article thumbnail

Jaguar Land Rover, Intel and Seeing Machines showcase driver attention-monitoring system At CES

Green Car Congress

Jaguar Land Rover is working with Intel and Seeing Machines to develop sensing technology that monitors the driver’s face and eyes to reduce distracted and drowsy driving. Wolfgang Ziebart, Jaguar Land Rover Engineering Director. DMS could also help the car share information with the driver more effectively.

article thumbnail

Audi taps Mertens from Volvo to lead technical development

Green Car Congress

Peter Mertens, previously Senior Vice President Research & Development at Volvo Car Corporation in Göteborg, Sweden, as the new Board of Management Member for Technical Development at Audi. Mertens has exceptionally broad technical expertise and an international background in the automotive industry.

Audi 150
article thumbnail

JLR sees U.S. as key to good fortune for reborn Jaguar logo

Baua Electric

LONDON – Jaguar Land Rover sees the U.S. Mardell joined JLR in 1990, the date nearest Ford purchased the corporate from British Leyland. billion for Jaguar in 1989, earlier than promoting it with Land Rover to Tata in 2008 for $2.3 Jaguar’s time U.S. Its XJ sedan began at $54,750 within the U.S.,

article thumbnail

Sapa opens up automotive-focused extruded aluminum R&D center in Michigan

Green Car Congress

Norway-based aluminum company Sapa is opening an automotive-focused R&D laboratory—Sapa Technology Americas—in Michigan, dedicated to the research and development of extruded aluminum solutions for the automotive industry. Sapa Technology is Sapa’s corporate research and development hub.

Michigan 150
article thumbnail

European consortium launches 4-year, $80M L3Pilot research project to test Level 3, 4 autonomous driving in 11 countries

Green Car Congress

The strong integration of the entire European automobile industry and the scientific support by experts in the areas of mobility and automated vehicles will drive this initiative forward and make it successful. —Aria Etemad from Volkswagen Group Research, project coordinator L3Pilot.

article thumbnail

Autonomous driving software company nuTonomy closes $16M A round

Green Car Congress

In Singapore, where nuTonomy has strong governmental support, the round included participation from EDBI, the dedicated corporate investment arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board. The funding included significant participation from prior investors Fontinalis Partners and Signal Ventures.

Singapore 150
article thumbnail

14 global automakers reach agreement on standards for suppliers on key responsibility issues

Green Car Congress

Participating members aligned with “The Automotive Industry Guiding Principles to Enhance Sustainability Performance in the Supply Chain” include BMW Group; Chrysler Group LLC.; Ford; GM; Honda; Jaguar/Land Rover; PSA Peugeot Citroen; Scania; Toyota; Volkswagen; Volvo Cars; and Volvo Group. Daimler; Fiat S.p.A.;

Standards 246