Ford, Google Discuss Self-Drive Car Build Plans
Ford and Google are discussing possible coöperation in the construction of autonomous cars. It’s not entirely clear whether the idea is for Ford to design a bespoke vehicle for Google
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Ford and Google are discussing possible coöperation in the construction of autonomous cars. It’s not entirely clear whether the idea is for Ford to design a bespoke vehicle for Google
Hitachi Automotive Systems have chopped the width of their stereo camera’s lenses right in half, and the new slim camera equips Suzuki’s newly-released compact Hustler vehicle.
A device being developed by Vigo Technologies in collaboration with a professor at Wichita State University in the U.S. state of Kansas could alert drowsy drivers and avert potential crashes.
Toyota are developing a system to generate high-precision maps that will help the safe introduction of automated driving. The technology, which uses data from on-board cameras and GPS devices, will be displayed at the 2015
Autolive have named Mikael Bratt as chief of their Passive Safety business, with effect sometime in the first half of 2016.
Valeo have purchased Peiker, a German supplier of onboard telematics and mobile connectivity solutions. The acquisition will enable Valeo to widen their range of connectivity-related products.
Ford have sought a record number of patents in 2015 as CEO Mark Fields pushes the company toward Silicon Valley-style innovation.
The company applied for around 6,000 patents so far this year, a 36% increase from all of 2014,
Honda are considering whether to build a small car specifically for India, aiming to gain a bigger share of the globe’s fifth-largest car market.
Valeo have signed an agreement with Deutsche Beteiligungs AG, a listed private equity company, to acquire Spheros, the worldwide leader in air conditioning systems for buses.
It isn’t clear whether Ford would design a purpose-built vehicle for Google or supply a standard production car fitted with the sensors and computers that the car needs to guide itself down the road.
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