Renesas Refocuses on Tech for Self-Driving Cars

Tokyo-based Renesas Electronics Corp., the chipmaker nearly driven out of business by the country’s earthquake and tsunami in 2011, is pinning its future on supplying carmakers with chips to run their autonomous-driving systems, The Nikkei reports.

U.K. Makes Investments in Vehicle R&D

The British government has awarded £110 million ($137million) of funding covering 38 projects to develop and produce systems related to electrified and autonomous vehicles, lightweight materials, recycling and other sustainable technologies.

Cadillac to Debut Self-Driving System This Year

General Motors Co.’s Cadillac unit will introduce Super Cruise, a self-driving system for highway use, in its 2018 model CT6 luxury sedan this autumn, confirming reports from last November.

SAIC Denies Deal to Buy GM Factory in India

SAIC Motor Corp. denies an Economic Times report last week that it has agreed to buy a General Motors Co. assembly plant in Gujarat, India.

Toyota Invests $1.3 Billion in Kentucky Plant

Toyota Motor Corp. is investing $1.3 billion to ready its Georgetown, Ky., assembly plant for this year’s launch of the next-generation Camry midsize car.  

On Ioniq

On Ioniq

Mike O’Brien, vice president of Corporate and Product Planning, Hyundai Motor America, thinks that if car companies are going to meet the 2025 CAFE requirement for hitting 54.5 mpg (assuming that it isn’t rolled back to something easier to achieve) then they’re going to have to get a heck of a lot more electrified models in the market.

EY: Merging Carmaking and Connectivity

As cars become capable of driving themselves, their occupants will have plenty of free time to go online or otherwise connect with the world around them as they travel.

Report: 25% of U.S. Travel Could be in Driverless EVs by 2030

Shared electric cars that drive themselves are likely to handle at least 25% of all passenger vehicle travel in the U.S.—about 900 billion miles per year—by 2030, predicts the Boston Consulting Group.

PSA to Debut Self-Parking System in DS Crossover

PSA Group says it will introduce a self-parking feature next year in its upcoming DS 7 Crossback crossover vehicle.

Ford to Introduce Ranger Pickup in China

Ford Motor Co. says it will being importing its Ranger midsize pickup truck to China next year in a bid to test general consumer demand for such vehicles.