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Affectiva and Wind River Collaborate On Scalable Connected Car Experience with Emotion AI

Affectiva and Wind River Collaborate On Scalable Connected Car Experience with Emotion AI

DETROIT--TU-Automotive – Affectiva, the global leader in Artificial Emotional Intelligence (Emotion AI) and Wind River, a leader in delivering software for the Internet of Things (IoT) and connected vehicles, announced today their collaboration to advance connected car technologies. Affectiva Automotive AI, the first ... Continue reading

Daimler Trucks Announces Automated Truck R&D Center in Portland

Daimler Trucks Announces Automated Truck R&D Center in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore., June 6, 2018 -- New Portland center will lead a global network of Daimler Trucks automated truck research and engineering facilities. Cementing Oregon's status as a global hub for automated commercial vehicle technology development, adding to Daimler Trucks North America's Portland R&D facilities and Hi ... Continue reading

Give me a break! Road-trippers prefer to stop at restaurants and shops over rest areas

Give me a break! Road-trippers prefer to stop at restaurants and shops over rest areas

SEATTLE, June 6, 2018 -- With the beginning of summer right around the corner and vacation season quickly approaching, many residents across Washington and Oregon are gearing up for a long road trip with family or friends. And while some travelers prefer to stop at a highway rest area when they need a break, the lates ... Continue reading

Global and Chinese Automotive Air Conditioning Evaporator Industry: 2018 Market Research Report - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global and Chinese Automotive Air Conditioning Evaporator Industry: 2018 Market Research Report - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global and Chinese Automotive Air Conditioning Evaporator Industry, 2018 Market Research Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report provides key statistics on the market status of the Automotive Air Conditioning Evaporator manufacturers and is a valuable source of guida ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Battery Thermal Management System Market Technologies, Market share and Industry Forecast to 2024 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Automotive Battery Thermal Management System Market Technologies, Market share and Industry Forecast to 2024 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Automotive Battery Thermal Management System Market - Technologies, Market share and Industry Forecast to 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Global automotive battery thermal management system market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 16.05% during forecast period 2017-2 ... Continue reading

Global Automotive ECU Market to Reach $96.39 Billion by 2025; Driven by the Increased Incorporation of Advanced Safety, Convenience, and Comfort Systems in Vehicles - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Automotive ECU Market to Reach $96.39 Billion by 2025; Driven by the Increased Incorporation of Advanced Safety, Convenience, and Comfort Systems in Vehicles - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive ECU Market by Application, ECU Capacity (16-bit, 32-bit, 64 bit), Propulsion (BEVs, HEVs, ICE), Level of Autonomous Driving, Vehicle Type, and Region - Global Forecast to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Electronic Control Unit (ECU) market for automotive is ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Tubeless Tyre Market 2018-2024 by Vehicle Type, Tyre Type & Distribution Channel - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Automotive Tubeless Tyre Market 2018-2024 by Vehicle Type, Tyre Type & Distribution Channel - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Automotive Tubeless Tyre Market - Technologies, Market share and Industry Forecast to 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Global automotive tubeless tyre market is anticipated to grow with a CAGR of 6.4% during forecast period (2017-2024) The major drivers of the global ... Continue reading

HARMAN Brings 5G-Ready Multiband Conformal Antennas to the Automotive Industry

HARMAN Brings 5G-Ready Multiband Conformal Antennas to the Automotive Industry

STAMFORD, Conn.--HARMAN International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, today announced the launch of its all-new 5G-ready multiband conformal antennas for automotive applications, which combine multiple antenna ... Continue reading

Independent Researcher, Dr. Augustine Fou, Shows Digital Ad Fraud at All-Time Highs

Independent Researcher, Dr. Augustine Fou, Shows Digital Ad Fraud at All-Time Highs

NEW YORK, June 6, 2018 -- A new study "State of Digital Ad Fraud Q2 2018" published by Dr. Augustine Fou, an independent ad fraud and cybersecurity researcher exposes the true extent of ad fraud and how it continues to thrive, despite the widespread use of fraud detection technologies. ... Continue reading

KeepTruckin Launches Smart Dashcam

KeepTruckin Launches Smart Dashcam

SAN FRANCISCO--Today, KeepTruckin, the #1 rated ELD and fleet management solution, announced the launch of its Smart Dashcam, an easy-to-use road-facing camera that creates a single source of safety truth for fleets. Unlike other camera products, KeepTruckin’s Smart Dashcam offers a quick, easy install process at an ... Continue reading

Medium and Heavy Motorcycle Sales to Grow 9.9% Annually Through 2022

Medium and Heavy Motorcycle Sales to Grow 9.9% Annually Through 2022

CLEVELAND, June 6, 2018 -- Global demand for medium and heavy motorcycles is projected to expand 9.9% per annum to nearly 5.5 million units in 2022, well above the average pace for the internal combustion engine (ICE) market as a whole. Segment gains will be driven by multiple trends, including: rising replacement pro ... Continue reading

