General Motors has taken the wraps off its new Chevrolet-FNR at the Shanghai GM Gala Night during the celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the brand in China.
The Chevrolet’s latest innovation is an autonomous electrical concept developed and designed in Shanghai by the company’s Pan Asia Technical Automotive Centre (PATAC) joint venture. More »
Apple has hundreds of employees secretly working on an all-electric automobile project, codenamed ‘Titan’, according to a report released Friday from the Wall Street Journal. The vehicle which is being created is said to resemble a minivan, the Journal is citing people familiar with the company’s plans. The Financial Times reported hours earlier that according to its unnamed sources a ‘top-secret’ research lab was put together in 2014. More »
The Mercedes F015 Luxury in Motion, a revolutionary concept of autonomous vehicles, made its debut on Monday night and became the star of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. With the luxury sedan F015, the leading German auto manufacturer shows how luxury self-driving cars might look and feel after 2030, only 15 years in the future. More »
Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi are among the automakers that are planning to show their latest tech innovations at the 2015 Winter Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that is held annually at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show opens on January 6 and will last until January 9. More »
It seems driverless buses are soon to be introduced on the old continent. One major company has already had talks about introducing autonomous buses in the UK, unveiled Claire Perry, the Transport Minister, while speaking at the Driverless Vehicles Conference More »
Tired of always keeping your hands on the steering wheel, your foot on the gas pedal and your eyes on the road? And how much are we distracted by talking, texting, shaving or putting make up on while driving? About 16% of all traffic accidents are the result of a driver’s distraction. How about a technology that allows people to drive cars using their thought, not the steering wheel and the pedal? More »
The Department of Motor Vehicles in California passed a policy that requires autonomous vehicles to be registered. The agency also issued testing permits and allowed three companies to dispatch 29 cars onto freeways. However, a human behind the wheel is required in case the computer in the car makes a bad decision. More »
The truck of the future, a highly automated Mercedes-Benz, had its premiere on Tuesday. Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, responsible for Daimler Trucks and Buses and a member of Daimler’s Board of Management, unveiled details of their Future Truck 2025.
There was a remarkable demonstration of the innovative technology on the A14 autobahn near the city of Magdeburg in completely realistic driving situations. Later, a conference was held in the presence of several hundred journalists, investors, government officials and capital-market analysts. More »
