What is a smart vehicle?

In today’s digital age, the automotive sector is undergoing a seismic shift towards the integration of ‘smart vehicles,’ marking a significant evolution from traditional modes of transport. This shift isn’t merely an enhancement; it’s a fundamental transformation that positions smart…

Apple increase self-driving car testers to 200

Apple is reportedly having 200 people test driving its autonomous vehicles in apparent efforts to ramp up the concept from prototype to full-scale production. This comes as the race for driverless cars goes up a gear, with competitors like Zoox…

Robotaxi market revenues could hit the $4 trillion mark by 2027

The rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies has enabled the development of autonomous vehicles, which are seen as the future of transportation. According to StockApps.com, this has given rise to the robotaxi market, which is estimated to be…

Automating the World

The new slogan expresses Mitsubishi Electric’s goal to leverage automation for the betterment of global society by combining advanced technology, experience and know-how, and customer support as a trusted partner. ‘Automating the World’ was developed based on the voices of…

Electric Vehicle Inspection Solution to support British Touring Car Championship

Getac has worked closely with the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) to use its Electric Vehicle Inspection Solution for digitising key race day operations. Such operations include safety and compliance checks, team communications, and vehicle diagnostics, in the latest phase…

Enhanced automotive offering from HARMAN & what3words collaboration

Innovative technology company, what3words, has today announced that it has been added to the HARMAN Ignite Store, a connected vehicle platform for automakers to develop, manage and operate their own in-vehicle app store. The collaboration allows automakers to offer what3words…

Integrating lidar and AI for automotive and smart city apps

Blaize has announced a strategic cooperation agreement with Lidar solutions provider, LeiShen, for in-depth cooperation on the integration of Lidar and AI functions in intelligence applications for autonomous operation across a range of automotive and smart city markets in China. As part of the…

Plans for £2bn investment in tram, rail, bus and cycling set out in Government funding bid

The West Midlands Metro network will be extended in Walsall, Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell and Wolverhampton under a wide-ranging plan to revolutionise transport across the region. Further investment would see rail stations opened, new rapid bus services launched, lower fares, more…

New technologies to transform the software-defined future for the automotive industry

Arm, in collaboration with leaders across the automotive supply chain, has announced it is delivering a new software architecture and reference implementation, Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge (SOAFEE), and two new reference hardware platforms to accelerate the software-defined future…

Overview of automotive navigation systems: features, market and future

What is an Automotive Navigation System? An automotive navigation system is a navigation system for drivers to find the direction in a car. It can be a built-in system in the car, or a portable device put in the car.…