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ArticleSF Motors to open new Californian R&D center
Trial production of the SF5 (pictured) and SF7 will start later this year (Image: SF Motors)SF Motors is to add a new research and development facility in Milpitas, California, to bolster its ties with tech talent and suppliers in Silicon Valley. This will be at the new McCarthy Creekside ...
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ArticleVisteon to supply SmartCore cockpit control platform to Geely Auto
Geely Bo Yue, featuring GKUI platformImage: Geely AutoVisteon is to supply its SmartCore cockpit domain controller platform to Geely Auto for upcoming electric vehicles from the Geely and Lynk&Co brands. This platform will be integrated with Geely’s own GKUI ‘intelligent ecosystem’, which delivers cloud-based infotainment, as well as with ...
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ArticleToyota launches Toyota Connected Europe (TCEU) in London
Toyota is launching a London-based business unit to support the development and adoption of new shared mobility and fleet management solutions in Europe. Toyota Connected Europe (TCEU) is to partner with Toyota Motor Europe, Toyota retailers and distributors on services and products for consumers, businesses, governments and other stakeholders. These ...
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ArticlePSA launches its first vehicle with Huawei IoT platform
DS 7 Crossback at Hannover Messe 2018Image: PSAPSA has launched the DS 7 Crossback in China featuring new services underpinned by Huawei’s OceanConnect IoT platform. These include in-car natural language voice recognition, a connected services portal and connected navigation, plus information such as vehicle status, journey history and driving ...
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ArticleBMW, Daimler, Audi and Volvo integrate Alibaba Tmall Genie voice assistant
Tmall Genie device and BMW Connected app(Image: BMW)BMW, Daimler, Audi and Volvo have all announced that Tmall Genie, Alibaba AI Labs’ smart voice assistant, will be integrated into their digital ecosystems for Chinese consumers.Users with Tmall Genie-equipped devices at home will be able to remotely access information or data ...
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JLR leading AutopleX autonomous driving project, developing tech to ‘see’ around corners
(Photo: Jaguar I-Pace - also joining Waymo autonomous fleet)Jaguar Land Rover is leading a research project to combine connected, automated and live mapping technology in self-driving cars. The £4.7 million AutopleX program - funded by Innovate UK and also involving Highways England, INRIX, Ricardo, Siemens, Transport for West Midlands ...
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ArticleDENSO takes stake in On The Road to accelerate IoT for mobility services
Denso is paying 160 million yen for a 15% stake in On the Road (Image: Denso)DENSO Corporation has taken an equity stake in On The Road Co. Ltd., with a view to accelerating development of technologies for Mobility as a Service (MaaS). Its investment of around 160 million yen ...
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ArticlerFpro launches commercial platform for autonomous driving simulation
Image: fRpro - Shanghai simulation modelUK-based rFpro has launched a software platform said to be the first commercially-available simulation for ‘training’ and developing autonomous vehicles. This has already been adopted by two major automakers who are carrying out over two million virtual miles of testing per month, and it ...
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ArticleDaimler-Hubject trial concluded: digital certificate developed for app-free EV charging
Latest Smart Fortwo EQ supports Plug&Charge [Image: Daimler]Daimler and Hubject have concluded their pilot trial of the Plug&Charge digital certificate system, which enables electric vehicle drivers to access public recharging facilities without the need for a smartphone app or RFID card. The latest Smart EQ Fortwo and Forfour models, ...
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ArticleBMW Group opens autonomous driving campus near Munich
BMW is recruiting IT specialists and software developers for its new autonomous driving campus (Photo: BMW)BMW Group has officially inaugurated its autonomous driving campus and development facility at Unterschleissheim, near Munich. This ‘centre of excellence’ is close to BMW’s existing Research and Innovation Centre, and it enables the bringing-together ...
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ArticleLocal Motors partners with Robotic Research to optimize development and production
Local Motors designed the Olli autonomous shuttle bus to be 3D printed [Image: Local Motors]Local Motors is partnering with Robotic Research, best-known for its work for the US Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, to further develop Olli, its autonomous-driving shuttle bus. They will collaborate on integrating new sensor ...
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ArticleLuxoft launches PELUX 1.0 open source platform for automotive
Σtos concept by Rinspeed, a Luxoft collaborator [Image: Luxoft]Luxoft’s automotive division has launched PELUX 1.0, an open source platform available to developers. This has been developed from its PELUX software suite as used by carmakers and tier 1 suppliers to build converged infotainment, autonomous driving, communication, HMI and car ...
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ArticleNissan introduces new retail concept
Nissan hopes to complete the rollout of its new retail concept by 2022 (Photo: Nissan) Nissan Motor is introducing a new car retailing concept worldwide, as the Japanese brand responds to changing customer behavior. The company said its Nissan Retail Concept will include a new dealership design, upgraded ...
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ArticleYanfeng Automotive Interiors joins Plug and Play ecosystem
Saeed Amidi, founder and CEO, Plug and Play [Image: Plug and Play]Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI) has joined the Plug and Play innovation platform, which describes itself as ‘Silicon Valley in a box’: its network brings together start-ups, investors, corporations and key stakeholders. Specific benefits for YFAI will be in ...
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ArticleVolkswagen Group setting up software center in Lisbon, starts recruitment
Platooning tech in an MAN truck [Image: MAN Truck & Bus]Volkswagen Group IT and MAN Truck & Bus AG are setting up a software development center in Lisbon. The new facility will focus on cloud-based software solutions to further digitalize corporate processes and connected vehicle systems.Around 300 IT specialists ...
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ArticleBMW i Ventures invests in Mapillary for HD maps and open-source imagery
Swedish start-up Mapillary has built a sharing platform for imagery, map dataBMW’s i Ventures spin-off has invested in Swedish HD mapping provider Mapillary, which has developed a platform utilizing user-generated street-level imagery to produce map data at scale.Images can be uploaded by any device, and data from a range ...
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ArticleChina's market opening seen as opportunity for automotive players
The Automotive Logistics China conference in Chengu revealed new opportunity or automotive and technology players in China.
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ArticleViaVan ridesharing launched in London, European roll-out continues
ViaVan is a joint venture between Mercedes and US tech start-up Via (Photo: Daimler)ViaVan, a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz Vans and US tech start-up Via, has gone into operation in the center of London following its European launch a few weeks earlier in Amsterdam.New York-based Via has developed the ...
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ArticleVolkswagen promises autonomous parking for 2020
VW is conducting autonomous-parking trials at the Hamburg airport (Photo: VW)Autonomous parking will be available in series-production vehicles as of 2020, the Volkswagen Group has announced, following trials now underway at Hamburg Airport.In this program, Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi vehicles are self-navigating to spaces in the airport’s multi-storey car ...
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ArticleUS Toyota, Lexus models will have DSRC connectivity from 2021
Car-to-car communication is designed to prevent traffic accidents (Illustration: Infineon)Toyota and Lexus will use Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) systems to connect cars in the US, starting with the 2021 model year.The goal is to adopt the car-to-car communication protocol across most of the brands' models by the mid-2020s.Toyota said ...
