Baidu has partnered with the Guangzhou Huangpu District government to roll out a multi-modal autonomous driving mobility as a service (MaaS) platform in Guangzhou, China. Utilising a fleet of more than 40 Apollo Robotaxis and […]
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Qualcomm integrates Alexa with Snapdragon automotive cockpit platform
Qualcomm Technologies is pre-integrating Alexa Custom Assistant with its Snapdragon automotive cockpit platforms. This arrangement is designed to support automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers to build customisable, in-vehicle intelligent assistants. It is offered as an […]
Digital key enables car access with smartphone
LG Innotek has deveoped a digital car key module that can be used to lock or unlock, as well as start a vehicle using a smartphone. Once installed in a car, the digital car key […]
SAIC and Alibaba unveils IM electric vehicle
China’s largest automaker SAIC and Alibaba have unveiled the IM (intelligence in motion) brand of long-range electric vehicles. Powered by the NVIDIA Drive Orin compute platform, the first two vehicles in the lineup — a […]
Baidu to make smart electric vehicles
Baidu will establish a company and partner with automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely) to produce intelligent electric vehicles (EV). Baidu will provide intelligent driving capabilities to power the passenger vehicles for the new venture […]
NIO teams up with NVIDIA on next gen autonomous electric vehicles
China electric automaker NIO has chosen the NVIDIA Drive Orin system-on-a-chip (SoC) to power its new generation of electric vehicles. Aptly dubbed Adam, the NVIDIA SoC will first appear in the ET7 sedan that will […]
China carmaker to adopt Qualcomm Snapdragon Ride Platform
Great Wall Motor (GWM) will use the Qualcomm Snapdragon Ride Platform for its advanced intelligent driving system to power its premium vehicles starting in 2022 This expands the relationship between the two companies to facilitate […]
Hyundai Mobis buys Hyundai Autron’s semicon division
Hyundai Mobis has acquired the semiconductor division of Hyundai Autron for US$122 million. With this acquisition, Hyundai Mobis will be able to design, develop and verify semiconductors for vehicles and differentiate its integrated control technology […]
Volocopter plans for air taxis in Singapore by 2023
Volocopter has put a three-year timeline to introdeuce air taxi services in Singapore. The pioneer in urban air mobility (UAM), announced this after two years of close collaboration with the Economic Development Board of Singapore […]
Baidu gets first automonous driving test permits in Beijing
Baidu Apollo has received clearance from Beijing transportation authorities to put five of its fully driverless vehicles on road tests, making the company the first and only to get the permit to trial on Beijing […]
Baidu leads in AI patents in China
Baidu has as of October 2020 filed an astonishing 9,364 AI-related patent applications, of which 2,682 has been granted — the most of any organisation in China. Its the third year running that the search […]
AWS and BlackBerry to partner on intelligent vehicle platform
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and BlackBerry have inked a multi-year agreement on developing and marketing the BlackBerry IVY intelligent vehicle data platform. The scalable cloud-connected software platform will help automakers create personalised driver and passenger […]
Chengdu to advance next gen AI
Chengdu plans to make a strong push to advance next generation artificial intelligence (AI). The capital of China’s Sichuan province is working on developing an AI-centreed pilot zone. More than 100 billion yuan (US$15.2 billion) […]
Korea’s Morai secures US$1.8m funding
Morai has secured US$1.8m in Series A funding for further development of its simulation software for autonomous vehicles. With the financial boost Kakao Ventures, Korea Credit Guarantee Fund and Naver D2SF, the Korean startup plans […]
NXP and AWS in connected vehicles collaboration
NXP Semiconductors and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are teaming up on a secure, edge-to-cloud compute solution for next-generation vehicles. Data is driving vehicle innovations that deliver valuable insights and generate new revenue streams. Expanded access […]
Qualcomm joins China’s C-V2X test and demo
Qualcomm Technologies has joined a broad range of companies in China to showcase the complete ecosystem with cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) at the core, accelerating industry development and commercialization at scale. Together with more than 100 […]
New Hyundai innovation centre in Singapore to focus on future mobility
Hyundai Motor Group has broken ground on the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center in Singapore (HMGICS), an open innovation lab for research and development on future mobility. The S$400 million centre covering 44,000 square metre […]
OpenSynergy appoints Matthias Stumpf as Sales VP
OpenSynergy, which providers embedded software products for the next generation of vehicles, has named Matthias Stumpf as its Vice President Sales.
Baidu extends robotaxi service in Cangzhou
Baidu has extended its Apollo Go Robotaxi service to the downtown of Cangzhou, Hebei province. The is the first time that the service will be available in the heart of a city in China, marking a new era is the development of autonomous driving technology.
Driverless bus on trial in Tainan
Tainan has announced the southern Taiwan’s first driveless bus services under the self-driving bus programme of the city’s municipal government and LiLee Systems.
Goodix seals deal for Dream Chip Technologies
Shenzhen-based Goodix Technology has completed its acquisition of Germany’s Dream Chip Technologies (DCT). The deal will accelerate its ability to deliver integrated solutions for smart mobile devices and automotive applications for a worldwide customer base.
Mercedes to make next-gen perpetually ungradeable vehicles
Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius (top) and NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang at a live media event.Mercedes-Benz aims to herald a new era of software-defined, intelligent vehicles from 2024. In a collaboration with NVIDIA, the German carmaker will be producing next generation perpetually ungradeable vehicles.
NVIDIA CEO to deliver GTC 2020 keynote on May 14
Huang to make announcements in keynote address.If things had gone as originally planned, NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC) would have been done and dusted by now. But the coronavirus has forced the conference to go digital with NVIDIA Founder and Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang set to deliver his keynote address on May 14, 9pm (Singapore time).
Hyundai to build smart mobility lab in Singapore
Hyundai Motor is building an open innovation lab to develop future mobility technologies in Singapore’s Jurong Innovation District.
China to lead in global robotics systems and drones spending in 2020
China will lead in drones and robotics systems (US$46.9 billion) in 2020, according to IDC. Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan and China) (APeJC) will be the second largest region with US$25.1 billion in spending, followed by the US (US$17.5 billion) and Western Europe (US$14.4 billion).
Panasonic exits semiconductor business
Panasonic has totally moved out of the semiconductor business by selling its last plant to Taiwan firm Nuvoton Technology.
Infineon inks 3 MOUs to accelerate innovations in Singapore
SM Tharman: Keep pushing the frontiers of innovationInventing the future together was the theme of this year’s OktoberTech Asia Pacific conference in Singapore organised by Infineon Technologies. And the semiconductor giant certainly walks its talk. At the opening of the event, it inked three memorandums of understanding (MOUs) to help accelerate innovations in Singapore.
Infineon Co-Innovation Space takes flight as startups depart with commercially-ready solutions
A year after its launch, the Infineon Co-Innovation Space has borne fruit with two of its inaugural batch of startups coming up with their commercially-ready solutions built with Infineon’s microelectronics.
SENEC launches new-generation hybrid solar battery
The Home V3 Hybrid can be used to charge electric vehicles.SENEC has launched in Australia SENEC.Home V3 Hybrid, a hybrid solar battery that provides households with up to 90 percent solar power self-sufficiency. This translates to massive savings as home owners may only need to draw 10 percent of their power usage from the grid.
Dyson switches from electric car to battery
High-end vacuum maker Dyson has shelved plans to build an electric car. Instead, the British technology company will concentrate on making a revolutionary battery.
