Tag Archives: Cars

Current Toyota drivers might not be thrilled about having to subscribe just to remotely start from their key fobs, but what about new buyers? There’s mixed news. The automaker told Roadshow in a statement that remote starting won’t be available on key fobs for new vehicles. You’ll have to use the brand’s mobile app, in other words. With that said, you might not mind the cost. You may not ever have to pay for the feature. While it was previously clear 2018 to 2020 vehicles were limited to a… Source link

The self-driving company founded by Russian technology giant Yandex said its new generation of vehicles will rely on an in-house lidar system to better see the road in the country’s often harsh driving conditions. The software-defined lidar solution is capable of seeing 500 meters (547 yards) away and operating in frigid weather will be the main sensor on new cars from the Yandex Self-Driving Group, the company announced in a blog post Tuesday. Yandex said its cars were previously equipped… Source link

Nidia’s is using its Omniverse and AI technologies to build out self-driving car capabilities. (Image: Nvidia) Nvidia (NVDA) is well-known for its autonomous vehicle efforts, and at the company’s GTC 2021 conference, it’s rolling out three technologies to support its future self-driving capabilities: Nvidia Drive Hyperion 8, Drive Chauffeur, and Drive Concierge. Taken together, the technologies help Nvidia push deeper into the autonomous car space. What’s more, the technologies provide… Source link

Earlier this month, President Biden signed an executive order with a lofty goal: he wants over half of all vehicle sales to be electric vehicles by 2030. The CEOs of GM (GM), Ford (F), and Stellantis (STLA) attended the White House event and threw their support behind the measure, pledging to put billions of dollars into manufacturing EVs and to work with Democrats to have American workers produce them. “There’s no turning back. The question is will we lead or fall behind in the race for… Source link

(Updates with BlackBerry’s statement) Aug 17 (Reuters) – A cybersecurity flaw in a software designed by BlackBerry Ltd could put at risk cars and medical equipment that use it and expose highly sensitive systems to attackers, the U.S. drugs regulator and a federal agency said on Tuesday. The warning came after the Canadian company disclosed https://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000082334 that its QNX Real Time Operating System (QNX RTOS) has a vulnerability that could… Source link

Self-driving features have been creeping into automobiles for years, and Tesla (TSLA) even calls its autonomous system “full self-driving.” That’s hype, not reality: There’s still no car on the market that can drive itself under all conditions with no human input. But researchers are getting close, and automotive supplier Mobileye just announced it’s deploying a fleet of self-driving prototypes in New York City, to test its technology against hostile drivers, unrepentant jaywalkers,… Source link

While Tesla is laser focused on selling Chinese consumers more Model 3s, one of its chief rivals in the country Xpeng (XPEV) is already planning for a future of electric flying cars. And not only planning for it, putting its money where its mind is at. This week at the Shanghai Auto Show, Xpeng showed off its electric Heitech flying vehicle. It looks one part snowmobile, one part futuristic helicopter. The vehicle seats one person.  Xpeng Vice Chairman and President Brian Gu tells Yahoo… Source link

Shares of electric car giant Tesla (TSLA), which were under pressure through much of the first two months of the year, continued to claw their way back higher this week after Canaccord analyst Jed Dorsheimer released a note upgrading the stock from “hold” to “buy” — and nearly tripling his price target to $1,071 a share. (To view Dorsheimer’s track record, click here) Tesla, argued the analyst, holds a “several-year lead” over rival electric car companies around the world. And yet, the… Source link

Tech companies like Google have been putting their technology in cars for years, but a new collaboration marks the first time drivers will be able to motor around in an actual Google-branded car. Fiat recently unveiled the new special edition Fiat 500 “Hey Google” family of vehicles, which have Google Assistant technology that lets owners communicate with their cars remotely and bear Google logos and design features on both the outside and inside of the cars. The Italian automaker, owned by… Source link

(Photo: Fiat) It had to happen eventually: Fiat has launched a car you can say “Hey Google” to, and it’s even part of the car’s name. Writing on the Google blog, Vincenzo Riili, Country Marketing Director, Google Italy, explained how Fiat approached Google about working together to integrate Google Assistant with a special edition Fiat 500. The end result is the Fiat 500 Hey Google range, consisting of 500, 500X, and 500XL models. The integration was made possible by a new My Fiat Action,… Source link