The automotive ecosystem has been evolving aggressively over the last decade with increasingly connected vehicles and collaborations with tech giants like Google and Apple. No doubt, we are in an intense era of collaboration among carmakers, technology giants, software start-ups, research institutions, and even telecom providers. Numerous partnerships have sprouted up
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LiDAR, or light detection and ranging, is a popular remote sensing method used for measuring the exact distance of an object on the earth’s surface. It was first used in the 1960s when laser scanners were mounted to airplanes, but only 20 years ago, LiDAR began to gain wider recognition. During
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Singapore has moved a step closer to a driverless public transport network with the launch of a new trial of self-driving buses. Orderly and high-tech, the Asian city-state has become a testbed for self-driving vehicles and has developed home-grown technology while inviting foreign companies to trial their own. In a three-month trial
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Daimler's Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a key interior component of its upcoming electric luxury sedan: a large, curved screen that sweeps across almost the entire width of the car in the place of a conventional dashboard. The company's CEO says its not just a selling point for customers but also points to
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Cruise control is a feature that now comes standard on many models of cars. Many drivers prefer to drive a vehicle that has cruise control installed because of its convenience. If you are a commuter, cruise control will allow you to drive at a constant speed. Cruise control is an
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There are strong indications that the Federal Government may have dumped recommendations of the committee it set up to look into the possibility of reviving the automotive industry. This follows the presidential accent to the 2020 Finance Bill a week ago which revised the auto import duty and levy policy, while
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The automotive industry has been hit by a shortage of semiconductors with VW and Honda cutting car production in the face of reduced supplies. Honda is cutting back vehicle production by 4000 units this month, mainly of the Fit subcompact car, because it can’t get ICs. “The massively restricted supply situation for
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Norway has become the first country in the world where electric cars account for more than half of new registrations, according to figures published Tuesday by an industry group. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic delaying the release of several new models, electric vehicles accounted for 54.3 percent of the new car market
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As the world shifts to electric vehicles to reduce climate change, it is important to quantify future demands for key battery materials. In a new report, Chengjian Xu, Bernhard Steubing and a research team at the Leiden University, Netherlands and the Argonne National Laboratory in the U.S. showed how the
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Fully autonomous vehicles seem closer to reality than ever before. There have been attempts and news that self-driving cars are being adapted for ride-sharing services. The surprising news is that soon enough, there would be cars ultimately morphing into a mobile office so people can work during their commute. Perhaps the
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