Connected Car
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CES 2020: Is Sony’s Vision S a scary sight, or a revelation for carmakers and suppliers?
Should automotive manufacturers and the supply chain fear or embrace this surprise announcement from the consumer technology giant?
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BearingPoint survey: Skepticism about new mobility remains high
Many people would welcome a future of shared mobility, electric and autonomous vehicles and deliveries by drone, but most don’t believe they will see it anytime soon.
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ZF Friedrichshafen joins European MaaS alliance
ZF Friedrichshafen has joined the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Alliance, a European platform that is working to foster a new ecosystem of public and private transport services.
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BMW takes lead in consortium for smart-grid vehicle charging
BMW will lead a consortium that is developing bidirectional charge management (BCM), a means to intelligently integrate electric vehicles into the energy system.
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Hyundai Mobis invests in Velodyne Lidar
Hyundai Mobis will invest $50 million in Velodyne Lidar to speed up the mass production of lidar systems for level 3 automated driving.
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From Hyundai, a smart cruise control system that can learn
Hyundai Motor is developing a smart cruise control system that can learn a driver’s behavior and create a customized self-driving experience.
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Fujitsu to launch platform for automotive big data use
Fujitsu plans to launch a platform specifically designed to quickly process large volumes of data from connected cars.
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Bosch invests in Chinese autonomous trucking startup
Robert Bosch is investing in autonomous trucking company Trunk, a Chinese startup that recently went into production with technology aimed at the $19 billion container logistics market.
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Volkswagen reorganizes group R&D
Volkswagen is reorganizing its global R&D operations in a new division to be called “Volkswagen Group Innovation.” The unit will bring all international innovation-related activities, including research centers in California, Europe and Asia, under one roof.
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Hyundai, Aptiv to jointly develop autonomous driving technology
Hyundai Motor and Aptiv are forming a joint venture to speed up the development of highly automated vehicles.
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Pricier, technology-laden new vehicles are driving consumers to buy used vehicles
OEMs’ own sales and technology strategies, combined with growing regulations, are leading more consumers to the second-hand vehicle market, a development that could reshape future automotive business models, according to a new report.
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Report: Climate Change vs. Carmakers
In our second report from Ultima Media’s automotive business intelligence team, we focus on climate change mitigation policies around the world with a particular focus on the most stringent and imminent EU CO2 emissions targets predicting the financial consequences of the legislation upon the OEMs, the impact upon the wider supply chain and the opportunities that arise from the legislation.
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Report: Automotive headwinds align into a perfect storm
Ultima Media’s new business intelligence team forecasts global vehicle sales by powertrain over the next decade, with analysis of the trends reshaping the automotive industry and its technology landscape.
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GM to rely more on Google for infotainment features
General Motors is integrating a range of Google applications into its cars, as customers want seamless integration between in-car infotainment and the devices they use at home and in the office.
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Former Byton chief Breitfeld becomes CEO of Faraday Future
Former Byton CEO Carsten Breitfeld has been appointed global chief executive of Los Angeles-based Faraday Future (FF), strengthening the management ranks of the Chinese-owned electric-vehicle company and potentially improving its chances of bringing to market its flagship FF 91 model.
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Toyota, Pony.ai embark on autonomous driving pilot
Toyota Motor and China’s Pony.ai will work together on an autonomous driving pilot project to accelerate technology deployment and get more driverless cars on the road sooner.
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Great Wall selects Germany’s Ibeo as lidar supplier
Great Wall Motor has selected Hamburg-based Ibeo Automotive Systems as the source for lidars on its production vehicles. The Chinese maker of SUVs and pickup trucks will initially use the IbeoNEXT solid state lidar system on its upcoming Wey SUV model.
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Magna opens new plant for cameras, robotics R&D center
Magna has opened a new electronics manufacturing plant in Michigan that will increase production of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), especially in cameras and components to support vision-based driving systems.
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Karl-Thomas Neumann to leave Canoo EV startup
Karl-Thomas Neumann is leaving the management team of Canoo, the electric vehicle startup previously known as Evelozcity.
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Ford, VW join forces as costs rise, markets fall
Volkswagen and Ford agree to jointly develop autonomous vehicle technology. Also, Ford plans to build EVs on VW’s MEB platform.