Tag: Geely

Nvidia, Volvo Cars accelerate auto industry’s data-processing power race

By Joseph White 3 Min Read DETROIT (Reuters) – Volvo Cars said Monday it will use a new generation of high-powered chips from Nvidia Corp to enable more autonomous driving functions in future vehicles, starting next year. Slideshow ( 2 images ) Volvo is among a crowd of new and established automakers putting digital processing… Continue reading Nvidia, Volvo Cars accelerate auto industry’s data-processing power race

Volvo Cars, Zoox, SAIC and More Join Growing Range of Autonomous Vehicle Makers Using New NVIDIA DRIVE Solutions

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GTC — Volvo, Zoox and SAIC are among the growing ranks of leading transportation companies using the newest NVIDIA DRIVE™ solutions to power their next-generation AI-based autonomous vehicles, NVIDIA announced today. NVIDIA’s design-win pipeline for NVIDIA DRIVE now totals more than $8 billion over the next six… Continue reading Volvo Cars, Zoox, SAIC and More Join Growing Range of Autonomous Vehicle Makers Using New NVIDIA DRIVE Solutions

Toyota president Akio Toyoda is 2021 World Car Person of the Year

Ninety-three distinguished international journalists on the World Car Awards jury panel have voted Akio Toyoda, President and CEO, Toyota Motor Corporation, as the 2021 World Car Person of the Year. Akio Toyoda is the charismatic President and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation, where he has spent years successfully remaking his company. In 2020, under his… Continue reading Toyota president Akio Toyoda is 2021 World Car Person of the Year

Volvo Group and SSAB to collaborate on the world’s first vehicles of fossil-free steel

GÖTEBORG, Sweden, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Volvo Group and SSAB have signed a collaboration agreement on research, development, serial production and commercialization of the world’s first vehicles to be made of fossil-free steel. Volvo plans already this year to start the production of concept vehicles and components from steel made by SSAB using hydrogen.… Continue reading Volvo Group and SSAB to collaborate on the world’s first vehicles of fossil-free steel

Toyota unveils new models in advanced driver-assist technology push

By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor Corp unveiled on Thursday new models of Lexus and Mirai in Japan, equipped with advanced driver assistance, as competition heats up to develop more self-driving and connected cars. Slideshow ( 4 images ) Toyota’s latest launch comes as automakers, electric car startups and tech giants… Continue reading Toyota unveils new models in advanced driver-assist technology push

Polestar ‘will have to question everything’ in order to build the first climate-neutral EV

Polestar, the Swedish electric vehicle brand spun out of Volvo Car Group, set on Wednesday a “moonshot goal” of creating the first climate neutral car by 2030. But instead of getting there through more widely-practiced offsetting measures, such as planting trees, the company said it’s going to fundamentally change the way the new EV is… Continue reading Polestar ‘will have to question everything’ in order to build the first climate-neutral EV

@Geely: Geely Automobile Holding Sales Volume For March 2021 Was 100,029 Units

2021 April 07, Hong Kong. Geely Automobile Holding Limited (Group) announced that the total sales volume of the Group (including the sales volume of LYNK & CO-branded vehicles sold by the Group’s 50%-owned joint venture) for the month of March 2021 was 100,029 units, an increase of approximately 37% from the same period last year… Continue reading @Geely: Geely Automobile Holding Sales Volume For March 2021 Was 100,029 Units

Polestar is building a zero-emissions car without ‘cop-out’ carbon offsets

Swedish electric performance automaker Polestar says it will build the world’s first truly zero-emissions vehicle without relying on carbon offsets, which it described as a “cop-out.” The company, which was spun out of Volvo and Volvo’s parent company Geely, framed its effort to cut carbon emissions by changing the way its cars are made as… Continue reading Polestar is building a zero-emissions car without ‘cop-out’ carbon offsets