by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 31, 2020
Stretching for nearly a mile from one end to the other, the Frankfurt Messe, the city’s convention center complex, is one massive affair. And, yet, for decades the auto industry filled up almost every inch of the complex, even setting up additional, temporary display...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 21, 2020
An Israeli company, UVeye, has developed a new process using high-resolution cameras and additional technology that allows automakers and other auto-related companies to detect defects in both old and new vehicles. Amir Hever, CEO and co-founder of Tel Aviv-based...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 15, 2020
It’s been a struggle for Genesis, since the luxury brand was spun off by Hyundai a few years back – but not due to problems with its products, the G70, in particular, landing the coveted trophy as North American Car of the Year in January 2018. The problem is that...
by Michael Strong | Jan 13, 2020
Talk about lost in translation! Subaru is red-faced after a special edition of its strong-selling Forester went on display at the Singapore Motor Show. The new Forester Ultimate Customized Kit Special edition was created by a local distributor hoping to attract...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 10, 2020
And you thought CES was all about TVs, smartphones, cameras, drones and other consumer electronics? Well, if you consider the automobile as a “smart device on wheels,” as Byton CEO Daniel Kirchert likes to say, then you’re probably right. And that’s a good thing...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 10, 2020
The part consumers touch the most in any vehicle, the interior, is going through something of a revolution as new technology is brought inside the vehicle to help enhance safety and provide new or additional options. Visteon Corp., a supplier of automotive electronics...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2020
With Congress seemingly deadlocked over proposed federal guidelines for autonomous vehicles, the Trump Administration has rolled out plans of its own – but they call for the industry to stick with its own voluntary standards. The announcement by Department of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 8, 2020
It’s been a tough couple years for Faraday Future, the battery-car start-up that initially seemed ready to position itself as a serious Tesla challenger, only to have its main source of funding drop out, its planned factory program collapse and a series of other...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 8, 2020
After a period of silence, Faraday Future is using Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas for a low-key demonstration of its vehicle’s capability, starting with key executives driving one of the company’s prototype electric vehicles from its base near Los Angeles to...
by Michael Strong | Jan 7, 2020
Sony took the automotive and technology worlds by surprise today at CES 2020, rolling out a fully functional prototype electric vehicle, it developed as part of its Vision-S mobility initiative. The Japanese electronics maker is known for developing a variety of...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 7, 2020
Auto supplier Continental has teamed up with Sennheiser, a specialist in audio equipment, to develop a revolutionary speakerless audio system for piping entertainment into a vehicle’s interior. The unique system, which they put on display at the Consumer Electronics...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 7, 2020
Mercedes-Benz has frequently pushed the boundaries of automotive design and technology with its exotic Vision Concept vehicles, and it’s reaching even further with the Vision AVTR debuting at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show. If the name strikes a resonant chord...
