Peter Horbury: the British designer behind fast-growing Geely

Peter Horbury, Geely’s global head of design since 2011, reckons few things about the car business surprise him these days. We’re chatting comfortably on Ford’s Geneva motor show stand, surrounded by Blue Oval-badged cars Horbury didn’t design, yet some of the Alnwick-born master-designer’s comfort with life undoubtedly flows from the fact that over a 45-year… Continue reading Peter Horbury: the British designer behind fast-growing Geely

Where’s Super Cruise in Cadillac’s two new cars?

Finally, Cadillac has an SUV to rival popular small luxury rivals such as the BMW X1 and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque. Based on the fact that SUVs are about the only Cadillacs anyone is buying these days, the 2019 XT4 should help get more foot traffic in showrooms. There’s just one thing: you can’t… Continue reading Where’s Super Cruise in Cadillac’s two new cars?

Jaguar’s all-electric I-Pace is quick, agile and stylish

Jaguar introduced its low-slung pure electric crossover way back in 2016 at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Since then, it keeps popping up at car events while the automaker slowly doles out information on it. While we wait for the vehicle to make its way into mass production, we were able to take a pre-production… Continue reading Jaguar’s all-electric I-Pace is quick, agile and stylish

The key questions on the attempted hostile takeover of GKN

The war of words is almost over as GKN shareholders have until Thursday lunchtime to decide if they back GKN’s board or a new future under Melrose. But just what is at stake? :: What is GKN? GKN is the third-largest engineering company in the FTSE 100 after BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce. It is also… Continue reading The key questions on the attempted hostile takeover of GKN

Tata Motors collaborates with WABCO India to further strengthen safety solutions for its commercial vehicles

Download press kit 29 March, 2018 Becomes the first OEM to deploy Advanced Driver Assistance Systems on PRIMA and SIGNA Range Tata Motors PRIMA and SIGNA trucks fitted with WABCO’s Advanced Driver Assistance Systems – OnGuardASSIST™ and OnLaneALERT™ for a demonstration at WABCO India’s test track, Chennai Key Highlights First OEM to provide Collision Mitigation… Continue reading Tata Motors collaborates with WABCO India to further strengthen safety solutions for its commercial vehicles

Jaguar ‘R’ models facing the axe

Jaguar is likely to kill of ‘R’ versions of future models to avoid confusion and to allow its SVR models “to shine”.  Traditionally the British brand has used the letter ‘S’ to denote sporty models and ‘R’ for the most powerful derivatives. But since the re-launch of Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) division… Continue reading Jaguar ‘R’ models facing the axe

Jaguar and Google’s Waymo agree £1.2bn driverless car partnership

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced it will supply up to 20,000 vehicles to driverless car outfit Waymo, the sub-brand of Google’s parent firm Alphabet, in a deal believed to be worth around £1.2bn. See related  Under the partnership, JLR will provide Waymo with its first electric car, the forthcoming I-Pace SUV, in a move… Continue reading Jaguar and Google’s Waymo agree £1.2bn driverless car partnership

A closer look at Waymo’s new self-driving Jaguar I-PACE

Waymo teamed up with Jaguar Land Rover to develop the first electric, fully self-driving premium car. Alongside five other models — including a small car, an SUV, the Pacifica minivan, the firefly prototype, and a semi-truck — the premium I-PACE’s large, fast-charging battery is a good fit for Waymo’s forthcoming self-driving ride service. Waymo hopes… Continue reading A closer look at Waymo’s new self-driving Jaguar I-PACE

Jaguar I-Pace: Waymo drives 20,000 electriccats autonomously

Waymos Jaguar I-Pace (Picture: Jaguar) Waymo, a subsidiary of the Google parent company Alphabet, wants to carry out its autonomous driving services in future with electric cars and has selected the Jaguar I-Pace. Up to 20,000 pieces are to be used for the driving service. Waymo and Jaguar have introduced new, autonomous and all-electric vehicles.… Continue reading Jaguar I-Pace: Waymo drives 20,000 electriccats autonomously

UPDATE 3-Waymo steps toward a more diverse robo-taxi fleet with Jaguar deal

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Waymo will include up to 20,000 Jaguar I-PACE electric vehicles in its upcoming autonomous fleet as part of a long-term partnership between Alphabet Inc’s self-driving unit and Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc, the two companies said on Tuesday. A Jaguar I-PACE self-driving car is pictured during its unveiling by Waymo in… Continue reading UPDATE 3-Waymo steps toward a more diverse robo-taxi fleet with Jaguar deal