Volvo to explore using fossil-free steel to produce cars
Volvo is arguably a leader in the race to becoming a climate neutral automaker, introducing a raft of new cutting-edge measures to build and recycle cars, all in the name of reducing …
Socar assists Royal Malaysian Police in fighting crime
App-based ride sharing platform Socar is assisting the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) in fighting crime and ensuring a safer society, the company said in a statement. The platform works with the police …
Foxconn buys stake in Malaysian tech firm DNeX – potential areas of collaboration to include EVs
Following the announcement of its collaboration with energy group PTT to build electric vehicles (EVs) in Thailand at the end of last month, Apple supplier Foxconn has entered into another working relationship, …
Huawei to develop fully autonomous car tech by 2025
Huawei Seres SF5 Huawei aims to have fully autonomous vehicle technology developed by 2025 as the consumer electronics and telecommunications equipment manufacturer works to diversify its business amid US sanctions, according to …
100,000 connected Proton cars as of May 2021; 80% active users, 1.5 million “Hi Proton” commands/month
There are now 100,000 connected Proton cars in Malaysia as of May 2021, car connectivity technology and products joint venture ACO Tech said in a statement from chief executive officer Li Pu. …
BMW files patent in Europe for HUD ‘virtual’ mirror
BMW has filed a patent with the European Patent Office (EPO) for a "virtual" mirror in head-up display (HUD) form, according to patent documents listed as released yesterday, according to forum i4 …
Safety technology could further drive demise of manual transmission, on top of popularity decline
The manual transmission faces yet another element going against its presence in new vehicles of the future, reports Automotive News Canada; in addition to waning demand for the do-it-yourself gearbox, the stick …
Volkswagen’s high-voltage electric car battery detailed
Volkswagen's modular electric drive architecture, or MEB for short, is a platform that was unveiled back in September 2018. It will be shared group-wide across all brands under the Volkswagen Group, but …
SAE refines definitions of driving automation levels
In light of the rapid advancement in autonomous driving technologies and functions, SAE International in collaboration with the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has announced a key update to the most-cited reference …
Michelin to incorporate recycled plastic for its tyres
Michelin's big goal is to become a 100% fully sustainable tyre manufacturer by 2050, and it has just tested and validated the use of a high tenacity fibre that is made from …
BMW, Ford invest RM536m in solid-state battery firm
BMW Group, Ford and venture capital firm Volta Energy Technologies are leading a USD$130 million (RM536 million) funding round in a solid-state battery startup, Solid Power. The move comes shortly after the …
Brembo New G Sessanta concept – calipers with LEDs
Brembo will be turning 60 soon, and it plans to celebrate the milestone by presenting the New G Sessanta, a fresh new design concept inspired by the first motorcycle brake caliper it …
Baidu launches fully driverless ride-hailing in Beijing
Baidu has opened its Apollo Go fully driverless robotaxi service to the public in Beijing, where users will be able to hail a robotaxi without a safety driver at the vehicle's controls. …
Ex-Core releases revolutionary low-waste carbon-fibre manufacturing process, to be used in F1 cars soon?
Ex-Core Technologies, an offshoot high-tech manufacturing specialists from Dutch family sportscar maker Donkervoort, has attracted the interest of at least two Formula One teams. The F1 teams are particularly interested in the …
BMW to demonstrate solid-state batteries before 2025
The BMW Group has revealed that it is well on track with solid-state battery developments, and it plans to roll out a demo vehicle "well before 2025." This announcement follows the automaker's …
Volvo partners with DiDi Autonomous Driving for self-driving test vehicles; aims to expand fleet in China, US
Volvo has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with DiDi Autonomous Driving, the self-driving technology arm of mobility technology platform DiDi Chuxing for a fleet of self-driving test vehicles. These will be XC90 …
MyBayar Saman mobile app to be improved; 814,622 users registered on platform as of April 15 – Police
The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM), through the Bukit Aman traffic investigation and enforcement department (JSPT) will be improving the MyBayar Saman mobile app in order to further increase the collection of summonses, …
Next-gen self-driving Volvos to be powered by Nvidia – new powerful Orin chip allows unsupervised autonomy
Volvo Cars has announced that it will deepen its collaboration with Nvidia, and will be the first automaker in the world to use the Nvidia Drive Orin system-on-a-chip (SoC). This SoC will …
Apple Car autonomous tech may live on – Tim Cook
Tech giant Apple is continually developing autonomous driving technology, CEO Tim Cook said in an interview with CNBC, though he was rather cryptic about specific progress made with the development of the …
Toyota unveils hydrogen production, storage and refuelling facility in Australia – fully carbon-neutral
Toyota has commissioned its first hydrogen production, storage and refuelling facility in Altona, west of Melbourne in Australia where up to 80 kg of hydrogen can be produced per day, according to …
