Ford Creates Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC to Accelerate Progress, Improve Fitness
Jul 24, 2018
DEARBORN, Mich.--Ford Motor Company today announced it has created Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC, a new organization charged with accelerating its AV business to capitalize on market opportunities. The company also detailed key organizational changes designed to improve its operational fitness and drive profitable growt ... Continue reading
AUTO LAB Live from New York Saturday July 21, 2018 7-9 AM
Jul 21, 2018
Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234, New York City radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok and a panel of experienced hands-on automotive experts providing honest, practical and street-smart car repair and auto relevant news and buying advice. ... Continue reading
LiDAR Startup SOS LAB Receives Gold Prize at the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival
Jul 20, 2018
LiDAR is the core scanning technology. There are 3 LiDAR products: the SL-1 for self-driving cars, the GL-3 for factory automation and robotics, and the TL-3 for security and automatic doors. ... Continue reading
Jul 20, 2018
KIRKLAND, Wash., July 17, 2018 -- Highly automated vehicles (HAV) are currently testing on public roads in fewer than 50 cities around the world, but more markets are interested in bringing this new technology to their streets. Today, INRIX, the world leader in connected car services and transportation analytics, annou ... Continue reading
Toyota Cars To Verify Road Repairs and Condition
Jul 18, 2018
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), with Toyota City, is to start Japan's first verification testing for road maintenance inspections using vehicle data obtained from connected cars, beginning August 1. The verification testing will enable assessment of whether the degree of road deterioration index values computed from ... Continue reading
California City To Become Test Arena For Automated Riding
Jul 16, 2018
In 2019 a major city in the Silicon Valley will become the first pilot-testing city for Bosch and Daimler -- US technology company Nvidia supplies the platform for AI algorithms from Bosch and Daimler Bosch and Daimler are speeding up the development of fully-automated and driverless driving (SAE Level 4/5) in the city ... Continue reading
Auto Talk Radio AUTO LAB Live from New York Saturday July 14, 2018 7-9 AM
Jul 13, 2018
Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 20 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart ... Continue reading
Consumers Are Not Ready for Keyless Cars, Finds Strategy Analytics
Jul 10, 2018
“Keyless Cars: Do Consumers Want Them, and Are Automakers Ready?”. While keyless technology provides a number of benefits such as consumers having one less item to lose or replace and automakers leveraging the technology for fleet management, it also holds fundamental disadvantages – the requirement of an active ... Continue reading
KT Unveils 5G Emergency Rescue Platform 'SKYSHIP'
Jul 5, 2018
South Korea's largest telecommunications company, has unveiled a next-generation platform for disaster and safety management, in its latest effort to pioneer new businesses with its fifth-generation (5G) and information and communications technologies (ICT). KT introduced the new platform, named SKYSHIP, at a press bri ... Continue reading
Hyundai Invests In Autotalks Israeli Startup To Boost Car Connectivity Capabilities
Jul 4, 2018
Industry source estimates the investment at a few million dollars; it will be basis of strategic partnership Israeli startup Autotalks, a maker of vehicle-to-vehicle communication systems for use in autonomous driving cars. ... Continue reading
Kroger Supermarkets To Deliver Same Day Via Nuro Robotic Trucks +"Still Cool Commentary"
Jun 30, 2018
SiliCon Valley startup Nuro will begin this autumn what they call the first real-world road test of an unmanned delivery vehicle, as the largest U.S. supermarket operator battles Amazon and others for U.S. dominance in fresh grocery delivery. ... Continue reading
AUTO LAB - Auto Talk Radio LIVE from New York This Saturday June 30, 2018 7-9 AM
Jun 30, 2018
Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 20 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart ... Continue reading
Jun 27, 2018
- New technology provides connected services to enhance car ownership experience - Aim to make it standard on all new domestic passenger vehicles starting with New Crown and New Corolla Sport Toyota City, Japan, Jun, 26 2018 - (JCN Newswire) - The future of just-in-time vehicle services and support has arrived in Japan ... Continue reading
Apple and Google Speed Ahead in Less Distracting Design of Vehicle Infotainment Technology
Jun 27, 2018
WASHINGTON, June 27, 2018; Apple CarPlay and Google's Android Auto are less distracting to drivers when compared to built-in vehicle infotainment systems designed by automakers, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. While many of today's infotainment systems create potentially unsafe lev ... Continue reading
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