Volkswagen Group has set its sights on a million units of electric and plug-in hybrid sales by 2025 in order to meet increasingly strict carbon dioxide emission limits. The car manufacturer has nine electric or plug-in models at the moment, but want to expand the range with 20 new launches by 2020. Thomas Lieber, VW [...]

Google is opening a self-driving car technology center in Detroit to ‘further develop and refine self-driving technology’. The new 53,000sqft site will open in Novi, Michigan, trialing cars provided by Fiat Chrysler in what is Google’s first direct collaboration with a car-maker to develop autonomous vehicles. Earlier, Google said it intends to double the size [...]

Jumpstartfund’s Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Inc (HTT) has announced the base technology of the Hyperloop System will be Vibranium. Vibranium is a smart material specifically developed for the Hyperloop application. Made of sensor-embedded carbon fibre, this new smart material is eight times stronger than aluminum and 10 times stronger than steel alternatives, and transmits critical information [...]

In its role on the Assisted Driving Insurance Group, safety experts at Thatcham Research have identified the key stages of automation highlighting 2018 as a ‘landmark year’. Thatcham claims 2018 will be a landmark year for the development of automated driving. It predicts cars will become a lot smarter with even more advanced driver comfort [...]

Volvo Cars has unveiled two new concept cars that move the Swedish brand in an audacious new direction and mark the official launch of its global small-car strategy. The newly revealed 40 series concept models demonstrate for the first time how Volvo plans to expand into the large and lucrative global market for premium small [...]