National Pothole Day is Jan. 15. Its timing is no accident. All over the Northern hemisphere, potholes are at their suspension-wrecking, spine-shaking worst this month. Thanks to AI, one startup is working all year long to alleviate this menace. Benjamin Schmidt, president and co-founder of RoadBotics, is using the tech to pave the way to… Continue reading AI’s Mild Ride: RoadBotics Puts AI on Pothole Patrol
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Fiat Chrysler plants in Windsor and Belvidere will idle for two weeks amid slow sales
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s assembly plants in Windsor and Belvidere, Illinois, will idle for two weeks this month following a year of declining sales for the minivans and SUVs built in those plants. Windsor Assembly, which produces Chrysler Pacifica and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans, will be down for the weeks of Jan. 13 and Jan. 20, the… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler plants in Windsor and Belvidere will idle for two weeks amid slow sales
@VW Group: SEAT sales grow 10.9 percent in 2019 and set the best year ever
The company delivers 574,100 cars and surpasses the figure sold in 2018 SEAT repeats its sales leadership in Spain and reaches third position in Austria Germany, the UK, Switzerland, Poland, Israel, Sweden and Denmark post record volume growth CUPRA sales shoot up more than 70% SEAT sells 11,000 electric EXS kickscooters in 2019 and will… Continue reading @VW Group: SEAT sales grow 10.9 percent in 2019 and set the best year ever
Mahindra to step up electric vehicle play amid India clean-energy push
MUMBAI (NewsRise) — Mahindra & Mahindra is set to roll out several electric vehicles, starting with the electric version of its sport utility vehicle KUV100 in April-June, as the race to launch EVs in India picks up pace amid a government push. The company, one of India’s top SUV makers, plans to unveil the e-KUV100… Continue reading Mahindra to step up electric vehicle play amid India clean-energy push
VW builds headquarters for autonomous driving in the USA
Volkswagen is building a center of excellence for autonomous driving in Silicon Valley. The outsourced department for autonomous driving at Volkswagen. VWAT, plans to launch in the United States Silicon Valley a new competence center for the Autonomous driving to establish. Specifically, the center is said to be in Belmont near San Francisco in the… Continue reading VW builds headquarters for autonomous driving in the USA
BMW: iNEXT with 5G thanks to Samsung
The manufacturer BMW is cooperating with the electronics group Samsung for the integration of 5G. BMW and Samsung have on the CES 2020 in Las Vegas explains that together they want to ensure that the iNEXT from BMW with 5G is equipped. BMW iNext wind tunnel. Source: BMW The Level 3 vehicle is scheduled to… Continue reading BMW: iNEXT with 5G thanks to Samsung
RoboSense Lidar is launched
The Chinese provider of lidar systems RoboSense has announced the marketing of its solid-state lidar. The Chinese company RoboSense produces lidar systems and is particularly successful because of the price. In this way, the company also has the market leader Velodyne a blow in China added. Lidar pictures The company has now announced the market… Continue reading RoboSense Lidar is launched
Lidar for $ 100: Velabit from Velodyne
The inventor of the lidar and market leader in the field, Velodyne, has introduced a new lidar that breaks a price record. The enterprise Velodyne Recently suffered a setback in China and competition in the lidar business is growing steadily. It is about the price, size and range of the sensor that is important for… Continue reading Lidar for $ 100: Velabit from Velodyne
Mercedes-Benz: own operating system
The manufacturer Mercedes-Benz wants to equip its vehicles with its own operating system: MB.OS. Like the computer, the operating system is the basis for the applications that build on it. The more software works in the car, the more important an operating system becomes. This development has been in sight for a long time and… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz: own operating system
Test field for autonomous driving in Lower Saxony in operation
The test field for autonomous driving in Lower Saxony is now officially in operation. At the opening of the test field in Lower Saxonyhas been working since 2017. Now the first kilometers have been officially opened. VW-on-the-test track-Lower Saxony. Source: VW The test field is used to research and test autonomous vehicle technology, whereby it… Continue reading Test field for autonomous driving in Lower Saxony in operation