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car&bike Team

Aug 27, 2020, 5:37 PM

Honda Goes Small With First All-Electric Car

As many automakers bet on sedans and SUVs in the switch to electric vehicles (EV), Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd has decided smaller is better for its first-ever all-battery car. The Honda e, released in Europe earlier this month, is a compact model meant solely for city driving.

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  Sahil Gupta | Aug 27, 2020

  Peter Thiel And Volvo Backed LiDAR Maker Luminar Is Going Public With A Valuation Of $3.4 Billion

  Luminar makes LiDAR technology for many automotive players and is considered to be one of the best in the business. It is backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and Volvo.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 27, 2020

  BlackBerry's QNX Operating System To Enable Level 3 Self Driving For Xpeng In China

  BlackBerry's QNX platform is being integrated into Xpeng's electric cars which will enable level 3 autonomous capabilities, though Xpeng's cars will still trail Tesla's in self driving capabilities.

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  Seshan Vijayraghvan | Aug 27, 2020

  Kia Sonet GT-Line Spotted At Dealership Yard; Launch In September

  The upcoming Kia Sonet subcompact SUV has started reaching dealerships ahead of its official launch, which is slated for September 2020. Kia Motors India has already started accepting bookings for the new Sonet, and on the first day of the bookings itself, the new sub-4 metre SUV bagged over 6500 pre-orders.

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  Seshan Vijayraghvan | Aug 27, 2020

  Mahindra and REE Automotive Sign an MoU To Co-Develop Electric Commercial Vehicles

  Mahindra and Mahindra has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with e-mobility company REE Automotive to develop and manufacture electric commercial vehicles for global markets. Mahindra also says that REE's architecture will enhance its capabilities in the electric vehicle sector.

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  Sahil Gupta | Aug 26, 2020

  Apple May Have Developed Unique Camera And Air Scenting Technologies For Cars

  While the status of Apple's fabled project Titan, aka its self-driving EV is up in the air, Apple Insider is reporting that the Cupertino-based company may have developed a number of unique technologies.

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  Sahil Gupta | Aug 26, 2020

  TVS ASL Will Use The Google Cloud to Develop Its Digital Platform for Spares & After-Sales

  TVS Automobile Solutions, a part of the $8.5 billion TVS Group will use the Google Cloud as its technology partner to build its digital transformation strategy to further capture the market virtually.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 26, 2020

  Uber Launches Auto Rental Service In India

  Uber on Wednesday launched an on demand 24x7 Auto Rentals service in India. The service allows riders to book an auto and its driver for several hours with the liberty to make multiple stops along a journey, it said in a statement.

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  Sahil Gupta | Aug 26, 2020

  LG Wing Display Phone Could Be Great For Mounting On Car Dashboards

  The radical new design could have very useful purposes within the cabin of the car where mounting the phones has been proven to be a finicky task.

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