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Audi Electrification CAS2020 Cody Thacker

The future of electrification Cody Thacker, head of the electrification unit for Audi of America, was the keynote speaker at the Economic Club of Chicago (ECC) Luncheon during the Media Preview of the 2020 Chicago Auto Show. Thacker noted that in 2001 there was not a market for electric vehicles, “It took five [...]

By Lou Ann Hammond|2020-03-28T14:44:58-07:00February 7th, 2020|Categories: Audi, Autonomous vehicles, Chicago Auto Show cars news photos and tickets Drivechicago, electric vehicles (EV), electricity|0 Comments

How can I protect my connected cars from hackers?

A couple of years ago, a website called 2025ad was set up as a repository for everything that would bring autonomous driving to the 2025 goal. That goal has been pushed back to make room to create solutions for the challenges that have reared their ugly head. The snake in the room is cybersecurity. [...]

By Lou Ann Hammond|2020-03-28T15:03:55-07:00January 24th, 2020|Categories: Autonomous vehicles, Connectivity, Consumer Electronics Show (CES)|0 Comments

Foretellix CES 2020 no more dumb miles

Quality versus Quantity If you drive the same route from work to home every day, you’re going to know those miles better than any software program. You’ll know when Ms. Smith opens her blinds and when Mr. Rogers and his dog stop at the corner. These are called dumb miles or quantity of miles. Dumb [...]

By Lou Ann Hammond|2020-03-28T19:33:19-07:00January 11th, 2020|Categories: Autonomous vehicles, Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Technology|Tags: autonomous vehicles, Consumer Electronics Show (CES), technology|0 Comments

Cybersecurity is a real automotive threat

Upstream Security Automotive related cybersecurity incidents doubled in 2019, increasing 605% since 2016; the AutoThreat Intelligence service delivers critical visibility to address growing cyberattacks on connected vehicles. HERZLIYA, Israel – Upstream Security, a leading provider of cloud-based automotive cybersecurity solutions, today released its 2020 Automotive Cybersecurity Report. The report highlights vulnerabilities and insights identified during [...]

By Lou Ann Hammond|2020-03-28T20:08:21-07:00December 18th, 2019|Categories: Auto industry news, Autonomous vehicles, Consumer Electronics Show (CES)|Tags: autonomous vehicles, Consumer Electronics Show (CES)|0 Comments

Hyundai Autonomous truck Xcient on Korean highway

On the road again The demonstration showcases breakthroughs in commercial autonomous driving technology with V2V communication Part of the national demonstration project involving government, corporations, and academia for leadership in autonomous technology SEOUL, Nov. 11, 2019 — Hyundai Motor Company successfully conducted the company’s first platooning of trailer trucks on the Yeoju Smart Highway replicating [...]

By Lou Ann Hammond|2020-06-06T07:48:37-07:00November 12th, 2019|Categories: Autonomous vehicles, Hyundai|Tags: hyundai|0 Comments

BMW recognizes Recogni AI for autonomous vehicles

Mountain View, Calif. (July 31, 2019) -BMW i Ventures announced an investment in Recogni Inc., designers of a vision-oriented artificial intelligence (AI) platform for autonomous vehicles. Recogni Inc focuses on creating high-performance and low-power AI processing to help make autonomous cars a reality. “The ability to process sensor data on the edge efficiently and in real-time [...]

By Lou Ann Hammond|2019-08-05T14:56:45-07:00August 5th, 2019|Categories: Autonomous vehicles|Tags: autonomous vehicles|0 Comments

Toyota supplies mobility for all at 2020 Olympics in Japan

If you want to know what the future holds for Toyota’s autonomous vehicles, look at their robots. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) is the worldwide partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. “Mobility For All” is the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo 2020 will host the XXXII Olympic Summer Games, Jul 24 - Aug 9. [...]

By Lou Ann Hammond|2019-07-28T13:40:32-07:00July 24th, 2019|Categories: Autonomous vehicles, Robots, Toyota|0 Comments

Automated vehicles, electric cars, flying into the future

Automated vehicles, electric cars, flying into the future Imagine if you could travel back, say, one hundred years, and you were talking with the people about what life was like in 2019. Can you imagine the look they’d have on their faces when you told them that you could go anywhere you please in your [...]

By Lou Ann Hammond|2019-03-06T11:19:22-08:00March 6th, 2019|Categories: Automobiles and Energy, Autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles (EV)|Tags: autonomous vehicles|0 Comments

Toyota Research is driving forward autonomously at CES

Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the first auto show of the year The next-generation workhorse derived from all-new Lexus LS 500h joins the automated test fleet in the spring of 2019. It will be showcased at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the first auto show of the year. This technology accelerates the Toyota Guardian and [...]

By Lou Ann Hammond|2020-05-24T20:53:39-07:00January 3rd, 2019|Categories: Autonomous vehicles, Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Technology, Toyota|0 Comments

Hyundai remotely changes parking places when EV is finished charging

It's the ultimate in EV charging to relocate to another parking space so that the charging unit is available to another EV user that needs to charge their vehicle. But sometimes work gets in the way of gentility. Hyundai is bringing civility back to the world of charging. The System won't be available until 2025 [...]