Karma Automotive today announced the introduction of the Karma E-Flex Platform, a highly versatile chassis that will offer new electric vehicle mobility solutions ranging from autonomously-driven utility vans, to 'every-day' driver vehicles, to high-performance supercars. Karma, the Southern California-based creator of luxury electric vehicles and high-tech incubator, said the first showcase of the highly-flexible platform currently supports the company's 2020 Revero GT

BYD officially announced the launch of the Blade Battery, a development set to mitigate concerns about battery safety in electric vehicles. At an online launch event themed "The Blade Battery – Unsheathed to Safeguard the World", Wang Chuanfu, BYD Chairman and President, said that the Blade Battery reflects BYD's determination to resolve issues in battery safety while also redefining safety standards for the entire industry. BYD highlighted a video of t

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and Tier IV, Inc. today announced the launch of eve autonomy, Inc., a joint-venture company based in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, that will develop an autonomous transportation service to help Yamaha Motor and other companies address chronic labor shortages and growing needs for high-mix low-volume production. Beginning in April, eve autonomy will begin offering easily implemented solutions that combine Tier IV's Autoware*, an open-source operating system f

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.’s new extra-large spindle grilles are used on the Lexus LM, a luxury minivan newly sold in China by Toyota Motor. Toyoda Gosei  has exploited its expertise in plastic molding and surface decoration using plating and painting to produce spindle grilles that give a bold look to the face of Lexus brand vehicles. The new Lexus LM was launched for the growing luxury minivan segments in Asian and other markets. The flagship model adopts the new spindle gr

LILEE Systems, the leading provider of self-driving technologies and system integrations, announces its partnership with the Tainan City Government to launch the city's first revenue-generating self-driving bus program. LILEE's self-driving bus will begin to serve two business areas of the fifth largest city in Taiwan later this year, a milestone in the city's two-year smart transportation development plan. The Tainan City Government and LILEE Systems expect to start rev

The "Automotive Adhesive Tapes Market Size, Share, Outlook and Growth Opportunities 2019-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Automotive Adhesive Tapes strategic analysis research is a comprehensive market analysis of the Automotive Adhesive Tapes industry. Published since 2011, the present edition presents current Automotive Adhesive Tapes market conditions and growth prospects between 2019 and 2025. Amidst increasing interes

Recently, the new UNI-T model from car manufacturer Changan Automobile, based in China , was officially unveiled worldwide, taking advantage of various futuristic technologies along with unique look and avant-garde. The model sparked heated debate with its AI-chip smart vehicle system, the L3 autonomous driving system, which further demonstrates automakers' adoption of futuristic technologies and provides consumers with a smarter driving experience. and higher. Changan's UNI

Garrett Motion Inc., a cutting-edge technology provider that enables vehicles to become safer, more connected, efficient and environmentally friendly, today announced its manufacturing plant in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China has restarted limited production effective March 16, 2020 in accordance with local ordinances. Garrett’s Wuhan facility is expected to gradually return to full capacity in early May. The company’s Shanghai plant, which restarted production on February

Eypex Corporation and Proper Group International expanded their decades-long relationship by announcing the signing of a binding letter of intent to create a strategic alliance to jointly design, develop, market and manufacture automotive lighting components. This partnership provides a solution for cost-effective operations through a cross-sharing agreement allowing the strengths of each company to outperform a singular centric organization. Their joint focus will be the automotive market fo

ABB has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Chargedot Shanghai New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (“Chargedot”). The transaction was announced on October 28, 2019. Since its establishment in 2009, Shanghai-based Chargedot has made a significant contribution to the uptake of electric vehicles in China. The company supplies AC and DC charging stations, as well as the necessary software platform to a range of customers that includes EV manufacturers, EV charging n

KW automotive, the suspension manufacturer, has already extended its delivery range with an adjustable KW Clubsport coilover suspension kit, in rebound and compression forces, for Toyota GR Supra (A90, JTSC). The KW 2-way Clubsport kit has been specially developed for drivers who regularly race their GR Supra on racetracks. The entire suspension design was developed for semi-slick tires and the significantly higher cornering speeds on racetracks. The scope of delivery includes unibal top moun

Liberty Tire Recycling (“Liberty” or the “Company”), one of the leading providers of tire recycling services in North America, today announced the acquisition of Lakin Tire (“Lakin”), with support from its majority equity sponsor The Carlyle Group. Lakin, headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, California, and with operations focused throughout the Western United States and the Northeast, is one of the most established and technologically advanced tire

The 18th Shenzhen (China) International Small Motor, Electric Machinery & Magnetic Materials Exhibition (Motor & Magnetic Expo for short) will be held at Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center on July 1-3, 2020. Motor & Magnetic Expo is a unique industry event approved by The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) which is the most authoritative and influential association of exhibition industry, and has been cataloged into the guide and support list by Ministry

Argus Cyber Security, a global leader in automotive cyber security, and NXP® Semiconductors, the world's largest supplier of automotive semiconductors, announce a new integrated solution that allows car makers to protect Ethernet network communications based on the NXP S32G vehicle processor. The solution will be showcased on the NXP eXperience site on March 26, 7:30 pm IST. As Ethernet Networks are becoming an increasingly vital component for in-vehicle architectures and co

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has developed a compact light-detection and ranging (LiDAR) solution incorporating a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) that achieves an extra-wide horizontal scanning angle to accurately detect the shapes and distances of objects ahead in autonomous driving systems. The new LiDAR solution irradiates objects by laser and uses a dual-axis (horizontal and vertical) MEMS mirror to scan for the reflected light, generating three-dimensional imag