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ArticleAudi’s AID subsidiary to partner with Luminar on LiDAR for autonomous vehicles, aims for 2021 deployment
Image: Luminar Audi’s AID (Autonomous Intelligent Driving) subsidiary, formed in 2017 to supply autonomous technologies to the Volkswagen Group brands, will leverage LiDAR technology from Luminar for its first on-road deployments of autonomous vehicles in 2021. It will source forward-facing high-fidelity and long-range LiDAR from Luminar, which ...
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Preview: An auto show, a tech show or both in Las Vegas?
With the Detroit Auto Show struggling, CES, even more than in recent years, is stepping up its automotive game.
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Honda to show autonomous, robotics and energy management solutions
Image: Honda Honda is planning an extensive exhibit for next month’s CES, Las Vegas, to highlight its work in autonomous vehicles, robotics and connectivity and to attract future collaborators. Its Silicon Valley-based Honda Innovations division is to announce new tie-ups with start-ups and other partners. The ...
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The future of auto cyber security lies in a centralised platform
OSR’s Orit Shifman explains how to protect a car from attacks with AI and single digital control center
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Mahindra moves toward future mobility and EV in India
Mahindra Mahindra is to trial 100 electric vehicles including its Treo three-wheeler and e-Supro passenger vehicle in a mobility service in Thane, near Mumbai.
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Ford’s big data study identifies potential traffic accident hotspots, gives insights for electromobility and city authorities
Image: Ford Taking part in the research were 160 Ford Transit light commercial vehicles, driven and operated in different sectors and by different businesses, from owner-operators to large fleets, plus a fleet of private Fiesta superminis. Over the course of the year – and over 15,000 days ...
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Porsche dials up the digital tech in all-new 911, adds new range of apps and services to what may be last ICE version
The eighth-generation Porsche 911, unveiled at the Los Angeles auto show, is more powerful and performance-oriented than ever – and its onboard technology has also been boosted.
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Ghosn scandal and General Motors closures should be viewed in context as world car production trends suggest future not so different from the past
The auto industry has seemingly suffered two major body blows in the last 10 days. The shock arrest of Carlos Ghosn in Japan and GM’s announcement of plant closures in North America give succour to those who believe we are witnessing the beginning of the end of the car industry. ...
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All-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 ...
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How to create value from in-car data
Mobility offers huge opportunities for automakers, but only if they can capture and sell in-car user data.
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Electric vehicles won't reach critical mass until charging infrastructure meets consumer expectations, says head of EV mobility division at Germany's Schaeffler
Schaeffler's Schroeder thinks more urgency is needed to develop EV infrastructure. Jochen Schroeder, heads up the new electric mobility division at German supplier group, Schaeffler. He talked to Laurin Paschek about the slow acceptance of EVs, the range of components his company offers, and the infrastructure challenges ...
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Toyoda Gosei gets into venture capital, FCA looks for insurance innovations, Volvo Financial Services launches fintech lab
Image: Car Design News Toyoda Gosei – a Toyota Group company manufacturing rubber and plastic automotive components – is setting up a corporate venture capital department, specifically to invest in start-ups and accelerate innovations. Effective from January 2019 with a three-billion yen budget through till December 2020, ...
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Transforming the supply chain for the digital age
The car industry is being shaken up by data and digital processes, but those in the supply chain can gain a competitive edge by getting to grips with the possibilities presented by AI and better data governance.
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J.D. Power and Reputation.com create alliance aimed at OEMs and dealers to track consumer opinion and car buying sentiment
Alliance combines J.D. Power’s consumer research, data analytics and advisory capabilities with Reputation.com’s technology for capturing customer insights from social media and review sites. The companies claim new alliance will create a unified customer experience data solution for auto enterprises around the world. J.D. Power will provide its data and ...
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Retail trends could leave dealers squeezed between the demands of data rich car buyers and OEMs rapidly shifting business models
I want this one, but in pink. Dealers are going to have to work harder to give consumers what they desire in future, and work closely with OEMs to deliver an ongoing and adaptive automotive brand relationship. (Daimler AG)
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Logistics is not like five years ago and in five years’ time it won’t be like today
With rapid advances in vehicle technology, the challenge for the automotive logistics industry is to keep up, said supply chain experts at the recent Automotive Logistics UK conference.
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Audi gets into bed with Amazon and the consequences could be unpredictable, data from Alexa could assist retailer into auto market
Running rings around Tesla? Audi e-tron prototypes on test in the desert When Audi officially launched its e-tron electric SUV in the United States last month, Audi of America President Scott Keogh told journalists that he wanted Audi to be "the number-one electric vehicle seller in America over the ...
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Nvidia CEO sees “gigantic opportunities" for auto industry
Nvidia CEO Huang says current level 2 vehicle technology is “not very good” (Photo: Nvidia) MUNICH – Jensen Huang isn’t bothered by the differences between the five levels of autonomy that the US-based Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has defined for driverless cars. “As long as it ...
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Automotive logistics industry looks to technology to help tackle looming disruption from Brexit, and create value from supply chain
Speakers at the Automotive Logistics UK summit at Silverstone focused on how to change existing supply chain business models to make the best use of emerging digital technology as a means to tackle the disruption ahead and remain competitive.
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Reimagining its own data lakes and embracing analytics may save the car industry from extinction
In the IT world, it’s hard to avoid the cliché that “data is the new oil”, yet in the auto industry it might actually be true. As it moves from a very 20 th Century data-light, vertical model of building cars to a horizontal digital future of mobility solutions and ...
