BMW, in furtherance of Mini’s carefully-cultivated persona, has launched a digital dog as the new in-cabin personal assistant. “Spike”, heralded as the canine friend of the brand, is reimagined and brought to life in the digital world. Suitably as a British Bulldog, he is there to guide users through the operating concept of the future…
During a press conference at Computex, MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai and Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang announced that the companies will partner to develop the next generation of in-car experiences, by fusing Nvidia’s AI and ADAS technology with MediaTek’s Dimensity Auto platform. Launched this past April, Dimensity Auto is MediaTek’s new portfolio designed for…
Finland-based AR software company Basemark and Taiwanese HUD supplier First International Computer have entered a partnership to develop automotive mixed-reality (MR) solutions. By projecting important information such as collision warnings and navigation instructions directly onto the windshield, the need for drivers to constantly look down is being reduced, allowing them to keep their eyes focused…
Nio recently unveiled the new version of their Banyan in-car system, called Banyan 2.0.0, touting its focus on efficiency; understanding, and freedom. According to Nio, the new system integrates the computing power of the 8155 chip; Orin X, and the N scalable architecture, resulting in significant improvements in startup time; loading speed; application launch, and…
A hearing-impaired employee of Stellantis’ U.S. operations had a scary driving experience involving the sudden presence of an emergency vehicle they hadn’t heard coming. It prompted them to submit a suggestion to a company program that rewards employees’ innovative ideas. It was picked for development and is now commercialized as an ’emergency-vehicle alert system’ (EVAS).…
By Athanassios Tubidis At the place of the interior visor, the concept car Renault Alpine A290, has an overhead console, grouping headlight and lighting control switches. I suspect because a camera today can do the job of a visor and therefore that space is liberated for a different use. Due to run flat tire technology,…
GM, through their Design Center in Shanghai, shared their Proxima EV design concept based on a new architecture designed for future electric models in China. It happened in Shanghai during a special event called Ben Se (‘Creative Essence’), where GM treated attendees to an immersive experience with cutting-edge EV designs developed for internal research. Among…
MAN Truck & Bus—part of the VW Group—and autonomous-driving component and system experts Mobileye plan to deploy an autonomously driving city bus. Mobileye will contribute their Mobileye Drive self-driving system, which includes various cameras; radars, and lidars. MAN will develop the vehicle architecture. The first automated MAN bus of the Lion’s City E type is…
A partnership between Parkopedia and Valtech Mobility will deliver vehicle-centric digital services to drivers by combining Parkopedia’s parking; charging, and payment processing knowledge with Valtech Mobility’s app creation; integration, and back-end development expertise. They will work together to help drivers find and pay for parking; charging; fueling, and road tolls. The partnership’s end-to-end service provided…
Software engineering service provider Intellias has entered a partnership with Elmos Semiconductor. Intellias is a global technology partner with 20 years’ experience delivering product engineering and consulting services to Fortune 500 companies. Automakers and tier-1 suppliers; transportation and mobility service providers including Here Technologies; Elmos; NNG; DKV, and Rand McNally rely on Intellias to co-create…
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