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Battery Supplier CATL Riding Crest of EV Wave
CATL is the No.2 maker of electric-vehicle batteries, with business for now limited to China, but is on the short list to be the main EV battery supplier to European OEMs including Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and PSA Group.
By Roger Schreffler • Jan. 29, 2018 -
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Magna Reveals Autonomy-Enabling Radar
Magna and technology partner Uhnder tap military technology to develop a new automotive radar system they say will enable autonomous vehicles.
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Automakers continue to make big investments in autonomous vehicles. We’ve put together a curated list of stories showcasing the technologies and strategies propelling autonomy.
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Schaeffler Sticks to Its Guns Amid Mobility Uproar
Schaeffler, an industrial company with €14 billion in annual sales, instead will continue to focus on hardware, CEO Klaus Rosenfeld says.
By James M. Amend • Jan. 15, 2018 -
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Automakers, Suppliers Must Refocus to Protect Profitability, Consultancy Says
An estimated 40% of industry profitability will be derived from electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles and on-demand mobility services by 2030, BCG says. Existing automakers and suppliers need to act now if they are to get a piece of that action and survive.
By David Zoia Editor • Jan. 11, 2018 -
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Bosch Targets Huge Smart Cities Market
In community-based parking, Bosch technology takes over the search for a parking spot. It works by cars automatically reporting vacant spaces to the cloud as they drive past.
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Valeo’s 48V EV Concept – and X-ray Vision
Valeo brings three world premieres to CES in its ongoing focus on shaping the future of smart, connected and self-driving vehicles.
By Erik Derr • Jan. 9, 2018 -
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NVIDIA Removes Major Roadblocks to Autonomous Vehicles
New Xavier processor delivers 30 trillion operations per second using just 30 watts of power.
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Bosch, Continental Buying Stakes in Mapping Company
Officials at both Bosch, Continental and HERE say their interests go far beyond autonomous vehicles.
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Supplier Toptal to Fill ‘Extreme High-Skilled Talent Gap’
“We know the largest pain point for automakers and suppliers today is the scarcity of software developers and designers,” says Toptal’s Jennifer Johnson.
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Bosch ‘Brake Disc 2.0’ Reduces Airborne Particulates
The technology is based on a conventional cast-iron brake disc but also has a tungsten-carbide coating made exclusively by Buderus Guss, a subsidiary of German automotive supplier Bosch.
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Continental, Osram Plan Lighting Products JV
The companies intend to offer a broad range of technologies designed especially for headlight and taillight applications.
Nov. 16, 2017 -
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Continental Device Green-lights Self-Driving Mode
Besides informing vehicle occupants when automated or manual driving is possible, Smart Control also can be used to control driving maneuvers, Continental says.
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Autoneum Opens Seventh Production Facility in China
The Yantai plant represents the start of Autoneum’s significant capacity expansion in China. Series production of carpet systems, inner dashes and wheelhouse outer liners launch soon at a new facility in Changsha. Two other factories are under construction.
Nov. 6, 2017 -
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Magna Innovation Joins Thermoplastic Materials
Torsional welding, developed for automotive applications at Magna’s Czech Republic exteriors plant, features a high-speed twisting motion that creates enough friction-based heat to join a plastic bracket to a thermoplastic fascia.
Nov. 1, 2017 -
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Magna Breaks Ground on Paint Shop in Slovenia
The $100 million plant 45 miles south of Magna's Graz, Austria assembly facility is slated for completion in late 2018, with operations to begin in early 2019. Magna says it has begun recruiting about 400 workers.
Oct. 19, 2017 -
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Continental Tech Juggernaut Rolls On
From advances in tire-pressure monitoring and air-suspension controls to systems intended to prevent accidents and enable autonomous vehicles, German supplier Continental isn’t wasting any time adding advanced technologies.
By Bob Gritzinger • Oct. 18, 2017 -
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Denso Investing $1 Billion in Tennessee Operations
The supplier will expand output of advanced safety, connectivity and electrification products for hybrid and electric vehicles.
Oct. 12, 2017 -
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Conti Sees Driver Analyzer as Automated-Driving Bridge
A camera, in conjunction with image-processing software and infrared sensors, looks at a driver’s eyes, mouth and even ears to judge his or her attentiveness.
Oct. 12, 2017 -
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Eberspaecher Opens Exhaust-Systems Plant in Portugal
The 296,000-sq.-ft. plant, built in less than 10 months in the municipality of Tondela, supplies European automakersʼ plants in Spain, Portugal and northern Morocco with hot-end and cold-end components for diesel and gasoline vehicles.
Oct. 10, 2017 -
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Magneti Marelli to Make Shock Absorbers in Morocco
Maximum annual capacity will be 6 million units and about 500 people will be employed at the plant by 2025, with other products possibly added in the future, Magneti Marelli says.
Sept. 29, 2017 -
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Delphi: Industry Must Go Digital or Die
The future is a smart architecture, or digital platform, where each discreet ECU on the vehicle is centralized into three, or perhaps two or even one, computing systems.
By James M. Amend • Sept. 21, 2017 -
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European Suppliers’ Input Key to Chery SUV Concept
Chery says it has commissioned some of Europe’s top suppliers in the development of its SUV which will be the first to bear a new hood badge for global markets.
By Paul Myles • Sept. 14, 2017 -
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Conti Sees Huge Growth in Automated Driving, Unveils Mobility Tech
By 2025, Continental sees the global market for automated driving technology to be worth €30 billion ($36 billion).
Sept. 12, 2017 -
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Continental Unleashing Torrent of Tech at Frankfurt
Technology that can look into drivers’ eyes and read their mind (well, almost), dazzling audio systems that don’t use speakers and wireless inductive charging systems for battery-electric vehicles are just a few examples of the deluge coming from the auto supplier.
Sept. 8, 2017 -
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Qualcomm Says New Chip Key to V2X Communication
The technology features two transmission modes, one over 4G or 5G cellular networks and another that doesn’t require a cellular subscription, allowing for vehicle-to-everything communication.
By WardsAuto Staff • Sept. 1, 2017
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