Autonomous driving in the crisis

How long will it be before autonomous cars hit the streets? A current outlook. When I founded this site, it was very often – not only from Elon Musk and Tesla – the speech of one decade. Until today, people wanted to have autonomous driving practically in their pockets. Maybe not level 5, i.e. full… Continue reading Autonomous driving in the crisis

Global Electric Vehicle Competitive Landscape for Key North American Vehicle Manufacturers & xEV Component Strategies: Future Growth Potential of Vehicle Electrification and Milestones of Automakers

DUBLIN, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The “Electric Vehicle Competitive Landscape for Key North American Vehicle Manufacturers & xEV Component Strategies” report has been added to  ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This study delves into key platform strategies adopted by global passenger vehicle OEMs and their approach to EV component strategies.  Stringent emission regulations boost the growth of the… Continue reading Global Electric Vehicle Competitive Landscape for Key North American Vehicle Manufacturers & xEV Component Strategies: Future Growth Potential of Vehicle Electrification and Milestones of Automakers

UPDATE 2-Aptiv says no EV production surge yet after price cuts

(Adds details from earnings call, share movement) Feb 2 (Reuters) – Executives at auto parts supplier Aptiv Plc said on Thursday they do not yet see a surge in electric vehicle (EV) production after recent price cuts by its client Tesla Inc and other automakers. “Those (pricing) actions have happened in the last couple of… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Aptiv says no EV production surge yet after price cuts

Aptiv says no EV production surge yet after price cuts

(Reuters) -Executives at auto parts supplier Aptiv Plc said on Thursday they do not yet see a surge in electric vehicle (EV) production after recent price cuts by its client Tesla Inc and other automakers. “Those (pricing) actions have happened in the last couple of weeks, we have not seen big schedule moves yet. Not… Continue reading Aptiv says no EV production surge yet after price cuts

3 Best Buys as Foreign Auto Industry Gets Into High Gear

The soaring popularity of green vehicles is proving to be a major boon for the Zacks Automotive – Foreign industry. Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) are witnessing a massive jump in most countries amid heightening climate concerns. Despite economic worries, vehicle sales in major car markets, including China, Europe and India, are expected to grow year over year… Continue reading 3 Best Buys as Foreign Auto Industry Gets Into High Gear

Lumen wins $223 million Defense Information Systems Agency contract

Company will provide secure, mission-critical communications services WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) recently won a $223 million contract from the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to provide secure, mission-critical communications services to the U.S. Department of Defense. Continue Reading Lumen wins $223 million Defense Information Systems Agency contract. “The… Continue reading Lumen wins $223 million Defense Information Systems Agency contract

German Handelsblatt: Holger Klein: The new ZF boss sets his first exclamation mark006134

The new ZF boss, Holger Klein, had just one month in office and made the biggest appearance imaginable. Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) flew to Ensdorf in Saarland on Wednesday. As a junior partner of Wolfspeed, the second largest German automotive supplier is building the world’s largest factory for silicon carbide chips on the site of… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Holger Klein: The new ZF boss sets his first exclamation mark006134

German Handelsblatt: Holger Klein: The new ZF boss sets his first exclamation mark006134

The new ZF boss, Holger Klein, had just one month in office and made the biggest appearance imaginable. Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) flew to Ensdorf in Saarland on Wednesday. As a junior partner of Wolfspeed, the second largest German automotive supplier is building the world’s largest factory for silicon carbide chips on the site of… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Holger Klein: The new ZF boss sets his first exclamation mark006134

Global Electric Vehicle Battery Market to Reach $84.5 Billion by 2030

NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The global economy is at a critical crossroads with a number of interlocking challenges and crises running in parallel. The uncertainty around how Russia`s war on Ukraine will play out this year and the war`s role in creating global instability means that the trouble on the inflation front… Continue reading Global Electric Vehicle Battery Market to Reach $84.5 Billion by 2030

Cars are killing mountain lions faster than they can breed – Los Angeles Times

In the last eight years there have been 535 mountain lions reported killed on California highways — a steady toll of one to two each week that scientists suggest may exceed the reproductive rate of increasingly isolated and inbred puma clans. “We may have reached a critical threshold: mountain lions getting killed by cars faster… Continue reading Cars are killing mountain lions faster than they can breed – Los Angeles Times