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Partners to Test V2X System in San Diego
10/31/2017AT&T, Ford, Nokia and Qualcomm plan to begin testing so-called vehicle-to-everything communications in connected cars later this year in San Diego.
Ford to Test Geofencing for Plug-In Hybrids in London
10/31/2017Ford Motor Co. and Transport for London will test geofencing to ensure that plug-in hybrid operate in electric-only mode in designated zero-pollution areas.
Lamborghini Plans Plug-In Hybrid Sports Car
10/31/2017The successor to Lamborghini SpA’s Huracan supercar will use a plug-in hybrid powertrain, Autocar reports.
Genesis Taps Former BMW Engineer to Head Platform Development
10/31/2017Hyundai Motor Co.’s high-end Genesis unit has hired former BMW AG engineer Fayez Abdul Rahman as vice president in charge of architecture development.
S. Korea’s Factory Output Rate Climbs to 4-Year High
10/31/2017Factory output in South Korea jumped to an annualized 8.4% in September, according to the government’s Statistics Korea.
Electronics Retailer Partners to Sell EVs in Japan
10/31/2017Japanese electronics retailer Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. is partnering with electric car startup Fomm Corp. to sell entry-level electric cars in the country.
Mitsubishi Motors Predicts Big Second-Half Earnings Gain
10/30/2017Mitsubishi Motors Corp. expects to report a fiscal first-half operating profit of 40 billion-yen ($353 million) in April-September, reversing a 31.6 billion-yen ($279 million) loss in the same period a year earlier.
Partners Target On-Board Hydrogen Reformation for Fuel Cell Buses
10/30/2017Bend, Ore.-based Element 1 Corp. (e1) and China’s Blue-G New Energy Science and Technology Corp. are developing a hydrogen reformation system for fuel cell-powered buses.
Toyota to Test Self-Driving Cars at GoMentum’s California Proving Grounds
10/30/2017Toyota Motor Corp. has signed an agreement to test semi- and fully autonomous vehicle systems at GoMentum’s 5,000-acre proving grounds in Concord, Calif.
India Mandates Airbags, Speed Limit Alarms
10/30/2017India’s transport ministry has ruled that all new cars sold in the country starting July 2019 must be equipped with frontal airbags and a device that emits an audio alert if the driver exceeds 80 kph (50 mph).