MPG/GHG Report Update: Standards Reduce Risk, Enhance Competitiveness for Autos

MPG/GHG Report Update: Standards Reduce Risk, Enhance Competitiveness for Autos

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael Keefe-Feldman (617) 247-0700, ext. 126 keefe-feldman@ceres.org (mailto:keefe-feldman@ceres.org) Updated Report: Automakers Reduce Risk, Enhance Competitiveness with Strong MPG/Emission Standards Boston MA (June 6, 2018) – In the wake of reports that the National Highway Tra ... Continue reading

2019 Subaru WRX and WRX STI

2019 Subaru WRX and WRX STI

WRX STI engine output enhanced to 310 horsepower thanks to new air intake, high-flow performance exhaust. Standard smartphone integration on all WRX and WRX STI models through Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. ... Continue reading

Connected Car Owners Willing to Give Up Personal Data, According to New Otonomo Study

Connected Car Owners Willing to Give Up Personal Data, According to New Otonomo Study

NOVI, Mich.--Otonomo, the first neutral automotive data services platform, today announced the results of a new consumer study fielded by Edison Research. In the wake of controversies involving corporate use of Americans’ personal data without their consent, American new car buyers and connected car owners are noneth ... Continue reading

Indian Motorcycle Sponsors Fourth Annual Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis

Indian Motorcycle Sponsors Fourth Annual Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis

Indian Motorcycle®, America’s First Motorcycle Company®, today announced its support and sponsorship of the fourth annual Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis. ... Continue reading

May 2018 Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index

May 2018 Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index

The May 2018 Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index numbers and commentary will be posted to the link below at 9 a.m. EDT on Thursday, June 7th. You can access the Index by visiting www.manheim.com/consulting<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.manheim.com_consulting&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf ... Continue reading

News: Vintage MotoFest Featuring Rockerbox and AHRMA Motorcycle Racing Comes to Road America

News: Vintage MotoFest Featuring Rockerbox and AHRMA Motorcycle Racing Comes to Road America

Road America, June 8-10, during the Vintage MotoFest featuring Rockerbox and the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) with its Vintage Motorcycle Classic. The event features vintage race bikes ranging from rigid-frame Harley and Indian hand-shifters all the way to the early '90s Superbikes, the organ ... Continue reading

USW Urges White House to Reform Broken Renewable Fuel Standard, Warns that Inaction Threatens Thousands of Jobs

USW Urges White House to Reform Broken Renewable Fuel Standard, Warns that Inaction Threatens Thousands of Jobs

The United Steelworkers (USW) today urged the White House to follow through with proposed changes to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) designed to reduce compliance costs for independent merchant oil refiners. Iowa Sens. ... Continue reading

HYUNDAI AND XEVO TEAM UP WITH CHEVRON®, APPLEBEE'S® AND PARKWHIZ TO SHOWCASE IN-CAR PAYMENT AT TU-AUTOMOTIVE DETROIT

HYUNDAI AND XEVO TEAM UP WITH CHEVRON®, APPLEBEE'S® AND PARKWHIZ TO SHOWCASE IN-CAR PAYMENT AT TU-AUTOMOTIVE DETROIT

Hyundai and Xevo Team Up with Chevron®, Applebee's® and ParkWhiz to Showcase In-Car Payment at TU-Automotive Detroit In-car payment proof of concept video debuts during TU-Automotive Detroit presentation NOVI, Mich., June 6, 2018 – Today at TU-Automotive Detroit, Hyundai Motor America and Xevo, a leader in software ... Continue reading

Tire Care Recommendations +VIDEO

Tire Care Recommendations +VIDEO

From Tire Retailer Costco: • Have the air pressure in your tires checked, by a tire professional as least once a month. Serious injury may result from tire failure due to under inflation. ... Continue reading

PIRELLI CELEBRATES THE FESTA DELLA REPUBBLICA WITH TRI-COLOR TIRES

PIRELLI CELEBRATES THE FESTA DELLA REPUBBLICA WITH TRI-COLOR TIRES

Pirelli celebrated the "Festa della Repubblica Italian" Italy's National Day, with a special "Tri-color" edition of its colored tires, produced specifically for the event. The tire was donated yesterday by Pirelli to the Italian Ambassador in the US, Mr. Armando Varricchio. ... Continue reading

2019 BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle Preview - Love, Specs, Prices and Options

2019 BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle Preview - Love, Specs, Prices and Options

June 6, 2018; Today, BMW launches the all-new 4th generation 2019 BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle with two variants, the X5 xDrive 40i and the X5 xDrive 50i. Since its introduction almost 20 years ago, the BMW X5 has been built exclusively in Spartanburg, SC. To date, more than 2.2 million X5’s have been sold worldwid ... Continue reading

AlphaCar, the First Community Token Economy with Large Scale Application on Blockchain

AlphaCar, the First Community Token Economy with Large Scale Application on Blockchain

SHANGHAI, June 6, 2018 -- The global automotive market has more than 1.3 billion cars and is a 10 trillion US dollar market. However, it is a typical lemon market due to asymmetric information. ... Continue reading

