Visteon Appoints Jerome Rouquet as Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., Dec. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Visteon Corporation (NASDAQ: VC), a global leader in vehicle cockpit electronics, today announced that Jerome Rouquet has been appointed senior vice president, finance, effective Jan. 21, 2020. Rouquet will become Visteon’s chief financial officer following the filing of the company’s fiscal 2019 financial statements with… Continue reading Visteon Appoints Jerome Rouquet as Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer

Uber’s plan to launch an air taxi service in 2023 just got a boost from a secretive startup

Uber’s ambitious plans to launch an urban air taxi service just got a lift from a secretive, well-financed startup. The ride-hailing company said it would join forces with Joby Aviation, a California-based aerospace company that has been working on electric aviation for over a decade. Joby is the first company to commit to Uber’s aggressive… Continue reading Uber’s plan to launch an air taxi service in 2023 just got a boost from a secretive startup

Mahindra & Mahindra reveals top management succession plans, Dr Pawan Goenka to be succeeded by Dr Anish Shah in April 2021

Mahindra & Mahindra has completed a structured and rigorous review of top management succession, in view of the fact that over the next 15 months, a number of key leaders at the automaker will be retiring. The review by the company’s Governance, Nomination & Remuneration Committee (GNRC) has been ratified by the Board of Directors. With effect from… Continue reading Mahindra & Mahindra reveals top management succession plans, Dr Pawan Goenka to be succeeded by Dr Anish Shah in April 2021

MARELLI FURTHER STRENGTHENS ADVISORY BOARD THROUGH NEW APPOINTMENT

Following the creation of its external advisory board in October this year, leading automotive supplier, MARELLI, today announced that Dr. Jan Becker will become the second market expert to join the Advisory Board. Dr. Becker has over 20 years’ experience in vehicle automation and is currently CEO and Co-Founder of Apex.AI, Inc., which offers safe… Continue reading MARELLI FURTHER STRENGTHENS ADVISORY BOARD THROUGH NEW APPOINTMENT

Uniti to launch One EV, plans to sell business model as mobility service alternative

Like many start-ups, fledgling Swedish brand Uniti aims to disrupt the automotive industry. Not just with the One, a three-seat electric car engineered and (initially) set to be built in the UK, but further into the future, with a business model aimed at selling the car to companies as a mobility service for its employees… Continue reading Uniti to launch One EV, plans to sell business model as mobility service alternative

Musk: Holiday Tesla update adds ‘Stardew Valley,’ self-driving preview

Sponsored Links Tesla It’s been a few months since Tesla’s 10.0 update brought Cuphead, Netflix and YouTube to some of its in-car systems, and it appears more options are around the corner. Elon Musk tweeted tonight that a “holiday” update will add farming RPG Stardew Valley as a playable game, and include a Full Self-Driving… Continue reading Musk: Holiday Tesla update adds ‘Stardew Valley,’ self-driving preview

Honda’s new steering wheel is built for cars that can drive themselves

Sponsored Links Honda Honda plans to showcase a bunch of concepts and prototypes at CES 2020 next month, including an augmented driving concept that brings back memories of Hasbro’s wheel-like Bop It toy. See, the technology puts all the vehicle’s controls on the steering wheel: pat it twice to start the vehicle, pull it to… Continue reading Honda’s new steering wheel is built for cars that can drive themselves

Honda will show off its in-car AI assistant at CES

Sponsored Links Engadget At CES 2020, Honda says it will finally show off its long-promised in-car personal assistant. The automaker has been working on its own digital helper since 2018 when it announced a partnership with SoundHound. Aside from the usual claims of “unprecedented” speed and accuracy, the company doesn’t say too much about how… Continue reading Honda will show off its in-car AI assistant at CES

Hyundai Motor Presents Vision for Human-Centered Future Cities through Smart Mobility Solutions at CES 2020

*Personal Air Vehicle – Vehicle for air transportation / Urban Air Mobility – Ecosystem and services utilizing PAVs Hyundai’s vision continues with its Purpose Built Vehicle (PBV). This highly customizable concept with autonomous driving feature allows for limitless possibilities to turn the vehicle to be more than just a means of transportation. These two smart mobility devices… Continue reading Hyundai Motor Presents Vision for Human-Centered Future Cities through Smart Mobility Solutions at CES 2020

Intel: IEEE to Define a Formal Model for Safe Automated Vehicle Decision-Making

Jack Weast, senior principal engineer at Intel and vice president of Automated Vehicle Standards at Mobileye, speaks at the 2019 Mobileye Investor Summit. (Credit: Walden Kirsch/Intel Corporation)Click for full image What’s New: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has approved a proposal to develop a standard for safety considerations in automated vehicle (AV)… Continue reading Intel: IEEE to Define a Formal Model for Safe Automated Vehicle Decision-Making