Technology

Ameya Naik

Dec 9, 2019, 9:18 PM

Jaguar Land Rover's InMotion Ventures Invests In Apex.AI For Autonomous System

Jaguar Land Rover's venture capital arm InMotion Ventures has announced its investment in Apex.AI. With offices in Palo Alto, California, and Munich, Germany, the software startup is preparing to launch its flagship product - Apex.OS - to the automotive sector in early 2020. InMotion joins Volvo Group Venture Capital and HELLA Ventures as one of Apex.AI's most recent strategic investors. Existing investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, Toyota AI Ventures and Airbus Ventures.

1 Min

• 
  car&bike Team | Dec 6, 2019

  Ford And McDonald’s Collaborate To Convert Coffee Bean Skin Into Car Parts

  The project also involves Varroc Lighting Systems, which supplies the headlamps, and Competitive Green Technologies, the processor of the coffee chaff.

  1 min read
• 
  Seshan Vijayraghvan | Dec 1, 2019

  SEAT's New Technology Helps Cars Communicate With Traffic Lights

  Spanish carmaker SEAT is working on developing a new technology that will enable cars to connect with traffic signals and traffic control centres, which will allow drivers to better anticipate traffic status. For this project the carmaker has collaborated with the Spanish Traffic Authority, the Barcelona City Council and ETRA.

  1 min read
• 
  car&bike Team | Nov 30, 2019

  Automakers Says Connected Car Prices May Rise If Qualcomm Wins Antitrust Case

  The cost of cars equipped with ultra-fast 5G wireless technology is likely to go up if microchip supplier Qualcomm Inc's patent licensing practices fail to change, a trade group representing major automakers and two leading automotive suppliers said in court filings on Friday.

  1 min read
• 
  Sameer Contractor | Nov 26, 2019

  BHU Students Win 2019 Shell Eco-Marathon With Best Mileage Of 387.9 Km/kWh

  The second edition of the Shell Eco-Marathon was held in India recently that saw over 24 teams participating from across the country as part of the brand's 'Make The Future' initiative. The best and brightest minds from engineering colleges made their way to the Shell Technology Centre in Bangalore for the competition, and it was Team Averera from Indian Institute of Technology - Banaras Hindu University (BHU) that clocked the best mileage of 387.9 km/kWh. The BHU students managed to retain their dominance in the competition for the second year in a row in the Batter electric prototype category after winning the marathon last year in the same category with the best mileage of 362.5 km/kWh.

  1 min read
• 
  car&bike Team | Nov 23, 2019

  China's Didi Could Offer More Services With Advent Of 5G: Report

  Unlike many other Chinese technology businesses that have expanded into multiple revenue streams, Didi has so far focused mainly on its core ride-hailing operations, which are now available outside China in countries including Japan and Costa Rica.

  1 min read
• 
  car&bike Team | Nov 22, 2019

  Elon Musk Accidentally Breaks Tesla Cybertruck's Unbreakable Glass

  At the Tesla Cybertruck unveiling here, Elon Musk asked the companys lead designer, Franz von Holzhausen, to demonstrate the strength of the "Armor Glass" by throwing a solid metal, baseball-sized ball at the window, but surprisingly the glass broke when a steel ball was overarmed into it.

  1 min read
• 
  IANS | Nov 18, 2019

  Now You Can Enjoy Gaming In Autonomous Cars

  Researchers have designed multiplayer games where occupants of autonomous vehicles can play with other players in self-driving cars within near distance. The study, led by researchers from the University of Waterloo in Canada, details three games created for level three and higher semi-autonomous vehicles.

  1 min read
• 
  car&bike Team | Nov 18, 2019

  Ola, Microsoft Research To Measure Real-Time Air Quality

  In a bid to support the government's efforts to combat air pollution, private cab aggregator Ola and Microsoft Research on Monday joined hands to measure real-time street level air quality data in Delhi-NCR. Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) data will be collected through sensors mounted on Ola's fleet of vehicles.

  1 min read