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This collaboration will enable SkyDrive to cater to the global UAM market, including India.Engineering & tech solutions provider Cyient has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japanese electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer SkyDrive Inc.As part of the MoU, the two players will be collaborating across product development, engineering, manufacturing and digital services for SkyDrive's eVTOL aircraft. The urban air mobility…

Tiamat was one of 11 top-performing technology startups honoured with a Stellantis Ventures Award in 2023, and is the first company in the world to have recently commercialized a sodium-ion technology in an electrified product.New Delhi: Stellantis Ventures, the corporate venture fund of Stellantis N.V., has announced its participation as a strategic investor in Tiamat, a France-based company that is developing and commercializing sodium-ion battery technology.Sodium-ion…

At CES, Volkswagen announced it would begin offering a version of ChatGPT in its cars later this year, the result of a partnership with Cerence, a U.S. software developer. As artificial intelligence becomes the new horsepower for car buyers, established automakers are redoubling efforts to match the digital features that set Tesla, BYD and other new rivals apart, industry executives and analysts said at the CES technology show in Las Vegas.More than a decade after Tesla…

Hyundai Motor committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 and continues to make efforts to reduce carbon in all areas of the value chain.Hyundai Motor Company is showcasing future technologies from across Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) at CES 2024 in Las Vegas from January 9–12. Under the theme ‘Ease every way,’ the company presents a redefinition of its role in creating a more comfortable everyday life, focusing beyond mobility to innovate a human-centered life…

Stellantis selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider for vehicle platforms and the companies began work on Stellantis’ purpose-built, in-house VEW. Global automaker Stellantis N.V. led the creation of the world’s first virtual cockpit platform as part of its Stellantis Virtual Engineering Workbench (VEW) enabling the delivery of infotainment tech to customers 100 times faster than previous processes. The new platform uses the QNX Hypervisor in the cloud from…

Kia PBVs will open the door to new businesses and lifestyles by redefining the concept of space with advanced, tailored interiors that provide flexibility.New Delhi: Kia has unveiled its Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) future strategy at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Kia’s PBV business will initially be based on the introduction of an all-new, modular vehicle, previewed by the Kia Concept PV5.The company presented a future vision alongside a…

Customers can now adjust functionalities from their vehicle without touching a button, Kai Gruenitz, the Volkswagen brand's board member for technical development.Volkswagen's voice assistant integrating ChatGPT into its cars will be able to converse with users in a back-and-forth dialogue by the middle of the year, the carmaker said on Monday as it presented the technology in Las Vegas.Volkswagen presented its first vehicles featuring ChatGPT, to be available for…

The three-dimensional crystal form turns heads with its unique facet cut developed in-house by Swarovski Mobility and underlines the elegant appearance of the Crystal Center Display.New Delhi: Technology company Continental is showcasing its Crystal Center Display for the first time at the Consumer Electronics Show 2024 in Las Vegas, USA.In a world-first, the premium automotive display is fully embedded in a crystal housing – opening up completely new possibilities to…

GM said in November it would cut costs at Cruise, which lost more than USD 700 million in the third quarter and more than USD 8 billion since 2016.General Motors' Cruise robotaxi unit offered on Friday to pay USD 75,000 to resolve an investigation by California regulators into its failure to disclose details of a pedestrian crash involving a self-driving car.In December, the California Public Utilities Commission ordered Cruise to appear at a Feb. 6 hearing, citing it…

An ‘intelligent tyre’ for PVs is still in the works, what Continental sees a growing opportunity in is the Indian midsize car and SUV market. Continental is a major player in the European tyre market, but in the Indian market an insignificant one. With an aftermarket-only business strategy, Continental plans to play a technology-led game to enhance its presence in India. ”What we are eyeing for is more premium products, and bringing more technologies. We are not looking…