News By Topic: Telematics and Wireless Communications

Tesla Invests The highest R&D per car sold at $2984

Mar 23, 2022

the firm spends $2984 on R&D per car produced. That's thrice the industry average and higher than the collective R&D budgets of Ford, General Motors (GM), and Chrysler per car. ... Continue reading

GM Goes Cruising

Mar 18, 2022

DETROIT — Today, General Motors Co. announced it is acquiring SoftBank Vision Fund 1’s equity ownership stake in Cruise for $2.1 billion and separately will make an additional $1.35 billion investment in Cruise, replacing a previous commitment made by the fund in 2018. ... Continue reading

Jim Farley to Discuss the Auto Industry’s Shift to Electrification at CERAWeek Annual Conference

Mar 9, 2022

DEARBORN, Mich.--Ford President and CEO, Jim Farley, will participate in a fireside chat about the auto industry’s transition to electric vehicles at the 2022 CERAWeek conference on Thursday, March 10 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Farley will be joined by Patti Poppe, CEO PG&E Corporation, in a special dialogue moderated by Danie ... Continue reading

Hyundai is HOT! - 2022 IONIQ 5 Named UK Car of the Year 2022

Mar 8, 2022

The all-new Hyundai IONIQ 5 has added to its growing list of Car of the Year honors by being named overall UK Car of the Year 2022. Having already been recognized as Best Family Car in the UK Car of the Year Awards shortlist, the Hyundai IONIQ 5 was crowned best car overall by a panel of 29 expert judges from a diverse ... Continue reading

Aperia Technologies Revs Up Predictive Tire Management with the Release of Halo Connect 2.0

Mar 8, 2022

Halo Connect is the only active tire management platform for all wheel positions, and the platform now includes key modules to help fleets optimize decision-making and cost across the tire lifecycle. ... Continue reading

EV-Motoring: ChargePoint reports fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2022 financial results

Mar 3, 2022

CAMPBELL, Calif.--ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (“ChargePoint”), a leading electric vehicle (EV) charging network, today reported results for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended January 31, 2022. “ChargePoint delivered another outstanding quarter, exceeding the high end of both our quarterly and annual rev ... Continue reading

EV-Motoring: Tata Elxsi and Renesas Establish Next-Generation EV Innovation Center

Mar 3, 2022

Tata Elxsi, a global leader in design and technology services, and Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced today their collaboration on a state-of-the-art design center in Bangalore that will develop targeted solutions for electric vehicles (EV). The new Next G ... Continue reading

RLE International Going To Kansas City, Kansas City Here We Come

Mar 1, 2022

KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 1, 2022 -- Global engineering and design company RLE International announced today it will establish a new Modification and Engineering Center in Kansas City, investing $7.5 million and creating 85 high-paying jobs. RLE's state-of-the-art facility will provide complex engineering, design, and bu ... Continue reading

Auto Pacific Electric Vehicle Forecast

Feb 27, 2022

AutoPacific just issued its forecast of fully electric light vehicle sales in the U.S. of around 700,000 units in 2022 with strong annual increases throughout the 6-year forecast period. Our forecast comes as consumer demand for EVs is also at its highest yet, having spiked significantly in the past two years. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Wekly Auto News Wrap-up February 20-26, 2022

Feb 27, 2022

Below are the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets. ... Continue reading

Tesla Premium Connectivity Is Now Live

Feb 24, 2022

Tesla's premium connectivity services are now live, according to a thread on Reddit. There are a number of services that come with the premium connectivity, the cost is about $9.99 per month, or $99 if you pay upfront for a year. ... Continue reading

International autonomous vehicle conference set to roll into Florida Poly

Feb 23, 2022

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers International Conference on Connected Vehicles will take place at Florida Polytechnic University on March 7-9. LAKELAND, Fla. ... Continue reading

Hot Topics with CAR’s President and CEO, Carla Bailo (2/18/2022)

Feb 22, 2022

On a bi-weekly basis, CAR welcomes our audience to decompress with our President and CEO, Carla Bailo, as she covers and shares her thoughts on the latest Hot Topics happening in the automotive industry. While the biweekly newsletter primarily covers four topics, this feature story previews two of the topics covered on ... Continue reading

Autonomous Vehicles Will Generate Data Traffic Jam By Overwhelming Data Center Points

Feb 18, 2022

Digital infrastructure is woefully unprepared to handle the substantive increase of data self-driving vehicles would generateDENVER, Feb. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Auto manufacturers are making unprecedented investments in electric vehicles (EVs) in response to consumer demand and climate trends. ... Continue reading

AEye’s Jordan Greene Named as a Rising Star of the Autonomous Vehicle Industry by Business Insider

Feb 11, 2022

AEye co-founder and General Manager of Automotive Jordan Greene has been recognized by Business Insider as a Rising Star of the Self-driving Industry. Greene leads the company’s global automotive business and has been instrumental in creating a disruptive software-defined lidar and go-to-market channel strategy that ... Continue reading