Parent company Stellantis and iconic off-roading brand Jeep unveiled on YouTube the first phase of the Dare Forward 2030 product strategy of America’s favorite off-roading marquee. Jeep plans to be the leading electrified SUV maker in the world and is releasing four battery-electric SUVs in North America and Europe no
Hertz and General Motors have announced an agreement in which Hertz plans to order up to 175,000 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, and BrightDrop EVs through 2027. The announcement comes as GM ramps up EV production (at Factory ZERO, for example), and Hertz is looking to expand the number of EVs in its fleet.
Ford Motor Company recently launched an updated version of its BlueCruise hands-free driving technology. According to Ford, BlueCruise 1.2 has gained new features and system updates to make semi-autonomous driving feel more akin to actual driving. Ford began offering BlueCruise in 2021 via over-the-air (OTA) software updates for the F-Series
Innoviz Technologies Ltd. has announced that a leading Asia-based automotive OEM has selected the company as its direct LiDAR supplier for series production passenger vehicles. Innoviz will supply its InnovizTwo LiDAR sensors to help said vehicles upgrade to Level 3 Autonomy. Although the OEM was not named at the time
Japanese auto giant Toyota and the brand’s Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are investing in a new series of automotive safety projects, including a study of human diversity in injury biomechanics. The CSRC has pledged $30 million to its latest five-year safety research project and has
Motional unveiled its newest Ioniq 5 robotaxi in mid-2021 as the first all-electric autonomous vehicle to operate on the Lyft ride-hailing network in Las Vegas. The car is an SAE Level 4 self-driving taxi equipped with LiDAR sensors, radar, cameras, and highly-advanced machine learning algorithms. It officially debuted at the
AEye, Inc. has announced a new partnership with Booz Allen Hamilton to facilitate the adoption of AEye’s software-definable LiDAR for aerospace and defense applications. To complement the partnership, AEye has opened an office on Florida’s Space Coast and recruited veteran defense systems engineer Steve Frey, a Lockheed Martin and L3Harris
Japanese automaker Nissan has summarized its long-term Ambition 2030 Vision in its newly-published 2022 Sustainability Report. Nissan is reinforcing its commitment to a cleaner and safer future by focusing on sustainability to meet existing and future environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals. “Our progress and achievements from the past year
Swedish automaker Volvo and Starbucks Corporation announced a new partnership to install up to 60 DC fast-charging stations at Starbucks stores along a 1,350-mile route between Denver and Utah. The two companies recently inaugurated the first Starbucks to have four ChargePoint DC fast-chargers in Provo, Utah. “Partnerships like this are
Jaguar Land Rover has opened its brand-new EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) laboratory within its Gaydon, UK plant. The facility will ensure JLR vehicles are compatible with future legislations while meeting the current quality standards for each car’s various connectivity and electronics systems. The all-new Range Rover Sport debuted in May 2022
