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ArticleAll-new Range Rover Evoque gets Ai, EV ready platform, and world’s first deployment of "ground view" camera technology
Since its launch in 2010, the Range Rover Evoque has gone on to shift 770,000 units globally, making it one of JLR’s most important models, bringing Range Rover ownership to a younger demographic and lower entry price point. Jaguar LandRover (JLR), has packed the 2019 Evoque with new interior ...
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ArticleBentley appoints Fontaine board member for digitalization, IT
Fontaine joins Bentley from Porsche North America (Photo: Bentley)The Volkswagen group, in a broad management reshuffle at Bentley, appointed Astrid Fontaine to the position of board member responsible for human resources, digitalization and IT at the Britain-based luxury brand.Fontaine, currently in charge of HR, culture and innovation at Porsche ...
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ArticleJLR invests $25 million in Lyft
JLR will provide Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles to Lyft drivers (Photo: JLR)Jaguar Land Rover is investing 25 million dlrs in US ride-sharing company Lyft, in a move that confirms the auto industry’s resolve to add new revenue streams to its traditional business.JLR, which is owned by India’s Tata ...
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ArticleJLR wants to build EVs in post-Brexit Britain
In November, Jaguar unveiled an electric i-Pace concept that will go into production in 2018 (Photo: JLR)(Bloomberg) --Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. said it intends to build electric cars in the UK if the government can overcome shortfalls in available energy and infrastructure investment, potentially giving Britain a manufacturing boost ...
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ArticleJLR launches new-technology startup
A long version of the Jaguar XF (pictured) will be built in China (Photo: JLR)Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has launched a separate company tasked with quickly developing apps and on-demand services.The move is part of a trend among automakers to take direct charge of technologies that will redefine the ...
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ArticleAt JLR, a focus on brainwaves to improve safety
JLR says drivers can be distracted even when they seem to concentrate on driving (Photo: JLR)Jaguar Land Rover is researching whether a car could capture a driver's brainwaves to identify whether he or she is distracted.The research project, which is called "Mind Sense," wants to see whether car systems ...
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ArticleJaguar Land Rover invests in advanced engineering
Jaguar unveiled its new XF model during a dramatic 'high-wire' water crossing in London (Photo: JLR)Jaguar Land Rover is expanding its advanced engineering and design center in Whitley, England, in a move to speed up the development of technologically sophisticated premium vehicles.The British carmaker, which is owned by India's ...
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ArticleJaguar attempts to redefine the cockpit
JLR wants to boost safety by increasing visibility in the car (Photo: JLR)Jaguar Land Rover, in a research project, is reimagining the cockpit to give drivers better visibility and, thereby, reduce the rate of traffic accidents.The UK-based premium car group unveiled what it called a "360 virtual urban windscreen," ...
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ArticleautomotiveIT Congress marks progress on road to connectivity
The congress featured a panel discussion on big data in the auto industry (Photo: Sylvia Steinbach)LONDON -- The auto industry is coming to grips with the broad implications of connectivity, but it will be a while before carmakers and drivers will start reaping the full benefits of new information ...
