How Recycled Materials Create a Highly Efficient EV
Innovative design and engineering create a compact sports car that is built largely with recycled waste materials
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
Cruise Gets OK to Test No-Driver Cars on Public Roads
California permit moves company closer to robo-taxi launch
New Caddys Up the Ante on Fast-Acting Suspension Tech
Don’t blink or you could be several hundred inputs behind
Israeli Startup Touts Low-Cost Thermal Imaging
ADAS applications targeted for 2024
Next-Gen Lidar Promises to Cut Costs by 70%
Level 2+ automation applications targeted in 2023
Velodyne Signs 3-Year Deal to Supply Lidar to Baidu
Sensors to be used by Baidu's Apollo autonomous-car development alliance
Mercedes Targets Profitable Future with EVs
Plans include cutting costs by 20% and achieving a double-digit operating margin.
Steve Plumb
Senior Editor, AutoBeat Daily , AutoBeat
Roechling Touts New Bioplastic
Green material generates 90% fewer CO2 emissions than its petroleum-based counterparts
Clarios Plans Improved Lead-Acid Batteries for EVs
Customized systems can provide more benefits
Hyperloop Company to Open Certification Center in W. Virginia
Commercial operations targeted for 2030
Pierburg Teams with BMW on Fuel Cell Blower
Integrated system aims to boost efficiency and reduce costs
Smarter Adaptive Cruise for Truck Fleets
Startup targets 10%+ fuel efficiency gain
Tesla to Debut “Risky” Production System in Germany
Push for extremely modular design could backfire
Industrial Robot Use Hits All-Time High
U.S. robot use in 2019 up but slowed. China dominates deployment
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
Nissan Readies Big Push into Semi-Robotic Driving
Aim is to collect usage data and cut system costs
Vendor Says Its Vacuum-Overlay System Could Replace Auto Body Paint
The automated film overlay process is touted as faster, more energy efficient and at least as durable as paint
Marvell Touts Improved Cybersecurity
Protecting cars against hackers takes a comprehensive, multi-layered strategy
Pass the Steering Wheel, It's My Turn to Drive
Volvo patent shows moveable driver controls
Acura Debuts 3-Chamber Passenger Airbag
Honda, Autoliv co-develop next-gen tech that promises to better protect against head injuries
Fuel Cells, Ballard, China and Mahle
Ballard once had as much attention as Tesla. (Well, maybe not quite that much, but. . . .) It may turn out that the fuel cell tech developer was right
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
New Hyundai Unit Targets Futuristic Mobility
Creating “Transformer-class” models and other “ultimate mobility vehicles”
Want to Pay Less for Maintenance and Repairs? Drive an EV
Electrified models currently are 50% less costly to own; even greater savings expected in the future
Canoo Takes “Skatekart” EV Chassis for a Spin
Integrated design can accomodate 75% of today’s cars and commercial vehicles
TuSimple Partners with Traton on Self-Driving Trucks
Partners to launch test fleet in Sweden
