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Seat configurations have been more or less static for many years—some can be removed or folded flat, but that’s about it. That’s not good enough to support all the new use cases brought on by the advent of autonomous, connected, and shared vehicles.
Following on the successful launch of the ES8 electric SUV, Nio has launched their second product on the Chinese market: a smaller, less expensive electric SUV called the ES6. It’s a 5-seater roughly comparable in packaging to the BMW X3 or Audi Q5,
Recent events covered by DVN-I confirm continuing efforts to reduce material usage and weight in cars, even though such efforts could arguably call futile compared to the very heavy batteries uniformly found in EVs.
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At the Automotive Interiors Expo,
At the Stuttgart Automotive Interiors Expo, Toyota Boshoku showed off a door trim for the Lexus LS, which highlights its Japanese craftsmanship with ornamental cut glass and hand-folded satin detailing. TB R&D General Manager Shinji Tominaga
Recent auto and supplier-industry shows have revealed—mainly on concept cars—the emergence of a willingness and desire to find an alternative to leather in premium vehicles. In the last DVN-I newsletter, for example, we reported on apple- and
Ford imagines a collaboration between its autonomous vehicles and a walking robot for the delivery of parcels. A partnership between Ford and the Agility Robotics startup has been set up to develop delivery solutions for difficult “last mile” delivery—which
At the Viva Technology show in Paris, Groupe Renault announced the start of experiments being done with La Poste Group using Renault EZ-Flex light trucks to gain a better understanding of future urban delivery practices.
The EZ-Flex, revealed this past April,
Two years ago, Lyft President and co-founder John Zimmer predicted that car ownership would be nonexistent in major American cities by 2025. With five and a half years left on that ticking clock, Lyft is now giving things a bit of a shove
Planet M is Michigan’s mobility initiative representing the collective mobility efforts across the “Motown” state. Planet M connects people, places and resources dedicated to the evolution of transportation mobility to Michigan’s mobility ecosystem.
Renault’s Board of Directors recently scrutinized a proposal received from FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) regarding a potential 50/50 merger between the two companies.
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After careful review of the terms of FCA’s friendly proposal, the Board of Directors
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