TOKYO — Asia’s two auto superpowers, Hyundai Motor Group of South Korea and Toyota Motor Corp. of Japan, may be competitors, but they also have something in common when it comes to their visions of the future: They both believe that hydrogen power is a promising and commercially viable alternative for a coming generation of
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Rivian is coming out with the first to market EV pickup truck. How does it drive compared to its internal combustion rivals? Get our first drive impressions right here. ➡️ https://bit.ly/2WGEKXt #Rivian #R1T #MotorTrend MotorTrend is the ultimate streaming destination for gearheads coupled with the latest automotive research and news. Get a fast, simple, and
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Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2021 Rising Stars awards. Through Oct. 11, the 25 winners will be featured. The Rising Star for Autonomous & Automated Driving is Syed Shahrukh Kazmi, who is customer chief engineer at Aptiv. For his full profile click here. The 2021 Rising Stars winners were honored on Sept.
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Volkswagen U.K. together with CJL Leisure Vehicles has completed the construction of a one-of-a-kind T6.1 Transporter for Alan Murchison, a Michelin-star chef who works in support of the Canyon/SRAM UCI Women’s World Tour cycling team. “In order to travel across Europe supporting professional athletes, I need a vehicle that is suitable for long-distance travel in
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MUNICH — German supplier giant Continental is counting on the launch of a new business unit dedicated to autonomous mobility to help it become more nimble and more attractive to tech startups it wants to partner with. The creation will also help make Continental’s push deeper into emerging technologies more visible to outsiders and investors,
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In this article 9868-HK GUANGZHOU, China — For the foreseeable future, Chinese electric car start-up XPeng is trying to boost its sales in the world’s largest auto market. But the Guangzhou, China-based company is also exploring areas including robotics and flying cars, which could play a role in its longer-term goals. In an interview with
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — 5G networks will not completely change the game for autonomous vehicles, but they will make self-driving technology more robust and widespread. Whether they use 4G LTE or 5G, AVs are connected vehicles and regularly communicate basic safety information, such as vehicle position and driving patterns — an aggressive braking incident, for
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Intel will dedicate production at its plant in Ireland for the manufacture of chips for automakers as the company pushes into a growing market currently buffeted by shortages that have crippled vehicle production. The U.S.-based chipmaker has a facility in County Kildare in Ireland that has been used for manufacturing its mainstay computer processors. Intel
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MUNICH — Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess is optimistic that there are sufficient funds, internal or external, to pull off its ambitious plan to build six large battery factories across Europe with partners by the end of the decade. “The required capital is available in the market. Northvolt has shown this,” Diess said on the
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