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Continental announced with its Key as a Service portfolio the availability of its cloud-based solutions Continental Smart Access (CoSmA) and Remote Cloud Key (RCK) to provide convenient and secure keyless vehicle access and start authorization. Both solutions support on demand access to vehicles using a smart device, to lock, unlock ...

Manoj Kusumba, General Manager, Head of Diesel Engine Development, AVL has been confirmed as a speaker at HD Truck Pune. Manoj has over 21 years of experience in the development of diesel engines and is currently Head of the Department and General Manager Diesel Engine Development at AVL. He has ...

Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, today further expands its line-up of SUVs with the launch of its new XC40 small premium SUV in Milan, Italy. At the same time as it introduces the XC40, Volvo Cars also reinvents the traditional model of car ownership with its new ‘Care by ...

At the North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) Show, BorgWarner will introduce the Smart Integrated Magnetic Switch (IMS) to the aftermarket. Designed for Class 6 – 8 on-highway trucks as well as off-highway agricultural, construction and stationary power equipment, the Smart IMS is integrated into the proven Delco Remy®Genuine Products 39MT™ ...

Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE: DLPH), a global leader in autonomous driving technology, announced today it has signed a commercial partnership agreement with BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB) to provide the operating system for its autonomous driving system. Delphi and Blackberry QNX will collaborate to bolster software performance and safety ...

A collaborative design competition between Renault and Central Saint Martins, UAL has unveiled a vision of the car of the future. Shown for the first time at designjunction 2017, which runs 21st-24th September, the competition was part of a challenge by Renault to encourage the students of MA Industrial Design to ...

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that the company was selected for the first time as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World). The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) serve as one of the key benchmarks for socially responsible investing(1). The DJSI are the investment indices ...

Ford designers have been swapping some clay-sculpting steels and rakes for mixed reality headsets and visualization software that can change vehicle design elements – side mirrors, grilles, vehicle interiors and more – in mere seconds. Designers have been piloting Microsoft HoloLens technology for a year now in Ford’s Dearborn studios, ...

DowDuPont Transportation & Advanced Polymers, a business segment of the DowDuPont Specialty Products Division, today announced that it will increase production capacity at its Shenzhen site to meet the strong customer demand for engineered polymers used in the automotive, consumer and electronics markets. The DowDuPont Specialty Products Division will invest ...

The all-new SEAT Ibiza continues to storm the supermini segment, picking up the honour of “Best First Car” in the Parkers New Car Awards 2018, announced today. The stylish Spanish newcomer is fast emerging as the benchmark model in a fiercely competitive market, seeing off the new Ford Fiesta in ...