HONG KONG — Geely Auto Group, China’s largest private automaker, is ramping up efforts to develop self-driving technology as it grapples with a slowdown in the domestic car market. Geely, a group company of Volvo Cars owner Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, said earlier this month that it aims to introduce Level 4 self-driving technology — defined… Continue reading China’s Geely ramps up self-driving efforts amid auto market slowdown – Nikkei Asian Review
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Volvo’s ‘World First’ Bicycle-Helmet-Versus-Car Test Flags Helmet Safety Flaws
Volvo and POC’s “world first” testing of a bicycle helmet impacting a car suggests that current testing protocols are not tough enough.
BMW Group enhances road safety by sharing anonymised traffic data.
Eindhoven / Munich. At the ITS Congress in Eindhoven, the BMW Group, together with partners from politics and the automotive industry, as well as service providers, launched the first pilot of a neutral server platform for the exchange of safety-relevant traffic data. The aim is to increase traffic safety: To achieve this, data collected via… Continue reading BMW Group enhances road safety by sharing anonymised traffic data.
More traffic safety with Car-to-X communication: Daimler is starting a Europe-wide cooperation project
Stuttgart/Eindhoven. Working together for more safety in road traffic: In cooperation with HERE Technologies, Tom Tom and the transport authorities in six European countries, Daimler, BMW, Ford and Volvo are testing how information about acutely hazardous situations can be passed on using Car-to-X technology. Today the project partners signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in… Continue reading More traffic safety with Car-to-X communication: Daimler is starting a Europe-wide cooperation project
Volvo Cars and Varjo launch world-first mixed reality application
Volvo Cars and Varjo launch world-first mixed reality application
Volvo Cars Invests in VR Startup to Help Dodge Virtual Moose
Volvo Cars has made a multi-million euro investment in Varjo Technologies Oy, whose headset with screens and cameras can be used to allow engineers to test-drive cars to dodge hazards such as virtual moose.
FCA, Renault face tall odds delivering on cost-cutting promises in merger
FRANKFURT/DETROIT (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Renault SA promise huge savings from a mega-merger, but such combinations face tall odds because of the industry’s long product cycles and problems translating deal blueprints into real world success, industry veterans told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) sign is seen at the U.S.… Continue reading FCA, Renault face tall odds delivering on cost-cutting promises in merger
Continental Expands Product Portfolio to Include New Commercial Vehicle Drive Belts
40 new multi V-belt types for Mercedes-Benz, MAN and DAF commercial vehicles Addition of further types for Volvo, Scania, Renault and Iveco commercial vehicles planned for fall 2019 Hanover, May 2019. Technology company Continental is expanding its range of drive belts for the commercial vehicle aftermarket. More than 40 multi V-belts for the auxiliary drive… Continue reading Continental Expands Product Portfolio to Include New Commercial Vehicle Drive Belts
Out of stealth, Stratio emerges with predictive AI to stop your bus from breaking down
Remember that future we were promised where our vehicle magically tells us that we’re about to break down? Or actually never does? Or that the pickup truck arrives before the driver even knows something is wrong? That future is arriving. But like many things, the practical reality is that this technology starts to arrive in… Continue reading Out of stealth, Stratio emerges with predictive AI to stop your bus from breaking down
UPDATE 1-VW plans to launch downscaled Traton IPO next week – sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen is looking to officially launch the stock market listing of its trucks unit Traton next week with a smaller deal size than originally anticipated, people close to the matter said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Volkswagen’s truck unit Traton, former Volkswagen Truck & Bus AG, is pictured in Hanover,… Continue reading UPDATE 1-VW plans to launch downscaled Traton IPO next week – sources