Astronauts Safely in Orbit Following Launch to International Space Station

Astronauts Safely in Orbit Following Launch to International Space Station

WASHINGTON, June 6, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three crew members are on their way to the International Space Station after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 7:12 a.m. EDT Wednesday (5:12 p.m. Baikonur time). The Soyuz spacecraft carrying Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA, Alexander Gerst of ... Continue reading

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Market by Charging Station (AC Charging Station, DC Charging Station), Installation Type (Residential, Commercial), and Region - Global Forecast to 2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Market by Charging Station (AC Charging Station, DC Charging Station), Installation Type (Residential, Commercial), and Region - Global Forecast to 2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Market by Charging Station (AC Charging Station, DC Charging Station), Installation Type (Residential, Commercial), and Region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Row) - Global Forecast to 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The electri ... Continue reading

UChain, the Blockchain for Smart Sharing Economy, Partners with APEX Network

UChain, the Blockchain for Smart Sharing Economy, Partners with APEX Network

SHANGHAI, June 6, 2018 --  Today it has just been announced that UChain will be engaging a strategic partnership with APEX Network, a next-generation blockchain for B2C applications, the blockchain project of APEX Technologies (formerly Chinapex), a leading data technology and AI company based out of Shanghai. APEX N ... Continue reading

AllGo Designs Technology to Watch the Distracted Driver

AllGo Designs Technology to Watch the Distracted Driver

DETROIT--The importance of camera-based Driver Monitoring technology has significantly increased following the announcement of Euro NCAP 2020 safety requirements and the recent unfortunate incidents involving autonomous test vehicles. Top tier 1s and automakers are racing to build an agile Driver Monitoring Solution to ... Continue reading

Autohome Inc. Announces Investment in TTP Car Inc.

Autohome Inc. Announces Investment in TTP Car Inc.

BEIJING, June 6, 2018 -- Autohome Inc. ("Autohome" or the "Company"), the leading online destination for automobile consumers in China, today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement with TTP Car Inc. ("TTP"), a company operating an online auction platform for used automobiles, pursuant to which Autohome ag ... Continue reading

"Cities in Progress" - the BMW Group and Cities Across Four Continents Discuss Sustainable Mobility

"Cities in Progress" - the BMW Group and Cities Across Four Continents Discuss Sustainable Mobility

MUNICH, June 6, 2018 The challenges and opportunities for urban mobility have never been greater than they are now. Understanding those challenges and developing opportunities for a new era of urban mobility - that is the role of the BMW Group Dialogues. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Fuso Expands Allison Transmission’s Presence in Class 4 and Class 5 Truck Market

Mitsubishi Fuso Expands Allison Transmission’s Presence in Class 4 and Class 5 Truck Market

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Allison Transmission’s presence in the Class 4 and Class 5 truck market has expanded with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America unveiling its new gasoline-powered FE Series cabover work trucks. ... Continue reading

ROAD TRIP: Booking.com Reveals That Going Local is the Essential Ingredient for an Unforgettable Foodie Adventure

ROAD TRIP: Booking.com Reveals That Going Local is the Essential Ingredient for an Unforgettable Foodie Adventure

AMSTERDAM, June 6, 2018 -- Booking.com data from over 50,000 global travelers, reveals six in ten travelers (61%) pick a destination for great food or drink. There's no denying the significance of culinary travel, with more than a third (34%) of travelers, rising to 40% of millennials, planning to take a food trip in 2 ... Continue reading

TomTom EV "Recharge When and Where" eMobility Service Wins TU-Automotive Award+VIDEO

TomTom EV "Recharge When and Where" eMobility Service Wins TU-Automotive Award+VIDEO

TomTom (TOM2) last night picked-up the award for Best eMobility Product or Service at the TU-Automotive Awards in Detroit, MI. The service to take home the title was TomTom’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Service – which is designed to help drivers make informed decisions about when and where to charge their vehicles. ... Continue reading

The Nuclear Reactor That Makes Its Own Fuel

The Nuclear Reactor That Makes Its Own Fuel

To say that nuclear energy has a bad name would be an understatement. To say that it has a future, however, would be to state the obvious. ... Continue reading

Alpine A110 Crowned Motor Sport Magazine's Car Of The Year 2018

Alpine A110 Crowned Motor Sport Magazine's Car Of The Year 2018

Already a multi-award-winner before UK deliveries have even started, the new Alpine A110 was crowned Car of the Year 2018 at Motor Sport Magazine’s Hall of Fame Awards last night, held at the Royal Automobile Club in Woodcote Park, Surrey (England). The Alpine was praised by Motor Sport’s jury for being excellently ... Continue reading

Ford Prepared for Toughest Le Mans 24 Hours Yet

Ford Prepared for Toughest Le Mans 24 Hours Yet

When the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours gets underway next week (June 16-17) the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team will face its greatest challenge yet. The class in which the Ford GTs compete at Le Mans - ‘GTE Pro’ – now boasts 17 of the world’s best GT cars and 51 of the world’s fastest racing drivers, making it the fie ... Continue reading

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