Tag: cars
UK getting green number plates, e-bike funds in green transport push
Chris Middleton reports on how green number plates for low-emission vehicles could help make our crowded towns and cities better for all. Meanwhile, the...
Ford looks to motion tracking bodysuits to aid factory workers
Workers at a Ford car plant are wearing skin-tight bodysuits equipped with sensors to help improve their postures and enhance productivity.
Employees at Ford’s Valencia...
Jaguar Land Rover all-terrain autonomous vehicles get academic boost
NEWSBYTE Leading radar and sensor experts from the University of Birmingham have been selected to help Jaguar Land Rover deliver a £3.7 million project...
Alibaba brings smart assistant to Daimler, Audi and Volvo cars
Chinese retail giant Alibaba has signed a deal with Daimler, Audi, and Volvo for the use of its smart assistant in their cars.
The solution,...
Lamborghini teams with Vodafone on connected supercars
NEWSBYTE: Deal will see mobile operator become connected car partner of choice to the Italian supercar maker.
Vodafone is to become the worldwide connected car...
Ford creates dedicated robotics and AI R&D team
Car manufacturing giant Ford has formed a dedicated team to extend its capabilities and research across robotics and artificial intelligence.
In a blog post...
Volvo teams up with Google to put Android into connected cars
The Android mobile operating system from Google is set to power in-car systems for Volvo Cars as the two companies announce their partnership.
Google has partnered with...
Electric car start-up NIO announces plans for first self-driving model
NIO, an electric vehicle start-up financed by Chinese investors, has announced plans to launch its first autonomous car in the United States by 2020.
The...
MWC 2017: The car in front is autonomous – or soon...
BARCELONA, SPAIN – Mobile World Congress was once a ‘pure’ mobile show, an opportunity for mobile operators, carriers and technology providers to discuss and...