Swedish car manufacturer Volvo Cars will sell ‘tens of thousands’ of autonomous vehicles to ride-sharing company Uber. The framework agreement between Volvo and Uber is one of the largest, if not the largest assignments for such vehicles so far. Deliveries…
Waiting For Perfect Self-driving Cars Will Cost Lives, Researchers Argue
Tens of thousands of people are killed in car crashes every year, but none of those crashes attract nearly as much attention as even the slightest fender bender involving a self-driving car. That attitude needs to change, say RAND Corporation…
Toyota’s Autonomous Cars Get Electronic Brain From Renesas
According to Renesas, the company’s R-Car SoC will control the infotainment and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) of these vehicles while the RH850 will be responsible for general automotive control tasks. The combo will cover peripheral recognition and boy control….
Mobile Test Lab Addresses Driving Functions And Dynamics
Bertrandt’s mobile test laboratory is designed to helps developers to verify their projects with focus on safety of automated driving functions as well as driving dynamics and braking systems. The demands on the security of a vehicle are expected to…
Turbocharged Cars Need To Be More Carefully Maintained
A variety of “Turbo” models are mushrooming, although the technology has been relatively mature, but for most of the owners concerned, but still only stay in enjoyment, do not understand that it also needs to be more carefully maintained. For turbocharged models, the…
Jaguar Launched The AI-powered Steering Wheel
Someone at Jaguar has probably been watching too much Knight Rider. The automaker will unveil a talking and AI-powered steering wheel called Sayer at its Tech Fest this week in London, the car company has announced. Looking like a prop from a low-budget…
Ford Banding With Zotye Auto To Build Electric Cars In China
Ford and China’s Zotye Automobile in Anhui Province signed a memorandum to build electric cars in China. The document calls for the creation of a 50/50 joint venture to manufacture electric cars in the world’s largest emerging car market, and sell them under…
Grab Gets Strategic Investment From Toyota
Grab is gradually becoming a real threat to Uber in ride-sharing market in Southeast Asian. The company now runs business in 87 cities across seven countries, and just newly got an investment from Toyota which will see the two companies team up on research. Toyota will…
ECMOVO Turbo Actuator
ECMOVO turbo electric actuators are designed to fully meet the OE specification and are built in accordance with European Standards. The ECMOVO turbo electric actuator provides customized design solutions which allows the valve to meet customers’ particular requirements for turbocharger repair and remanufacture. ECMOVO actuators have the comparable…
An LG Auto Electronics Factory To Be Built
LG Electronics has announced that it will start making electric vehicle components in the US next year. The South Korean tech giant will set up a 250,000-square-foot factory in Hazel Park, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The company will also expand its U.S. R&D team….