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Tesla Drops Nvidia, Hires Intel for Infotainment Tech
9/26/2017Electric carmaker Tesla is switching from Nvidia to Intel to supply the chips that power its big-screen infotainment systems, sources tell Bloomberg News.
Flying Taxi Tested in Dubai
9/26/2017German startup Volocopter GmbH this week demonstrated its prototype “2X” flying taxi in Dubai.
Chinese-Led Group Scraps Plan for Stake in Here Mapping Company
9/26/2017A trio of Chinese companies has abandoned plans to buy a 10% stake in Here, an Amsterdam-based maker of high-resolution maps for self-driving cars after the bid was opposed by a U.S. national security panel.
Toyota Sets Up Hybrid Powertrain Production in U.S.
9/26/2017Toyota Motor Corp. is for the first time establishing U.S. production capacity of hybrid powertrains for vehicles it builds locally.
ABB Joins Northvolt Battery Plant Project
9/26/2017Swiss engineering giant ABB Group has joined an effort by Stockholm-based Northvolt AB to built a €4 billion ($4.7 billion) facility in Sweden to make batteries for electric cars.
Dyson Plans to Launch an EV in 2020
9/26/2017James Dyson, inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner that carries his name, confirms reports that his company is developing an electric car and intends to introduce it by 2020.
Mercedes Previews Sleek New Sprinter Van
9/26/2017Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz unit has released a teaser sketch of the next-generation Sprinter commercial van that it plans to launch next year.
Hyundai Opens Data Center in China
9/26/2017Hyundai Motor Co. has opened a “big-data” center in Guiyang, China, to coordinate and analyze information collected from the company's connected cars operating in the country.
California Ponders Ban on Piston Power
9/26/2017The state of California says it probably can’t meet its own targets for slashing carbon dioxide emissions 80% by 2050 without an outright ban on internal combustion engines.
Genuine Parts to Buy Europe’s Alliance Automotive Group
9/26/2017U.S. aftermarket car parts seller Genuine Parts Co. has agreed to acquire London-based Alliance Automotive Group for about $2 billion (€1.7 billion), Bloomberg News reports.