When people think of leaders in the electric vehicle sector, brands like Tesla, Nissan and maybe even GM come to mind. Hyundai Motor Group on the other hand probably does not and that’s a shame. While HMG which consists of the Hyundai, Kia and…
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NXP And Kalray Team Up On High-Performance Automated Driving Compute Platform
When the discussion turns to the computing platforms expected to power the coming wave of automated vehicles (AVs), there are basically two companies that seem to get all of the attention, Nvidia and Intel with its Mobileye subsidiary. Most of the…
2019 Ram 1500 eTorque, Getting Mildly Hybridized
At the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Fiat Chrysler’s Ram Division unveiled an all-new generation full-size light-duty pickup truck with a bit of a surprise. Along with the 2018 Jeep Wrangler, the 2019 Ram 1500 is adopting a…
2019 Audi E-Tron Quattro Climbs The Mountain
It’s been nearly a decade since Audi first showed a concept car dubbed e-Tron. That first example at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show was an R8-like sports car that after several years of development, never actually made it to production. In the…
Nvidia Announces New Drive AGX Developer Kits For Automated Driving
It’s hard to argue with calling Nvidia the market leader in providing integrated compute platforms for automated driving development. Since the launch of the original Drive PX system in 2015, Nvidia has continued cranking up the performance and…
LG Chem To Supply Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Lithium-Ion Battery Packs
When Fiat Chrysler Automobiles opened the 2016 North American International Auto Show last month by unveiling the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, technical details on the plug-in hybrid variant were somewhat scant. As expected at the time of the reveal, LG…
Refreshed 2018 Ford Mustang Adds Power, Torque, Tires And Dragstrip Mode
New rubber, a new transmission, upgraded engines and most importantly some new software are claimed to contribute to what may be the quickest mainstream Ford Mustang ever. Back in January, we got a look at the some minor design updates to the Mustang…
Nissan Vmotion 2.0 Concept Previews The Next-Generation Altima At Detroit
Sales of cars are likely to continue their decline in favor of SUVs for the foreseeable future but that doesn't mean automakers are completely giving up on them. At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Toyota introduced the 2018…
2016 BMW 650i – Touring In The Grand Style
It’s been a quarter century since I drove a BMW for the first time. After years of reading Car and Driver’s praise of the 3 and 5 Series, my entre into the brand came via the big coupe which in those days was the 850i. The 8 series had supplanted the…
The Future For Smaller Automakers May Be As Tier 1 Suppliers To Apple And Waymo
In complex manufacturing ecosystems like aerospace and automotive, there is a hierarchical structure through the supply chain that runs from companies that produce the raw materials all the way to the companies that sell products with brands that we…