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Lyft and Motional to offer driverless rides in Las Vegas in Hyundai IONIQ 5

Teslarati

Ride-sharing company Lyft and driverless technology company Motional announced today the launch of the new all-electric Hyundai IONIQ 5-based robotaxi, which will offer fully driverless rides on Lyft’s Las Vegas network. Riders in Las Vegas can now experience Motional’s IONIQ 5 AV that will make that service a reality.

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The NTSB Wants More Speed-Limiting Tech in New Vehicles

The Truth About Cars

New cars have all sorts of driver monitoring tech on board that can tell when a person is paying attention or has their hands on the wheel, but the National Transportation Safety Board feels there’s a need for more. The crash was caused by a driver traveling 103 mph in a 2018 Dodge Challenger.

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Volkswagen Group in strategic collaboration with self-driving technology startup Aurora Innovation; Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) fleets

Green Car Congress

The Volkswagen Group and self-driving technology startup Aurora Innovation, founded by technology veterans from Google, Tesla and Uber, announced a strategic collaboration ahead of the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Self-driving technology is set to become the centerpiece of future personal mobility.

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Kia to introduce 16 new advanced powertrain vehicles by 2025: 5 hybrids, 5 PHEVs, 5 BEVs, 1 FCV; Niro EV Concept

Green Car Congress

Kia Motors presented its new “Boundless for All” future mobility vision at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Connected – By 2025, Kia will adopt connected car technologies across every vehicle segment, and aim to make every single model a connected car by 2030. Niro EV Concept.

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Mercedes eSprinter first drive: here’s the deal – it’s a van, but it’s electric

Baua Electric

The eSprinter has already been out for some time in Europe, first unveiled in 2018 , but that version was not available in the US. Mercedes also said that it managed to drive from Las Vegas to Long Beach, a 275-mile trip (albeit mildly downhill), on a single charge. Now, the eSprinter has been refreshed into a “2.0”

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BMW Group launches high performance D3 platform: data-driven development for autonomous driving

Green Car Congress

There is a 96 x 100Gbps connection between the BMW Group High Performance D3 platform and the Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) stations located at the BMW Group Autonomous Driving Campus. In autumn 2017 the first group of engineers moved into the new building, which celebrated its official opening in April 2018. autonomous—driving.

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