JULY 6, 2018

PSA Stays Open-Minded as It Readies for North American Comeback

As CEO of the French automaker's new North American unit, Larry Dominique says he is "looking at and for folks who think differently, think new."

Magna Seeks to Keep Cars Stylish, Despite Autonomy

The Canadian automotive supplier is hoping to bust the perception that self-driving vehicles need to look like a science experiment.

Change born from responsibility
The MAHLE Group is committed to making transportation more efficient, more environmentally friendly, and more comfortable by continuously optimizing the combustion engine, driving forward the use of alternative fuels, and laying the foundation for the widespread acceptance and worldwide introduction of e-mobility.

VW Battery Research Moves Ahead on Two Fronts

VW researchers are working to simulate the chemical structure of a complete EV battery on a quantum computer with the aim of developing a “tailor-made battery” – a production-ready, configurable chemical blueprint.

What’s Vehicle Profiling and How It Makes Us Safer

As connected vehicles become more common, the need for a way to check vehicles for the presence of malware becomes even more important.

Lighting-Systems Maker Varroc Acquires Turkish Firm

The transaction gives Plymouth, MI-based Varroc manufacturing and production capacity with a 107,640-sq.-ft. manufacturing and technology center near Istanbul and a new plant under construction in Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria.

Could Some Lidars Cause Blindness?

For all the talk of road safety, you don’t hear many people discuss eye safety when it comes to autonomous vehicles. Lidar, a key ingredient in many autonomous vehicle plans currently underway, might be deemed a harmless threat, but history tells another story that has caused at least one start-up to proceed with caution.

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