Category Automotive

Cadillac Unveiled its InnerSpace AV concept at CES

InnerSpace Autonomous Concept from Cadillac

Source: Cadillac announcement LAS VEGAS – Cadillac yesterday expanded its vision of personal autonomous future mobility with the InnerSpace concept — a dramatic, two-passenger electric and autonomous luxury vehicle. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies designed to enhance the passenger experience along with…

Veoneer has selected Arbe to supply chipset for next-generation radar

Free Space Mapping Added to Arbe Imaging Radar

Source: Arbe announcement LAS VEGAS — Arbe Robotics Ltd. (Arbe), a global leader in next-generation Imaging radar solutions, introduces the addition of Free Space Mapping to its revolutionary Imaging Radar perception stack at CES 2022. Arbe has radically enhanced its…

The ZF suite of advanced sensors; the market for sensors for automated vehicles will top $14 billion by 2030

ZF Discusses ADAS Sensors at CES

Source: ZF announcement Las Vegas – ZF is a leader in the development of driver assist systems (ADAS), providing intelligence, advanced safety and automated functions while expanding its business with leading global automakers and recent business awards.     “Our vehicle manufacturer…

Surface Transforms announced a new £100m OEM deal

Surface Transforms Announces New Contract

Source: Surface Transforms announcement KNOWSLEY, U.K. — Surface Transforms plc (AIM:SCE) announced it has been selected as a tier one supplier of a carbon ceramic brake disc on the forthcoming launches of three cars of its existing customer, previously described as…

Nissan adds more ADAS for the 2022 Kicks CUV

Kicks Brings More ADAS to CUV Segment for 2022

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan announced the pricing for the 2022 Kicks entry-level, sub-compact crossover (CUV) which includes technology aimed at a younger audience, including a robust array of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). All Kick models, including the $19,700 S variant,…

Hitachi Astemo admitted two decades of quality inspection fraud

Hitachi Astemo Admits to Quality Issue

Source: Hitachi Astemo announcement and media report TOKYO – An auto-parts operation within Hitachi Ltd. yesterday admitted to more than two decades of skirting inspections and cheating on quality tests of brake and suspension systems. The company, Hitachi Astemo Ltd.,…

F-150 PowerBoost Full Hybrid seamlessly blends regen and mechanical braking

Regenerative Braking Virtually Invisible in F-150 Hybrid

DEARBORN, Mich. — The Ford F-150 PowerBoost™ Full Hybrid pickup truck, reviewed in this week’s TBR Drive, goes about its business quietly and efficiently, including the blending of its regenerative-braking and hydraulic-braking capabilities. Depending upon the hybrid’s need for energy…

NRS Brakes has added galvanized brake pads for certain Ford and Lincoln sedans

Lincoln, Ford Sedans Get NRS Brakes Pads

Source: NRS Brakes announcement TORONTO — Setting the stage for a happier and safer new year for Ford and Lincoln Drivers, NRS Brakes recently launched new galvanized brake pads designed exclusively for the following makes and models: 2017-2020 Ford Fusion,…

Honda and Ford are the latest to meet NHTSA's AEB goals early

Honda, Ford Reach AEB Goal Early

Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announcement ARLINGTON, Va. — Twelve automakers are ahead of schedule in meeting a voluntary pledge to equip nearly all the light vehicles they produce for the U.S. market with automatic emergency braking (AEB). Ford/Lincoln…

EDAG rethinks EV braking systems

EDAG Makes the Brake Fit for the E-car

Source: EDAG post WEISBADEN, Germany — The electrification of the powertrain also has an effect on the brake system – many previously valid concepts and experiences are losing their validity. In order to meet the resulting requirements, not only innovative…

Hyundai's forthcoming IONIQ 5 will have a long list of ADAS

IONIQ 5 EV’s Impressive ADAS Suite

Source: Hyundai announcement FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – The long-anticipated IONIQ 5 electric crossover utility vehicle will have a sophisticated set of standard advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), according to yesterday’s pricing and packaging announcement by the Korean automaker. The standard ADAS…

StradVisoin's SVNET provides AI functionality for LG's new ADAS

SVNet Powers New ADAS Camera System

Source: StradVision announcement SEOUL — StradVision, a pioneer in AI-based vision processing technology for Autonomous Vehicles (AV) and ADAS systems, has announced that it provides its camera perception software SVNet for LG Electronics’ latest ADAS Front Camera System.    As a…