Hyundai Motor Group has surpassed 10 million connected car service subscribers. The milestone comes almost two years after reaching five million subscribers in August 2021 with this rapid growth supporting the acceleration of the company’s software-defined vehicle (SDV) strategy. Connected car services utilise wireless networks to enable infotainment systems and smartphone applications that provide users with convenient access to their vehicles.

En collaboration avec l’agence Goodby Silverstein & Partners et le studio The Mill, l’ONG a dévoilé un prototype intitulé Driving While Black (DWB). Le véhicule arbore un design inspiré par le modèle Oldsmobile 88 LS blanche, pour faire écho au véhicule que conduisait Philando Castille, un homme de 32 ans tué lors d’un contrôle routier en 2016. Les portes latérales sont ainsi transparentes pour avoir un visuel global de l’intérieur de l’habitacle et le volant n’est pas rond mais constitué de deux manettes pour que les mains soient mises en évidence. De plus, la voiture ne dispose pas de boîte à gants ni de coffre pour éviter les fouilles.

Vehicles that plug in to the power grid for some or all of their energy needs can make valuable contributions to the production, transmission, and distribution of electric power. Plug-in vehicles, both battery electric and plug-in hybrids, will principally be charged at night when there is ample generation capacity. By increasing overall electricity consumption without having to increase the electricity infrastructure, fixed costs will be spread over a wider base, reducing electricity costs to all electricity customers. Plug-in vehicles will also become a new resource to help with operations of the grid. The energy storage capacity in the batteries of a plug in vehicle can be a storage resource to the grid, and vehicle charging rates can be controlled remotely by utilities or a grid operator to perform ancillary services for the grid.

Texas is launching a "virtual power plant" pilot program that will reward Tesla Powerwall owners for using their in-home battery packs to support the grid. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the state's electricity grid, was directed to begin developing the pilot program in 2022 by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), which in a press release announced the go-ahead to start the project in two regions. Under the pilot program, Powerwall owners in those regions have agreed to sell surplus power through ERCOT's market.

Lors de la conférence Investor Day du 1er mars 2023, les équipes d'Elon Musk ont annoncé l'arrivée prochaine de la charge bidirectionnelle sur les voitures électriques Tesla. Mais le patron de l'entreprise ne croit pas trop à l'utilité de cette fonctionnalité. On vous explique pourquoi il se trompe.

Mahle a mis au point un moteur électrique si efficace qu’il pourrait révolutionner l’univers de la mobilité électrique. Pour l’équipementier automobile allemand, il s’agit du « moteur parfait ».

From killer speed to dashing good looks, to impenetrable safety standards, every automotive we featured at YD broke some design barrier for us, and hopefully, they did the same for you as well. Hence, we’ve curated a collection of automotive designs that we feel were the best of the lot. From a wheel-less bicycle to a Porsche e-motorbike concept – each of these drool-worthy automobiles is mercilessly pushing the boundaries of the automotive industry.

Nissan, Volkswagen, Renault, Tesla… La fondation Mozilla a examiné les technologies qui équipent les voitures modernes connectées et les politiques de confidentialité de 25 constructeurs automobiles parmi les plus populaires. Le constat est alarmant : la très grande majorité d'entre eux enfreignent les règles les plus fondamentales de vie privée. Une pétition a été lancée.

Audi's upcoming EV SUV introduces the brand's latest interior design—people with screen-time limits beware.

5G V2X is a communications technology that allows vehicles to exchange enormous amounts of data with other vehicles, infrastructure, networks and pedestrians in real time. It is a core technology of the fourth level of self-driving, which is considered to be fully autonomous although a human driver can still take control. Autotalks’ V2X is focused on safety such as car-crash prevention in both manned and autonomous vehicles. US semiconductor giant Qualcomm Inc. announced in May that it will acquire the Israeli company. Financial details on the deal were not disclosed.

The world's top battery maker for electric vehicles, China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL), claimed last week that it had developed a battery that can power a car for a distance of 400km after just ten minutes of charging. But one of the world's most respected battery tech scientists, Dr Richard Yazami – inventor of the graphite anode – is skeptical of the claim.

Les batteries solides ne sont pas exemptes de défis. Bien qu’elles soient plus légères et plus compactes que les versions liquides, elles présentent une plus grande instabilité. Pendant la recharge, le déplacement des ions lithium peut provoquer une expansion de la batterie. Ces variations dimensionnelles peuvent rapidement perturber la chimie interne de la batterie et significativement diminuer sa longévité.

Il y a 20 ans, certains constructeurs croyaient dur comme fer à un moteur à combustion alimenté par hydrogène. Une solution abandonnée, mais qui aujourd’hui revient en force et qui pourrait bien sauver le principe du moteur à combustion.

Ford has suggested owners of vehicles equipped with its SYNC 3 infotainment system disable the Wi-Fi lest someone nearby exploits a buffer-overflow vulnerability and hijacks the equipment.

Sibros, a connected vehicle platform company, today announced a collaboration with iWave Systems, a leading provider of embedded systems and ODM (original design manufacturer) solutions, to accelerate software-defined vehicle innovation for all vehicle architectures. Through the collaboration, Sibros’ over-the-air (OTA) platform will be built into iWave’s Rugged Telematics Device to enable embedded intelligence in-vehicle applications such as automotive, industrial, off-road, and heavy-duty vehicles.

The virtual ECU Creator is part of the Continental Automotive Edge (CAEdge) framework, which runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS). By using cloud-based vECUs, new applications or software features for software-defined vehicles (SDV) can be built by OEMs faster, more efficiently and in a more agile way. That allows future developments to be tested and debugged continuously by engineers within the cloud, at the same time as hardware development and production cycles.

In the realm of technology, there exists a critical yet often overlooked component that plays a crucial role in the functioning of various electronic devices – Firmware. While most users are familiar with hardware and software, firmware operates in the background, serving as the bridge between the physical components and the software driving them. This blog aims to shed light on the significance of firmware, its impact on daily-life devices, and its boundless potential to shape the future of technology. Additionally, we will explore the latest trends in firmware with a focus on FOTA (Firmware Over-the-Air) updates and how VVDN helps companies seeking advanced firmware support for their next-gen devices.

Murata vient de signer un accord de partenariat avec la société espagnole MobileKnowledge, dotée d’une expertise poussée dans la technologie radio à ultralarge bande (UWB) qui permet une mesure de distance ultraprécise grâce à la mesure de temps de vol d’impulsions radio ultracourtes, de l’ordre de quelques nanosecondes.

Le géant allemand veut recourir à des plateformes développées par ses concurrents chinois pour rattraper son retard sur son principal marché. Une énorme entorse aux habitudes du groupe, signe d'un certain désespoir.

Adapter un moteur à combustion à l'hydrogène a été une des premières pistes de développement de ce carburant. Tombée en désuétude, l'idée revient en force et pourrait sauver le moteur à combustion interne.