24. UX applied, a matter of choice_ (this story is part of an ongoing series introducing automotive interiors as an evolution of our habitat) Car interiors are dictated evermore by graphic interfaces. UX development is about enabling choices. A ‘hello’ in Helvetica is not the same if written in Bodoni, while in Times New Roman,…
Uber and Kia Europe are teaming up to offer drivers in 20 European markets deals on buying, leasing, financing or renting Kia’s e-Niro and e-Soul, the latest move by the ride-hailing giant to achieve its emissions goals. Kia e-Soul was considered as a family vehicle, and it’s boxy body makes it consistent with a smaller…
EV startup Canoo, based in Torrance, California, has chosen VDL Nedcar in Born, Netherlands, to build the Canoo Lifestyle Vehicle. The build will start with up to 1,000 units for both the European and U.S. markets in 2022, with a target of 15,000 units in 2023. Canoo says their arrangement with Nedcar will allow them…
Transport & Environment’s (T&E) is a is an European umbrella for NGOs working in the field of transport and the environment, promoting sustainable transport in Europe, with a vision of a zero-emission mobility system that is affordable and has minimal impacts on our health, climate and environment. Volvo Cars and Volkswagen are the only major…
RSE—rear seat entertainment—first started to develop along with the expansion of the minivan market in the mid-late ’90s. Vauxhall Zafira Tourer prototype, 2011 Vehicles like the Chrysler Voyager, Opel/Vauxhall Zafira, and Renault Espace/Scenic were emblematic in that sense. Renault Espace (image: Tetev.de) The first video setups used CD/DVD readers packaged in the vehicle: complex, bulky,…
London-based Heatherwick Studio has unveiled their concept for the Airo electric car for IM Motors that will “vacuum up pollutants from other cars”. IM Motors (IM for Intelligence in Motion), within Chinese Zhiji Motors, is an EV JV founded by SAIC Motor, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech, and Alibaba. The Airo is an EV that boasts both autonomous…
Continental presented plans recently to investors at Bank of America in New York: the supplier wants to work with Autobrains (formerly known as Cartica AI), a startup from Israel applying a new version of artificial intelligence called “unsupervised AI”. This new approach, they say, could give artificial intelligence for self-driving cars the decisive impetus. In…
Launched in 2019, Page-Roberts is an innovation startup aiming to dramatically upscale EV efficiencies with engineering solutions that deliver design elegance. And now they’ve revealed a patented design concept for an EV with world beating efficiency, releasing the potential for 30 per cent greater range for any given battery size. The innovation positions the battery…
Woven Alpha, a subsidiary of Toyota’s Woven Planet Holdings, together with Isuzu and Hino, have agreed to proceed with talks to put into use the Automated Mapping Platform (AMP) developed by Woven Alpha. The Woven Planet team, alongside the team of researchers at the Toyota Research Institute, have already established a center of excellence for…
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