JANUARY 9, 2018

Visteon Looks to Play Big Role in Autonomous Vehicles With DriveCore

CES 2018
The supplier wants to become the autonomous-vehicle systems integrator for global automakers, using its new central domain controller as the centerpiece for the advanced technology.

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Byton Reveals Affordable Electric SUV, Future Mobility Solutions for Businesses, Kia to Connect Entire Lineup

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2018 Winner: Honda Civic Type R 2.0L VTEC Turbo 4-Cyl.

High-rpm flogging is not required but makes for storming good fun as the 2.0L turbo 4-cyl. pounds out 306 hp before reaching the 7,000-rpm redline. With a specific output of 153 hp/L, this VTEC engine is the most powerful street-legal Honda ever to reach America.

First Ride in Vegas Lyfted My Spirits

CES 2018
The mobility revolution that we hear so much about remains in its infancy, but incremental progress is being made. It’s up to us consumers to think differently about how to get from Point A to Point B.

NVIDIA Removes Major Roadblocks to Autonomous Vehicles CES 2018

CES 2018
New Xavier processor delivers 30 trillion operations per second using just 30 watts of power.

ZF Advances ProAI Controller, Announces Customer

2018 CES
The 102-year-old German supplier further moves away from its traditional businesses, announcing an unnamed Chinese automaker will install its ProAI supercomputer in a vehicle with Level 3 autonomous driving features for the Chinese market.

Toyota Paints New Mobility Picture With e-Palette

CES 2018
The automaker says several e-Palettes could be clustered in one place, allowing businesses or communities to quickly create mobile hubs for services, entertainment and festivals. “I mean, just think of how great e-Palette would be at Burning Man!” Akio Toyoda says.

Bosch Targets Huge Smart Cities Market

CES 2018
In community based parking, Bosch technology takes over the search for a parking spot. It works by cars automatically reporting vacant spaces to the cloud as they drive past.

TetraVue, Partners Set Sights on Lidar Growth

CES 2018
TetraVue says it offers a richer Lidar dataset than any competitor in the industry, thanks to solid-state 4-D Lidar cameras that can capture multi-megapixel images up to 30 frames per second.

Valeo’s 48V EV Concept – and X-ray Vision

CES 2018
Valeo brings three world premieres to CES in its ongoing focus on shaping the future of smart, connected and self-driving vehicles.

GM Korea Union Accepts New Wage; Hyundai, Kia Still in Limbo

A tentative agreement had been reached in the 25th round of negotiations Dec. 30. The company did not report production losses caused by a series of partial strikes that occurred last year.

UAW Elects New FCA Department VP

The UAW chooses a veteran union director to head its FCA unit, replacing a vice president who retired Dec. 31 amid a federal investigation into misused union training funds.

'Big Bang' Paying Big Dividends for Ford in Europe

The ‟Big Bangˮ sales and marketing strategy began paying off when the Transit Custom became Europe’s top seller in the 1-ton LCV segment in 2015 and has held that status since then.

Toyota Thailand Tests Car-Sharing Program in Bangkok

Toyota Thailand Chairman Ninnart Chaithirapinyo says the service areas cover the campus and commercial area at Chulalongkorn University with 12 Ha:mo (Harmonious mobility) stations in strategic areas to connect to public transportation, as well as 10 charging stations and 33 parking lots.

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