Nissan has hosted its second Nissan Futures event with a focus on autonomous drive technologies, artificial intelligence and the future of the connected car. Nissan’s showcase event built on its Intelligent Mobility strategy, with the company sharing its plans for the future of Intelligent Power, Intelligent Driving and Intelligent Integration. At the event, Nissan unveiled [...]

Euro NCAP has published its last round of safety ratings for 2016 focusing on the Audi Q2, Hyundai Ioniq, Ford Edge, Suzuki Ignis and the SsangYong Tivoli. All vehicles underwent Euro NCAP’s rigorous safety testing and, of the five cars, two were tested under the dual rating system. The dual rating also applies to the [...]

Four major vehicle manufacturers have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create the highest-powered charging network in Europe. BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen Group with its Audi and Porsche brands have signed the agreement with the goal to quickly build a sizable number of stations in order to enable long-range travel [...]

Delphi Automotive plc and Mobileye NV will use Intel Corp chips in their joint effort towards producing self-driving vehicles by 2019. Intel will start delivering computer chips to Delphi late next year. The chips will be used to run Delphi’s decision making software, which are the algorithms that decide how the vehicle should steer, accelerate [...]

Automotive News reports that Volkswagen Group’s Porsche and Audi brands are locked in a battle to develop and manufacture the next generation of electric cars. VW has denied any bitter rivalry but Reuters reported how senior executives had informed them how in-house conflict, particularly between VW and its premium brands, is intensifying over which factories [...]