IONIQ 5 Redefines Electric Mobility Lifestyle

Continental Invests in the Future of Chips for Autonomous Vehicles

Continental is investing in German-US AI chip start-up Recogni Need for high-performance processors is growing, with increasing requirements for networked, automated and autonomous driving Production rollout of new chip architecture for faster object recognition expected as soon as 2026  New processor design could complement the opportunities offered by the existing partnership with NVIDIA Continental start-up… Continue reading Continental Invests in the Future of Chips for Autonomous Vehicles