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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

AccuWeather & Garmin To Show Off New Driver Centric Integrated Weather Innovation at TU-Automotive Show

AccuWeather & Garmin To Show Off New Driver Centric Integrated Weather Innovation at TU-Automotive Show

New Driver Centric Integrated Weather Innovation at TU-Automotive Show Each year in the U.S., there are over 1.3 million crashes that are weather-related. AccuWeather Go monitors all drive-relevant weather conditions and provides drivers peace of mind, offering advance notification of impending weather that will impact ... Continue reading

Sacramento Becomes First City to Deploy Digital License Plates

Sacramento Becomes First City to Deploy Digital License Plates

Sacramento has outfitted its auto fleet of Chevy Bolts with Rplate Pro’s. The City has installed 24 of the plates so far and will be installing another 11 when it receives more of the vehicles. Mayor Darrell Steinberg said the installation of digital plates is another step in the city’s evolution into a testing gro ... Continue reading

Michelin Challenge Design Announces Global Winners of 'Concours d'Elegance 2050'

Michelin Challenge Design Announces Global Winners of 'Concours d'Elegance 2050'

GREENVILLE, S.C., June 4, 2018 -- Michelin today announced the winners of the 18th global Michelin Challenge Design competition, "Michelin Concours d'Elegance 2050 – Future Classic." Works by individuals and teams of designers from Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, China, France, India, Russia, South Korea and the United S ... Continue reading

ARBE ROBOTICS DEBUTING ITS DISRUPTIVE 4D IMAGING RADAR SENSING TECHNOLOGY AT TU AUTOMOTIVE DETROIT

ARBE ROBOTICS DEBUTING ITS DISRUPTIVE 4D IMAGING RADAR SENSING TECHNOLOGY AT TU AUTOMOTIVE DETROIT

For the first time, North American media and analysts are invited to participate in Arbe Robotics demonstration of its 4D high-resolution imaging radar to the mobility industry. This breakthrough is set to disrupt autonomous vehicle sensor development and represents a significant step toward mainstreaming fully autonom ... Continue reading

Gen Z: The Rise of 1.8 Billion New Influencers is Shifting the Mobility Landscape (Ed. How Sad, No Hope For Our Future)

Gen Z: The Rise of 1.8 Billion New Influencers is Shifting the Mobility Landscape (Ed. How Sad, No Hope For Our Future)

For instance, preference among the post-millennial age group for access to, rather than ownership of, assets is compelling automotive manufacturers to reassess long-established strategies centered on car ownership. While traditional approaches have proven successful with earlier generations, they are less likely to res ... Continue reading

AccuWeather & Garmin To Show Off New Driver Centric Integrated Weather Innovation at TU-Automotive Show

AccuWeather & Garmin To Show Off New Driver Centric Integrated Weather Innovation at TU-Automotive Show

AccuWeather and Garmin will be at the TU-Automotive Show in Detroit, June 6-7, 2018 at the Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi. ... Continue reading

Survey Says: Self Driving Cars Should Reduce Traffic Fatalities By At Least 75 Percent To Stay On The Roads

Survey Says: Self Driving Cars Should Reduce Traffic Fatalities By At Least 75 Percent To Stay On The Roads

MCLEAN, Va., June 1, 2018 The race is on for companies to present their driverless cars to the public, but recent collisions involving autonomous vehicles developed by Uber Technologies Inc. and Tesla Inc. have led consumers to questions whether these vehicles can alleviate traffic issues and increase safety. A new stu ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC This Saturday June 2, 2018 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC This Saturday June 2, 2018 7-9 AM

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 City area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart ... Continue reading

CHINA'S SOLID-STATE LIDAR PIONEERS DRIVERLESS DELIVERY VEHICLES

CHINA'S SOLID-STATE LIDAR PIONEERS DRIVERLESS DELIVERY VEHICLES

Alibaba Group’s Cainiao Network and RoboSense jointly released today G Plus, the world’s first solid-state LiDAR unmanned logistics vehicle. Announced at Alibaba Group’s Cainiao Network 2018 Global Smart Logistics Summit held today in Hangzhou, China, the most important feature of the newly announced G Plus drive ... Continue reading

Tesla Model 3 Gets CR Recommendation After Braking Update

Tesla Model 3 Gets CR Recommendation After Braking Update

By Patrick Olsen May 30, 2018 10 SHARES Consumer Reports now recommends the Tesla Model 3, after our testers found a recent over-the-air update improved the car's braking distance by nearly 20 feet. The software update came a week after Consumer Reports published test results that showed stopping distances for the Mode ... Continue reading

Iteris Wins New Texas DOT IDIQ Contract for Smart Transportation and Traffic Engineering Services

Iteris Wins New Texas DOT IDIQ Contract for Smart Transportation and Traffic Engineering Services

Iteris announced that it has been awarded a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Wave 2 Traffic Engineering indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, a three-year commitment with a potential value of up to $3 million. Task orders are anticipated in mid-2018. ... Continue reading

All New 2019 Acura RDX Arrives in Showrooms June 1, 2018

All New 2019 Acura RDX Arrives in Showrooms June 1, 2018

Most extensive Acura product redesign in a decade heralds new era for Acura design, performance and luxury Acura exclusive platform, powerful new turbo engine, available next-generation SH-AWD™ and top-of-class class power-to-weight ratio yields quickest, best handling RDX yet Dramatically upgraded interior features ... Continue reading

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