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Cobots and Other Robotic Arms
Collaborative robots—which are perhaps best known by the blended “cobots”—are gaining plenty of attention.
Byton EV Begins Road Tests in China
Future Mobility Corp.’s Byton unit says it has begun testing its upcoming M-Byte electric crossover vehicle on test tracks and public roads near its Nanjing headquarters in China.
Dyson Readies EV Test Track in England
Dyson Ltd. is preparing a 517-acre test track in England to speed development of the “radical” electric car it hopes to debut in 2021.
Manufacturing Systems: The SLM 280 and More
SLM 280 metal additive manufacturing system. Compact Horizontal Machining Center. Versatile Solid Carbide Drill. Comprehensive CAM Software. Ergonomic Pneumatic Die Grinder.
Car-Sharing and Ride-Hailing are Transforming Ownership Models
“With this shift, we believe the auto industry will go through disruptive change over the next 5-10 years and beyond.”
One Future, Three Ways Forward
The traditional automotive suppliers have three options open to them—consolidate in manufacturing, diversify into electronics or diversify into software—and they must pick one soon.
Ride-Hailing Giant Looks to Grab Indonesian Startups
Singapore-based GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd. has created a venture capital fund to invest in Indonesian startups.
Parkopedia Forms JV with China’s Zhitu Map
London-based Parkkopedia Ltd. plans to form a joint venture with China’s Zhitu Map to expand its parking locator business in China.
Ford U.K. Plant Launches Inspection Drones
Ford Motor Co. has begun using flying drones at a U.K. engine plant to inspect support structures inside the tallest part of the facility.
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New Old Porsche 1.5 Years in the Making
The last Porsche 911 Turbo with an air-cooled engine went out of production 20 years ago, but the craftsman at Porsche Classic have taken a body shell from the 993 generation and spent 1.5 years assembling “Project Gold” (based on the Golden Yellow Metallic paint used), a car with a new 450-hp 3.6-liter twin-turbo flat six, the same output of the circa 1998 vehicle.