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  Automobile production still affected by chip shortage, supply forced to compete with consumer electronics

  19 January 2021 / 6 comments

  The Covid-19 pandemic that has been coursing through the veins of industries worldwide has also seen to the disruption of car production due to an insufficient supply of computer chips. The component shortage was foreseen […]

   

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  Auto manufacturing is essential, should resume under MCO 2.0; over RM10b exports, 700k workforce: MARii

  14 January 2021 / 28 comments

  The Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii) says it supports the move for the automotive sector in the country to resume operations quickly during the second movement control order (MCO). This was crucial given […]

   

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  Touch ‘n Go eWallet granted Recognised Market Operator status by Securities Commission of Malaysia

  13 January 2021 / 0 comments

  The Touch ‘n Go Group has announced that its subsidiary, Touch ‘n Go Digital (TNGD) ha been granted conditional approval to operate as a recognised market operator (RMO) by the Securities Commission of Malaysia (SC), […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz MBUX Hyperscreen to debut on Jan 7

  22 December 2020 / 0 comments

  Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will be unveiling the next-generation MBUX (Mercedes-Benz User Experience) system on January 7, at the 2021 Consumer Electronics Show. It’s likely a more advanced version of infotainment system compared to […]

   

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  Tesla to widen release of ‘self-driving’ software soon?

  30 November 2020 / 1 comment

  Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that its Full Self-Driving beta testing programme (announced in October 2020) will be rolled out to a wider pool of drivers, and it will do so in the next […]

   

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  Hyundai iVT gearbox – chain belt-based continuously variable transmission for better response, efficiency

  26 November 2020 / 16 comments

  In a conventional continuously variable transmission (CVT) design, the stepless change in ratios are made possible by a pair of pulleys which expand and contract, connected by a metallic belt. This is the gearbox of […]

   

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  Jaguar Land Rover files complaint against Volkswagen Group for Terrain Response tech patent infringement

  25 November 2020 / 5 comments

  Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has filed a complaint with the United States Internatonal Trade Commission against the Volkswagen Group in order to block imports of Porsche, Lamborghini, Audi and Volkswagen SUVs, which the British company […]

   

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  2021 Volkswagen ID.4 – electric SUV chassis detailed

  24 November 2020 / 0 comments

  Volkswagen has released more details regarding the newly-unveiled ID.4 electric SUV. According to Karsten Schebsdat, company head of driving dynamics, steering and control systems, the ID.4 drives nearly as dynamically as the smaller ID.3 hatch. […]

   

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  Volvo ‘ultimate simulator’ for developing safety tech

  20 November 2020 / 0 comments

  Accuracy is especially crucial in developing safety systems, which drives Volvo to use a ‘mixed-reality’ driving simulator to make greater progress in safety and autonomous driving systems. Volvo’s simulator setup aims to blur the line […]

   

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  Uber to sell Advanced Technologies Group unit: report

  17 November 2020 / 2 comments

  Uber is currently in discussions to sell its Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) self-driving vehicles unit to Aurora, TechCrunch reported. Aurora Innovation was founded by former programme leaders at Google, Tesla and Uber, and the two […]

   

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  ACO Tech – Joint venture between Proton, ECarX and Altel to conduct car connectivity R&D in Malaysia

  16 November 2020 / 8 comments

  Last June, Proton announced that it has entered into a joint venture with Altel Communications and ECarX (Hubei) Technology for the development of car connectivity technology and products. A new company, ACO Tech was formed […]

   

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  Honda Legend – first globally with Level 3 automation?

  12 November 2020 / 10 comments

  Honda just announced that the Legend sedan has acquired approval for Level 3 autonomous driving from Japan’s ministry of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism. At launch, it will be among the first, if not the […]

   

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  All Hyundai, Kia, Genesis models to get Nvidia Drive – smart and powerful infotainment system due in 2022

  10 November 2020 / 2 comments

  Hyundai Motor Group and tech giant Nvidia have announced the Nvidia Drive ‘connected car’ platform, which is an entirely new infotainment system for the conglomerate’s next-generation vehicles. All Hyundai, Kia and Genesis models will be […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz to divert from autonomous driving development, redirecting focus towards profit – report

  5 November 2020 / 4 comments

  W223 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Mercedes-Benz is planning to pull back from the race towards fully autonomous driving for public use, Redaktions Netzwerk Deutchsland (RND) reported. This is in reference to Level 5 autonomous driving that does […]

   

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  Jaguar Land Rover to test aerospace technology-derived lightweight materials for future vehicles

  22 October 2020 / 3 comments

  Jaguar Land Rover will be conducting a two-year research project for the testing of new lightweight materials that will be used in future models, Autocar reported. The research trial will be using sensor technology developed […]

   

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