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BMW will launch a pilot study demonstrating how intelligent management of electric vehicle (EV) charging can contribute to improved electric power grid efficiency while reducing total cost of electric vehicle ownership, the automaker announced. The study will be undertaken by the BMW Group Technology Office, together with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), whose service area covers much of Northern California.
Read More →Innovate UK has announced that "UK Autodrive "a consortium of local authorities, the UK’s leading technology and automotive businesses and academic institutions, has won the UK Government’s £10m "Introducing Driverless Cars" competition.
Read More →Fleet safety technology updates, operating cost trends, and strategies for interactions between fleet managers and their executive bosses stood out as the most popular articles for 2014 on AutomotiveFleet.com.
Read More →The instrument cluster in certain 2015 models might go into a reset condition and fail to check warning lamps during vehicle startup.
Read More →A partnership involving Volvo Cars, Ericsson and sports gear maker POC results in development of two-way communications technology offering proximity alerts to vehicle drivers and cyclists.
Read More →Volkswagen AG has reportedly purchased a stake in the battery startup company QuantumScape Corp. to develop technology that can increase the range of its electric vehicles by more than threefold, according to a report by Bloomberg.com.
Read More →BMW plans to highlight some the company’s new technology like its automated driving feature at the 2015 Consumer Electronics in Las Vegas.
Read More →International automotive supplier Continental is working on intelligent infrared technology including “infrared curtains” as an economical alternative to touch sensitive, capacitive displays.
Read More →Before the development of hydraulics, chain-driven mechanisms were the upfitting norm as this photo from the 1930s demonstrates. While it may not be as efficient as the modern technology, the evidence shows that it still got the job done.
Read More →Scania is taking the lead in wearable technology – the growing trend for fusing fashion and high tech – with a smart wristwatch that communicates with trucks.
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