BYD’s super car models debut at Beijing Auto Show, sharing their e-platform technologies

BEIJING, May 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — At the recently concluded Beijing Auto show, new energy vehicles have once again become the highlight of the auto industry. As a globally iconic car company, BYD provided an excellent and influential exhibition at the Beijing Auto Show with the new generation of Tang, Qin Pro, the all-new concept… Continue reading BYD’s super car models debut at Beijing Auto Show, sharing their e-platform technologies

Arizona fatal accident: the autonomous vehicle has detected the pedestrian, without avoiding it

The first fatal accident between an autonomous vehicle and a pedestrian is due to a wrong software setting. Elaine Herzberg, 49, was killed on March 19 in Tempe, Arizona by a driverless taxi Uber in the test phase. The victim, who was walking on the road pushing a bicycle, was overturned at about 60 km… Continue reading Arizona fatal accident: the autonomous vehicle has detected the pedestrian, without avoiding it

Ukrainian Carsharing Startup Offers Vehicle Rentals

Screenshot via SizeCar Ukrainian startup SizeCar announced that car owners will be able to rent their vehicles out to SizeCar users. SizeCar advertises that its rental sharing model makes obtaining vehicles cheaper for potential renters. The startup is aimed toward Ukrainians who own cars that are left unused, including Uber and taxi drivers who want… Continue reading Ukrainian Carsharing Startup Offers Vehicle Rentals

Audi reveals plan to sell ‘800,000 electrified cars in 2025’ – ‘most of them all-electric’

Audi held its annual shareholder meeting today and put in place a new roadmap to enter the next decade. According to the German premium automaker, the roadmap includes selling  “800,000 electrified cars in 2025” between “more than 20 different electric vehicle models”. Home Solar Power Now we know that “electrified vehicles” can mean many different… Continue reading Audi reveals plan to sell ‘800,000 electrified cars in 2025’ – ‘most of them all-electric’

Continental Protects Against Evaporation While Simultaneously Generating Sustainable Energy from the Sun

Special films with integral photovoltaic modules installed in Cyprus for the first time Member of the Continental Executive Board Duensing: “Verifiable contribution to environmental protection.” Potential use: water supplies in hot countries and near airports Hanover, May 2018. Technology company Continental has installed the first floating solar cover in Cyprus, thereby reliably protecting all the… Continue reading Continental Protects Against Evaporation While Simultaneously Generating Sustainable Energy from the Sun

Google I/O Recap: Turning self-driving cars from science fiction into reality with the help of AI

Google I/O Recap: Turning self-driving cars from science fiction into reality with the help of AI By: Dmitri Dolgov, CTO and VP of Engineering This morning, we took the stage at Google I/O, Google’s annual developer conference, to share details on how Waymo is using artificial intelligence (AI) to make fully self-driving cars a reality. If… Continue reading Google I/O Recap: Turning self-driving cars from science fiction into reality with the help of AI

A Look at Uber’s Flying Car Dream

Karem Aircraft Inc., founded by the inventor of the predator drone, said Tuesday that it’s developing a flying vehicle for Uber Technologies Inc.’s envisioned network of electric air taxis. That makes Karem the fifth company working on the project, with its new aircraft called the Butterfly. While Uber isn’t building its own flying cars, the company… Continue reading A Look at Uber’s Flying Car Dream

Flying Cars Get Uber Boost From Research Pact With NASA

Uber Technologies Inc. announced a partnership to study urban manned aircraft in conjunction with the U.S. space agency NASA, following a partnership last year that focused on unmanned drones. As part of the deal, Uber will share its data with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to move the world closer to developing air traffic… Continue reading Flying Cars Get Uber Boost From Research Pact With NASA

Audi Targets $1.2 Billion Profit Boost From Car-Data Services

Audi is gearing up to boost profit outside its traditional business of producing and selling upscale cars in a push against Silicon Valley’s software giants that are keen to mine potentially lucrative vehicle data. The world’s third-largest luxury-car brand expects to generate operating profit of 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) in 2025, the Volkswagen AG… Continue reading Audi Targets $1.2 Billion Profit Boost From Car-Data Services

Waymo shows how its self-driving cars navigate snow

Ask people in chillier climates if they’re looking forward to self-driving cars and they’ll probably just laugh. The technology has an easy time in ever-pleasant locales like California, but snow is a nightmare that obscures lanes, cars and entire roads. Waymo knows how to tackle that problem, though. In a presentation at the Google I/O… Continue reading Waymo shows how its self-driving cars navigate snow