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
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
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
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
Columbus Expands Autonomous Shuttle Tests to Residential Area
Smart City program aims to provide greater accessibility for residents in underserved neighborhoods
Self-Driving Toasters Invade Houston
5,000 adorable robo-pods will deliver groceries, pizzas and takeout orders.
#GeneralMotors #tech
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
Renault Mulls CEO Candidates
Henri Poupart-Lafarge, who heads French transportation and infrastructure giant Alstom, has joined the short list of contenders to become the CEO of Renault.
#Faurecia #people #Toyota
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
What Is Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE All About?
The common data model, information technology infrastructure, and cloud technologies make the Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE relevant.
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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