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Driverless Cars and Shared Mobility to Transform Traditional Vehicle Interiors

Driverless Cars and Shared Mobility to Transform Traditional Vehicle Interiors

LONDON, March 30, 2017 -- Fully driverless technology will spark a transformation of personal mobility, enabling consumers to abandon costly vehicle ownership and summon shared vehicles when needed. ABI Research predicts that this will transform the vehicle interior, which car manufacturers will design to be reconfigur ... Continue reading

Toyota and NTT Agree to Collaborate on ICT Platform R&D for Connected Cars

Toyota and NTT Agree to Collaborate on ICT Platform R&D for Connected Cars

Collaboration seeks to establish technologies for the creation of a Smart Mobility Society Toyota City, Japan, Mar, 27 2017; Toyota Motor Corporation and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation have agreed to collaborate on developing, verifying, and standardizing technology in the connected car field, combining the ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest, March 20-26, 2017; Tariffs; Toyota Goes Microsoft; Bolt Needs Early Discounts; E15 Bull; Uber Driver-less Less; Diesel-gate Continues; Pete Hamilton RIP 13-19, 2017

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest, March 20-26, 2017; Tariffs; Toyota Goes Microsoft; Bolt Needs Early Discounts; E15 Bull; Uber Driver-less Less; Diesel-gate Continues; Pete Hamilton RIP 13-19, 2017

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest,If President Trump gets his way on auto import tariffs from Mexico the brands most hard hit will be VW and Ram according to Carjojo, a data analysis firm that watches the automobile markets. Carjojo points out that 57% of VW vehicles and more than half of Ram 1500 pickups sold ... Continue reading

Automobility LA™ Announces Its 2017 Advisory Board

Automobility LA™ Announces Its 2017 Advisory Board

LOS ANGELES, March 21, 2017 -- The Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto Show®) today announced the appointment of four new members to its AutoMobility LA Advisory Board. Partha Goswami, Manager of Technology Insights at General Motors; Anupam "Pom" Malhotra, Director of Connected Vehicles at Audi of America; Seleta Reynolds ... Continue reading

Who Needs A Stinkin' Car Company? New EV "NIO EVE" Built By Digital Group - Autonomous Electric Car On The Road in 2020

Who Needs A Stinkin' Car Company? New EV "NIO EVE" Built By Digital Group - Autonomous Electric Car On The Road in 2020

AUSTIN, Texas—Today, NIO, a next-generation car company, announced that they will have autonomous electric vehicles in the U.S. market in 2020. The company also unveiled “NIO EVE” – the embodiment of their vision for the future of autonomous cars. ... Continue reading

INRIX Identifies Top 10 U.S. Cities for Highly Autonomous Vehicles

INRIX Identifies Top 10 U.S. Cities for Highly Autonomous Vehicles

KIRKLAND, Wash., March 9, 2017 -- The deployment of highly autonomous vehicles (HAVs) is expected to deliver substantial benefits: reduced traffic congestion, decreased emissions, lower-cost of mobility and safer travel. It is crucial for public officials to proactively plan for autonomous vehicles using a data-driven ... Continue reading

Rinspeed “Oasis” - Grow And Go!

Rinspeed “Oasis” - Grow And Go!

European Premiere: Rinspeed presents the clever urban “Oasis” runabout at the Geneva Motor Show 2017 Garden plot on wheels for the urban jungle You can count on Swiss automotive visionary Frank M. Rinderknecht when it comes to reimagining mobility. With the Rinspeed concept vehicle “Oasis,” the ingenious self-d ... Continue reading

PRESS RELEASE: EVgo Partners with GM's Maven to Offer Free DC Fast Charging Services

PRESS RELEASE: EVgo Partners with GM's Maven to Offer Free DC Fast Charging Services

EVgo Partners with GM Personal Mobility Brand, Maven, to Offer Free DC Fast Charging Services Maven and Lyft Express Drive Program Customers Receive Premium EV Charging Experience Throughout California Los Angeles - February 22, 2017 - EVgo<mailto:www.evgo.com>, the nation's largest network of public electric vehicle ( ... Continue reading

Consumer Watchdog Calls on California DMV to Stop Otto's Robot Truck Testing; Also Asks Agency to Revoke Uber's Self-Driving Car Registrations Because Firm Cannot Be Trusted

Consumer Watchdog Calls on California DMV to Stop Otto's Robot Truck Testing; Also Asks Agency to Revoke Uber's Self-Driving Car Registrations Because Firm Cannot Be Trusted

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog today called on the Department of Motor Vehicles to revoke Otto's robot truck registrations and seek appropriate charges against the company and its executives for unauthorized testing of self-driving technology on California roads. ... Continue reading

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Jan 16-22, 2017; 2018 Mustang, Ignition Switch GM, Takata, Tesla, Dakar, Who Lives Who Dies

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Jan 16-22, 2017; 2018 Mustang, Ignition Switch GM, Takata, Tesla, Dakar, Who Lives Who Dies

* Ford took the wraps off the 2018 Mustang this week. Refreshed with new front and rear end designs, a 12-inch all-digital customizable instrument cluster, engine upgrades and a new 10-speed automatic plus available MagneRide suspension for optimum handling and optional active valve exhaust for complete noise control a ... Continue reading

2017 NAIAS (Detroit Auto Show) Highlights Up Close and Personal

2017 NAIAS (Detroit Auto Show) Highlights Up Close and Personal

By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau Here we go again – another gathering of the international motoring press in Detroit, still arguably the center of the universe for the U.S. auto business. While manufacturing, design, some engineering and marketing is spread out around the country and t ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Vans Invests in Starship Technologies, Manufacturer of Delivery Robots

Mercedes-Benz Vans Invests in Starship Technologies, Manufacturer of Delivery Robots

Mercedes-Benz Vans Invests in Starship Technologies, Manufacturer of Delivery Robots ... Continue reading

Airbiquity Enters 2017 with 7 Million Connected Car Subscriptions and Increasing Momentum for Software & Data Management Offering

Airbiquity Enters 2017 with 7 Million Connected Car Subscriptions and Increasing Momentum for Software & Data Management Offering

SEATTLE, Jan. 12, 2017 -- Airbiquity®, a global leader in connected vehicle services, is entering 2017 on a high, providing service delivery for over seven million connected vehicles and launching its Software & Data Management offering, an industry-leading solution for configuring and automating over-the-air (OTA) so ... Continue reading

2017 CES - Nissan's Ghosn Reveals Company's Holistic Approach To Intelligent Mobility

2017 CES - Nissan's Ghosn Reveals Company's Holistic Approach To Intelligent Mobility

During his CES keynote Nissan Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn announced several advancements as part of the Nissan Intelligent Mobility blueprint for transforming how cars are driven, powered, and integrated into wider society. Highlights included:  The launch of Nissan’ breakthrough ... Continue reading

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