Oct 28, 2019 2 min read In this image from Pony.ai, a fleet of self-driving Hyundai KONA Electric SUVs will provide a free ride-sharing service to the community of Irvine, Calif. starting Nov. 4, 2019. (Image credit: Hyundai) Hyundai Motor Group is partnering with Chinese self-driving startup Pony.ai and US mobility firm Via to launch… Continue reading Hyundai partners with Pony.ai, Via to launch self-driving fleet in US
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Didi opens transit datasets to public for urban planning use
Oct 21, 2019 2 min read Zhang Bo, CTO of Didi Chuxing, spoke at the China National Computer Congress in Suzhou on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. (Image credit: Didi Chuxing) Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is opening up its significant stores of transit data with the release of two major datasets in order to improve… Continue reading Didi opens transit datasets to public for urban planning use
Hyundai Motor receives recognition for outstanding innovation
Hyundai Motor ranked 36th out of 100 enterprises in overall brand ranking and remains in the top 40 companies for brand value for fifth consecutive year Interbrand positively assesses Hyundai’s “investments in future mobility and efforts to enhance its brand image” The automaker also received an Effie Award for its “Hard work works” campaign 25… Continue reading Hyundai Motor receives recognition for outstanding innovation
Mercedes-AMG hand-built engine production facility is 2019 “Factory of the Year”
Affalterbach. Overall winner at the first attempt ‑ following on from its habitual success in motorsport, the Mercedes-AMG performance and sports car brand has now pulled off a similar victory in the area of production: the AMG hand-built engine production facility at the company’s headquarters in Affalterbach is 2019 “Factory of the Year”. With this… Continue reading Mercedes-AMG hand-built engine production facility is 2019 “Factory of the Year”
25. Oct 2019Daimler Trucks & Buses targets completely CO2-neutral fleet of new vehicles by 2039 in key regions
October 25, 2019 – Daimler Trucks & Buses targets completely CO2-neutral fleet of new vehicles by 2039 in key regions Ambition: New trucks and buses in the triad markets of Europe, Japan and NAFTA in CO2-neutral driving operation by 2039 (“tank-to-wheel”) Battery-electric series-production vehicles by 2022 in all core regions Daimler Trucks already a pioneer… Continue reading 25. Oct 2019Daimler Trucks & Buses targets completely CO2-neutral fleet of new vehicles by 2039 in key regions
View Beyond the Visible
The view from the thirty-fourth floor extends beyond the office towers and flat Bauhaus roofs, past small houses from the city’s early days, and out to the Mediterranean. The mirrored twin towers behind the highway in Tel Aviv are like an aerie for autonomous driving innovations. A team from the start-up TriEye is here working… Continue reading View Beyond the Visible
Yamaha drops all car development plans
Yamaha has confirmed it has suspended all car projects indefinitely, having concluded that it would struggle to deliver a unique selling point for any of the vehicles it developed in collaboration with Gordon Murray Design. The firm showed two car concepts at Tokyo motor shows in 2013 and 2015, the Motiv and the Sports Ride Concept, both based around… Continue reading Yamaha drops all car development plans
A 100x Investment (Part 2)
So I sat down to write part 2, and at first it was exactly what you’d expect. Copying and pasting the titles, “Don’t hand engineer feature spaces”, “Really, your hand engineered feature space won’t work”, “If you need a map for safety, you will fail”, “Level 4 or bust is stupid” etc. But then I… Continue reading A 100x Investment (Part 2)
Making mobility sustainable and autonomous
2019-10-24 | Yokohama/Herzogenaurach Schaeffler presents mobility solutions especially for the Asian region at 46th Tokyo Motor Show (S3203, South Hall) Product highlights fuel cell, Schaeffler Mover, Schaeffler electric motor and drive-by-wire as key technologies for tomorrow’s mobility Schaeffler developing Asia as innovation hub As a system partner for the automotive industry, Schaeffler Group is stepping… Continue reading Making mobility sustainable and autonomous
1899 to 2019: ŠKODA celebrates 120 years of engine development and production in Mladá Boleslav
Christian Strube, ŠKODA AUTO Board Member for Technical Development, explains: “ŠKODA AUTO today counts among the longest-established car manufacturers in the world, with its innovative engine developments having made a substantial contribution to the global evolution of individual mobility across many generations. This tradition and experience inspire us to this day. Within the Volkswagen Group, ŠKODA… Continue reading 1899 to 2019: ŠKODA celebrates 120 years of engine development and production in Mladá Boleslav