RUEIL-MALMAISON, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: To meet the increasing demand of automatic gearboxes, Groupe PSA (Paris:UG) has entered into a license agreement with Aisin AW in order to produce the EAT6 gearbox in France. Until now this gearbox was manufactured by Aisin and imported from Japan. The competitiveness of the Valenciennes production plant, combined with its… Continue reading Groupe PSA Invests in Valenciennes to Produce Automatic Transmission under Aisin AW License
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DIYRobocars — Move it: Story Of Self-driving Hackathon #1
DIYRobocars — Move it: Story Of Self-driving Hackathon #1 Move-it Hackathon has successfully ended with the hacking of Honda Civic and a “raw” chassis under the joint efforts of 20+ global engineers. It was indeed fun and productive five-days with real hands-on work and some staying-up-late at night. Learn, communicate, inspire and hack, a lot of gains… Continue reading DIYRobocars — Move it: Story Of Self-driving Hackathon #1
DIYRobocars — Move it Hackathon：How to Hack 2 Cars to Make them Self-driving in 5 Days?
DIYRobocars — Move it Hackathon：How to Hack 2 Cars to Make them Self-driving in 5 Days? The Self-driving Hackathon went great. Some real-world solutions and approaches for car hacking are shared in details in this blog. Why The Hackathon Self-driving is a high-barrier industry for general developers and startups, which we realized when we began our self-driving startup… Continue reading DIYRobocars — Move it Hackathon：How to Hack 2 Cars to Make them Self-driving in 5 Days?
BMW Group stepping up the pace
Munich. The BMW Group is stepping up the pace in its drive to shape tomorrow’s mobility. Two years after the launch of Strategy NUMBER ONE > NEXT, the BMW Group intends to increase upfront expenditure on research and development to an all-time high in 2018, while at the same time remaining steadily on course for a ninth record-breaking… Continue reading BMW Group stepping up the pace
Ride-hailing & self-driving firms seek partnerships & more
Ride-hailing & self-driving firms seek partnerships & more Welcome to our weekly news roundup. Last week, ride-hailing saw roaming partnerships being formed and support from its users but also faced growth halts. Self-driving seems to powered by partnerships and bike-sharing gains an investing momentum. Follow Splyt for a weekly update on the most important mobility news. Kakao… Continue reading Ride-hailing & self-driving firms seek partnerships & more
Fatal U.S. self-driving auto accident raises novel legal questions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The death of a pedestrian hit by a self-driving Uber vehicle in Arizona this week could offer a test of who can be held legally responsible for accidents when a human is no longer at the wheel, legal experts said. Traffic passes an intersection just north of the location where a… Continue reading Fatal U.S. self-driving auto accident raises novel legal questions
Uber’s Self-Driving Casualty
March 20, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT
Toyota pauses automated driving testing on U.S. roads following Uber accident
Automaker Toyota has temporarily ceases its public road testing of its fully autonomous ‘Chauffeur’ system in the U.S. after an accident earlier this week saw an Uber self-driving test vehicle strike a pedestrian, which ultimately resulted in her death. Police have stated that initial findings suggest the accident would’ve been extremely difficult to avoid regardless… Continue reading Toyota pauses automated driving testing on U.S. roads following Uber accident
Apple’s autonomous vehicle fleet has nearly doubled in the last two months
Apple seems to be ramping up its autonomous vehicle efforts, nearing doubling the number of vehicles in its fleet since January. The company now has 45 autonomous vehicles in California registered with the DMV, according to the Financial Times. This makes Apple’s AV fleet the second largest in the state of California, outsized only by… Continue reading Apple’s autonomous vehicle fleet has nearly doubled in the last two months
BMW Group statement concerning the ongoing investigation by the public prosecutor’s office Munich
Munich. The BMW Group confirms that the Munich public prosecutor has opened an investigation regarding a software update which has been mistakenly allocated to around 11,400 BMW 750d and BMW M550d vehicles. On 20 March, employees of the prosecutor’s office searched two BMW Group locations in connection with the investigation. As previously communicated, in the… Continue reading BMW Group statement concerning the ongoing investigation by the public prosecutor’s office Munich