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DENSO to Demonstrate Latest Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Innovations at CES 2018

DENSO to Demonstrate Latest Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Innovations at CES 2018

DENSO focuses on developing technologies for safer, more comfortable and convenient mobility. Simulators at DENSO's CES booth will show how core connected and automated drive technologies and the concept of shared mobility deliver on this promise. ... Continue reading

Introducing the Rinspeed SNAP +VIDEO

Introducing the Rinspeed SNAP +VIDEO

Self-driving cars, stuffed full of short-lived IT components, will help solve the transport problems in urban areas in the foreseeable future - and not just there. To this end, Swiss powerhouse of ideas Rinspeed has designed an elaborate and unparalleled mobility ecosystem in its latest concept car, the "Snap." Rinspee ... Continue reading

2018 NAIAS: 57 Automotive Centric Startups From Around the World Confirmed to Showcase Mobility-Focused Innovations as Part of 2018 AutoMobili-D

2018 NAIAS: 57 Automotive Centric Startups From Around the World Confirmed to Showcase Mobility-Focused Innovations as Part of 2018 AutoMobili-D

The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) announced today that through its strategic partnership with Techstars Mobility, 57 startups from around the world will participate and showcase their mobility technologies as part of AutoMobili-D. "Building on the success of the inaugural launch of AutoMobili-D in 2017 ... Continue reading

Rinspeed Snap - the sum of its parts is greater than the whole

Rinspeed Snap - the sum of its parts is greater than the whole

From now on, they both will go their separate ways - whereby the pod can even be useful when stationary: it can be anything from a variable shopping pod or a spacious camping pod to a cozy cuddling pod and even provide a breathtaking, fully connected user experience for the occupants of the passenger cabin. The sky is ... Continue reading

Yamaha Motor's Exhibit at CES 2018 to Cover Both Land and Air

Yamaha Motor's Exhibit at CES 2018 to Cover Both Land and Air

Autonomous 2- and 4-wheelers, Robotic Rider, Drone and Unmanned Helicopter - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. ... Continue reading

Velodyne Demonstrates Quantum Leap in LiDAR Technology

Velodyne Demonstrates Quantum Leap in LiDAR Technology

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Comparison of the VLS-128 point cloud (top) to the HDL-64 point cloud (bottom) highlights how Velodyne’s new flagship model delivers 10 times higher resolving power than the HDL-64, allowing it to see objects more clearly and from greater distances. (Photo: Business Wire) Comparison ... Continue reading

Watch Live Today: Mercedes-Benz Press Conference at 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show 12:30PM ET +VIDEO

Watch Live Today: Mercedes-Benz Press Conference at 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show 12:30PM ET +VIDEO

At the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show Mercedes-Benz will present the third generation of the Mercedes-Benz CLS. ... Continue reading

China's Volvo To Supply 24,000 Transportation Appliances To Uber

China's Volvo To Supply 24,000 Transportation Appliances To Uber

STOCKHOLM/SAN FRANCISCO November 20, 2017; Niklas Pollard and Heather Somerville writing for Reuters reported that Uber plans to buy up to 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo, marking the transition of the U.S. firm from an app used to summon a taxi to the owner and operator of a fleet of cars. The non-binding framewor ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week of November 13-19, 2017; Tesla; Flying Cars; Fastest Corvette; Hyundai SUV's; VWEV's; Danica Retires; Recalls Of Course; RIP Jay Amestoy

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week of November 13-19, 2017; Tesla; Flying Cars; Fastest Corvette; Hyundai SUV's; VWEV's; Danica Retires; Recalls Of Course; RIP Jay Amestoy

* University of Michigan quantitative economics researchers say U.S. gross domestic product will increase by 2.2% during 2017, up from 1.5% in 2016. The annual forecast just released this week also says, "The Trump administration has yet to leave a lasting mark on the fiscal landscape.” The forecast agrees generally ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Opens Digital Research & Development Center In Tel Aviv Israel

Mercedes-Benz Opens Digital Research & Development Center In Tel Aviv Israel

Israeli technologies, culture, mind-set and talent pool offer strategic opportunities to help Daimler advance its CASE strategy. ... Continue reading

Volvo Group Unveils New Innovative Transport Solution to Drive Safety and Productivity +VIDEO

Volvo Group Unveils New Innovative Transport Solution to Drive Safety and Productivity +VIDEO

The self-driving truck, driving autonomously from one hub to another, is part of a development project exploring how automation can contribute to increased productivity, enhanced safety and lower environmental impact. It has for the first time been demonstrated to a broader audience in conjunction with the Volvo Group ... Continue reading

New Study Offers Interesting Take on "The Future of Cars 2040"

New Study Offers Interesting Take on "The Future of Cars 2040"

The automotive future will be different—though with some noticeable similarities—as the convergence of disruptive technologies, government policies and new business models usher in a new era of multidimensional competition, says a new major research initiative by IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, ... Continue reading

Bob Lutz Confirms The Auto Channel's Vision On The Possible Demise of The Auto Industry

Bob Lutz Confirms The Auto Channel's Vision On The Possible Demise of The Auto Industry

Michael J. Coren writing for MSNBC reported in an interview with Bob Lutz the ultimate car guy that it’s not every day a titan of industry predicts the demise of his own. But Bob Lutz, the former chairman of General Motors, believes the auto industry is not long for this world. ... Continue reading

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