EDAG's Schulte on Model Proliferation
Powertrains, “regional” vehicles to drive diversification
Bill Hampton
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Daily
Bosch: Listening Comes First in Transport
Better mobility starts with listening to customers
#Bosch #europe
Michigan's PlanetM Mobility Outreach
Michigan is promoting mobility development through its PlanetM initiative. Trevor Pawl, who heads business development for the initiative, explains.
BP Adds Fast Chargers in UK
While the number of battery electric vehicles is still small in the UK, BP is building out infrastructure
Manufacturing Execution in the Age of IoT
The latest wave of manufacturing execution systems takes advantage of the Internet of Things, leading to simpler and faster implementations and truly real-time data analysis, decision-making, and problem resolution.
U.S. Traffic Volume Off 23%
In this case, a return to normal traffic congestion and delays would be a welcome post-coronavirus sign
#oddities
Hyundai Is Taking to the Sky with Uber
Perhaps traffic congestion will be less of a problem. Of course, then there’s air traffic control. . .
#Hyundai
Toyota to Launch. . . a City
Rather than just trying to see how advanced mobility and robotics will fit into existing structures, Toyota is building a city to help determine how these things can be best integrated into people’s lives
#people #Toyota
U.S. Traffic Volume Off 23%
In this case, a return to normal traffic congestion and delays would be a welcome post-coronavirus sign
#oddities
Sweden Tests Electrified Road
Wireless tech recharges EV batteries on the fly
#tech #sustainability #Renault
Toyota, Partners Ready Real-Time HD Map Updates
Proof-of-concepts demonstrate faster, less expensive mapping techniques
#tech #Toyota
China Likely to Extend EV Subsidies
China is having second thoughts about phasing out discounts on electric cars after EV sales dropped 4% last year.
#asia
The Auto Industry in 2019—and Beyond
What do events in 2019 portend for the industry’s future?
#Toyota #FiatChryslerAutomobiles #Ford
VW Putting Chargers in Factory Parking Lots
If you want people to drive electric vehicles, you have to make availability of recharging convenient
#Volkswagen
Schaeffler Addresses E-Mobility
The changing landscape requires not only new approaches to powertrains—but even new types of vehicles. Here’s how one supplier is addressing these changes.
#Ford #Audi #Schaeffler
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Audi’s Simple But Smart Driver Assistance
Vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) systems, when fully implemented, could have a tremendous effect on transportation patterns.
#oem #Audi
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How 3,000 Is a Really Big Number
To know that 3,000 cars have been delivered since October 2015 would undoubtedly result in a shrug: in 2017 Toyota delivered 387,081 Camrys, so that 3,000 is less than one percent, and this is in one year, not just over two.
#oem #Toyota
Toyota Putting Muda to Work
Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) announced last week that it will be building a fuel-cell power generation plant at the Port of Long Beach that will be powered by “bio-waste” from dairy farms in northern California, transforming the waste into water, electricity and hydrogen.
#sustainability #HP #oem