Jaguar Land Rover have launched a £200m (USD $243m) expansion of their design and engineering centre, the first major construction project
Intel—heretofore not a major automotive supplier—have put in an offer to buy Mobileye for about USD $15bn Mobileye. The deal will catapult Intel into position to compete with № 1 Qualcomm for market share in computer processing for ADAS and AVs—Qualcomm’s top-dog status itself being the result of their $47bn purchase last year of NXP Semiconductors. The deal also puts Intel into direct competition with chipmaker Nvidia to provide vehicle brainpower.
Mobileye commands about 70% of the global market for driver assist systems, so “This is a logical purchase for Intel,” says Mike Ramsey, an analyst with Gartner Research. “It’s a good way to get a strong foothold with a company that—even if it’s not big—has a very big backlog and a nice profit margin.”
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Intel and Mobileye already have been coöperating on multiple self-driving technology projects. The fruits of one such collaboration will roll onto the roads this year in the form of a fleet of 40 self-driving BMW 7-Series sedans. Mobileye software will analyse sensor data to spot possible obstacles, and an Intel chip will decide if, how, and when the vehicles should steer, accelerate or brake.
California plans to allow testing on public roads of self-driving vehicles without human backup drivers by the end of the year, state officials say.
Segula Technologies engineering group presented an evolution of its Hagora Pulse concept car, released at the Paris Motor Show and announced
The Île-de-France Regional Council last week approved a traffic plan involving a budget of €250m, of which nearly €60m
Valeo, in an effort to bolster their skill and talent in automated driving, have bought German startup Gestigon. The acquisition serves Valeo’s
Ford, at their Research and Innovation Center near Detroit, are trialling a room-sized 3D printer. Designed to print parts of varying
Volkswagen and India’s Tata Motors have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore coöperation opportunities.
Computer-chip giant Intel to enter the self-driving-car market with a $15 billion acquisition of the Israeli company, sources say.
As vehicles go high-tech,
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