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Volvo and Autoliv launch Zenuity
- January 4, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Volvo Cars and Autoliv will create a joint venture to develop to software for autonomous driver and driver assistance solutions. It marks the first time a leading premium car maker has joined forces with a tier one supplier to develop new advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) technologies. Called Zenuity and based [...] -
Ford details electrified plans
- January 4, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Ford has detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years. The vehicles include a plug-in hybrid Transit Custom van in Europe, hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least [...] -
VW launches ecosystem app
- January 4, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Volkswagen will introduce a new app at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas (5-8 January) allowing users to immerse themselves in the future and experience how human, car and environment will, in the future, be intelligently interconnected. The app, now available for download, will allow users in the future to manage all of [...] -
Fix Auto grows China presence
- January 3, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Fix Auto China has signed at least 16 more collision repair shops since the beginning of December, bringing its shop count to 94 and counting. At the time of Fix Auto China’s official launch on 1 December 2016 in Shanghai, Fix Auto Guilin was the most recent addition to the Fix Auto China network, standing [...] -
EU backs tougher emissions tests
- December 23, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
New cars will have to pass new emissions tests from next year after European Union nations backed measures to strengthen on-road tests. It’s hoped these tests will provide a safety net for laboratory-based ones, whose flaws were exposed by the Volkswagen scandal. The new rules will apply for all new car models by September 2017 [...]