Owners of Volkswagen's new ID.3 electric vehicle can benefit from a variety of innovative technologies, including an advanced semi-active suspension from DRiV that senses and adapts to changing road conditions for a more controlled and comfortable ride. DRiV™ is a Tenneco Inc.  division and leading global provider of aftermarket and OE ride performance products and services. The ID.3 model can be equipped with a Continuously Variable Semi-Active suspension with extern

LeddarTech®, a leader in ADAS and AD sensor technology, is pleased to announce that Cavonix Ltd. has selected the Leddar™ Pixell sensor technology for its autonomous shuttles and off-road trucking customers. Cavonix Ltd. is a tech start-up based in the United Kingdom that has developed a range of white-label autonomous control systems for several vehicle manufacturers and technology companies. Together with their parent company Aim Technologies, who are world leaders in mo

CDK Global, Inc. , a leading retail automotive technology company, announced the launch of BDC Pro, a new addition to its Elead ecosystem. BDC Pro provides a standardized 90-day lead nurturing program designed to manage the full cycle of internet leads for automotive dealerships that use Elead as their CRM provider. The solution offers dealers an operating model that is efficient and fully integrated inside the Elead CRM. Dealerships can deliver a better experience by engaging onlin

The "Automotive Filters Market to 2027 - Global Analysis and Forecasts by Type; Vehicle Type" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The automotive filters market was valued at US$ 3570.0 million in 2018 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.0% from 2019 to 2027 to reach US$ 5383.8 million by 2027. Automotive filters are majorly used to remove air pollutants and dust particles to improve the vehicle performance by reducing fuel consumpti

UL, a leading global safety science company, announced that it has become a member of the Automotive Safety Council. Embedded within the world's top automotive ecosystem in metro Detroit, the Automotive Safety Council is a trade association with membership representing autonomous, crash avoidance and occupant protection automotive safety suppliers that works to improve automotive safety through the development, production and implementation of the latest automotive safety equipment.

Automotive technology company, Veoneer, Inc. and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., have decided to collaborate on the delivery of  scalable Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Collaborative and Autonomous Driving (AD) solutions powered by Veoneer's next-generation perception and driving policy software stack and Qualcomm® Snapdragon Ride™ ADAS/AD scalable portfolio of System on a Chip (SoC), and Accelerators. This ranges from L1 to L4 systems uniquely designed to create a

State officials gave Southern California Edison the green light for an expansive electric car charging infrastructure program that will add about 38,000 new chargers throughout the utility’s 50,000-square-mile service area. The program, known as Charge Ready 2, will be the nation’s largest light-duty electric vehicle charging program run by an investor-owned utility. “This action by the California Public Utilities Commission is critical to supporting Cali

Mafic USA and The Materials Group ("TMG") have announced an alliance to increase the use of basalt fiber compounded into injection molded thermoplastics within the automotive industry.  Mafic recently began operations at the world's largest basalt fiber production facility in Shelby, NC. TMG, located in Rockford, MI, is a thermoplastics manufacturer, distributor and leader within the automotive industry in sustainable plastics directly serving the Auto OEMS and their Tier m

U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette has announced FY2020 federal funding for projects that will support new and innovative advanced vehicle technologies. Enovix Corporation has been selected to advance research and development on lithium-ion batteries using silicon-based anodes. The selection, recommended by the Vehicle Technologies Office, authorizes Enovix to complete negotiations for a $3.2 million federal award funded through the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of

Technology company Continental reached a milestone production this month contributing to the safety of millions of vehicles. Continental’s Seguin, Texas manufacturing plant announced that it has now produced 30 million radar sensors. These sensors support Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) – a key safety component and building block to automated driving. “Achieving the 30-million-sensor milestone is thanks to the commitment of our team, especially during a d

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) welcomed the newest addition to its growing U.S. dealer network – Arrotta's Mitsubishi- in Spokane, Washington. Arrotta's Mitsubishi joins MMNA's dealer network as part of MMNA's continued expansion into untapped markets where opportunities exist to introduce the brand to new groups of customers. The opening of Arrotta's Mitsubishi marks the first Mitsubishi store and first new dealership for owner and

Wheel Pros, the leading designer, manufacturer, and distributor of branded automotive aftermarket wheels, performance tires, and accessories, today announced that it has acquired the assets of the Borbet Manufacturing Facility (the "Auburn Facility") in Auburn, Alabama. This acquisition bolsters Wheel Pros' position as the only branded automotive aftermarket wheel supplier with cast wheel manufacturing capabilities in the United States, and complements its existing cast wheel ma

Lumen Freedom, a world leading manufacturer of Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) systems, announce the supply of their first Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging system, to McLaren Automotive for the Speedtail Hyper-GT, as featured by the McLaren Tech Club. WEVC will soon become the charging mode of choice with many vehicle manufacturers planning implementation of this new technology on future models. WEVC provides hands free, efficient, clean and unobtrusive chargin

UL's Materials Testing Laboratory in Krefeld, Germany has been accredited as an external laboratory for emission testing in accordance with PV 3942 for validation Volkswagen components. The PV 3942 method tests the emission behavior of parts, components and semi-finished products for vehicle interiors. The Krefeld Materials Testing Laboratory is already approved by the Volkswagen Group for environmental, mechanical, textile, surface, combustion behavior and fluid resistance test

ComEd is going electric with more of its own fleet vehicles to help electrify the transportation sector, which accounts for one-third of all U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and advance the adoption of electric vehicle (EV) technology in Illinois. ComEd’s current fleet of 3,000 vehicles includes 1,400 biodiesel-fueled line trucks and another 430 units that are capable of running on high-level ethanol-gasoline blends, or E85. More than 200 of its vehicles have electric hybr