Future Mobility
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Deloitte: Vehicle sales, aftersales set for sharp decline as automotive landscape undergoes massive changes
Connectivity, autonomous driving, shared services and electric vehicles will combine to have a major impact on sales, aftersales and service operations in the automotive industry, according to a new study by consultants Deloitte.
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European automakers call for coordinated move to boost electrification
European automakers feel that they are doing their share when it comes to introducing less polluting forms of personal mobility. Now, they say, it’s up to other mobility stakeholders to do their bit.
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Hyundai, Kia join Ionity EV charging network
Hyundai and its sister company Kia are joining Ionity, a growing automaker initiative to build and operate a network of 400 electric-vehicle charging stations across Europe by 2020.
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Dana completes acquisition of Canadian electric powertrain specialist
Dana has completed the acquisition of Nordresa Motors, a Montreal-based integration specialist in the area of electric powertrains for commercial vehicles.
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Porsche invests in Israeli sensor and vision specialist, TriEye
Porsche has acquired a minority stake in TriEye, an Israeli technology start-up specialized in deep learning and semi-conductor components that support autonomous driving and advanced driver assistance systems.
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Study: German fleets run few EVs, but managers see higher adoption rate
German companies still have relatively few electric vehicles (EVs) in their fleets, but a poll shows that fleet managers are getting ready to deploy more of them.
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Tencent will support IT in China for BMW’s autonomous driving development platform
The Chinese tech giant Tencent is supporting BMW’s new IT platform for the development in China of Level 3 and Level 4 autonomous vehicles as part of a wider technology partnership.
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BMW reaffirms commitment to broad powertrain mix
BMW will continue to develop a wide range of powertrains, the company’s CEO, Harald Krueger, said Thursday.
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Bosch sees big role for blockchain
Robert Bosch sees a big role for blockchain and expects the distributed ledger technology (DLT) to be a key enabler of tomorrow’s internet of things (IoT).
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automotiveIT International to host Detroit event
automotiveIT International will host its inaugural Go innovate! Live event in Detroit in December, bringing together key players from the automotive, IT and high-tech sectors to discuss the transformation of the global automotive industry.
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Byton completes cold-weather tests of M-Byte prototype
Electric-vehicle startup Byton said it has completed cold-weather testing of its M-Byte prototype.
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Study: UK drivers know relatively little about electric cars
A new survey conducted in the UK found that potential car buyers know relatively little about currently available electric vehicles.
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ZF acquires majority stake in mobility provider 2getthere
ZF Friedrichshafen has acquired a majority stake in 2getthere, a provider of automated electric passenger transport systems.
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Hyundai, Kia to invest $300 million in Indian mobility service provider
The Hyundai i20 is among the 10 top-selling cars in India (Image: Hyundai) Hyundai Motor Group will invest $300 million in Indian ride-hailing platform Ola, using the country’s fast-growing market as a springboard for global new-mobility intiatives. “India is the centerpiece of Hyundai Motor Group’s strategy to ...
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BMW and Daimler €1 billion mobility joint venture unveiled
BMW and Daimler make public details of their mooted joint mobility venture. The two companies are investing more than €1 billion to develop and integrate offerings for car-sharing, ride-hailing, parking, charging and multimodal transport.
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Ford partners with electric delivery company Gnewt to trial new micro consolidation service in London
A side-effect of online shopping is the increase in urban congestion and pollution, caused by the proliferation of delivery vans. According to Ford, journey times in London have risen by 40% in the last three years.
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German supermarket discounter Lidl to sell Fiat 500 cars online
Lidl’s online leasing program will run until April 30 in Germany (Photo: Lidl) Lidl said it is getting into the car retailing business, with a fully digital lease program for Fiat 500 models together with startup company Vehiculum. The chain of discount supermarkets said it will offer the ...
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Subscription services are slow to take off in US market, but players say growth will come
By some accounts, subscription is on the verge of doing for the whole economy what Netflix and Spotify have done to DVDs and CDs — supplant ownership with access to an ever-refreshing supply for a fee. The auto industry is not immune to the trend, but so far the traditional ...
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At high-tech gathering, Kia to show emotion recognition for cars
Kia will illustrate its ‘emotive driving’ concept at CES (Photo: Kia) Kia Motors will show a new technology at the CES consumer electronics exhibition that will allow a vehicle to automatically adapt its cabin to a driver’s emotional state. The Korean car brand said its real-time emotion adaptive ...
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Magna reconfigures seating for car-sharing, introduces app interface, but stresses that basic requirements aren’t necessarily tech-driven
Image: Magna Magna, a leading supplier of automotive seating, has announced details of a reconfigurable interior solution which can be custom-adapted for different car-sharing and autonomous-driving scenarios. Its new seating concept creates a flexible cabin for three key use-cases. The concept was developed out of digital and market ...